23 Best Holiday Fruit Cookie Recipes

Fill your holiday cookies with vibrant colors and delicious flavors using homemade or store-bought jam, dried cranberries and cherries, and other fruit fillings.

Sponge cookies with dried fruits

"Years ago, the wonderful food writer Lee Bailey asked me to make 270 kilograms of these cookies for sale in his shop, and I still love the recipe," says Ina. "Not only is the dessert delicious (it's like a fruitcake in cookie form), but the dough can be rolled into rolls, refrigerated, and then simply sliced ​​and baked during the holidays."

Thumbprint Cookies: Bake and Slice

Thumbprint cookies are a classic Christmas treat in the West. Small balls of dough are shaped with a finger, filled with jam, and baked. This recipe makes them much easier and quicker. Instead of shaping each cookie individually, you bake one large one and cut it into smaller portions.

Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies

Every Christmas, Trisha hosts a cookie party with her friends. "Everyone comes with their favorite recipe, we bake all day, and then everyone comes home with a wonderful assortment of holiday cookies. My sister, Beth, adapted this recipe from a church cookbook. I like to chop the nuts and cranberries very finely so there's a variety of flavors in every bite."

Finnish cookies

These shortbread cookies (Finnish: lusikkaleivat) differ from most Scandinavian Christmas cookies in their distinctive nutty flavor, which comes from toasted brown butter. Toast the butter, knead it into a crumbly dough, and then use a spoon to form cookies so they're domed. The spoon (Finnish: lusikallinen) gives these cookies their name, and the way they're toasted gives them their color. Glue two cookies together with jam and dust with powdered sugar. They look elegant, graceful, and festive, and taste simply delicious—they melt in your mouth.

Polish cookies with nuts and dried fruits

We've tried cookies from all over Europe, and we especially loved this Polish delicacy. The cookies are delicious, sweet, decorative, and colorful, and the dried fruit adds a Christmassy touch. They're traditionally made on Christmas Eve.

Middle Eastern Date Cookies

Maamoul are soft sugar cookies traditionally filled with dates and oranges. We also enjoyed the dried apricot and raisin and quince and walnut fillings.

Almond biscotti with dried cherries

Crispy, sweet, and nutty, Ann's Italian biscotti make a great gift or dessert for dinner.

Butter cookies with jam

Traditional jam cookies remain a favorite holiday treat, served with tea or eaten while relaxing.



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Blondie with peanut butter and jam

Jeff prefers blondies to brownies. "I always add peanut butter to the dessert whenever possible. This crunchy, nutty dessert with a fruity twist will be a standout at the holiday table!"

Sandwich cookies with cherries, white chocolate and almond filling

Jeff's cookies are inspired by a dessert his wife, Sarah, makes. And since he's turning everything into a sandwich, his version features an almond paste filling sandwiched between two cookies.

Linzer sandwich cookies

Alex sandwiches raspberry jam between two star-shaped butter cookies. This festive treat will take center stage on your dessert table.

Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macarons with Pineapple

The chefs have created a versatile cookie: sweet, tart, chocolatey, and gooey all at once. The combination of homemade pineapple jam and bittersweet chocolate makes this gluten-free dessert the star of your party.

Cookies with dried cherries, almonds and vanilla icing

Tart dried cherries and toasted almonds come together in Giada's sweet holiday cookies.

Christmas Citrus Cookies

These lemon bar cookies are decorated for Christmas with clementine juice and Sicilian orange slices.

Cherry and Pistachio Spiral Cookies

Make a cherry, pistachio, and brown sugar filling for Jeff Mauro's colorful cookies, topped with festive sprinkles. The cookies can be made ahead of time, then sliced ​​and baked just before guests arrive.

Shortbread cookies with fruits and nuts

Melissa decorates classic holiday shortbread cookies with a fruity topping.

Coconut Cranberry Macarons

Cranberry and orange add a Christmas flavor to these coconut macarons.

Chocolate Orange Cookies

These chocolate cookies have a fruity flavor thanks to the delicate orange filling. The zest and juice of oranges and lemons provide a tart flavor to the chocolate layer.

Italian Spumoni Cookies

Spumoni is a traditional Italian frozen dessert made with layers of ice cream, nuts, and candied fruit. Jeff Mauro makes his own version of the classic recipe, topping it with chocolate chips, pistachios, and dried cherries.

Czech cookies with cherry jam

With a walnut crust and cherry jam filling, these cookies are sure to be a hit at the holiday table.

Golden Rugelach

Rugelach is a traditional Hanukkah pastry, a delicious treat filled with nuts and fruit wrapped in puff pastry.

Cherry Bar Cookies

Sunny's Cookies are a quick twist on the festive fruit pie.









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