Ready to start your Christmas cookie baking? Here’s a gallery of my favorite cookie recipes from Christmases past: fancy and simple, chocolatey and buttery, classic and new. Check out these Christmas cookie recipes and get baking!
OK, whew! Thanksgiving is behind us, so we can get down to the REAL holiday cooking: Baking Christmas cookies! Get all my tips on preparing for your holiday baking here, then stay tuned throughout December for great Christmas cookie recipes, old and new! Get the baking tips!
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I’ve hacked the holiday standby, the seven layer bar, with a salty pretzel crust. Um, hello! Get the recipe!
These chocolate shortbread cookies look like they’ve been dusted with pretty snowflakes, thanks to a sprinkle of sea salt. Get the recipe.
Here’s a new take on the classic peanut blossom cookie recipe, with almond and dark chocolate. Get the recipe!
A rich and flavorful bar cookie that’s perfect for Christmas cookie swaps: Scandinavian Almond Bars. This recipe dates back many years to Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
The classic Spritz cookie is a Christmas tradition with German roots: the buttery dough is squeezed through a cookie press to make light, delicate, almond-y cookies.
I added a pop of dark chocolate to this old-fashioned recipe for nut meringue cookies, and love the combination of flavors and textures.
