4.4 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 18 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 35 min
- Total time: 2 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 7
- Servings: 36
Craving holiday eggnog? Skip the cocktail and grab a spruced-up snickerdoodle cookie instead. The nutmeg and rum flavors of this holiday favorite combine perfectly with the cinnamon-sugar taste of snickerdoodles. For the icing on top, there’s a vanilla-chip dip that adds just the right creamy contrast.
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 13 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 1 hr 40 min
- Ingredients: 14
- Servings: 40
These are cookies people will talk about endlessly and ask you to make again and again. The reason we’re so sure—besides personal experience—is that they’re based on our five-star Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, but gussied up for an extra-special occasion or extra-strong sweet craving. Dark chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, oats and toasted Corn Chex™ all get added to the mix, so these cookies bake up gooey and crunchy and salty and sweet. All those mix-ins give the cookies a look that’s far from cookie-cutter perfect, but that’s part of their charm. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a cookie with where a stray marshmallow has melted at the edge, creating a crisp caramel bite that’s almost like toffee.
4.2 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 13 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 25 min
- Total time: 5 hr 25 min
- Ingredients: 7
- Servings: 36
Like the frothy topping on a cup of cocoa, these swirled chocolate meringue cookies are light, airy and—of course—dotted with marshmallows. For those who didn’t grow up with meringues as a holiday cookie tray staple, it’s a great time to get familiar with this delicate cookie. As alternative diets and gluten sensitivities become more prevalent, it’s important to bake at least some cookies that’ll make all your guests feel jolly, no matter how they eat! Like all meringues, this cookie does not use any flour, so it’s gluten free. But we firmly believe that this cookie is much more about what is included than what isn’t. Mixing Hershey’s™ Special Dark™ cocoa in to part of the batter not only delivers rich chocolate taste (quite an accomplishment for a cookie that’s so airy) but it also makes a beautiful swirl that makes them eye-catching. These cookies are perfect for bakers who want to expand their baking skills. Be sure to read the recipe all the way through before you start—a good idea for any cookie—so that you’re set up to succeed!
4.7 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 18 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 50 min
- Total time: 1 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 6
- Servings: 24
These cookies are unbearably cute and easy to make!
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 69 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 1 hr 15 min
- Total time: 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 6
- Servings: 24
Here's a holiday sugar cookie that doesn't need rolling. Just four ingredients and simple candies make creating snowmen faces super fun and frosty.
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 6 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 35 min
- Total time: 4 hr 40 min
- Ingredients: 15
- Servings: 12
The iconic deli cookie of New York is coming to your kitchen. That’s right, you can bake perfect Black and Whites with this recipe. Soft, cakey and a tiny bit tangy (we use lemon extract and buttermilk), these cookies are perfectly complemented by their sweet half-chocolate, half-white icing. That icing also gives them a pretty, glossy look—these could hold their own in any deli case—and just like the store-bought ones, they’re oversized (each cookie uses 1/4 cup of dough!). So, bake up a batch of these, and you’ll be able to satisfy the most voracious of cookie monsters!
4.9 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 15 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 45 min
- Total time: 9 hr 20 min
- Ingredients: 14
- Servings: 16
Hot chocolate cheesecake? You might be wondering how exactly this works—well, let us tell you. Turns out, the silken texture of a chocolate cheesecake is not far off from the thick, creamy texture of a perfect cup of cocoa. But that’s not all: Cocoa wouldn’t be half as good without the contrast lent by a dollop of whipped cream, which is where the marshmallow-whipped cream comes into play. Piling this on top of the cheesecake somehow makes the chocolate cheesecake and chocolate-sugar cookie crust that much more chocolaty. For a finishing touch, garnishing with your favorite cocoa toppings—we like mini marshmallows (Can you ever have too much marshmallow? We think not!), mini chocolate chips, and if we’re feeling fancy, crushed peppermint candies.
4.3 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 4 reviews.- Prep time: 20 min
- Total time: 2 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 13
- Servings: 15
We put a holiday spin on the classic Tres Leches Cake, and the result is a decadent eggnog dessert that’ll be your favorite indulgence of the season.
3.8 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 12 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 20 min
- Total time: 1 hr 45 min
- Ingredients: 11
- Servings: 24
Soft-baked sugar cookie bars, studded with cranberries and white chocolate chips, are finished with cream cheese frosting and more cranberries for the perfect holiday treat!
4.6 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 37 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 1 hr 15 min
- Total time: 3 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 12
- Servings: 60
Bake these Vegan Sugar Cookies, set them out for a holiday party, and see if anyone can guess that they contain zero ingredients sourced from animals. This Vegan Sugar Cookies recipe was carefully developed using only vegan ingredients—and it also delivers big on texture and delicious flavor! These vegan cut-out sugar cookies are beautiful when cut into simple rounds, but they can just as easily be cut into a festive array of shapes and decorated to your liking.
3.8 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 5 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 25 min
- Total time: 1 hr 5 min
- Ingredients: 15
- Servings: 12
Easy elegance is what this dessert is all about. Dark, sweet cherries get baked under an almond-sugar cookie crust and served with a warm vanilla cream sauce for a cobbler that brings the best of summer to the table, any time of the year. That’s right, this recipe is made with frozen sweet cherries and utilizes a couple of other clever shortcuts—the “easy” part! There’s no pitting involved when you use frozen cherries and the sugar cookie crust starts with Betty’s quick mix. Folding cream cheese and chopped almonds into the sugar cookie dough makes them extra moist and flavorful, but the best part is that this crust doesn’t need to be rolled out. Just drop balls of cookie dough on top of the cherries, and you’ll be ready to bake. There’s always time for dessert with this recipe at the ready!
4.6 out of 5 stars, average rating value out of 56 reviews.Kitchen Tested- Prep time: 30 min
- Total time: 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients: 11
- Servings: 12
Cinnamon, sugar and apples are about as autumnal as a dessert can get. So why not combine everyone’s favorite cinnamon-sugar cookie, snickerdoodles, with apple cobbler? That was the thought that inspired this easy, crowd-size dessert, and thanks to the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens, this mashup works like a charm. The cookie dough crust bakes up cobbler style with a slight chewy top, fluffy center and a perfectly caramely bottom where the spiced apple mixture melds with the crust. So, you end up with deluxe apple cobbler topped with a snickerdoodle cookie crust. The only thing this dessert for 12 really needs is a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top! Serve this warm from the oven, so your ice cream gets a little bit melty, and don’t be surprised if someone tries to lick their plate clean.
