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High Altitude Recipes for an Old Fashioned Christmas Cookie Box

December 18, 2022 by Heather Smoke Leave a Comment

A collection of high altitude tested, old fashioned Christmas cookie recipes for your holiday baking list. Today’s post has eight delicious Christmas cookies, all classic recipes that are perfect for Christmas cookie boxes to give to family, friends, neighbors, coworkers and your kids’ teachers. Grab all the recipe links at the end of today’s post!

And don’t miss this Christmas cookie box planning and styling guide and last year’s all chocolate Christmas cookie box.

You might also love these recipes for buttercream frosted snowflake cookies, gingerbread whoopie pies, and homemade salt dough Christmas ornaments.

Old fashioned Christmas cookie box full of cookies.

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What’s In the Cookie Box?

Drop Cookies

There are so many options when it comes to an old fashioned Christmas cookie theme. To start, I included a few easy drop cookies, like soft ginger molasses cookies, iced oatmeal cookies and pecan snowball cookies.

Stack of iced oatmeal cookies tied with green twine.

Shortbread Cookies

Then, I had to add a few classic shortbread cookie recipes, including almond shortbread and hazelnut shortbread.

Box of various Christmas cookies.

Cutout Cookies

And lastly, some cutout sugar cookies, of course. There are the prettiest red and white candy cane cookies and pinwheel cookies. Some easy almond sugar cookies with sparkling sugar. And some pretty frosted sugar cookies with Christmas sprinkles.

Box full of ginger molasses cookies, snowflakes, almond shortbread and candy cane cookies.

More Old Fashioned Christmas Cookie Ideas

There are so many more cookies you could consider making for an old fashioned cookie theme, such as old fashioned fudge, peanut butter blossoms, spritz cookies, date ball cookies, pecan sandies, cream wafers, checkerboard cookies and raspberry rugelache.

Everything in today’s cookie box can be baked in advance and frozen, so you can take your time all month long to get your baking done and your cookie boxes assembled and ready for gifting. You might also like my Christmas cookie box styling guide, with tips for planning and creating your own cookie boxes.

Box of iced oatmeal cookies, sugar cookies, and buttercream filled sandwich cookies.

One More Cookie

If you’re wondering about that cookie with the beautiful imprinted design of the trees and moose, I made those with my standard no spread vanilla sugar cookie recipe. The cookie cutter I used is this Forest Moose Cookie Cutter by Bakerlogy. I just love it!

Box full of Christmas cookies, surrounded by ornaments and ribbons.

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High Altitude Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
A high altitude recipe for the softest ginger molasses cookies, a sweet and spicy cookie for the holidays.
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Ginger molasses cookie with a bite taken.
Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
Hazelnut shortbread cookies, easily made in a tart pan, with a buttery, crumbly texture and rich hazelnut flavor that's perfect for the holidays.
Check out this recipe
Hazelnut shortbread cookies with Nutella.
Red and White Candy Cane Cookies and Pinwheel Cookies
Use one batch of vanilla sugar cookie dough to make these festive and old fashioned Christmas cookie recipes for candy cane cookies and pinwheel cookies.
Check out this recipe
Red and white pinwheel cookies leaning against a coffee mug filled with candy cane cookies.
Sparkling Sugar Almond Cutout Christmas Cookies
Soft and buttery almond sugar cookies, cut in pretty Christmas shapes, with a crunchy, sparkling sugar crust on top.
Check out this recipe
Sparkling sugar cutout almond Christmas cookies on a wooden table.
Classic Almond Shortbread Cookies
This classic recipe for almond shortbread cookies is easy to make, with a buttery, crumbly texture and delicious almond flavor that's perfect for the holidays.
Check out this recipe
Diamond shaped almond shortbread cookies.
Frosted Cutout Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles
The best, no spread cutout vanilla sugar cookies, frosted with vanilla buttercream and decorated with cute Christmas sprinkles.
Check out this recipe
Frosted Christmas cookies with sprinkles.
High Altitude Snowball Cookies
A classic recipe for buttery snowball cookies, full of nutty pecans and coated in powdered sugar.
Check out this recipe
Snowball cookies stacked in a coffee cup.
High Altitude Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies
An easy high altitude recipe for old fashioned iced oatmeal cookies. The cookies are so soft and chewy, slightly spicy with a hint of molasses, and dipped in sweet vanilla glaze.
Check out this recipe
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