Favorite Cookie Swap Recipes

Choose from our selection of cookies that will keep well and are sure to delight all the lucky recipients at your holiday cookie-swap party. For more tasty and festive holiday cookie recipes and tips, download our complete guide here.
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Shaped Icebox Cookies

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Try one of our shaped icebox-cookie variations:

Almond-Cherry Coins

Apricot-Pistachio Triangles

Almond and Candied Orange Zest Bars

White Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Cherry Triangles

Papaya, Macadamia, and Coconut Triangles

Cranberry-Orange Coins

Chocolate, Walnut, and Cranberry Coins

Candied-Fruit Squares

Almond and Ginger Bars

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Chocolate-Peppermint Cookies

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Pretzel-Shortbread Bars

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Gingerbread Trees with Lemon Icing

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Glazed Spritz Cookies

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Try one of our glazed spritz-cookie variations:

Citrus-Glazed Cookies

Vanilla-Glazed Cookies

Vanilla-Glazed Swirl Cookies

White-Chocolate-Glazed Cookies

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Stenciled Gingerbread Cookies

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Salted Chocolate Tartlets

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Lemon Icebox Cookies

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Chocolate-Dipped Macadamia Cookies

Credit: Con Poulos
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Mexican Wedding Cakes

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Allison's Honeyed Almond-Cherry Shortbread

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Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars

Credit: Joseph De Leo
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Jam Macaroons

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Pecan Bars

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Lemon-Pistachio Wreaths

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Sarah's Chewy Chocolate-Raisin Cookies

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Cornmeal Biscotti with Dates and Almonds

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Oatmeal-Cranberry Cookies

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Chocolate Gingerbread Bars

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Espresso Bean Shortbread

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Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Apricots and White Chocolate

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Date-Pecan Bars

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Mudslide Cookies

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Mixed Fruit-and-Nut Cookies

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Vanilla-Bean Spritz Wreaths

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Iced Hermits

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Black-Bottom Coconut Bars

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Mexican Hot-Chocolate Cookies

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Orange Sable Cookies

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Dark Chocolate Cookies with Sour Cherries

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Lucinda's Molasses Drops

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Double Chocolate Cookies

Credit: Antonis Achilleos
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Crisp and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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