Every Holiday Cookie Recipe You’ll Ever Need

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an Orange Espresso Hazelnut Crescent cookie on a white background; the cookie is sprinkled with sugar flavoured with orange zest and espresso

Orange Espresso Hazelnut Crescents

a Cranberry-Glazed Eggnog Cookie in the shape of a sweater decorated with a cranberry glaze and chopped pistachios and dried cranberries for a post on the best Cranberry-Glazed Eggnog Cookies recipe

Cranberry-Glazed Eggnog Cookies

Chocolate Ginger Mint Sandwiches cookies: Two ginger cookies sandwiched around a melted After Eight chocolate

Chocolate Ginger Mint Sandwiches

Caramel Apple Millionaire’s Shortbread: Two bars of shortbread sandwiching a thick layer of apple-cider caramel gilded with white chocolate

Caramel Apple Millionaire’s Shortbread

A Black Forest thumbprint cookie: A chocolate whipped shortbread cookie topped with vanilla icing and cherry topping

Black Forest Thumbprints

Clementine Dolci: two citrusy cookies; shaped like clementine oranges, sandwiched on top of each other with a marmalade filling topped with a clove and a mint leaf so it looks like a clementine fruit

Conentine Dolci

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Shortbread & Butter Cookies

an Orange Espresso Hazelnut Crescent cookie on a white background; the cookie is sprinkled with sugar flavoured with orange zest and espresso

Orange Espresso Hazelnut Crescents

Caramel Apple Millionaire’s Shortbread: Two bars of shortbread sandwiching a thick layer of apple-cider caramel gilded with white chocolate

Caramel Apple Millionaire’s Shortbread

A Black Forest thumbprint cookie: A chocolate whipped shortbread cookie topped with vanilla icing and cherry topping

Black Forest Thumbprints

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Classic Shortbread Cookies

A pile of ultimate shortbread cookies with lemon, skor or chocolate

Ultimate Shortbread Cookies

Scottish Shortbread for Christmas

Scottish Shortbread For Christmas

Cinnamon-sugar shortbread cookie

Cinnamon-Sugar Shortbread Balls

Linzer Cookies

Brown sugar shortbread cookies recipe

Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies

alfajores: Two shortbread cookies sandwich a dulce de leche filling topped with dried coconut for a post on the best easy alfajores recipe

Alfajores

Painted Butter Cookies

Hamantaschen

Lemon-Poppyseed Icebox Shortbread Cookies

Matcha butter cookies dipped in white chocolate and finished with white decorative balls on a green background for a post on on an easy Green Tea Butter Cookies recipe

Matcha Butter Cookies

Two lemon-glazed butter cookies on a white background.

Lemon-Glazed Butter Snaps

Millionaire Shortbread Bars

Chocolate And Sea Salt Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate And Sea Salt Shortbread Cookies

Earl-Grey Shortbread Cookies

Caramel chocolate shortbread bites: shortbread cookies stuffed with a caramilk chocolate square broken open to show the post for a story on all our best Christmas and holiday cookie recipes

Caramilk-Chocolate Shortbread Balls

Orange-Glazed Shortbread Cookies

Orange-Glazed Shortbread Cookies

Holiday-Spiced Shortbread Cookies

Classic Shortbread Balls

Cardamom-Lime Shortbread Balls

Cardamom-Lime Shortbread Balls

Glacé Cherry Shortbread Balls

Raspberry jam shortbread cookie balls

Raspberry Jam Shortbread Balls

Crisp Maple Shortbread Cookies

French Butter Cookies

Cranberry Shortbread Chews

Cranberry-Orange Shortbread Cookies

Italian Shortbread Cookies

Italian Shortbread

rolls of shortbread batter

Traditional Shortbread Cookies

Eggnog Shortbread Cookies

Maple-Pecan Shortbread Bars

Fennel And Fig Shortbread Bars

Classic Shortbread Bars

Oatmeal Shortbread Bars

Cinnamon-Hazelnut Shortbread Bars

Lavender Shortbread Bar

Lavender Shortbread Bars

Chocolate And Cherry Shortbread Icebox Cookies: a cocoa cookie with chopped dried cherries on a white background for a post on the best Chocolate And Cherry Shortbread Icebox Cookies recipe

Chocolate And Cherry Shortbread Icebox Cookies

Coconut macadamia shortbread icebox cookies: Shortbread cookies with chopped macadamia nuts and unsweetened dessicated coconut on a white background for a post on the best coconut macadamia nut shortbread icebox cookie recipe

Coconut Macadamia Shortbread Icebox Cookies

Parmesan and caramel shortbread icebox cookies: round shortbread cookies embedded with 1 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Skor toffee bits for a post on an easy Parmesan and caramel shortbread icebox cookies recipe

Parmesan-Caramel Shortbread Icebox Cookies

Milk Chocolate Shortbread Icebox Cookie on a white background for a post on the best Milk Chocolate Shortbread Icebox Cookie recipe

Milk Chocolate Shortbread Icebox Cookies

Gluten-Free Shortbread Balls

Gluten-Free Shortbread Balls

White-Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Icebox Cookie recipe

White-Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Icebox Cookies

Hot Toddy Shortbread Cookies

Whipped Shortbread Spritz Cookies

Savoury Herb Shortbread Cookies

Cherry Pistachio Shortbread

Chocolate Dipped Star

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Quick & Easy

No-Roll Sugar Cookies With Royal Icing

Classic Shortbread Cookies

Honey Peanut Balls

Honey Peanut Balls

Nutella Sandwich Cookies

Haystacks

Pecan Fruitcake Cookies

almond cookies crescent holiday cookies

Almond Crescent Cookies

PB&J Thumbprint Cookies

PB&J Thumbprint Cookies

Easy Sugar Cookies

Pistachio Thumbprints

Pistachio Thumbprints

Buttery Hazelnut Lace Cookies on a white background for a post on an easy Buttery Hazelnut Lace Cookies recipe

Buttery Hazelnut Lace Cookies

Scottish Shortbread for Christmas

Scottish Shortbread

snowball cookies powdered with sugar on a cooling rack on a white table, snowball cookies recipe

Snowballs

Hamantaschen

Cinnamon-sugar shortbread cookie

Cinnamon-Sugar Shortbread Balls

Lemon Drop Thumbprint Sugar Cookies

Festive Brownie Cookies

Sugar Crackle Gingerbread Cookies

Sugar Crackle Gingerbread Cookies

Pistachio-lemon rugelach cookies on round aqua-green plate

Pistachio-Lemon Rugelach

A sugar cookie embedded with finely chopped candy cane bits for a post on an easy candy cane icebox sugar cookie recipe

Candy Cane Icebox Cookies

A sugar-crusted chocolate slice cookie on a white background.

Sugar-Crusted Chocolate Slice Sugar Cookies

Wicked Chocolate Icebox Sugar Cookies

S'mores Icebox Sugar Cookies

Nutella Kiss Icebox Cookies

cookie with dulce de leche star

Coffee Dulce De Leche Icebox Sugar Cookies

Pistachio and cranberry icebox sugar cookies filled with chopped pistachios and dried cranberries for a post on an easy pistachio cranberry icebox sugar cookies recipe

Pistachio And Cranberry Icebox Sugar Cookies

a crisp icebox cookie with lemon zest for a post on how to make an easy icebox sugar cookies recipe

Crisp Icebox Sugar Cookies

Citrus punch icebox sugar cookies made with lemon zest; orange zest and lime zest for a post on an easy citrus punch icebox sugar cookies recipe

Citrus Punch Icebox Sugar Cookies

French Butter Cookies

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Birthday Cake Icebox sugar Cookies embedded with coloured sprinkles or funfetti and topped with an icing sugar glaze for a post on an easy Birthday Cake Icebox Cookies recipe

Birthday Cake Icebox Sugar Cookies

Mint Chocolate Chip Icebox sugar Cookies made with /2 cup mini chocolate chips 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 3 to 5 drops green food colouring for a post on an easy mint chocolate icebox sugar cookies recipe

Mint Chocolate Chip Icebox Sugar Cookies

Almond Cherry Fruitcake Cookies

Black sesame cookies in cookie wrappers in a pink box on a red background with red ribbon for a post on the easiest, best black sesame cookie recipe for the holidays

Black-Sesame Cookies

Cranberry Fruitcake Cookies

Holiday Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Cinnamon-Sugar Shortbread Balls: Shortbread cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar in a tin for a post on an easy Cinnamon-Sugar Shortbread Balls recipe

Cinnamon-Sugar Shortbread Balls

Whisk and Sugar Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Old-Fashioned Icebox Cookies

Glazed Gingerbread

Easy Sugar Cookies

Easy Sugar Cookies

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Sugar

a Cranberry-Glazed Eggnog Cookie in the shape of a sweater decorated with a cranberry glaze and chopped pistachios and dried cranberries for a post on the best Cranberry-Glazed Eggnog Cookies recipe

Cranberry-Glazed Eggnog Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Clementine Spice Sugar Cookies

A metal container holding an array of eggnog sugar cookies; some frosted with white royal icing; some frosted with blue; all cut in the shape of a star on a sequinned tablecloth, for a post on an easy eggnog sugar cookie recipe for Christmas

Eggnog Sugar Cookies

A sugar cookie embedded with finely chopped candy cane bits for a post on an easy candy cane icebox sugar cookie recipe

Candy Cane Icebox Sugar Cookies

Black and white icebox cookies: A sugar cookie half dipped in dark chocolate for a post on an easy Black and white icebox cookies recipe

Black And White Icebox Sugar Cookies

Christmas Refrigerator Cookies

Christmas Refrigerator Cookies

A sugar-crusted chocolate slice cookie on a white background.

Sugar-Crusted Chocolate Slice Sugar Cookies

A fruitcake icebox sugar cookie with finely chopped red and green glacé cherries; candied mixed orange and lemon peel; pumpkin pie spice and rum extract for a piece on an easy fruitcake icebox sugar cookie recipe

Fruitcake Icebox Sugar Cookies

An icebox sugar cookie made with swirls of sweet cinnamon filling and topped with icing for a post on the an easy cinnamon roll icebox sugar cookie recipe

Cinnamon Roll Icebox Sugar Cookies

A vanilla icebox sugar cookie on a white background for a post on how to use one cookie recipe to make 25 variations

Vanilla Icebox Sugar Cookies

Maple bacon icebox sugar cookies with finely chopped bacon baked into them and a maple syrup glaze for a post on an easy Maple bacon icebox cookies recipe

Maple-Bacon Icebox Sugar Cookies

Birthday Cake Icebox sugar Cookies embedded with coloured sprinkles or funfetti and topped with an icing sugar glaze for a post on an easy Birthday Cake Icebox Cookies recipe

Birthday Cake Icebox Sugar Cookies

A closeup of a London Fog Icebox Cookie, which looks like a sugar cookie with fine bits of Earl Grey tea embedded in the cookie as well as orange zest for a post on an easy London Fog Icebox Cookies recipe

London Fog Icebox Sugar Cookies

Matcha Icebox Sugar Cookies

Maple walnut icebox sugar cookies made with finely chopped walnuts and maple syrup

Maple-Walnut Icebox Sugar Cookies

Brown sugar and currant icebox cookies: A brown sugar cookie with currants for a post on an easy Brown sugar and currant icebox cookies recipe

Brown Sugar And Currant Icebox Sugar Cookies

Mint Chocolate Chip Icebox sugar Cookies made with /2 cup mini chocolate chips 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 3 to 5 drops green food colouring for a post on an easy mint chocolate icebox sugar cookies recipe

Mint Chocolate Chip Icebox Sugar Cookies

Raspberry sugar sandwich cookie dipped in white chocolate and covered in pink peppercorn

Raspberry Sugar Sandwich Cookies

Chocolate-vanilla pinwheel cookie on a white background with swirls of chocolate and vanilla for a post on a chocolate vanilla icebox pinwheel cookie

Chocolate-Vanilla Pinwheel Cookies

Raspberry Sugar Cookie Hearts

Candied Ginger Icebox Cookies

Candied Ginger Icebox Sugar Cookies

A mocha icebox sugar cookie made with cocoa powder and espresso powder for a post on an easy mocha icebox sugar cookie recipe

Mocha Icebox Sugar Cookies

A candy bar icebox sugar cookie: a sugar cookies with chocolate chips; butterscotch chips; skor bits and peanut butter chips on a white background for a candy bar icebox sugar cookie recipe

Candy Bar Icebox Sugar Cookies

Apricot-Coconut Icebox Sugar Cookies

Chocolate orange icebox sugar cookies made with orange zest and chocolate chips

Chocolate Orange Icebox Sugar Cookies

Pistachio and cranberry icebox sugar cookies filled with chopped pistachios and dried cranberries for a post on an easy pistachio cranberry icebox sugar cookies recipe

Pistachio And Cranberry Icebox Sugar Cookies

Citrus Punch Icebox Sugar Cookies

Wicked Chocolate Icebox Sugar Cookies

Lemon Drop Thumbprint Sugar Cookies

Lemon Drop Thumbprint Sugar Cookies

Eggnog Snickerdoodle

Lemon sugar cookies in the shape of a star covered with lemon royal icing and gold sprinkles

Lemon Sugar Cookies

No-Roll Sugar Cookies With Royal Icing

a brown butter holiday confetti cookie with red and green sprinkles in the centre of a cut-out paper ornament

Brown Butter Holiday Confetti

Coffee Dulce De Leche Thumbprint Sugar Cookies

Coffee Dulce De Leche Thumbprint Sugar Cookies

Cardamom Orange Sablés Bretons

Easy Sugar Cookies

Easy Sugar Cookies

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Gluten-Free

Date and Almond Macaroons

Date And Almond Macaroons

peppermint meringue kisses in a jar

Peppermint Meringue Kisses

Gluten-free roasted chestnut meltaway cookie

Roasted Chestnut Meltaway Cookies

Christmas meringue swirls holiday cookies

Meringue Swirls

Shortbread Balls

A skinny cardboard box filled with pistachio-cream macarons.

Raspberry-Chocolate-Ganache Macarons

Flourless Chocolate Cookies

Chewy meringues with chocolate holiday cookies

Chewy Meringues With Chocolate

Pistachio-Cream Macarons

Amaretti Cookies

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Biscotti

A cranberry-pistachio biscotti on a white background for a post on an easy Pistachio and cranberry biscotti recipe (Photo: Erik Putz)

Pistachio And Cranberry Biscotti

A lemon zest biscotti covered with lemon icing for a post on an easy lemon meringue biscotti recipe

Lemon Meringue Biscotti

chocolate candy cane biscotti: biscotti dipped in white or dark chocolate and topped with crush candy canes in a basket ready for serving next to white Christmas decorations for a post on the best chocolate candy cane biscotti recipe

Chocolate Candy Cane Biscotti

Peanut butter and chocolate biscotti with one side dipped in chocolate and rolled in chopped peanuts for a post on an easy Peanut butter and chocolate biscotti recipe

Peanut Butter And Chocolate Biscotti

Pretzel, Oreo, Coconut & Chocolate Biscotti

Fully Loaded Biscotti

Fig, almond and amaretto biscotti

Fig, Almond And Amaretto Biscotti

a chai spice biscotti with a simple chai spice icing for a post on an easy chai spice biscotti recipe

Chai Spice Biscotti

A cinnamon and nutmeg biscotti topped with sweet cinnamon butter for a post on on an easy cinnamon toast biscotti recipe

Cinnamon Toast Biscotti

Savoury cheese biscotti made with cheddar and walnuts for a post on an easy Savoury cheese biscotti recipe

Savoury Cheese Biscotti

Cherry, lemon and thyme biscotti made with dried cherries; lemon zest and chopped fresh thyme for a post on an easy Cherry, lemon and thyme biscotti recipe

Cherry, Thyme And Lemon Biscotti

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