Introducing our 2025 holiday cookie platter
Say hello to our newest cookie lineup.
Date
November 28, 2025
Crafting the perfect holiday cookie platter can be as high stakes as gift giving. Luckily, we’ve come up with the perfect selection for your dessert table this year. This slate of six new holiday cookie recipes covers a range of flavors (from chocolate to pistachio to peppermint!) and techniques (easy drop cookies, simplified sandwich cookies, swirled shortbreads, and more) to keep things fresh, festive, and of course, delicious.
Sparkling Pistachio Cookies
The classic melt-in-your-mouth snowball cookie gets a green, glitzy glow up. Finely chopped pistachios and a touch of almond extract add delicate, nutty flavor. For the finishing touch, each dough ball is rolled in sparkling sugar for an extra festive shimmer.
Get the recipe: Sparkling Pistachio Cookies
To make this recipe, you'll need: Sparkling Sugar
Gingerbread Biscotti
Meet your morning coffee’s new companion. The crisp and snappy texture of gingerbread cookies are a familiar favorite, but these biscotti take it to the next level. The combination of Golden Wheat Flour and molasses add depth to the dough, while studs of crystallized ginger are an elegant nod to the traditional spiced cookie. Skip the intricate decorating for a simple drizzle of white chocolate.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Biscotti
To make this recipe, you'll need: Golden Wheat Flour and Mini Diced Ginger
Striped Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
These eye-catching cookies give the humble peppermint candy a run for its money. Buttery vanilla shortbread dough is flavored with a touch of peppermint oil for a kiss of minty freshness. To make the swirled design, simply stack layers of plain and colored dough and twist the ends — it’s that easy!
Get the recipe: Striped Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
To make this recipe, you'll need: Slice-and-Bake Dough Keeper Set
Cannoli Sandwich Cookies
Making cannolis from scratch requires deep frying, but making cannoli sandwich cookies just calls for olive oil cookies to replicate those traditional crisp cannoli shells. They’re held together with a creamy ricotta filling perfumed with orange zest, just like a typical cannoli. Dress these up even more with mini chocolate chips or finely chopped pistachios.
Get the recipe: Cannoli Sandwich Cookies
To make this recipe, you'll need: Teaspoon Scoop
Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies
If you’re looking to shake up your sugar cookie routine, start with these chocolatey, frosted cookies. They’re fudgy and cakey like your favorite brownie, and a generous swoop of vanilla frosting makes them extra special for the holidays. For a little more holiday cheer, just add festive sprinkles, like these.
Get the recipe: Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies
To make this recipe, you'll need: Guittard Semisweet Chocolate Wafers
Matcha Christmas Tree Cookies
Matcha gives these fun cutout cookies their verdant color and earthy flavor. Plus, that natural green hue means you have less decorating to do. Give each cookie a quick dip in glaze or a dusting of sparkling sugar to finish.
Get the recipe: Matcha Christmas Tree Cookies
To make this recipe, you'll need: Organic Lemon Emulsion
Looking for the perfect gift? Check out our second annual holiday cookie puzzle.
Cover photo by Patrick Marinello; food styling by Yekaterina Boytsova.
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