Fruit Mince Biscuits
Recipe by:
Glenda J
Christmas cookies with a difference! These rich biscuits have fruit mince and walnuts in them. perfect for gifts or a Christmas morning tea. Good for when you need a lot of biscuits!
Excellent gingerbread men
Recipe by:
FADEDDREAMS
Delicious gingery biscuits, which come out of the oven soft and harden as they cool. An old-fashioned childhood favourite.
Cranberry Almond Biscotti
Recipe by:
KATHIANNE
These are great for Christmas gifts. For a richer almond flavour, use almond essence or almond liqueur instead of the vanilla.
German Lebkuchen biscuits
Recipe by:
Debi
This is an old recipe for delightful German biscuits that are generally served around Christmas time. They call for treacle, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, honey and brown sugar.
German Springerle biscuits
Recipe by:
Rosemarie Magee
This is an old German recipe for aniseed flavoured biscuits which belonged to my mother-in-law. I've been baking these for the years at Christmas! Nice if you can find a springerle rolling pin in antique or specialty shops, otherwise just use a normal rolling pin and cut to your own shapes.
Gingerbread Men
Recipe by:
Heather
Great biscuits for Christmas. They can be iced any way to make fun treats for your family and friends.
Scottish Shortbread
Recipe by:
Linda
This is the most basic biscuit recipe ever! Real butter and brown sugar give it an irresistible flavour.
Kolaczki
Recipe by:
Yvonne
Jam filled holiday cookies which have been a tradition for every Polish Christmas Eve I can remember.
Coconut Squares
Recipe by:
skinnylittlecook
These are very satisfying chocolate and coconut treats, perfect for Christmas or birthdays. You'll find yourself making them again and again!
Brandy snaps
Recipe by:
Lynn Cole
These thin, crisp biscuits are elegant to serve with coffee or tea, or to accompany a fruit dessert.
Christmas shapes
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
Together with red and gold balls, stars, candles and all the other trimmings, these honey cookies are very eye-catching on the Christmas tree. Make some for the tree and some for eating!
Cranberry and almond biscotti
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
Biscotti means twice baked, a reference to the technique that gives these Italian cookies their characteristically hard texture. Traditionally, they are served after dinner. They are also delicious with fresh fruit salad or a cup of coffee or tea.
German spiced biscuits
Recipe by:
Lynn Lewis and Joachim Wahnschaffe
These are called Spekulatius biscuits in Germany (Spekulaas in the Netherlands). If you do not have specially shaped moulds, roll out the dough as a sheet and cut into squares.
Ginger snaps
Recipe by:
Lynn Cole
These thin, crisp biscuits are elegant to serve with coffee or tea, or to accompany a fruit dessert.
Gingerbread Loaf
Recipe by:
Ariana Klepac
This delicious, lightly spiced gingerbread is hard to resist. Enjoy a slice with a cup of tea or try it for dessert, with custard or a little reduced-fat thickened cream or natural yogurt plus, perhaps, a spoonful of fresh apple compote.