A **cookie exchange** is one of the best parts of the holidays — everyone shows up with a batch, and you go home with a whole tray of new favorites. But picking what to bring can be the hardest part, especially if you want something that travels well and still looks impressive on a plate….
These soft molasses cookies bake up thick and chewy with deeply crackled, sugar-coated tops and a warm spiced center, and they genuinely stay soft for days after baking. The dough takes about 15 minutes to mix, needs at least an hour to chill, and each batch bakes in just 12 minutes. Real molasses and a…
These gingerbread cookie bars are a thick, chewy spiced bar baked in one pan and topped with a spiced cream cheese frosting, so you get all the flavor of a gingerbread cookie without rolling or cutting a single shape. They take about 20 minutes of hands-on time, bake in under half an hour, and need…
Soft, pillowy gingerbread cookies rolled in sugar and finished with a simple ginger glaze, with crisp edges and a tender, chewy middle. They’re ready in 45 minutes with no dough chilling required. Total time is 45 minutes, the batch makes about 20 cookies, and there’s no stand mixer required (though it speeds things up) and…
Classic spiced gingerbread cookies with crisp edges and a tender center, built to hold their shape through cutting, baking, and decorating. Ready in about 30 minutes of active time plus chilling, makes 24 four-inch cookies, and the dough can be made up to 3 days ahead. There’s something about rolling out gingerbread dough that feels…
Buttery gingerbread snowball cookies rolled twice in powdered sugar for a snowy holiday finish, with warm cinnamon, ginger, and molasses in every bite.
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon sugar snowball cookies rolled twice in cinnamon sugar for a snowy holiday finish.
Buttery almond snowball cookies with a tender crumb, rolled twice in powdered sugar for a snowy holiday finish.
Buttery lemon snowball cookies rolled twice in powdered sugar, with real lemon zest and juice in every bite. A soft, citrusy holiday cookie for any tray.
Rich, fudgy chocolate snowball cookies rolled thick in powdered sugar, with mini chocolate chips in every bite. A one-bowl holiday cookie the whole plate disappears fast.