Best Cookies For Holiday Gifting

There's nothing quite like giving a box of homemade cookies during the holidays. Whether you're sharing with family, surprising friends, or sending a little sweetness through the mail, cookies always bring a smile.

In this roundup, you'll find a mix of festive favorites, from timeless classics to chocolate indulgences and globally inspired treats. Every recipe is sturdy, gift-friendly, and perfect for a homemade cookie box.

Our top 4 cookies for gifting

These are the ones we bake again and again for friends and family, proven favorites that always disappear first.

1

Fudgy Brownie Cookies

These fudgy brownie cookies bring brownie richness in cookie form, with crackly tops, chewy edges, and gooey centers. Simple technique for bakery-style cookies at home.

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2

Thumbprint Cookies With Jam

These Argentine thumbprint cookies with jam are a delightful treat with a tender, buttery base and a dollop of sweet, slightly tart quince jam. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee, they're simple to make yet wonderfully nostalgic-a taste of Argentina in every bite.

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3

Nutella-Stuffed Cookies with Chocolate Chunks

These Nutella-stuffed cookies with chocolate chunks bake up with golden edges, soft centers, and a gooey Nutella surprise inside. Perfect for when you want bakery-style cookies that are simple to make at home.

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4

Classic Argentine Alfajores

Super soft cornstarch cookies sandwich together with sweet creamy dulce de leche and rolled in coconut flakes. A classic and delicious Argentine snack.

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Holiday classics (with a twist)

These cookies feel right at home in any holiday box. From American favorites like chocolate chip and peanut butter to our Arab-inspired twists, these classics never fail to make the season sweeter.

5

Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These chewy chocolate chunk cookies are gooey in the center and have perfectly crispy edges. Made with brown butter for extra flavor and loaded with melty chocolate chunks, they're everything you love about a bakery cookie, but even better homemade.

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6

Snowball Cookies Without Nuts (Milky Arabic Cookies)

The most delicious snowball cookies without nuts that you'll ever make! These 4-ingredient snowball cookies are buttery, melt in your mouth, and are so easy to make (no chilling required)! Although these are nut-free snowball cookies, they're rich in flavor with my secret ingredient, powdered milk!

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7

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These chocolate crinkle cookies are rich and incredibly chocolatey-basically brownies in cookie form! With their crackled powdered sugar tops, crispy exteriors, and melt-in-your-mouth centers, they are as beautiful as they are delicious. Plus, they are very easy to prepare, making them perfect for the holidays!

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8

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Inspired by none other than Betty Crocker, these classic peanut butter cookies are just to die for. They're soft and chewy, with super peanut butter flavour. Easy to make, just a few basic ingredients. Do try!

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Chocolate lovers' favorites

For the chocoholics on your list, these cookies deliver in the richest, fudgiest way possible. From gooey centers to brownie-like bites, each of these recipes is guaranteed to satisfy any chocolate craving.

9

Chocolate Pistachio Cookies (Fudge Bakery-Style)

These Chocolate Pistachio Cookies (Fudgy Brownie-Style) are rich, chewy chocolate cookies with a creamy pistachio filling and a soft brownie-like center. Easy to make, festive, and irresistibly indulgent!

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10

Double Chocolate Fudge Cookies

These double chocolate fudge cookies are decadent, bursting with chocolate flavour, soft and fudgy. With just a handful of ingredients (and loads of chocolate), you can easily enjoy these cookies in 30 minutes. Do try!

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11

Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

Soft, chewy, and rich, these peanut butter stuffed chocolate cookies have creamy peanut butter centers wrapped in fudgy chocolate dough, bakery-style cookies made simple.

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Global & wholesome cookies

These cookies highlight flavors from around the world and include lighter options for a balanced holiday spread. From buttery international classics to healthier twists, they add variety and make any cookie box more exciting.

12

Healthy Linzer Cookies

These healthy Linzer cookies are made with way less amount of butter and use honey as the cookies' sweetener. They're soft and tender with a hint of lemon to them. Not overly sweet and just perfect for when you want to show off your baking skills (nobody will know they're so easy to make!)

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13

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies

These healthy chocolate chip cookies are just what you need when you crave something sweet but want to keep it healthy! They're packed with better-for-you ingredients, are easy to whip up, and taste as delicious as your favorite classic. Indulge guilt-free with every bite, knowing they're loaded with extra nutrients.

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14

Pineapple-Shaped Tart Cookies

These easy pineapple tarts are a buttery, crumbly pastry filled with a delicious homemade pineapple jam. They just melt in your mouth! With this no-fail recipe, they'll be the best pineapple cookies that you'll try.

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15

Healthy Carrot Cake Cookies

You wouldn't believe these are made with healthier ingredients! They're refined sugar-free, gluten-free and insanely delicious! A combo of cookie and cakey texture, and they're freezer-friendly. And let's not forget the glaze, so yum!

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16

Healthy 3-Ingredient Tahini Cookies

Super quick and healthier. These tahini cookies only need 3 wholesome ingredients and they're definitely way better than store-bought cookies. Only 136 calorie/cookie. Give them a try!

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🎁 Wrapping Up Your Holiday Cookie Box

Whether you stick to the classics, go all-in on chocolate, or mix in some global and wholesome flavors, these cookies are perfect for gifting.

A great holiday box has a little variety, chewy and crunchy, rich and light, familiar and new. Pick a few from each section, pack them in festive tins or boxes, and you'll have homemade gifts that feel thoughtful and unforgettable.