The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without cookies. Whether you pack them up and ship them to family, serve them at your holiday party or leave a plate for Santa, there’s no denying that they spread plenty of Yuletide cheer. But, what do you do if someone in your family can’t eat gluten? Luckily, we’ve got lots of great gluten-free baking ideas, including holiday cookies!

You’ll find all the classics here, like gingerbread men, pignoli cookies and macaroons — and even these chewy sugar cookies. Rather than subbing all-purpose flour with almond flour or a gluten-free blend, we used instant pudding mix (and rice and coconut flours) to give these cookies their gooey texture. You can even swap out vanilla for your own favorite pudding flavor, such as chocolate or caramel. The dough is equally ideal for making large rolled cookies or cutouts, too!

These minty, pink-striped meringues are easy to make and use a clever decorating trick: Paint lines of food coloring gel up the sides of a pastry bag before filling it with meringue, and each cookie comes out striped as you pipe it. You can use this same trick with frosting for cupcakes.

A mix of rice flour, tapioca flour and buckwheat flour give these classic treats a gluten-free twist. Filled with warm baking spices and topped with royal icing, they look just like the traditional treat.

Macaroons (not to be confused with French macarons) are a popular treat among Jewish-Americans, especially during Passover when they must abstain from eating any type of grain. These beauties are therefore naturally gluten-free. Molly Yeh takes these just one step further by giving us a funfetti-inspired macaroon recipe.

These meringues are crispy on the outside and marshmallow-y on the inside, with bits of chocolate throughout. The best part of this recipe is that you turn off the heat once the cookies go in the oven, so you can truly forget about them until the morning. A spring-loaded ice cream scoop makes fast work of forming the meringues and you can use any size you like.

These crowd-pleasing cookies might be gluten-free, but you’d never know it! Crisp and buttery, these little bites will satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth with the classic combination of almond and chocolate.

Giada says, "There are two kinds of pignoli cookies I grew up eating. While the crunchy version is also delicious, I am a sucker for the sweet chewiness of this soft, meringue-y version. They are also gluten free so I like to include them on holiday plates so everyone has something to enjoy."

The holidays are full of foliage covered with colorful lights. We wanted to reimagine the iconic wreath as a light treat that’s also gluten-free; this meringue wreath is decorated with nonpareils, sprinkles, candies and some red sugar pearls that look like holly berries.

Recipe developer Samah Dada says, "These cookies are simple to make and absolutely delicious. They should definitely be a staple on your holiday table." Best of all, we're pretty sure no one will guess they're gluten-free, either!

This tropical take on a coconut macaroon has a delicious sweet and salty twist. Chopped macadamia nuts, dried pineapple and white chocolate chips are stirred into the macaroon batter before baking. Press the macaroons flat and bake -- the result is a toasty, sweet and chewy thick coconut “cookie”.

Snacking on cookie dough can be as tasty (or tastier!) than eating baked cookies, so we decided to take it a step further by coating it with chocolate for an amazing take on candy bark. We created a special peanut butter cookie dough that substitutes almond flour for all-purpose flour and doesn’t contain eggs so it’s perfectly safe and delicious to eat raw. We spread it out thinly, layer it with dark chocolate, then swirl in white chocolate and finish it with a sprinkle of roasted peanuts. Break it into pieces large or small to add to your holiday cookie plate!

Recipe developer Erin Mcdowell says, "These cookies are tender, delicately chewy, and incredibly chocolaty — if a brownie and a cookie had an affair, this would be their love-child. I like to add a sprinkling of flaky Maldon salt, because these are for grown-ups."

These easy-peasy cookies are sure to be a crowdpleaser. Nancy says, "My grandchildren love these cookies — and they can make them too!"

Chocolate chip cookies are a must, especially during the holidays. Robert’s version relies on gluten-free flour for a classic treat that everyone can enjoy.

These gluten- and dairy-free cookies are super easy to make. And since there is no flour or butter to compete with, the peanut butter flavor is intense! Peanut butter purists, go ahead and make these without the chocolate.

Although it's fun to participate in holiday baking traditions, it can wreak havoc on your healthy routine, as most of the cookies that surround us are loaded with white flour, sugar and bad-quality fats. These moist coconutty and deeply chocolatey cookies include a combination of good fats from almonds, coconut and coconut oil and will satisfy your urge to join in on the baking festivities.

Almonds on almonds on almonds. These gluten-free cookies feature almonds three ways—almond extract, sliced almonds and almond flour—with luscious cream cheese and creamy butter for added richness. Who said gluten-free sweets couldn’t be a treat?

Meringue cookies are naturally gluten-free, and Ree Drummond's recipe for them contains no starch, either, which is somtimes used in meringue cookies. These do take a while to bake since you are basically dehydrating them to get them crispy. However, it's mostly hands-off, and the reward is well worth the wait.

These double-chocolate cookies are so decadent, no one will ever guess they're gluten-free!