Scattered throughout the past three months, I have shared numerous holiday-themed recipes, but it’s always the cookies, squares, and balls that my readers seem to crave more of! I’m placing all of this year’s cookies together in this one post so that each one of them is easy for you to find. So, welcome, Dear Reader, to Lord Byron’s 24 Cookies of Christmas – Volume 8!
Traditionally, every year I share a series of recipes that you might already be familiar with. For example, I’ve previously shared 12 Holiday Trifles, 12 Holiday Bars & Squares, and even these 12 Edible Holiday Wreath recipes! Also, some of my favourite recipe collections from previous years are my 75 Homemade Gifts from Your Kitchen, my 50 Make Ahead Freezer Friendly Christmas Recipes, and my 30 No-Bake Christmas Recipes post.
This year I did it differently. Rather than sharing multiple back to back series, I shared a new holiday-themed recipe almost every day starting in early October. For those of you who have followed my annual Lord Byron’s 24 Cookies of Christmas series, I made sure that there were lots of new cookie recipes mixed in with the holiday mains and sides. I did not, however, publish the cookies back to back in a 24-day series. This would have been my 8th year running the series and it becomes very exhausting. Also, we had a vacation booked in what would have been the middle of the series, so this year, I spread the recipes out so that I wasn’t sharing the same type of recipe every day.
But now that we are so close to Christmas, I thought I would go ahead and place all of those scattered cookie recipes into one post so that you could easily find them. And, just in case you’re curious, you can see previous annual posts for my 24 Cookies of Christmas Series here!
HOW TO GET TO THE RECIPES
Let’s take a look at the cookies in Lord Byron’s 24 Cookies of Christmas – Volume 8. Below are images of the cookies in the order that they were published. Remember, just click on the green highlighted box that says “CHECK OUT THE RECIPE” to be taken to the recipe post. A new window will open and you will not lose your spot on this page. Enjoy!
Homemade sweet and tart cranberry filling is sandwiched between two layers of a buttery and chewy crumb mixture in these Cranberry Crumb Squares. Serve these slightly warmed or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the ultimate thanksgiving dessert!
The bitter tartness of the copious amount of lemon in this Lemon Pistachio Biscotti is balanced nicely with sugary sweetness and salted pistachios. To make it even better, they have been drizzled with sweet and lemony icing. Make a hot tea and savour every bite!
Everything but the kitchen sink is an expression used to describe a recipe with lots of ingredients. My Holiday Kitchen Sink Cookies are prepared with a basic cookie dough, but packed with pretzels, candy, sprinkles, chocolate, and even crushed potato chips! It might sound odd, but these cookies are certainly delicious!
Even without the addition of real chopped apples to this Spiced Apple Cider Biscotti recipe, it still tastes very much like a freshly baked apple pie! Using familiar apple pie spices and apple cider, this biscotti will make you feel all warm and cozy on the inside!
Dipped in melted milk chocolate and drizzled with Reese’s Peanut Butter Chipits, these Peanut Butter Balls are a nostalgic treat! They’re a delicious confection with an airy and crispy bite from the Rice Krispies Cereal and coconut. These balls are for the serious peanut butter and chocolate lover!
Gumdrop Biscotti just might be the Christmas confection you didn’t know you needed! These buttery biscotti are packed with everyone’s favourite baking gums and topped with sweet, glistening coarse sugar. Adorably festive, these make a great gift idea!
Finally a gluten-free Christmas cookie that is absolutely delicious! With a soft and chewy center, these Sicilian Almond Cookies have crispy edges and hold their shape very well! If you’re looking for something more festive, top the cookies with sprinkles or a maraschino cherry before baking!
At Christmas time, candied cherries are almost unavoidable and that suits me just fine because I love them! For my Candied Cherry Biscotti recipe, use both red and green candied cherries to make these biscotti look jolly and festive! A simple, easy to prepare glaze is all you need in terms of decoration.
These Almond Joy Truffles taste exactly like an Almond Joy Chocolate Bar! They are so easy to make and have few ingredients. For the serious coconut lover, these truffles are perfectly sweet with a chewy center and a little almond crunch!
These biscotti were prepared with the coffee lover in mind! Prepared with coffee extract, coffee liqueur, and espresso powder, Espresso Biscotti not only pack a caffeine kick, but they have a crunchy texture, and taste delicious!
With only 4 ingredients, including the sprinkles, these festive and delicious 4 Ingredient Bourbon Truffles are so simple to prepare! These make lovely gifts for friends and neighbours, so make several batches. For a hostess gift, package the truffles in a bag or box and tie them with a merry ribbon!
Christmas cannot come and go without lots of candy cane-flavoured treats and this Crushed Candy Cane Biscotti is just the thing to satisfy all of those peppermint cravings! So easy to make, they make a lovely gift idea too! Also, they’re drizzled with melted candy chocolate to make them even more festive!
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are a no-bake confection that uses ready-made store-bought ingredients to create the most deliciously indulgent snack! Use your favourite cookie or cracker such as digestive, ritz, or one that pairs well with peanuts, peanut butter, and melted milk chocolate!
Imagine it’s a cold, blustery day in December and you’re home alone sitting in your favourite armchair. Except for the howling wind, the house is completely quiet making it the perfect time for you to read a good book while the lights on the tree twinkle softly. Only one thing could make this day better and it’s my Glazed Chai Spiced Biscotti served with a piping hot cup of tea!
Everyone loves shortbread, but not every baker favours chilling and rolling out cookie dough. The holiday season is short and time does not always permit, so Whipped Cranberry Shortbread is the way to go! Prepared with fresh cranberries, this easy-to-make cookie is both tart and sweet – the perfect balance!
The combination of orange and cranberry isn’t new, so it should come as no surprise that the two are showing up together in this Orange Cranberry Biscotti recipe. While the dried cranberries add moisture and texture to the dough, the orange zest and juice add flavour and scent. These biscotti are simply delicious!
A nostalgic childhood treat that still tastes just as good today as it did all of those years ago! This copycat version of the forever popular Tunnock’s Caramel Logs, is so easy to make. It tastes identical to the original, and is a great substitute for those of us who are away from home and can’t quickly get our hands on the original tasty treat!
Double the crunch factor with this Walnut Crunch Biscotti! Since biscotti are twice-baked, they’re already crunchy, but add walnuts to the mix and they’re even crunchier! These cookies are full of flavour and might easily become your new favourite sweet treat!
Mint Spritz Cookies are prepared with a classic spritz cookie dough that has been flavoured with mint extract and coloured with green food colouring. These bite-sized, whimsical cookies are a great addition to cookie platters and cookie boxes for gifting!
When it comes to sweet treats like biscotti, you cannot go wrong with chocolate! This recipe combines both milk and white chocolate chips into a sweet, vanilla-flavoured cookie dough. Dip and drizzle these Milk and White Chocolate Biscotti with even more chocolate to make them even better!
Everyone’s favourite treat, these Christmas Rice Krispie Treats are loaded with red and green candy-coated chocolates as well as festive sprinkles and drizzled with melted candy melts. Easy to prepare and fun to eat, these can be prepared with regular or vegan marshmallows if you have any dietary restrictions.
Homemade sweet treats can’t get any easier than a fudge recipe. Holiday Rocky Road Squares combines traditional Rocky Road ingredients like chocolate, nuts, and marshmallows. Throw in some red and green M&Ms and a few sprinkles to make these festive treats! These are so delicious when served chilled right from the fridge!
A very popular holiday no-bake confection in Newfoundland, these Stained Glass Window Slices were enjoyed all year round in our home. My mom would prepare these whenever the mood hit and they were delicious every single time. You can add salted peanuts to these too!
Chopped red candied cherries add a pop of festive colour and delicious flavour while the toasted walnuts and coconut add crunch and chewiness. Santa’s Whiskers can be prepared in advance and frozen. To bake, just slice and pop them into the oven!
There you go, Dear Reader; all of Lord Byron’s 24 Cookies of Christmas – Volume 8 on one page! I’m going to be taking the next few days off to relax a little bit. I’m going to do some cross stitch, watch old black and white Christmas movies, and eat copious amounts of food! I’ll be back in January with brand-new recipes for you and your family! In the meantime, let me take this time to wish you the most merriest of holidays. Be safe and eat really good food! xoxo Byron
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