See All of Our Holiday Cookies!

For the past month, leading up to Christmas, we’ve featured a delicious holiday cookie recipe every day on Taste. Here’s a recap of them all — have a sweet and merry Christmas!

 

Whoopie Pies with Salted Dulce de Leche These superchocolatey, cakelike cookies sandwich a gooey sweet and salty caramel. The result is an uberrich and incredibly decadent dessert that is positively addictive.

Honeyed Biscotti with Almonds and Dates You’ll want to bake these for the incredible aroma that will permeate your house and have you salivating. Biscotti take a bit of time and effort, but these are well worth it: crisp but not brittle with a honeyed sweetness that’s balanced nicely with toasted almonds and orange zest.

Citrus-Herb Cookies This surprising combination of aromatic herbs, tart citrus and buttery, sweet dough satisfies even the fussiest cookie aficionado. This recipe uses orange zest and thyme leaves, but you can experiment with other flavors, too.

Chewy Chocolate Meringues Crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside, these gems not only are a cinch to make but also are completely addictive—you won’t be able to stop at one (or two or three).

Pistachio-Almond Bars with Citrus Glaze These sweet-and-salty bars were inspired by a much-loved cake recipe from author Nigel Slater. The citrus glaze helps highlight the toasty flavor of the pistachios and almonds, making these bars and ideal option for anyone who isn’t crazy about sweets that are too sweet.

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Swirls These crisp chocolate and peanut buttery cookies are great for a crowd, as one batch yields lots of cookies. Make the dough ahead and keep it in the freezer, then just slice and bake what you want.

Jammy Linzer Sandwich Cookies These rich, crumbly cookies are a treat with coffee, tea or cocoa. Kids love to help by sprinkling the tops with powdered sugar and then placing them on the jam-filled bottoms, pressing just hard enough to squish the jam up through the hole.

Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons These chewy coconut stacks are great make-ahead morsels, as they keep well for several days. Dipping them into dark chocolate only makes them more decadent.

Gingerbread People There’s nothing like baking and decorating cookies to inspire creativity in the kitchen! Gather the whole family to make these holiday classics, which are perfect for giving as gifts.

Chocolate Star Cookies This easy-to-mix chocolate dough yields three batches of cookies, including these star-shaped cookies plus cookie sandwiches that can be filled with frosting. Try simple vanilla buttercream or an espresso-flavored filling, which yields these Mocha Sandwich Cookies.

Hazelnut Macaron Sandwiches A visitor to Paris today can look into almost any patisserie window and see perfect rows of these addictive macaron cookie sandwiches in different flavors and colors lined up on trays. They have a wonderfully crusty exterior and soft, moist filling.

Sugar Cookies Sugar cookies are a holiday tradition in many households, delicious eaten plain and even better when decorated with icing and sprinkles. Box up these cookies for friends and family for their holiday celebrations.

Peanut Butter Cookies These classic cookies spotlight one of the most nostalgic flavors: rich, creamy, sweet-salty peanut butter. We gently press the tops with a fork to create a pretty pattern, but you can also take them to the next level by piping melted chocolate into the indentations.

Meringues These classic, elegant meringues are light and delicate — a perfect way to end a hearty meal. They are lovely just as they are, but you can also flavor them by folding toasted flaked coconut or chopped nuts into the stiff egg whites.

Chocolate-Peppermint Crinkles Crinkles, with their snowy white confectioners’ sugar coating and surprise dark chocolate interiors, are given an extra treatment for the holidays with a colorful topping of crushed peppermint candies.

Strawberry Jam Sandwich Cookies Here, butter-rich cookies sandwich strawberry jam for a colorful treat. You can use any flavor of fruit jam — homemade tastes even sweeter!

Coconut, Almond and Chocolate Bars Nutty, chewy and chocolaty, these bars hit every craving. A toasty almond crust is topped with a creamy coconut and dark chocolate filling, and finished with a thick bittersweet glaze.

Mexican Wedding Cookies The name may change — from Mexican wedding cookies to Austrian kipferln and Russian tea cakes — but these cookies have a lot in common. They all feature chopped or ground nuts, sugar, plenty of butter, a coating of confectioners’ sugar and an delicious “melt-away” texture.

English Toffee Shortbread Buttery shortbread becomes even more tempting when embellished with pecans and chocolate-covered toffee. Place on a platter of holiday cookies and treats, and serve with tea or coffee in the afternoon.

Chocolate Chip-Pecan Bars Chocolate chips and pecans add texture and contrast to this big batch of blondies. For a delicious variation, substitute butterscotch chips, or a mixture of butterscotch chips and white chocolate chips, for the chocolate chips, and walnuts for the pecans.

Crunchy Toffee Triangles Chewy and moist on the inside, these indulgent bars get crunch from toffee pieces mixed into the dough and a generous sprinkling of almonds on top. Great for dessert or afternoon tea, these treats also pack well (perfect for cookie tins)!

Blackberry-Pecan Thumbprints These buttery pecan cookies are a holiday classic and a lot of fun to make. When the cookies are baked, the jam becomes firm and chewy and the nuts turn toasty.

Double-Chocolate Crinkle Cookies With a crisp, crackled exterior and a chewy, fudgy interior, these cookies satisfy serious chocolate cravings. To make it easier to form into balls, refrigerate the batter until it is firm.

Bittersweet Chocolate, Orange & Almond Brownies These sophisticated bars take advantage of the natural affinity between chocolate, almonds and oranges. These could easily serve as the base of a decadent brownie sundae, topped with vanilla ice cream hot fudge sauce and whipped cream.

Dulce de Leche Alfajores A cousin of caramel, dulce de leche is sticky, gooey and perfect for pressing between two shortbread cookies. Alfajores can be dusted with confectioners’ sugar, rolled in toasted coconut or dipped in melted dark chocolate.

Lime Curd Bars with Coconut Crust Limes have a distinctive sweetness that tempers their tartness — a flavor that holds up well in desserts and cocktails. The juice and fragrant zest shine in these bright, gooey bars.

White Chocolate & Macadamia Nut Blondies These white-chocolate and macadamia nut blondies are rich and soft. A sprinkle of espresso powder sifted in with the dry ingredients adds depth of flavor.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies A retro treat, whoopie pies feature cakey chocolate cookies cookies sandwiching a creamy filling. For a classic version, swap out the peanut butter filling for marshmallow creme.

Meyer Lemon Squares The filling for these squares is a homemade lemon curd — thick, smooth, lemony and buttery. Although the lemon filling remains soft even when cold, it holds its shape when the squares are cut.