Christmas Cookie Boxes {Homemade Gift}
Easy homemade Christmas cookie boxes filled with classic Holiday cookies likes chocolate crinkles, snickerdoodles, gingerbread and candies. This is a simple yet delicious edible gift for family and friends.
This is the best homemade gift ever! Overflowing with a variety of sweet and savory treats, there is something for everyone in this box. It is the perfect gift for families, friends, teachers, and co-workers because you can customize it to your skill level, their tastes, or even according to allergies. You can hand deliver it, ship it, or leave it as a surprise on a friend’s doorstep! The joy and possibilities are endless just like the holiday season itself. If you are looking for more fun ways to brighten someone’s day, then make sure to take a look at this Homemade Football Gift Box and these Graham Cracker Gift Boxes or even this Homemade Baking Kit.
How To Make Christmas Cookie Boxes/Holiday Biscuit Boxes
- Decide what goes in the box– Will it be just cookies? Or will it include candies and nuts?
- Make a list of people who you plan on gifting– How many boxes per household are needed? How many people are in the household?
- Make a shopping list– Review your recipes carefully so you are not running to the grocery store constantly, and then do the grocery shopping.
- Decide how you will package them– Will they be shipped? Will they be handed out in person? Will they be in holiday plastic bags, metal tins, boxes? Take that into account with your decisions.
- Make a baking timeline– Some cookies need to be decorated and others require chilling of dough. Creating a detailed checklist will really help.
- Assemble/Package- Use smaller boxes and different sizes of cupcake liners as dividers inside the big box to separate different cookies.
- Deliver or ship– Take them to the post office, or have fun seeing people’s faces as you hand deliver them!
How To Decorate Cookies?
The best choices for decorating cookies would be Royal Icing or Easy Glace Icing, because both dry hard and therefore will hold up to packaging, stacking, and delivering best.
However, you can use softer frosting such as Best Sugar Cookie Frosting, American Buttercream Frosting, or Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. Make sure you do not layer these cookie in the box and crush the beautiful frosting. Instead, place them in a single layer as a visual star of the box!
Using other decorating methods such as melted chocolate drizzles, candies, sprinkles, crushed cookies, etc. make for stunning visual appeal, and even more fun too! You can also decorate with stencils and edible sprays. Check out this tutorial on How to Use Cake Stencils and Edible Sprays.
Decorate with Easy Fondant Daisies or Wafer Paper Flowers or Buttercream Flowers (Russian Piping Tips) or Royal Icing Flowers (Sugar Flowers) or even Fondant Roses (Ribbon Roses).
You can even decorate with Homemade Marshmallow Fondant.
How To Package Cookies?
- Determine what size box you need– Based on the number and types of cookies being placed in it.
- Fill box with cupcake liners or small loaf pans– To separate the cookies inside the boxes.
- Line the loaf pans with tissue paper- For more color and to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
- Place a few sheets of tissue paper on top of all the cookies– To make it look beautiful and to hold everything together tightly. Tissues fill up the empty space and prevent cookies from wobbling around and breaking.
- Place the lid on top– Wrap it tightly with a ribbon.
How To Ship Cookies? How To Mail Cookies?
- Wrap cookies in plastic wrap or in ziploc bags– Use holiday colors or holiday print bags, if you like. Then, place these wrapped cookies into the divided sections of the box.
- Place heaviest cookies on the bottom– This keeps the lighter cookies from being crushed.
- Pack the cookies as tightly as possible– Use tissue paper or bubble wrap to aid in securing the cookies.
- Place the decorative box of cookies into a shipping box– Choose one just slightly bigger than the decorative box. Use a new box so that it is as sturdy as possible.
- Surround the decorative box inside the shipping box with bubble wrap– This will help protect the cookies while en route.
- Seal the box– With packing tape.
- Address- And label the box.
- Select express shipping– So the cookies will get there as fast and fresh as possible.
What Are The Best Cookies To Ship?
The best cookies to ship are ones that are sturdy and not too delicate because the boxes will take some beating during delivery. Cookies like spritz, sugar, gingerbread, chocolate chip, peanut butter, crinkle, snickerdoodles, and shortbread are classic choices. Do not choose cookies that have fillings or frosting that can go bad or that need to be refrigerated.
Variations For Holiday Cookie Boxes
Candy box– Include candies such as Crockpot Candy, Chocolate Fudge, White Chocolate Bark, Peanut Brittle, Lemon Fudge, or Mocha Almond Fudge.
Cupcake Box– Fill with Christmas cupcakes like Chocolate Chip Cupcakes (With Mint Frosting) , Easy Pointsettia Cupcakes, Snowman Cupcakes, or Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes.
Jars of homemade mixes– Such as cakes, brownies, cookies, hot chocolate, or even pancake mixes!
Spice blends– Choose seasonal blends like pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spices, or savory ones such as a breakfast blend, Italian, Greek, Cajun, or Mexican.
Bottles of homemade extracts– These will require advanced planning because they take awhile to make. Extracts such as vanilla, almond, amaretto, orange, or lemon make great gifts.
Nuts– These Candied Nuts are a delicious homemade addition. You can also add store-bought mixes.
Box of brownies and bars– These Caramel Brownies (With Brownie Mix), Easy Christmas Brownies {Christmas Tree Brownies}, or 3 Ingredient Nutella Brownies are delicious choices. Add any of these S’Mores Bars, Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars , Cookie Bars Recipe, or these Cake Mix Cookie Bars for more decadent goodness.
Box of pie slices– Add slices of Crustless Cranberry Pie, Easy Peach Pie, Easy Cherry Pie, Easy Blueberry Pie, Easy Pumpkin Pie, or Apple Pie.
Jam box– Package small mason jars of your favorite homemade jams like this Homemade Strawberry Jam, raspberry, blackberry, orange marmalade, or even apricot jam.
Tips And Techniques
All cookies must be cooled– Cool completely and then decorate and package them.
Don’t leave everything until the last minute– These gift boxes take time, so waiting to the last minute to plan, shop, bake, cool, and package will not be possible.
Don’t try new recipes– This is not the time for that. Go for trusted classics that you know everyone loves.
Fill empty spaces– With peppermints and other seasonal store-bought candies. It also keeps everything tight inside and keeps things from moving around.
The number of boxes will vary– Based upon how many cookies you put in each box and the size of the boxes you choose. This is why advanced planning is crucial.
Put like cookies by like cookies– Mint is a strong flavor so try to separate it from fruity cookies so the flavors don’t accidentally cross over.
Use sturdy cookies– Because delicate cookies may break before delivery.
Wrap homemade candies– In candy foil for a a fun and festive look.
Storage
Refrigerate– Leftovers can be stored in a covered box in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freeze– These cookies can be frozen for up to 1 month in a freezer safe container or bag. Simply thaw to room temperature to enjoy later.
Best Homemade Christmas Cookies
You can find a huge list of cookie options, broken down by category in this collection of the Best Christmas Cookies.
I am also listing a few all-time favorites below.
CLASSICS– These are considered to be the most traditional recipes that almost every household makes in some version or another.
Easy Snowball Cookies (Mexican Wedding Cookies)
Quick, easy snowball cookies recipe (Mexican wedding cookies), homemade with simple ingredients. Rich, buttery, tender, loaded in pecans and powdered sugar.
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Easy Meringue Cookies (Egg White Cookies)
Easy meringue cookies recipe (egg white cookies), homemade with simple ingredients. A classic Christmas cookie that's delicate, light, airy and packed with vanilla flavor.
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Classic Snickerdoodles Recipe
This quick and easy Snickerdoodles cookies recipe yields soft and chewy cookies with crispy, sugary tops. Snickerdoodle recipe without cream of tartar included.
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Easy Shortbread Cookies
The best, old fashioned, classic, homemade, quick, easy shortbread cookies recipe, made with 3 simple ingredients: Butter, Sugar, Flour. Soft and crumbly!
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Easy Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Quick and easy sugar cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients. Soft and chewy. Decorate with frosting. Holds its shape! No spreading! No chilling!
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Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
The best, colorful, easy, old fashioned pinwheel cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Perfectly crispy sugar cookies for Christmas holidays.
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Ricotta Cheese Cookies
These easy ricotta cheese cookies are great for cookie exchange, dessert or snack! They are soft and moist on the inside but crispy on the outside!
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Almond Crescent Cookies (Vanillekipferl)
Classic, old fashioned, buttery, rich, tender, easy almond crescent cookies (vanillekipferl), homemade with simple ingredients. Dusted with powdered sugar.
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Classic Spritz Cookies
This rich and buttery classic Spritz cookies recipe is easy to make with a few simple ingredients. They are crispy and tender and great as a homemade gift.
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Cut Out Sugar Cookies (With Cake Mix)
Best, buttery, easy cut out sugar cookies recipe with cake mix, homemade with simple ingredients. Rich, buttery, soft yet firm and holds its shape.
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Jam Thumbrpint cookies
Classic, easy jam thumbprint cookies recipe from scratch, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft and tender sugar cookies are indented and filled with jam!
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Easy Linzer Cookies
Classic Linzer cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Vanilla and almond flavored shortbread cookie sandwiches are filled with raspberry jam.
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Pizzelle Cookies
Easy, classic Italian pizzelle cookies recipe, homemade from scratch with simple ingredients. Beautiful, thin and crispy with aromatic vanilla and anise extracts.
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Italian Rainbow Cookies (Italian flag cookies, Venetians, Neapolitans)
Classic Italian rainbow cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Colorful layers of almond cookies with raspberry jam and topped with chocolate.
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Small batch of sugar cookies
Learn to make a small batch of sugar cookies recipe. This easy sugar cookie recipe requires no chilling. The cookies hold their shape and taste great.
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Easy Homemade Danish Butter Cookies
Easy butter cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. These Danish cookie sandwiches are piped, filled with buttercream and dipped in melted chocolate. Crispy on the outside with a melt in your mouth texture.
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Cream Cheese Cookies
Easy cream cheese cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Super soft cookies that melt in your mouth. Slightly tangy with vanilla and almond flavor.
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Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
The best, classic, quick and easy, soft and chewy oatmeal raisin cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Loaded with raisins, oats, butter.
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Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies (With Cake Mix)
Quick and easy gooey butter cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Starts off with yellow cake mix. Soft and chewy with a rich butter flavor.
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Best Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Best chocolate chip cookies recipe from scratch with simple ingredients that are quick and easy to make. These homemade soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are better than bakery cookies!
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Red Velvet Cookies (With Cake Mix)
Quick and easy red velvet cookies recipe with cake mix, homemade with 5 simple ingredients. Soft and chewy and loaded with white chocolate chips.
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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies {Crinkles}
Easy classic red velvet crinkle cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients from scratch. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside with a beautiful crackled powdered sugar topping.
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PEPPERMINT- The Christmas season just won’t be the same without peppermint and mint treats.
Peppermint Filled Cookies
Easy peppermint filled cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. These chocolate sugar cookies are filled with a Peppermint patty.
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Peppermint Cookies
Quick and easy white chocolate peppermint cookies recipe, made from scratch with simple ingredients. Crispy and crackly on the outside, chewy on the inside.
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CHOCOLATE– Nothing can beat a delicious gooey cookie loaded with chocolate, whether it’s in the form of cocoa powder, ganache or chocolate chips.
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These quick and easy chocolate thumbprint cookies with ganache are made from scratch. They are crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside.
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Classic No Bake Cookies Recipe
This quick and easy no bake cookies recipe, requiring simple ingredients is a classic. These old fashioned no bake oatmeal cookies have a chewy texture.
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Easy Church Window Cookies
The best, classic, no bake, easy Church window cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Packed with chocolate, marshmallows, coconut and nuts.
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Chocolate Caramel Cookies
Quick and easy stuffed chocolate caramel cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft, moist, fudgy, bakery style, loaded with chocolate chips.
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White Chocolate Chip Cookies (With Cake Mix)
The best, quick and easy white chocolate chip cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Starts off with a cake mix. Rich, soft and chewy.
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Fudgy Chewy Triple Chocolate Cookies
Fudgy chewy triple chocolate cookies recipe from scratch, homemade with simple ingredients. They are loaded with cocoa powder, chocolate chips and fudge candy.
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Cake Mix Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Classic, quick and easy chocolate crinkle cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft and fudgy. Starts off with a chocolate cake mix.
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Chocolate Spritz Cookies
Classic, old fashioned, buttery, easy chocolate spritz cookies recipe, homemade from scratch with simple ingredients that are piped into decorated designs.
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Easy Smores Cookies
Quick and easy smores cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft, chewy and loaded with graham crackers, chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Quick and easy chocolate sugar cookies recipe with crispy texture of classic cut out sugar cookies and a rich chocolate flavor. Great for cookie decorating!
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Nutella Cookies
These quick and easy chewy chocolate Nutella cookies are addictive. They are rich and fudgy and have a brownie-like texture. Great for cookie exchanges.
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Chocolate Cherry Cookies (Black Forest Cookies)
Quick and easy chocolate cherry cookies recipe with cake mix. These black forest cookies are filled with vanilla buttercream icing, cherry pie filling and chocolate shreds.
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Cake Mix Chocolate M&M Cookies
Easy cake mix chocolate m&m cookies made with simple ingredients from your pantry. Crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. Great as a snack or gift!
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Chocolate Covered Oreos (Chocolate Dipped Oreos)
Quick, easy chocolate covered Oreos recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Classic Oreos are covered in melted chocolate (semisweet or white) and sprinkles.
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Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers
Quick, easy chocolate covered graham crackers recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Covered in melted chocolate (semisweet or white) and sprinkles.
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Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Quick and easy chocolate covered pretzels recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Sweet, salty, crunchy. Makes a delicious dessert or snack at parties.
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Easy Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe
The best ever, soft and chewy, quick and easy chocolate chunk cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients and browned butter. Perfectly ooey gooey!
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NUTTY– There is something wonderful about nuts that not only adds texture to cookies but also adds an incredible earthy flavor.
Best White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Quick and easy white chocolate macadamia nut cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients and ready in 20 minutes. They are classic, soft and chewy!
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Butter Pecan Cookies
Easy, soft and chewy butter pecan cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Loaded with toasted pecans. Great for Christmas and Thanksgiving!
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Easy Pistachio Cookies
Classic, easy cut out pistachio cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Requires no chilling. They also hold their shape well and don't spread during baking.
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Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
The best, classic, quick and easy homemade peanut butter cookies recipe, requiring simple ingredients. Soft and chewy with a sugar coating.
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Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Classic, quick and easy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients. These thick soft and chewy cookies are sweet and salty.
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Easy Peanut Butter Blossoms Recipe
Quick and easy peanut butter blossoms recipe, requiring simple ingredients. These classic peanut butter thumbprint cookies with chocolate are soft & chewy.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
Quick and easy peanut butter and jelly cookies recipe is filled with strawberry jam. Sweet and salty, crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside.
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SPICED– Whether you use just ground cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves or your favorite blend of pumpkin pie spice and apple pie spice, it’s sure to elevate your cookies to a whole new level of deliciousness.
Cinnamon Cookies Recipe
Quick and easy cinnamon cookies recipe, requiring simple ingredients and loaded with cinnamon! They are soft and chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside.
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Easy Ginger Cookies Recipe
Quick and easy ginger cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients and packed with many spices. Crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside!
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Easy Eggnog Cookies
Quick and easy eggnog cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients. These doctored cake mix soft and chewy Christmas cookies can be glazed too!
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Easy Gingersnap Cookies
The best, easy crispy gingersnap cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Full of spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and covered in semisweet chocolate.
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Molasses Cookies
Old fashioned, easy molasses cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. This classic Christmas crinkle cookie has a soft and chewy texture.
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Caramel Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe
Quick and easy caramel snickerdoodle cookies recipe, made with simple ingredients. It’s a twist on classic soft and chewy snickerdoodles. Perfect for Fall.
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Churro Cookies Recipe
Quick and easy churro cookies recipe, made with 4 ingredients: pie crust, sugar, cinnamon and butter. These crunchy, crispy cookies are ready in 30 minutes!
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DECORATED– You can decorate with icing, fondant, melted chocolate drizzle or sugar glaze and even sprinkles.
Easy Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Quick and easy gingerbread cookies recipe, made with 3 simple ingredients are a classic. This doctored cake mix recipe makes the best soft cut out cookies.
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Champagne Cookies
This easy champagne cookies recipe requires a few simple ingredients and no chilling. These champagne sugar cookies are decorated with champagne frosting.
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Stained Glass Cookies (Glass Window Cookies)
Quick, easy stained glass cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. These classic Christmas cut out sugar cookies are filled with rock candy or Jolly Ranchers.
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Easy Snowman Cookies (Snowman Oreos)
Quick and easy snowman cookies recipe (Snowman Oreos), homemade with simple ingredients. Dipped in white chocolate and decorated with chocolate chips.
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Jumbo Gingerbread Men Cookies
Jumbo, giant sized, easy gingerbread men cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients & spice cake mix. Perfect cut out cookies for Christmas!
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Christmas Tree Cookies
Easy Christmas tree cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. These cut out gingerbread cookies and soft but firm and lightly spiced.
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Snowflake Cookies (Snowflake Oreos)
Quick and easy snowflake cookies recipe (Snowflake Oreos), homemade with simple ingredients. Great no bake dessert for Christmas parties and Winter parties and even Frozen themed birthday parties.
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Dried Cranberry Orange Cookies
Easy cranberry orange cookies recipes, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft and crumbly. Loaded with dried cranberries and orange zest.
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Christmas Cookie Boxes
Prep Time: 1 hour hr
Cook Time: 30 minutes mins
Chilling/ Decorating time/ Assembly: 3 hours hrs
Total Time: 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Easy homemade Christmas cookie boxes filled with classic Holiday cookies likes chocolate crinkles, snickerdoodles, gingerbread and candies. This is a simple yet delicious edible gift for family and friends.
Yield: 6 Large boxes
Bake cookies and make chocolate covered pretzels as well as the homemade candies.
Allow all cookies to cool and all the chocolate items to set.
Decorate any cookies, if necessary.
Wrap candies in candy wrap, if you like.
Assemble everything in boxes. Use various sizes of cupcake liners and mini cardboard loaf pan containers as dividers to separate all the items in the box .
Wrap box tightly with ribbon.
Enjoy with family and friends.
- Read all my tips above.
- The number of holiday boxes you end up with at the end will vary because it depends on the size of your boxes. Mine were fairly big boxes and not the typical 7 or 8 inch square boxes.
- Leftovers can be stored in the covered box in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Calories: 150kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 16mg, Potassium: 7mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 1IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 1mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
I just stumbled across this on pinterest and I have to say that I love this idea! And your gift boxes are very inspiring!
Thank you so much! You can get so creative and change up the cookies every year.