European Collection

21 European Christmas Cookies from Around the World

21 European Christmas Cookies from Around the World - A curated collection of Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Paleo-style gingerbread people with almond flour, tapioca, maple syrup and coconut oil, served plain without conventional icing.Gingerbread

Paleo Gingerbread Cookies

Paleo-style gingerbread people with almond flour, tapioca, maple syrup and coconut oil, served plain without conventional icing.

2Chewy gingerbread drop cookies studded with chopped toasted pecans for a fragrant nutty crunch.Gingerbread

Pecan Gingerbread Cookies

Chewy gingerbread drop cookies studded with chopped toasted pecans for a fragrant nutty crunch.

3Orange-zest sugar cookies with a vanilla-orange cream filling reminiscent of a creamsicle.Sugar Cookies

Orange Creamsicle Sugar Cookie Sandwiches

Orange-zest sugar cookies with a vanilla-orange cream filling reminiscent of a creamsicle.

4Bright lemon sugar cookies with finely grated zest, a sparkling sugar finish and softly chewy centers.Sugar Cookies

Lemon Sugar Cookies

Bright lemon sugar cookies with finely grated zest, a sparkling sugar finish and softly chewy centers.

5Browned-butter cornmeal shortbread rounds with a thin chocolate foot and granular crumb.Shortbread

Brown-Butter Cornmeal Shortbread with Chocolate Bases

Browned-butter cornmeal shortbread rounds with a thin chocolate foot and granular crumb.

6Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies: golden fork-marked peanut butter rounds with cracked surfaces.Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies

Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies: peanut butter rounds with a crackled powdered-sugar finish, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

7Mini Reese’s Cup Cookies: golden peanut butter cookies with chocolate peanut butter cup centers.Peanut Butter

Mini 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.

8Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas Cookies: a Christmas assortment of tree-shaped and round decorated peanut butter cookies.Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas Cookies

Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas Cookies: peanut butter Christmas cut-outs with a simple colored sugar glaze, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

9A batch of crisp spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Crisp Spritz Cookies

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

10Buckwheat and cocoa replace nearly half the wheat flour for a tender, earthy chocolate cookie.Shortbread

Buckwheat Cocoa Christmas Shortbread

Buckwheat and cocoa replace nearly half the wheat flour for a tender, earthy chocolate cookie.

11Vanilla snowflake cookies with an icy-blue base and crisp white piped branches.Sugar Cookies

Snowflake Sugar Cookies

Vanilla snowflake cookies with an icy-blue base and crisp white piped branches.

12Thin caramelized almond wafers with lacy edges and a dark-chocolate underside, a home Florentine-style variation.Italian

Florentine Almond Lace Cookies

Thin caramelized almond wafers with lacy edges and a dark-chocolate underside, a home Florentine-style variation.

13Peanut Butter Blossoms With Butter: golden round cookies with chocolate kiss-shaped centers on a ceramic plate.Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Blossoms With Butter

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

14Golden sugar-cookie cups filled with chocolate and topped with a toasted marshmallow.Sugar Cookies

Smores Sugar Cookies

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

15Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies: golden peanut butter cookies with fork markings and a visible crumb.Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies

Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies: fork-pressed peanut butter rounds with lightly crisp edges, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

16Puffy 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.

17Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies: golden peanut butter cookies with chocolate peanut butter cup centers.Peanut Butter

Mini Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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

18Unfrosted vanilla sugar-cookie bars with colorful sprinkles throughout the tender crumb and lightly golden edges.Sugar Cookies

Funfetti Sugar Cookie Bars

Unfrosted vanilla sugar-cookie bars with colorful sprinkles throughout the tender crumb and lightly golden edges.

19Vanilla-peppermint sugar-cookie candy canes with a thin white glaze and bright crushed-candy topping.Sugar Cookies

Peppermint Sugar Cookies

Vanilla-peppermint sugar-cookie candy canes with a thin white glaze and bright crushed-candy topping.

20Grinch Peanut Butter Cookies: green peanut butter cookies with chocolate centers and red heart decorations.Peanut Butter

Grinch Peanut Butter Cookies

Grinch Peanut Butter Cookies: green peanut butter cookies with a red heart decoration, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

21Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies: golden peanut butter cookies with fork markings and a broken cookie showing the crumb.Peanut Butter

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies: peanut butter cookies with plant butter and a flaxseed binder, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.