Festive Holiday Cookie Tray

This colorful holiday cookie tray assortment gathers bakery-quality holiday cookies onto one festive party serving board. Buttery thumbprints, chocolate crinkles, and iced shortbread satisfy every guest. It anchors Christmas party dessert buffets beautifully.

Bake batches of classic vanilla sugar cookies, rich fudge crinkles, and jam thumbprints ahead of time. Allow all cookies to cool completely before decorating with icing and sprinkles. Line a large decorative tray with parchment paper.

Arrange cookies in concentric rows or fan shapes grouped by shape and color contrast. Fill small gaps with foil-wrapped chocolates. For another crowd-pleasing cookie, bake these blueberry chocolate chip cookies.

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Festive Holiday Cookie Tray

Beautiful party platter filled with assorted homemade Christmas cookies and treats.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 42 minutes mins

Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Cookie Dough Base

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Decorations

• ½ cup raspberry jam for thumbprints
• ½ cup powdered sugar glaze
• 2 tbsp festive holiday sprinkles

Method

 

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light, then beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
3. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and salt until a soft dough forms.
4. Roll dough into balls, make thumbprint indentations, and fill centers with raspberry jam.
5. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until bottom edges turn lightly golden, then cool completely.
6. Drizzle with glaze, garnish with sprinkles, and arrange neatly on a decorative holiday platter.