Cookie Box Collection

21 Christmas Cookie Box Recipes Mix and Match

21 Christmas Cookie Box Recipes Mix and Match - A curated collection of Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

🍪 21 RecipesRecipe collection🎄 Christmas
1Golden shortbread rounds with dried cranberry pieces, green pistachios and tiny orange zest flecksCookie Box

Cranberry Pistachio Slice-and-Bake Shortbread

Buttery shortbread slices show a mosaic of dried cranberries and pistachios, with orange zest in the dough.

2Rustic golden almond-flour thumbprints with textured edges and red berry fruit-spread centersCookie Box

Maple-Sweetened Almond Flour Thumbprints

Fine almond flour, tapioca starch and maple syrup make small eggless thumbprints filled with fruit spread.

3Golden cookies studded with pretzel pieces, potato chips, two chocolates and red-and-green candiesCookie Box

Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies with Pretzels and M&Ms

Brown-sugar drop cookies combine pretzels, potato chips, two chocolates and red-and-green candy for a sweet-and-salty cookie box addition.

4Pale golden cream-cheese thumbprint cookies with thick ruby-red jam in their centersCookie Box

No-Chill Cream Cheese Jam Thumbprints

Cream cheese makes a pliable dough that can be shaped and baked immediately, with thick jam added after baking.

5Pale lemon ricotta crinkles with white sugar crusts and a broken cookie showing a tender centerCookie Box

Lemon Ricotta Christmas Crinkle Cookies

Lemon zest and drained ricotta make soft, rounded crinkles with a tender center and a pale sugar crust.

6Powdered-sugar snowballs, one split to reveal pecans, mini chocolate chips and peppermint flecksCookie Box

Chocolate Chip Peppermint Snowball Cookies

Pecan snowballs hide miniature chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candy beneath a double powdered-sugar coating.

7Orange shortbread rounds dipped halfway in dark chocolate and topped with chopped candied orange peelCookie Box

Dark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake Cookies

Orange shortbread rounds are half-dipped in dark chocolate and finished with finely chopped candied peel.

8Dark chocolate espresso crinkles with white sugar cracks and a broken cookie showing chocolate chipsCookie Box

Brown Butter Espresso Chocolate Crinkles

Browned butter, espresso powder and dark chocolate chips build a deep chocolate flavor beneath the white crinkle coating.

9Cocoa cookies topped with soft white marshmallow halves and dark chocolate glazeCookie Box

Hot Cocoa Cookies with Marshmallow Centers

Chocolate drop cookies are topped with a soft marshmallow half and a thin chocolate-cream glaze.

10Cocoa thumbprints with ganache and flaky salt, one broken to show caramel underneathCookie Box

Salted Caramel Chocolate Ganache Thumbprints

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

11Coffee-glazed chocolate cookies, each decorated with three chocolate-covered coffee beansCookie Box

Espresso Martini Cookies with Coffee Glaze

Espresso, chocolate chips and coffee liqueur flavor these glazed drop cookies, finished with three chocolate-covered coffee beans.

12Deep red velvet crinkles with white powdered-sugar cracks and a broken red cookie in frontCookie Box

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies from Scratch

These red velvet crinkles use a small amount of cocoa, red gel color and a sugar coating, with no cake mix.

13Round vanilla cookies showing red, green and cream spirals with lightly golden edgesCookie Box

Red, Green and White Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Three thin layers of vanilla dough form red, green and cream spirals in these slice-and-bake Christmas cookies.

14White powdered-sugar pecan snowballs with a broken cookie showing the crumbly nut-filled centerCookie Box

Classic Pecan Snowball Cookies

Small buttery pecan cookies receive powdered sugar while warm and again after cooling for a snowy finish.

15Scalloped Linzer sandwich cookies with sugar-dusted star windows and ruby cranberry-orange fillingCookie Box

Austrian-Style Cranberry Orange Linzer Cookies

Almond cut-out cookies sandwich a tart cranberry-orange filling, with sugar-dusted windows on the top halves.

16Chocolate crinkles with snowy sugar cracks and a split cookie showing a soft chocolate-chip centerCookie Box

Fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Oil

Cocoa and miniature chocolate chips give these oil-based crinkles a soft center beneath a double sugar coating.

17Pistachio-flecked golden thumbprint cookies with ruby raspberry jam centersCookie Box

Pistachio Cardamom Raspberry Thumbprints

Finely ground pistachios and cardamom scent a buttery cookie with a raspberry-jam center.

18Golden brown-butter thumbprint cookies with chopped pecans in glossy brown-sugar fillingCookie Box

Brown Butter Pecan Pie Thumbprints

Browned-butter shortbread wells hold a spoonful of chopped pecans in a brown-sugar cream filling.

19Muted green matcha crinkles with powdered-sugar cracks and one red candy heart on each cookieCookie Box

Grinch Matcha Crinkle Cookies with Hearts

Matcha gives these green crinkles a tea flavor and a muted green interior; a red candy heart finishes each cookie.

20Chocolate crinkles on a dark plate with powdered-sugar cracks and a broken chocolate-chip centerCookie Box

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate Crinkles

An oil-based cocoa dough uses a gluten-free baking blend and dairy-free chocolate chips for soft crinkles with a snowy coating.

21Golden poppy-seed thumbprint cookies filled with glossy yellow lemon curdCookie Box

Lemon Curd Poppy Seed Thumbprints

Lemon zest and poppy seeds run through a tender cookie shell filled after baking with chilled lemon curd.