Holiday cookie recipe roundup! What are we baking for gifts, parties, etc.?

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Laurel · Answer

dark and stormy cookies: perfect for the holidays. a gingery cookie with an added zing of lime and rum.

Amy · Answer

Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies (Claire Saffitz): These are the best and only molasses cookie recipe that I need! They’re spicy, chewy, and delicious. I look forward to cold weather so I can bake them.

fairuseabby · Answer

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies (In Fine Taste): My most requested treat. Not a low calorie food.

Kyla Paolucci · Answer

Zebra shortcake cookies: I’ve been making these for years (since 2018 it seems). They’re easy to make, they’re delicious, and just look at them!

Jenn · Answer

Asha's Spiced Cacao Cookies with Coconut Glaze: my go-to cookies: super flavorful, melt in your mouth, easy to make (would recommend having all Diaspora Co spices for this one!)

eva h · Answer

Coconut Macaroons Recipe: enjoyed by even my most coconut hating friends, extremely easy.

eva h · Answer

Cranberry Lemon Bars: not a cookie but i put these in my christmas cookie tins last year and they were a favorite across the board.

eva h · Answer

Dark Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies: beautiful texture, perfectly balanced.

Elyse · Answer

Brown Sugar Cookie: Add a touch of cinnamon (preferably Burlap and Barrel royal cinnamon) and enter a higher state of being. these taste like a fancy cookie version of the best poptart (not accepting feedback on this).

PickaPeach · Answer

Avalanche Cookies: So simple to make, but I think about them ALL year.  The harmony of these 5 ingredients is hard to overstate.https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/avalanche-cookies/

Mary · Answer

1-Bowl Cowgirl Cookies (Vegan + Gluten-Free): One of the best Minimalist Baker recipes I’ve tried. I’ve been making these nearly every week for about a month now. My family loves them and asks for them! They’re vegan and gluten free.

Jamie · Answer

Molly Baz’s Molasses Spice Cookies: These are the most magical cookies I have ever eaten and I am a person who before this thought a cookie wasn’t worth much if it didn’t have chocolate in it. Well consider me converted! The best texture, the best flavor, the best cookie!

Rachel G · Answer

Cookie Decorating Buttercream: Last but not least, I love to make a plain sugar cookie and add this frosting! I like to use peppermint extract and blue food coloring for Christmas cookies. You can never go wrong with Sally 😄

Rachel G · Answer

Spiced Brown Butter Linzer Cookies: These taste great and prove that cookie decorating is a skill lol

Rachel G · Answer

Big Soft Ginger Cookies: I’ve been making these for years, although I add a bunch of other spices. I also prefer to sprinkle the sugar on the cookies right after I remove them from the oven. The dough is quite wet so I feel it’s a better application.

Rachel G · Answer

Orange Cardamom Chocolate Chip Cookies: Another example of the chocolate and fruit power couple (let’s workshop the ship name)

Rachel G · Answer

Cranberry Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies: I found this recipe a few years ago and find a reason to make it every Christmas

Emily · Answer

Nutty Thumbprints With Nutella or Jam Recipe: Endlessly riffable! My favorites are pecan + apple butter or pistachio + apricot jam.

Grace · Answer

Eric Kim’s matcha latte cookies: His gochujang caramel cookies are also great! This recipe went a little more under the radar, but they’re easy to make and delicious! The frosting is a must imo

Megan P · Answer

Brown butter mulling spice sable: Not to toot my own horn, but I won 3rd place in the 2020 Chicago Tribune cookie contest for this recipe. Readers voted on recipes, then judges had to bake and eat them. Yes, I should have an accent on the e. But these cookies are very good and worth the effort! People love them.

Megan P · Answer

Salted Rosemary Shortbread: These are divine and the sleeper hit always. People are skeptical and then fanatical. I have seen another Rec for these on here for good reason! Cutting them small is good because they are rich. They freeze extremely well, so you can make ahead and have a plate or box ready for a party or gift in no time.

I made these for my brother’s wedding at the request of the bride and groom and have put them in my cookie boxes for the last 4 years.

Nitabel · Answer

Chocolate Cranberry Spice Cookies: These taste so festive! Warm spices, creamy white chocolate, and the bright cranberry pucker that makes them delightfully moreish. Originally from Tish Boyle’s excellent cookbook The Good Cookie.

Amy · Answer

Ottolenghi & Goh’s Gevulde Speculaas: From their Sweet cookbook! I like to make these for the holidays. They’re fun to make and amazing to eat.

Amy · Answer

Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread (Alison Roman): I love how this cookie is perfect for any occasion! A holiday cookie exchange, a parent meeting, book club, or just a night at home.

Sarah · Answer

Cooks Illustrated Chocolate Crinkle Cookies: This is our only required Christmas cookie, they are my dads, mine, and my kids favorite. Don't skip the espresso powder.

Jeanine Nault · Answer

Sweet Feminist Brown Butter Sugar Cookies: These are my favorite to make over the holidays—I roll them in red or green sanding sugar 😇

Sarah Cooney · Answer

Gingerbread Blondies: This is my FAVORITE holiday dessert recipe--I make it weekly. Delightful for everyone!