New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark announces the winner of our annual holiday cookie recipe contest! She’ll sample some of the entries with Leonard on the air, and we’ll speak with some of our home bakers about their submissions!

And the winners are

Liz Burke's Ginger Meyer Lemon Cremes

Liz Burke's homemade Ginger Meyer Lemon Cremes

(Liz Burke)

Savita Bhat's Chocolate Cardamom Buttons

Savita Bhat's Chocolate Cardamom Buttons

(Katie Kosaya/ The International Culinary Center)

Kathrin Dellago's Lebkuchen

Kathrin Dellago's homemade Lebkuchen cookies.

(Kathrin Dellago)

Robert Depczenski's Cream Cheese Holiday Cookies

Cream Cheese Cookies

(Sara Depczenski )

Joe Lambert's Grandma's Refrigerator Cookies

Homebaked American Goodies for UN Women's Guild Bazaar

(United States Mission Geneva/flickr/CC-BY-2.0)