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Holiday Cookie Tin Ideas

Dec 2, 2020 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

Melissa Clark's recent article on making the perfect cookie box has inspired some holiday cookie tin fun! I really miss going to cookie exchanges (hosting is fun too), so this year I'll try to fill the void with big tins of assorted cookies.

Holiday Cookie Tin
This one's not representative of the ones I'm making, but rather a compilation of all the cookies currently in our freezer. I just threw them all in the tin so I'd have some sort of photo here.

Up until now I was always a little overly concerned with mixing cookies. I didn't want the soft cookies to transfer moisture to the crunchy ones and I worried that vanilla cookies would pick up the essence of the spice cookies etc. Where did all this cookie packing anxiety come from? Maybe too many bad instances with mint? Anything mint should be on its own and I will stand by that. But for the cookie tins, you might as well do a mix -- just mix them at the last minute. For the mix, here are a some suggestions based on Melissa Clark's guide to the perfect cookie tin assortment.

Holiday Cookie Tin Ideas

  • Something with Jam -- Razz-Ma-Tazz Bars, Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies, Apricot Bars
  • Some crunchy cookies -- Prize Winning Jumbles, Eggnog Flavor Biscotti, Ultimate Cornflake
  • Sparkling and colorful cookies -- Marisa's Rainbow Cookies
  • Chocolate -- Sparkling Chocolate, Hot Cocoa Cookies, Chocolate Chunk
  • Boozy cookies for the grownups -- Candied Fruit and Bourbon Cookies
  • Miscellaneous Nut or Spice Cookies -- Chicago Magazine Maple Pecan, Hal's Favorite
  • Miscellaneous Almost Candy Type Cookies -- Chocolate Haystacks, Club Cracker Bars

Candy Tins

If you read all this and are thinking you'd rather make candy, here are some personal favorites.

  • Favorite Holiday Peppermint Bark,
  • Almond Toffee
  • Chocolate Charlie Copycat
  • Clodhoppers
  • Homemade Marshmallows
  • White Chocolate Covered Cookie Butter Pretzels
  • Sweet, Salty Frito Candy

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  1. C L

    December 05, 2020 at 10:18 am

    Thank you for posting this! Your suggestions are eexcellent. It's so great to see the return of the cookie and candy tin gift. And thank you for the Clodhoppers link 🙂 Those are definitely being included in my tins this year. They will be nestled next to the Nutella balls. 🙂

  2. Sue

    December 03, 2020 at 11:01 am

    What a nice collection of recipes! Good job! I’ve already clicked on a couple of links and will no doubt come back later and look at more.

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