Christmas season hasn’t officially commenced until we’ve made at least one batch of cutout cookies. Many of these classic Christmas cookies make an appearance on our dessert platters every single year.
As much as we adore tradition, we also leave a little wiggle room to try more unique desserts to keep everyone guessing, to learn new skills, to add variety to our spreads, and to test out new concepts to potentially be drafted onto the team for our regular cookie rotation. This year, we’re sweet on these 2023 Christmas cookie trends, which range from a couple no-bake desserts to creations that look as chic as something you’d order from a fancy bakery.
You don’t even need to turn on your oven for two of these Christmas cookie trends. The other two require a bit more TLC, but are still totally doable for home bakers.
So tie that apron, roll up your sleeves, and prepare to make spirits bright with one—or all!—of these unexpected and eye-catching 2023 Christmas cookie trends.
Through the years, we’ve dreamed up dozens of riffs on the wreath cookie theme, including a “snow”-dusted spritz cookie display that’s perfect for parties, Scalloped Wreath Gingerbread Cookies, a cloud-like Meringue Sugar Cookie Wreath, and Bell Wreath Gingerbread Cookies that cleverly call for a bell-shaped cookie cutter to make room for a bow.
On the heels of “newstalgia” being highlighted as one of the major food trends of 2024 as part of IFT Outlook 2024, we’re spotting a growing crop of nostalgic no-bake wreath cookies made from cereal and marshmallows making waves across the internet.
In the caption for her now-viral Instagram post about Marshmallow Christmas Wreaths, recipe developer and cookbook author Kelly Senyei of Just a Taste says, “My
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