12 Snowflake Sweets Perfect for Holiday Baking and Gifting
Bring a touch of winter magic to your holiday baking with these 12 snowflake-inspired sweets. Each treat is as beautiful as it is delicious, perfect for sharing with family, friends, or even as festive gifts. From delicate cookies to charming desserts, these recipes are designed to impress and delight. Get ready to make your holidays extra sweet and sparkly!
Traditional Italian Pizzelle Recipe
This Pizzelle Recipe will teach you how to make Italian Pizzelle Cookies, the oldest cookies in the world. Pizzelle are thin, snowflake shaped cookies that are thin and delicate. They are great served plain, with powdered sugar, nutella, or even ice cream!
Buttery Pecan Snowball Cookies
This cookie recipe is made with pecans and exhibits an almost shortbread-like texture that we LOVE. With just 6 ingredients and 10 minutes of active work, you’ll love these melt-in-your-mouth Buttery Pecan Snowball cookies!
Iced Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Soft & chewy powdered sugar iced coconut oatmeal cookies are great for bake sales and cookie exchanges. The soft cookies freeze well and make delicious gifts!
Snow Ice Cream
There is a snow storm coming and while I don’t like being cold, wet, shoveling or snow blowing, I do like looking at fresh snowfall and making snow ice cream with my kids.
Old Fashioned Cherries in the Snow
Cherries in the Snow is a vintage, no bake dessert that is super easy to make. Delicious layers of light angel food cake, fluffy cream cheese filling “or snow,” topped with sweet and tangy cherry pie filling.
Muddy Snowballs
If you’ve never heard of Muddy Snowballs before, it’s because I just created this recipe! However, if you’ve made any of my recipes in the past, you’ll know this one will not disappoint!
Cutout Maple Sugar Cookies
Cutout maple sugar cookies are a unique alternative to traditional decorated sugar cookies during the holiday season or when you are starting to feel inspired by fall cookie recipes (which, for me, starts sometime in June.)
Melted Snowman Cookies
This is a festive and fun Christmas cookie idea that also happens to be easy! These Melted Snowman Cookies come alive in under 20 minutes or less; an activity the whole family will enjoy!
Brazil Nut Snowball Cookies
Brazil Nut Snowball Cookies are quick & easy shortbread-like cookies made of butter and ground nuts. They are rich, light, and crumbly with a wonderfully nutty flavor that just melts in your mouth. Round & covered with powdered sugar they, do indeed, look like little snowballs. Perfect for Christmas, weddings, or any time of year.
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Hold onto your taste buds, folks! Whipped Shortbread Cookiesare the best holiday shortbread dessert! With only 4 ingredients and a texture that’s unmatched, this simple-to-make treat is perfect for any occasion.
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Zimtsterne: German Cinnamon Stars
Zimtsterne, or German cinnamon stars are a light, gluten free cookie which I discovered in Germany at the Christmas markets, thanks to a friend. With this authentic German cookie recipe, you can make them in your own kitchen, wherever you live.
No Chill Sugar Cookie Cutouts
These cut out sugar cookies are soft, hold their shape, are made in one bowl, and will be ready in 30 minutes – no chilling required!
