The Best Holiday Cookies & Treats

Put on your oven mitts – its holiday baking season! We all deserve a little yuletide cheer, so fill up a tin and treat your loved ones (and yourself) to these delicious cookies, cakelets, and bars.

Just make sure you have a glass of milk handy.


Gingerbread Cookie Foxes

With warm spices, dark molasses, and only a handful of ingredients, these gingerbread cookie foxes are a classic addition to any cookie platter. 
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Lemon Curd & Thyme Thumbprint Cookies with Streusel & Vanilla Icing

With a crumbly streusel topping & stripes of vanilla icing, Lemon Curd & Thyme Thumbprint Cookies are sweet & tart – like bite-size lemon meringue pies.
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Spiced Raisin Swirl Shortbread Cookies

With cloves, coriander, and brandy-soaked fruit,these Spiced Raisin Swirl Shortbread Cookies are a beautiful light treat with your coffee or tea.
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Double Mint Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cookies

One bite of these Double Mint Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cookies and you'll be in love! Theses easy cookies are just the right balance of sweet mint and fudgy dark chocolate. 
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One bite of these Double Mint Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cookies and you'll be in love! They are just the right balance of sweet mint and fudgy dark chocolate. #cookies #mintchocolate #sweets | FeastInThyme.com

Rainbow Cake Funfetti Petit Fours with Vanilla Fondant Icing

With two layers of rainbow cake, a bright fondant icing, and oodles of colorful sprinkles, these bite-size Funfetti Petit Fours are ready to celebrate! 
Sponge cake adapted from various versions of Molly Yeh’s Funfetti Cake Recipe
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With two layers of #rainbow cake, a bright fondant icing, and oodles of colorful #sprinkles, these bite-size Funfetti Petit Fours are ready to celebrate! #celebration #cake #funfetti | FeastInThyme.com

Mocha Meringue Cookies

With bitter espresso and rich dark cocoa, these light and fluffy mocha meringue cookies will melt in your mouth.
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Mini Orange Scones with Whiskey & Marmalade

Mini Orange Scones are made special with a heaping spoonful of marmalade and a dash of whiskey. Bake up a batch with a side of tea, jam, and lemon curd for a very special brunch.
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Mint Chocolate Brownie Bites

Super fudgy brownie bites are made even better with a boozy and festive green crème de menthe icing. They're even Gluten-Free!
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Salted Caramel Popcorn Bars with Marshmallow & Chocolate

You’ll be the star of movie night with these simple Salted Caramel Popcorn Bars full of gooey marshmallow & sweet chunks of chocolate. 
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You’ll be the star of #movienight with these simple Salted Caramel Popcorn Bars full of gooey #marshmallow & sweet chunks of #chocolate. #oscarnight #saltedcaramel #sweettreats | FeastInThyme.com

Meyer Lemon Lavender Cake Donuts

With a sugary glaze and full of citrus zest, these Meyer Lemon Lavender Cake Donuts are a bright and beautiful addition to any brunch or afternoon tea.
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Milk Chocolate Chip S’more Cookies with Toasted Marshmallows

With or without a campfire, Milk Chocolate Chip S'more Cookies are topped with toasted marshmallow, combining two classic sweet treats in one.
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Looking for more holiday baking ideas? I’ve got at least one new cookie recipe up my sleeve for this month, and until then, check out this recipe round-up I curated a few years back – all those cookies still look as good as ever:

25 Holiday Treats to Gift This Christmas

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A platter of assorted homemade cookies

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