15 Spiced Rum, Brandy & Cognac Holiday 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. Rum-Raisin Shortbread Slice-and-BakesRum-Raisin Shortbread Slice-and-BakesRum-Raisin Shortbread Slice-and-Bakes

    Plump raisins, briefly steeped in dark rum, dot a buttery slice-and-bake dough that is chilled firm for clean-cut cookies.

  2. 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.

  3. Gingerbread SnickerdoodlesGingerbread SnickerdoodlesGingerbread Snickerdoodles

    Brown butter gingerbread snickerdoodles with cream-of-tartar tang, pillowy centers and a fragrant spiced sugar coating.

  4. Chai Spiced Sugar CookiesChai Spiced Sugar CookiesChai Spiced Sugar Cookies

    Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  5. Gingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread SquaresGingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread SquaresGingerbread Meringue-Topped Shortbread Squares

    A thin ginger-spiced shortbread base carries a crisp meringue cap, baked low to dry the topping without darkening the spice.

  6. Cinnamon Raisin BiscottiCinnamon Raisin BiscottiCinnamon Raisin Biscotti

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

  7. Dark Molasses Gingerbread CookiesDark Molasses Gingerbread CookiesDark Molasses Gingerbread Cookies

    Deep brown gingerbread cut-outs made with dark unsulphured molasses and dark brown sugar for a robust spiced flavor.

  8. Hot Cocoa Gingerbread CookiesHot Cocoa Gingerbread CookiesHot Cocoa Gingerbread Cookies

    Dark chocolate gingerbread-spiced cookies topped with softened marshmallow halves and thin chocolate drizzles for a clear hot-cocoa finish.

  9. Biscoff-Stuffed Gingerbread CookiesBiscoff-Stuffed Gingerbread CookiesBiscoff-Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies

    Biscoff-stuffed gingerbread cookies with a smooth spiced cookie-butter center visible inside a chewy molasses shell.

  10. Chocolate Chip Gingerbread CookiesChocolate Chip Gingerbread CookiesChocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies

    Soft chocolate chip gingerbread cookies with a warmly spiced molasses dough and distinct semi-sweet chocolate chips.

  11. Dutch Speculaas Spiced CookiesDutch Speculaas Spiced CookiesDutch Speculaas Spiced Cookies

    Dutch Speculaas Spiced Cookies with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  12. Chocolate Gingerbread Crinkle CookiesChocolate Gingerbread Crinkle CookiesChocolate Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies

    Chocolate gingerbread-spiced crinkle cookies with dark chocolate centers and a contrasting snowy powdered-sugar crackle.

  13. Mincemeat Christmas Shortbread CupsMincemeat Christmas Shortbread CupsMincemeat Christmas Shortbread Cups

    Small yolk-bound shortbread cups carry spiced fruit mincemeat for a cookie-sized Christmas mince-pie bite.

  14. Gingerbread Brownie CookiesGingerbread Brownie CookiesGingerbread Brownie Cookies

    Fudgy gingerbread-spiced brownie cookies with dark chocolate centers and glossy papery cracks, without icing or powdered sugar.

  15. Spiced Molasses Icebox CookiesSpiced Molasses Icebox CookiesSpiced Molasses Icebox Cookies

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