These are a real hit since the dough can be prepared when you have a few minutes then rolled into logs and wrapped in wax paper. Chill until needed (most freeze well too) and once firmsimply slice and bake when there’s time. How convenient!

Today’s Hit List features a nice assortment to try that I’ve handpicked from around the ‘net. There are traditional favorites such as the pinwheelcheckerboard and swirl cookies along with some tasty twists like lemonlimecherrypeppermint and lots more (a purple penguin version toolol). Enjoy!

1. Pinwheel: Chill the logs until firm enoughabout 3 hoursor freeze for up to three months. [Fine Cooking].
2. Brown Sugar Icebox: Can be frozen for up to 3 months (unfrosted); thaw and drizzle with melted chocolate. [Better Homes And Gardens].
3. Cardamom Butter: Cardamom adds a special touch to the spice blend in these. They can be made two waysrolled out and cut in shapes or sliced and popped in the oven. [McCormick].
4. Peppermint Swirl: The dough for these lovely pink and white swirl treats will keep up to one week stored in the refrigerator. [Pillsbury].
5. Cherry Almond: Ideal for the holidays. Can be kept chilled for up to 2 weeks. Or double-wrap them and freeze up to 1 month. [Betty Crocker].
6. WWII Caramel: Easy and store quite well until neededuses brown sugar instead of precious rationed granulated. They were also straightforward and not too sweet. [The Cooking Photographer].
7. Checkerboard: Yields about 8 dozen. This sort is a good choice for a holiday gift. The formed logs can be wrapped tightlyfrozen for up to a month. [Baking Obsession].
8. Coconut Apricot: Wrap in plasticchill until firm (at least 1 hour) or up to 1 week. [Chatelaine].
9. Lemon: Freeze for up to one month then just thaw for fresh-baked treats anytime. [Country Living].
10. Penguin: So creative! Some clever rolling and food coloring is used to make these cute characters. [Diamonds for Dessert].
11. Simple: The dough is kept chilled until needed then have hot sugar cookies in 9 minutes. [Sippity Sup].
12. Washboard: Easy! Cut and lay them on panpress a fork into them (to give them that great washboard look) and then pop in the oven. In no time at all you are rewarded with a scrummy treatcrisp and full of buttery flavour. [The English Kitchen].
13. Crispy Coconut-Lime: Scroll down page for directions. [Jane’s Sweets & Baking Journal].
14. Chocolate Sparkler: Pretty and deliciousan unbeatable combination that’s at the ready when a last-minute treat is needed. [Serious Eats].
15. Cinnamon Swirl: Cinnamon pinwheel swirls in a cinnamon dough and a vanilla icing. [The Baking Pan].
16. Fruit & Nut: Can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months. [Martha Stewart].
17. Butterscotch: Extra-special with the addition of butterscotch and pecans. Can be stored up to 1 month. [Land O’Lakes].
18. Cherry Pecan: Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Raw dough can also be wrapped airtight and then frozen. Yields about 48 dozen. [Food Network Canada].
19. Pistachio Cranberry: All-purpose flourcinnamonsaltsoftened butterfresh orange zestshelled pistachiosdried cranberries and more. [Gourmet].
20. Lemon Lime: It’s practical to cut the rolls short enough that a tiny batch can be done in a toaster oven. [Canadian Living].
21. Ginger Almond: Chopped almondsfresh or dried ground gingeralmond extract and more. [White Lily].
22. Hazelnut Shortbread: Includes a variation for Cherry Pecan Shortbread. [Simply Homemade].
23. Old-Fashioned Oatmeal: The perfect after-school comfort food on a cold winter’s day. Shorteningvanillaminute oats and more. [Simply Homemade].
24. Chocolate Chunk: You’ll need natural cane sugar (and light muscovado)vanilla extractboth brown rice and amaranth flourtapioca starch. [A Cup of Jo].
25. Chocolate Peppermint Sable: Crisp and crumbly with just a hint of peppermint. [la Fuji Mama].