17 Bite-Size Cookie Cups & Holiday Tartlets

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. 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.

  2. Mini Gingerbread Men CookiesMini Gingerbread Men CookiesMini Gingerbread Men Cookies

    Bite-size mini gingerbread men with tiny icing details, made with a 1 1/2-inch cutter for festive treats and cookie-box accents.

  3. Mini Reese’s Cup CookiesMini Reese’s Cup CookiesMini Reese’s Cup Cookies

    Mini Reese’s Cup Cookies: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Bite-Size Spritz CookiesBite-Size Spritz CookiesBite-Size Spritz Cookies

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

  7. Spritz Sugar CookiesSpritz Sugar CookiesSpritz Sugar Cookies

    Bite-size butter-rich spritz sugar cookies with crisp molded flower ridges and delicate golden edges.

  8. Gingerbread Cookie CupsGingerbread Cookie CupsGingerbread Cookie Cups

    Gingerbread cookie cups with a generous vanilla buttercream center and optional tiny gingerbread-cookie toppers.

  9. Honey Almond Shortbread Crunch CupsHoney Almond Shortbread Crunch CupsHoney Almond Shortbread Crunch Cups

    Mini almond-meal shortbread cups baked with a thin cooked honey-almond crunch filling.

  10. Sugar Cookie TrufflesSugar Cookie TrufflesSugar Cookie Truffles

    Bite-size sugar-cookie truffles with a creamy crumb center and a crisp white-chocolate shell.

  11. Biscoff Butter Cookie CupsBiscoff Butter Cookie CupsBiscoff Butter Cookie Cups

    Biscoff Butter Cookie Cups with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  12. Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

    Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Cookies: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  13. Peanut Butter Blossoms With Reese’s CupsPeanut Butter Blossoms With Reese’s CupsPeanut Butter Blossoms With Reese’s Cups

    Peanut Butter Blossoms With Reese’s Cups: sugar-rolled peanut butter cookies with a chocolate center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  14. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  15. Raspberry Sugar CookiesRaspberry Sugar CookiesRaspberry Sugar Cookies

    Rosy raspberry sugar-cookie hearts with real berry powder, a tender cream-cheese crumb and a thin white-chocolate dip.

  16. Smores Sugar CookiesSmores Sugar CookiesSmores Sugar Cookies

    Golden sugar-cookie cups filled with chocolate and topped with a toasted marshmallow.

  17. Red Velvet Sugar CookiesRed Velvet Sugar CookiesRed Velvet Sugar Cookies

    Red velvet sugar-cookie hearts with a subtle cocoa crumb and a smooth ivory cream-cheese frosting layer.