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Christmas Cookie Box

December 14, 2020 2 Comments

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Box filled with assortment of Christmas cookies

It’s officially cookie season!  Which makes it my favorite season because I love baking cookies and I love eating cookies!  Creating a beautiful Christmas Cookie Box makes a fabulous gift or fun for a cookie exchange.

I’m sharing some of my all-time favorite cookies to bake and share.  You are going to love them all.  

Cut-out Sugar cookies

Cut-out sugar cookies are so simple to make with only a few ingredients.  There is no need to refrigerate the dough and the cookies will hold their shape beautifully during baking.  

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Rich and buttery cut-out sugar cookies that hold their shape while baking.  
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assortment of sprinkles on heart shape sugar cookies

Norwegian Pepperkaker

Pepperkaker is so easy to make.  They are thin and crisp ginger-spiced cookies that cake be cut into many shapes.  These cookies do require refrigeration so plan ahead before baking.

 

Norwegian Pepperkaker
Pepperkaker are perfect for shipping. They will last stored in tins for weeks. The flavor lasts as long as the cookie.
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Scotch Shortbread Cookies

Buttery melt-in-your-mouth Scotch Shortbread Cookies made with just 4 ingredients with a dip in semi-sweet chocolate and a sprinkle of nuts.  These shortbread cookies can be made in advance and stored in tins which enhances the flavor.

Scotch Shortbread Cookies
Buttery melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies. Dipped in semi-sweet chocolate and rolled in nuts.
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stacked chocolate dipped shortbread cookies

Norwegian Berlinerkranser

I’m pretty sure this is my all-time favorite Christmas cookie.  They are so buttery with a hint of orange.  Absolutely delicious. 

Norwegian Berlinerkranser
Norwegian Berlingerkranser cookies are orange scented butter cookie.  Traditionally on a plate with seven different types of traditional Norwegian cookies given at Christmas.  
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Norwegian berlinerkranser cookies with sugar sprinkles and platter

Hazelnut Gianduja

Ok, this little chocolate hazelnut gem isn’t officially a cookie.  Adding an all chocolate treat would look amazing in my cookie box assortment.  Don’t let the recipe scare you.  Gianduja is just hazelnut paste combined with equal amounts of melted chocolate.  Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate Hazelnut heaven! 

Praline Gianduja – Chocolate Hazelnut Candy
Hazelnut praline paste blended with dark tempered chocolate creates Gianduja.  A melt in your mouth chocolate hazelnut treat
Check out this recipe
Praline Gianduja Chocolate Hazelnut Candy

Norwegian Krumkake

Delicate cone-shaped butter cookies from my most recent post.  They do require the use of a special krumkake iron, but so worth the effort.

Wooden tray of krumkaker on a linen cloth.

Norwegian Krumkaker
Beautiful Norwegian Krukaker lights up the Christmas season year after year.  This delicate wafer-thin cookie is buttery and crisp with a light spice of nutmeg or cardamom.  
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Box of baked krumkaker with a bow tied around box and 2 cookies stacked in front.

Butter Dream Sugar Cookies

Not pictured in my cookie box, but definitely needs recognition.  The title says it all!  Tender and buttery sugar cookies iced a fluffy buttercream.  Butter Dream Sugar Cookies hold their shape when baked and don’t require refrigeration. 

Tree cut out sugar cookies with green icing and golden sprinkles

Butter Dream Sugar Cookies
Tender and buttery sugar cookies iced a fluffy buttercream.  
Check out this recipe
Tree iced Sugar Cookie with sprinkles

There is no better gift than a box of assorted Christmas cookies.  If you make a cookie box using my cookies,  please tag me on instagram.   I’d love to see your creations.  

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Kristen Beech says

    December 16, 2020 at 4:22 am

    Janet!!!! These look amazing!!!! i want to do this! Where did you gwt yiur bOx?

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    • Janet Barton says

      December 16, 2020 at 4:52 am

      It was so fun to make but a ton of work doing all the baking. I bought them on Etsy. Here is the link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/878564695/half-baked-harvest-x-etsy-deluxe-kit?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=half+baked+harvest+cookie+box&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&frs=1&bes=1

      Just copy and paste. 😘

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