Tart Collection

17 Christmas Cookies with Tart Flavor

17 Christmas Cookies with Tart Flavor - Curated Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Light lemon-zest wafers cooked in a patterned pizzelle iron, a crisp home interpretation of Abruzzese ferratelle.Italian

Lemon Pizzelle

Light lemon-zest wafers cooked in a patterned pizzelle iron, a crisp home interpretation of Abruzzese ferratelle.

⏱️ 45 minGet Recipe→
2Pale lemon-zest shortbread hearts with clean edges and an uncoated tender surface.Italian

Lemon Shortbread Hearts

Pale lemon-zest shortbread hearts with clean edges and an uncoated tender surface.

⏱️ 67 minGet Recipe→
3Little lemon-scented dough knots with a bright glaze, lovely on a Christmas tray.Italian

Italian Lemon Knot Cookies

Little lemon-scented dough knots with a bright glaze, lovely on a Christmas tray.

⏱️ 63 minGet Recipe→
4Puffy lemon sugar cookies dotted with crunchy poppy seeds and fresh lemon zest.Sugar Cookies

Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies

Puffy lemon sugar cookies dotted with crunchy poppy seeds and fresh lemon zest.

⏱️ 49 minGet Recipe→
6Pale golden twice-baked slices with green pistachio cross-sections and lemon zest, an Italian-style home variation.Italian

Pistachio Lemon Biscotti

Pale golden twice-baked slices with green pistachio cross-sections and lemon zest, an Italian-style home variation.

⏱️ 105 minGet Recipe→
7A tender fluted sugar-cookie base topped with lemon curd and a few fresh berries.Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookie Lemon Tart

A tender fluted sugar-cookie base topped with lemon curd and a few fresh berries.

⏱️ 62 minGet Recipe→
8Pale golden biscotti dotted with poppy seeds and bright lemon zest.Italian

Lemon Poppy Seed Biscotti

Pale golden biscotti dotted with poppy seeds and bright lemon zest.

⏱️ 100 minGet Recipe→
9Lemon-zest biscotti with one end coated in a thin layer of white chocolate.Italian

Lemon White Chocolate Biscotti

Lemon-zest biscotti with one end coated in a thin layer of white chocolate.

⏱️ 110 minGet Recipe→
10Italian-style lemon almond-paste mounds with fine coconut threads, tender centers and a lightly cracked snowy shell.Italian

Lemon Coconut Amaretti

Italian-style lemon almond-paste mounds with fine coconut threads, tender centers and a lightly cracked snowy shell.

⏱️ 74 minGet Recipe→
11Small bake-only lemon shortcrust rings with a thin white lemon icing, adapted from Italian sweet taralli recipes rather than boiled egg-dough rings.Italian

Sweet Lemon Taralli

Small bake-only lemon shortcrust rings with a thin white lemon icing, adapted from Italian sweet taralli recipes rather than boiled egg-dough rings.

⏱️ 71 minGet Recipe→
12Soft ricotta cookies sweetened partly with honey, scented with lemon zest and topped with a thin honey-lemon glaze; an Italian-style home adaptation.Italian

Honey Lemon Ricotta Cookies

Soft ricotta cookies sweetened partly with honey, scented with lemon zest and topped with a thin honey-lemon glaze; an Italian-style home adaptation.

⏱️ 60 minGet Recipe→
13Tender lemon sugar-cookie thumbprints with glossy yellow lemon-curd centers and a light citrus drizzle.Sugar Cookies

Lemon Curd Thumbprint Sugar Cookies

Tender lemon sugar-cookie thumbprints with glossy yellow lemon-curd centers and a light citrus drizzle.

⏱️ 84 minGet Recipe→
14A home adaptation of lemon amaretti: small almond domes with fragrant zest, a cracked sugar shell and a chewy center.Italian

Lemon Almond Amaretti

A home adaptation of lemon amaretti: small almond domes with fragrant zest, a cracked sugar shell and a chewy center.

⏱️ 65 minGet Recipe→
15Lemon-zest and crushed-anise dough knots with a thin lemon glaze, an Italian-style home adaptation.Italian

Lemon Anise Knot Cookies

Lemon-zest and crushed-anise dough knots with a thin lemon glaze, an Italian-style home adaptation.

⏱️ 72 minGet Recipe→
16Italian-style butter-cookie squares with fine almond crumb, fresh lemon zest and a lightly sparkling sugar top.Italian

Lemon Almond Butter Cookies

Italian-style butter-cookie squares with fine almond crumb, fresh lemon zest and a lightly sparkling sugar top.

⏱️ 71 minGet Recipe→
17Pale vanilla butter shells with smooth lemon-yellow curd centers added after cooling and kept refrigerated.Italian

Lemon Curd Thumbprints

Pale vanilla butter shells with smooth lemon-yellow curd centers added after cooling and kept refrigerated.

⏱️ 67 minGet Recipe→