Each year at Christmas I like to put together a cookie box for family, friends, and neighbors. The content changes somewhat over the years; some cookies come and go, others are staples that stick around. I’ve put together a list of favorite holiday cookies that I’ve featured here on my site. Many of these recipes come from both my cookbooks: 100 Cookies and The Vanilla Bean Baking Book.
Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate: Buttery, crisp cookies with chocolate drizzle. My mom requests this one every year, and I willingly oblige. Find the recipe here.
Chocolate Orange Sables: More buttery, crispy goodness, with hints of orange and chocolate. I created this recipe for Bake From Scratch Magazine and will be putting it in my cookie box this year; it’s become a personal favorite. Find the recipe here.
Neapolitan Cookies: Strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate! This bright and tasty cookie is a family favorite. Feel free to switch up flavors: use 3 different shades of cocoa powder, swap raspberry for strawberry, or add some flavored extracts to personalize your cookie. Find the recipe here.
Pan-banging Ginger Molasses Cookies: Crisp, ripply edges, a tender center, and a balanced mix of holiday spices make for a fabulous cookie. These cookies are large, but look lovely in a cookie box along with smaller circles. Find the recipe here.
Olive Oil Cookies with Pistachio and Lemon: I adore these cookies, and their bright flavor and pretty glaze studded with nuts. If you want to keep your box nut-free, flour can be substituted for the processed pistachios. Find the recipe here.
Brown Sugar Cookies: They may not be as fancy as some of the others listed here, but they are downright delicious. And while I love a good sugar cookie, these have become preferred with anyone I share them with. Find the recipe here.
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting: These bars are so easy to make, and they are always well-received. This recipe makes a half sheet pan of bars, so there are plenty to give away. Find the recipe here.
Pan-banging Sugar Cookies: Another pan-banging cookies, with or without sprinkles. I prefer them with, and you can use holiday colored sprinkles if desired. Find the recipe here.
Coffee Blondies: I’ve been making these bars for decades, and they end up in every cookie box I send out. They are well-loved by my entire family, and freeze like a dream. Find the recipe here.
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies: Oatmeal cookies with white chocolate and dried cranberries, and a faint hint of rosemary. Delicious, and perfect for the holiday season. Find the recipe here.
Fig and Orange Sables: A classy cookie with a taste similar to that fig-filled sandwich cookie we all grew up with. Find the recipe here.
Espresso Pan-banging Molasses Cookies: Crisp, ripply edges, gooey centers, a hint of molasses, espresso and chocolate – what could be better? Find the recipe here.
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Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 2:17 pmelements (case, binding).
Deborah
Friday, December 18, 2020 at 7:31 amHow much of sprinkles is added to sugar cookie recipe? Thank you! Your oatmeal cookies are fabulous.
fAKHAR
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 10:34 amYour recipes are very delicious, it looks like you have filled them with natural color. We hope you will continue to make such recipes in the future.
fAKHAR
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 10:30 amYour recipes are so delicious it looks like you have added natural color to them
Dustin
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 2:21 amLooks so hearty. I am trying to eat more healthy , would love to try this recipe!
Michelle Davison
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 11:21 pmMaking cookies from 100 Cookies right now! Question…… for the PB panbanger cookies, is it 12 TB butter, or 1 stick? Both are listed.
Kate Rockwood
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10:38 amI caught the same typo! It’s 12 TB (figured it out because it lists 170g, which would be 12 TB). Made these just last night and they turned out SO GOOD.