15 Cranberry & Orange Christmas Cookies

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. 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.

  2. Cranberry Orange ShortbreadCranberry Orange ShortbreadCranberry Orange Shortbread

    Cranberry Orange Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  3. Cranberry Orange Spritz CookiesCranberry Orange Spritz CookiesCranberry Orange Spritz Cookies

    Cranberry Orange Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  4. Cranberry Pistachio Slice-and-Bake ShortbreadCranberry Pistachio Slice-and-Bake ShortbreadCranberry Pistachio Slice-and-Bake Shortbread

    Buttery shortbread slices show a mosaic of dried cranberries and pistachios, with orange zest in the dough.

  5. Cranberry Orange Icebox CookiesCranberry Orange Icebox CookiesCranberry Orange Icebox Cookies

    Cranberry Orange Icebox Cookies with measured ingredients, icebox shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  6. Cranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake ShortbreadCranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake ShortbreadCranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake Shortbread

    Firm sliceable logs dotted with tart dried fruit and fragrant orange zest.

  7. Macadamia White Chocolate Cranberry CookiesMacadamia White Chocolate Cranberry CookiesMacadamia White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

    Macadamia White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  8. White Chocolate Cranberry Spritz CookiesWhite Chocolate Cranberry Spritz CookiesWhite Chocolate Cranberry Spritz Cookies

    White Chocolate Cranberry Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  9. Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Shortbread SquaresOrange Cranberry Cheesecake Shortbread SquaresOrange Cranberry Cheesecake Shortbread Squares

    An unleavened shortbread base with a baked orange cheesecake layer and cranberry jam swirls.

  10. Cranberry Orange Sugar CookiesCranberry Orange Sugar CookiesCranberry Orange Sugar Cookies

    Slice-and-bake sugar cookies flecked with red dried cranberries and orange zest, finished with a light citrus drizzle.

  11. Cranberry Orange Gingerbread CookiesCranberry Orange Gingerbread CookiesCranberry Orange Gingerbread Cookies

    Cranberry orange gingerbread cut-outs with ruby dried cranberry pieces and fragrant orange zest visible in the spiced dough.

  12. Cranberry Orange Ricotta CookiesCranberry Orange Ricotta CookiesCranberry Orange Ricotta Cookies

    Soft ricotta cookies with dried cranberry flecks, orange zest and a light citrus glaze; a festive home adaptation.

  13. White Chocolate Cranberry Peanut Butter ThumbprintsWhite Chocolate Cranberry Peanut Butter ThumbprintsWhite Chocolate Cranberry Peanut Butter Thumbprints

    White Chocolate Cranberry Peanut Butter Thumbprints: cranberry-flecked peanut butter thumbprints with white chocolate centers, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  14. Cardamom Orange ShortbreadCardamom Orange ShortbreadCardamom Orange Shortbread

    Cardamom Orange Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  15. Chocolate Orange Shortbread WedgesChocolate Orange Shortbread WedgesChocolate Orange Shortbread Wedges

    Chocolate Orange Shortbread Wedges with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.