It's that time again: The L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off starts now

It’s that time again: The L.A. Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off starts now

2012's winners: Back row, from left: Lida Frankel, Christina Conte, Linda Amendt and Sean Early. Middle row, from left: Samantha Ferraro, Deb Love and Kelli Abrahamian. Front row: Carol Eblen, left, and Laurel Gillis.

Nov. 2, 2013 10 AM PT

Ladies and gentlemen, start your mixers. It’s that time again. Entries are now open for the fourth annual Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off. Enter at latimes.com/bakeoff. Every year we get hundreds of entries and thousands of votes cast, so get your recipes up quickly.

Post your recipe along with a short essay explaining why this cookie is your family’s favorite and a photo (if you have one). You, the readers, will vote online for your favorites. Then we’ll test and taste the top 50 vote-getters at Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Pasadena to come up with the 10 we like best.

The finalists will come downtown for a tour of the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen and will be photographed and featured in a Saturday section article during the holidays.

Entries must be submitted by midnight Nov. 19, and voting will close at midnight Dec. 2.

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