15 Salted Caramel & Toffee 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. Salted Caramel Chocolate Ganache ThumbprintsSalted Caramel Chocolate Ganache ThumbprintsSalted Caramel Chocolate Ganache Thumbprints

    Cocoa shortbread cups hold thick caramel under a small spoonful of dark chocolate ganache and flaky salt.

  2. Salted Caramel Peanut Butter CookiesSalted Caramel Peanut Butter CookiesSalted Caramel Peanut Butter Cookies

    Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Cookies: fork-pressed peanut butter rounds with lightly crisp edges, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  3. Salted Caramel Pretzel Shortbread SquaresSalted Caramel Pretzel Shortbread SquaresSalted Caramel Pretzel Shortbread Squares

    A crisp square shortbread base supports a thin caramel layer and a scatter of finely crushed pretzel for sweet-salty bite.

  4. Salted Caramel Stuffed Shortbread CookiesSalted Caramel Stuffed Shortbread CookiesSalted Caramel Stuffed Shortbread Cookies

    Rice-flour yolk shortbread sealed around small pieces of soft caramel.

  5. Brown Butter Salted Toffee CookiesBrown Butter Salted Toffee CookiesBrown Butter Salted Toffee Cookies

    Brown Butter Salted Toffee Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  6. Pecan Pie Shortbread SquaresPecan Pie Shortbread SquaresPecan Pie Shortbread Squares

    Shortbread squares carrying an egg-set maple pecan pie layer rather than cooked candy caramel.

  7. Salted Millionaire Christmas Shortbread BarsSalted Millionaire Christmas Shortbread BarsSalted Millionaire Christmas Shortbread Bars

    A true butter-shortbread base supports a cooked milk caramel and a thin salted dark-chocolate layer.

  8. Dulce de Leche Christmas Shortbread SandwichesDulce de Leche Christmas Shortbread SandwichesDulce de Leche Christmas Shortbread Sandwiches

    Cornstarch-rich shortbread halves enclose a firm dulce de leche layer in small caramel sandwiches.

  9. Salted Caramel Gingerbread CookiesSalted Caramel Gingerbread CookiesSalted Caramel Gingerbread Cookies

    Gingerbread cut-outs drizzled with glossy caramel and finished with a few delicate flakes of sea salt.

  10. Salted Caramel Spritz CookiesSalted Caramel Spritz CookiesSalted Caramel Spritz Cookies

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

  11. Toffee Sugar CookiesToffee Sugar CookiesToffee Sugar Cookies

    Vanilla sugar cookies with little buttery toffee pieces that melt into crisp caramel flecks.

  12. Salted Peanut Butter Pretzel CookiesSalted Peanut Butter Pretzel CookiesSalted Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies

    Salted Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  13. Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk CookiesSalted Dark Chocolate Chunk CookiesSalted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

    Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  14. Caramel-Stuffed Sugar CookiesCaramel-Stuffed Sugar CookiesCaramel-Stuffed Sugar Cookies

    Chewy sugar cookies with a soft caramel center and a cinnamon-sugar top.

  15. Brown Butter Pecan Toffee ShortbreadBrown Butter Pecan Toffee ShortbreadBrown Butter Pecan Toffee Shortbread

    Brown Butter Pecan Toffee Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.