Sugar cookies from our 'Holiday Cookies' e-book

"This recipe was groundbreaking for me in that it changed how I perceived myself in the kitchen. I am not a great cook and am still a beginning baker, but this recipe is one of those magical concoctions that can transform even the most horrific of wannabe chefs." -- Amanda Rettke

One of our top 10 cookies from our first Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, these sugar cookies submitted by Amanda Rettke are just one of the recipes featured in our "Holiday Cookies" e-book.

The Food section's first e-book, a collection of 50 of our favorite holiday cookie recipes from the last 10 years, is on sale now.

All of them have been vetted by the Times' Test Kitchen, so you know they work. Download it on the Amazon Kindle, the Nook or via the iBookstore. Or go straight to the source.

Photo: Amanda's amazing sugar cookies. Credit: Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times