Planning your holiday baking? Browse this festive collection for ideas to share, gift, or add to the dessert table. Each recipe name below opens the full recipe with its ingredients and instructions.
Dulce de Leche Spritz Cookies
Dulce de Leche Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.
Dulce de Leche Alfajor Shortbread Rounds
Tender cornstarch-rich shortbread rounds sandwich a neat layer of dulce de leche and receive a fine coconut rim.
Dulce de Leche Christmas Shortbread Sandwiches
Cornstarch-rich shortbread halves enclose a firm dulce de leche layer in small caramel sandwiches.
Cinnamon Sugar Shortbread Churro Twists
Twisted shortbread strips bake crisp and are rolled in cinnamon sugar while warm, borrowing churro flavor without a fried dough texture.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
Churro Sugar Cookies
Large cinnamon-sugar cookies with tender vanilla dough and a hidden soft chocolate-ganache center.
Cinnamon Sugar Frollini
Thin scalloped butter frollini with a baked-on cinnamon-sugar crust and crisp golden edges.
Cinnamon Amaretti
Soft almond cookies shaped into low oval pillows with a cinnamon-sugar crust, an Italian-style home variation.
Apple Cider Glazed Shortbread Rings
Pressed shortbread rings bake pale and crisp before receiving a thin glaze made with reduced apple cider and a pinch of cinnamon.
Gingerbread Peanut Butter Cookies
Gingerbread Peanut Butter Cookies: peanut butter drop cookies flavored with molasses, ginger and cinnamon, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.
Chocolate-Dipped Whipped Peanut Butter Shortbread
Whipped cornstarch shortbread with a modest peanut-butter addition and a half-chocolate dip.









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