Christmas biscuits
There’s nothing more festive than the aroma of Christmas baking wafting through your home. We can guarantee a full-on delight for the senses with these Christmas cookies and biscuits.
Try our gingerbread soldiers, brandy butter shortbread, classic lebkuchen and more, here.
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Almond recipes
Almond antlers biscuits (mandelhörnchen)
Mandelhörnchen are gluten-free almond biscuits from Germany. The perfect biscuit for a Christmas baking session in the kitchen.
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Mince pie biscotti
The Hebridean Baker's mince pie biscotti, studded with pistachios and cranberries, make a great, budget-friendly Christmas food gift.
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Snowman empire biscuits
Snowman empires offer a festive twist on this Scottish biscuit. Ideal for Christmas baking with kids, they pair shortbread with a jam filling.
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Christmas recipes from around the world
Melomakarona (Greek Christmas biscuits)
Irini Tzortzoglou shares her recipe for melomakarona, traditional Greek honey and olive oil biscuits usually made at Christmastime.
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Gingerbread ideas for Christmas
Gingerbread s’mores tree
Break off a few pieces of gingerbread tree, sandwich with toasted marshmallow snowballs and dip in choc for a s’mores-inspired festive bite.
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Mulling-spiced apple biscuits for cheese
Oats, parmesan and apples are given a mulled spice kick to create seriously good biscuits for cheese. Add them to your Christmas cheeseboard.
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Rose petal jam crescents
In Romania, there are many local variations on these jam crescents, a popular festive bake. No Christmas table is complete without them.
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Biscuit recipes
Cocoa and vanilla cookies
Irina Georgescu shares her recipe for Romanian cocoa and vanilla cookies. These swirled biscuits are enjoyed with coffee or cherry liqueur.
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Chocolate-coated flower creams
These gorgeous chocolate-covered flower creams - dark on the outside, sweet and soft on the inside - are simple to make yet look seriously impressive.
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Honey and pine nut nougat
Get creative this Christmas with honey and pine nut nougat pieces - they make a really special edible gift, or can be easily tucked into an advent calendar.
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Homemade Christmas shortbread
If you fancy making your own homemade gifts this Christmas, these spiced orange Christmas shortbread biscuits make a wonderful treat.
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Christmas gingerbread men
We've taken inspiration from our favourite ballet, The Nutcracker, to create these gingerbread soldiers. You can use a regular gingerbread man cutter too
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Christmas cookies
These lightly spiced Christmas cookies can be made in advance, then kept in the fridge for a week. Slice and bake when you need them.
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Brandy butter shortbread
Use up any brandy butter leftover from your Christmas celebrations and have a go at Thane Prince's delightful Christmas shortbread recipe.
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Dove biscuits
Decorate the Christmas tree with these spiced dove biscuits flavoured with orange, ginger and cinnamon. They're great as edible gifts too.
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Soft amaretti
If you can bring yourself to give them away, these easy amaretti biscuits make a wonderful edible Christmas gift – for yourself...
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