I'm making cookies for work this weekend - rugalahs (Jewish), Diwali snickerdoodles (Hindi), rosewater & pistachio sandwiches (Muslim), and lime cookies (which I always refer to as atheist cookies because they're my favourite). I'm not bringing any of the Christmas cake in because no one likes it. None of these qualify as Christmas cookies, however we're all having holidays around this time of year, so holiday cookies they are. Also, the shopping I did yesterday was holiday shopping, not Christmas shopping, so those trying to sell me stuff on television are referring to it quite correctly.