Monday was WDIO’s cookie exchange, an idea cooked up by Renee Passal, who says she just wanted to try other people’s recipes.

Twelve WDIO employees made a few dozen cookies to share.

• Hot chocolate snickerdoodles (dairy-free and gluten-free)
• Caramel marshmallow crispies
• Banana chocolate chip pecan cookies
• Berliner Kranzer (see below for recipe)
• Peanut blossoms
• Spritz
• Oreo truffles
• Rolo pretzels
• Cherry chocolate shortbread cookies (see below for recipe)
• Snowballs (see below for recipe)
• Sweet and salty holiday toffee