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.
Classic Pizzelle
Thin vanilla waffle cookies with delicate patterns and a crisp finish.
Abruzzo Ferratelle
Lemon-scented Abruzzo-style wafer cookies cooked individually in a patterned ferratelle or pizzelle iron.
Chocolate Pizzelle
Thin cocoa wafers with a crisp patterned surface, a home adaptation of Abruzzese iron-baked ferratelle.
Cinnamon Pizzelle
Thin cinnamon-scented patterned wafers, a home flavor adaptation of Italian iron-baked pizzelle.
Lemon Pizzelle
Light lemon-zest wafers cooked in a patterned pizzelle iron, a crisp home interpretation of Abruzzese ferratelle.
Double Chocolate Espresso Biscotti
Dark cocoa biscotti with espresso flavor and small semisweet chocolate chips.
Orange Pizzelle
Crisp golden patterned wafers scented with orange zest, a home variation on Abruzzese ferratelle.
Italian Pizzelle (Vanilla & Anise)
Italian Pizzelle (Vanilla & Anise) with measured ingredients, pizzelle shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
Scandinavian Krumkake
Scandinavian Krumkake with measured ingredients, krumkake shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
Caramel Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies
Caramel Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies: peanut butter thumbprints with a caramel-filled center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.
Skillet Sugar Cookie
A warm sliceable vanilla sugar cookie baked in a small cast-iron skillet.









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