BH&G Christmas Cookies

Every Christmas, our addictive collection of holiday cookie recipes blends old-time favorites with updated sweets. Our latest flavor combinations, decorating techniques, and cookie motifs entice you to fill your cookie tray. Using easy-to-follow baking and decorating instructions, it's a snap to make impressive cookies and bars for the annual cookie exchange, a holiday bake sale, food gifts, or family celebrations!

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Sweet Wreaths • GATHER ROUND TO SHARE IN CHRISTMAS WREATH CRAFTS THAT ARE (ALMOST) TOO PRETTY TO EAT.

Brookies • CAN’T DECIDE? NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO. GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS WITH THESE DESSERT MASH-UPS. PICK FROM FIVE KNOCKOUT COMBOS THAT DOUBLE THE FLAVOR ON COOKIE TRAYS AND IN GIFT BOXES.

Beyond Basic Chocolate Chip Cookies • WE SPUN THE CLASSIC CHIPPY COOKIES ROUND AND ROUND TO GIVE THEM THREE NEW LOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Gift It • COOKIE GIFTS ARE THE BEST GIFTS. MAKE THESE SWEET COOKIE SURPRISES EXTRA SPECIAL WITH A DRINK PAIR-UP, SUCH AS TEA, HOT CHOCOLATE, OR A SPECIALTY COFFEE.

Eat, Drink & Be Merry • MAKE IT A DOUBLE. THESE SPIRITED COOKIES AND COCKTAILS ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.

Marbled • DO THE DIP AND TWIST TO CREATE ARTFUL CUTOUT COOKIES USING BASIC POWDERED SUGAR ICING. THEY’RE DAZZLING BUT OH, SO EASY.

Gluten-Free! • EVERYONE DESERVES THE MAGICAL GIFT OF COOKIES THIS TIME OF YEAR. FOR THOSE IN YOUR CIRCLE AVOIDING GLUTEN, THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE—GLUTEN-FREE VERSIONS OF EIGHT CLASSIC COOKIES THEY’LL LOVE.

Pretty In Pink • SHADES OF PINK ADD A SWEET BLUSH TO THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE MIX. PINK GRAPEFRUIT, FREEZE-DRIED RASPBERRIES, AND MARASCHINO CHERRIES ARE THE SECRETS TO THESE ROSY RESULTS.

No-Bakes • FESTIVE WITHOUT BEING FUSSY—AND NO OVEN REQUIRED! EACH OF THESE TREATS COMES TOGETHER IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS, AND THEY’RE DESIGNED FOR NOVICES AND MASTERS ALIKE.

Scoops • IF YOU’RE KNOWN FOR SNEAKING BITES OF COOKIE DOUGH FROM THE BOWL, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU. INDULGE WITH A SAFE-TO-EAT DOUGH IN SIX FUN FLAVORS.

Here Comes Santa Claus • TRANSFORM SIMPLE SHAPES—DIAMONDS, TRIANGLES, STARS, AND HEARTS—INTO A HO-HO-HOST OF SANTA’S HELPERS. EASY ENOUGH FOR EVEN A ROOKIE ELF!

The Season Of Ginger • THE WARMING FLAVOR OF GINGER IS LIKE A HUG FOR THE SOUL. THIS YEAR, WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND THESE FIVE HEARTWARMING COOKIES THAT USE ALL FORMS OF GINGER—FRESH, GROUND, AND CRYSTALLIZED.

Evergreens • DESIGN YOUR COOKIE PLATTER LIKE A FOREST WITH VARIED SHAPES, SIZES, AND SHADES OF GREEN. ONE DOUGH AND FIVE SIMPLE TECHNIQUES MAKE A GROVE OF LOVELY TREES—NO ICING REQUIRED!

The Beauty Of Spritz • BUTTERY SPRITZ COOKIES GET THE RED CARPET TREATMENT WITH FIVE ALL-NEW FLAVORS. KEEP IT CLASSIC WITH PUMPKIN SPICE OR GO DRAMATIC WITH TAHINI AND TURMERIC.

Store-Bought Cookie Spins • THOSE PACKAGED COOKIES YOU LOVED AS A KID TASTE EVEN BETTER WHEN MADE FROM SCRATCH. HERE’S HOW TO GET NOSTALGIC COOKIE-AISLE FLAVORS AT HOME.

Whoopie Cream Pies • FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN SNACKING ON MARSHMALLOW FILLING SANDWICHED BETWEEN CAKEY COOKIES IN SIX LUSCIOUS PIE-INSPIRED FLAVORS.

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