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Christmas Shortbread Cookies: Easy Holiday Recipes & Gift Ideas

150 distinct shortbread recipes to bake ahead, gift and share. Buttery classics, holiday flavors and delicious little traditions.

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Almond butter replaces part of the dairy fat in a compact buckwheat shortbread dough.

Almond-flour shortbread sandwiches reveal raspberry jam through small star windows.

Almond paste contributes sugar and moisture to a firm shortbread topped with sliced almonds.

A jam-tart-style shortbread bar with a reduced apple filling and a true pastry lattice.

Pressed shortbread rings bake pale and crisp before receiving a thin glaze made with reduced apple cider and a pinch of cinnamon.

Yolk-bound shortbread folds around a small apricot center, creating crisp corners and a soft jam seam.

A saffron-scented almond dough frames a small apricot preserve window, baked just long enough to set the fruit in place.

A pressed black-sesame meal shortbread slab with a thin ivory chocolate cap.

Small buttery rounds hold a vivid blackcurrant jam center, with a brief second bake to set the filling without overbrowning the edges.

Sharp blue cheese and toasted walnut make compact savory buttons with a sandy, crumbly texture for a holiday appetizer board.

Vanilla bean and a small spoonful of bourbon flavor deeply buttery rounds with a crisp rim and tender center.

Breton-inspired yolk-rich shortbread baked in rings for a tall, tender, lightly leavened crumb.

Discover buttery shortbread, festive flavors and useful Christmas baking ideas.