12 Christmas Cookie Box Recipes
It’s hard to believe this is my first year making cookie boxes, but I’m so excited to gift them to my friends and family! I’ve compiled a list of my top cookie box recipes so you can jump right into all your holiday baking! This list includes all the best classic Christmas cookies, along with a few special recipes that are sure to spread lots of holiday cheer.
COOKIE BOX RECIPES
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
This is the best sugar cookie recipe for Christmas! These cream cheese sugar cookies bake into a deliciously soft and buttery texture, but still hold their shape when baked. The dough only chills for one hour, or it can be prepped the day before and chill overnight. Spread some cream cheese buttercream on top for easy decorating. It dries firm, so these cookies can be stacked and stored – a must for a big batch of Christmas cookies!
Turtle Cookies
These turtle cookies are just like the candy version, but made on top of a buttery slice of shortbread! Slice and bake cookie dough is topped with pecan halves before baking. Then, each cookie is topped with a dollop of homemade soft caramel and a swirl of melted chocolate. Finish with flaky sea salt for a perfectly balanced cookie!
Blossom Cookies
All four of these blossom cookie flavors are made using one dough! Classic peanut butter, gingerbread, chocolate and sugar cookie blossom cookies all in one batch. It’s perfect for a cookie exchange or Christmas cookie boxes!
BEST Gingerbread Cookies
These are the BEST gingerbread cookies because they’re thick, soft and chewy and last that way for days. The flavor is also incredibly rich, using tons of molasses and spices to bring in that cozy holiday feel. It will definitely be your new go-to recipe!
Salted Peanut Butter Christmas Trees
These no bake peanut butter bars sliced into Christmas trees! They’re salted, chewy, crunchy, creamy, and have a hint of caramel flavor.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These are seriously the BEST White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. Using a few secret ingredients, this recipe is an elevated version of a classic. They’re the perfect balance of salty and sweet with a thick, soft, and chewy texture. This recipe is also no-chill, can be mixed by hand, and can be frozen to keep for months on end!
Peppermint Bark Cookies
These peppermint cookies have all the delicious flavors of peppermint bark with a rich and soft peppermint brownie cookie baked with a pool of white chocolate on top. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes to make these cookies extra festive!
Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Gooey and chewy cookie bars baked with a gingerbread base and topped with globs of chocolate chip cookie dough
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
These are the BEST sugar cookies. They are dense, doughy, and slightly chewy on the outside. It’s like making bakery-style sugar cookies in your own kitchen.
Gingerbread Marshmallow Treats
These gingerbread rice krispie treats are so easy to make but so fun to decorate! Topped with a layer of chocolate cookie butter, these bars are sliced into little gingerbread houses and decorated with white chocolate icing.
Chocolate Hazelnut Blossoms
These chocolate hazelnut blossoms are inspired by classic peanut butter blossoms! They have a soft Nutella chocolate with a hazelnut truffle on top. Each bite is sweet, crunchy, and so so good!
Peanut Butter Rocky Road Bars
These rocky road bars are so fudgy and loaded will all the best mix-ins! Fluffy marshmallows, crunchy salted pretzels, sweet candy coated chocolates, and a layer of peanut butter cups make up this incredibly delicious but easy recipe.
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I’m the creator, baker, and photographer behind Butternut Bakery. Here I share desserts for every diet because I believe everyone should have a chance to indulge!
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