15 Christmas Morning Breakfast Cookies & Biscotti

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.

  1. Chocolate-Dipped Orange BiscottiChocolate-Dipped Orange BiscottiChocolate-Dipped Orange Biscotti

    Orange almond biscotti with a neat dark chocolate dip.

  2. Cranberry Pistachio BiscottiCranberry Pistachio BiscottiCranberry Pistachio Biscotti

    Crisp festive biscotti with green pistachios and tart red cranberries.

  3. Cheesecake-Filled Gingerbread Cookie CupsCheesecake-Filled Gingerbread Cookie CupsCheesecake-Filled Gingerbread Cookie Cups

    Gingerbread cookie cups with sturdy baked walls and a generous piped swirl of no-bake cinnamon cheesecake filling.

  4. Cinnamon Raisin BiscottiCinnamon Raisin BiscottiCinnamon Raisin Biscotti

    Warmly spiced biscotti with small dark raisins in a cinnamon-speckled crumb.

  5. Cocoa Vanilla Swirl CookiesCocoa Vanilla Swirl CookiesCocoa Vanilla Swirl Cookies

    Slice-and-bake butter cookies with distinct vanilla and cocoa spirals, inspired by Italian biscotti girandola.

  6. Austrian-Style Cranberry Orange Linzer CookiesAustrian-Style Cranberry Orange Linzer CookiesAustrian-Style Cranberry Orange Linzer Cookies

    Almond cut-out cookies sandwich a tart cranberry-orange filling, with sugar-dusted windows on the top halves.

  7. Cherry Pistachio BiscottiCherry Pistachio BiscottiCherry Pistachio Biscotti

    Golden biscotti with tart dried cherries and bright pistachio pieces.

  8. Double Chocolate Espresso BiscottiDouble Chocolate Espresso BiscottiDouble Chocolate Espresso Biscotti

    Dark cocoa biscotti with espresso flavor and small semisweet chocolate chips.

  9. Fig Walnut BiscottiFig Walnut BiscottiFig Walnut Biscotti

    Crisp walnut biscotti with chewy dried fig pieces and a little cinnamon.

  10. Spiced Espresso BiscottiSpiced Espresso BiscottiSpiced Espresso Biscotti

    Coffee-colored biscotti with cinnamon, cardamom and a restrained touch of clove.

  11. Maple Pecan BiscottiMaple Pecan BiscottiMaple Pecan Biscotti

    Italian-style home biscotti with pure maple syrup, pecan pieces and an amber crust.

  12. Biscotti all’AmarenaBiscotti all’AmarenaBiscotti all’Amarena

    Neapolitan-style rectangular shortcrust pastries around a cocoa and sour-cherry cake-crumb filling, with a baked white glaze.

  13. Gingerbread BiscottiGingerbread BiscottiGingerbread Biscotti

    Twice-baked gingerbread-spiced biscotti with crystallized ginger flecks and a gently crisp buttery crumb.

  14. Lemon Poppy-Seed Shortbread FingersLemon Poppy-Seed Shortbread FingersLemon Poppy-Seed Shortbread Fingers

    Poppy seeds and lemon zest give crisp pressed fingers a bright, lightly textured finish that pairs well with tea.

  15. Apricot Pistachio BiscottiApricot Pistachio BiscottiApricot Pistachio Biscotti

    Apricot Pistachio Biscotti with measured ingredients, biscotti shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.