By Staff Reporter, Dec 16, 2013 12:35 PM EST (PHOTO CREDIT: Rockvilepikephotographs/Shutterstock) Christmas is synonymous with cookies, as it is tradition to bake cookies for the holiday. The concept of baking Christmas cookies is rooted in Medieval Europe and it was the Dutch and German settlers who introduced the more artsy side of Christmas cookies to America via cookie cutters, molds, and holiday decorations.