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There are plenty of nutty cookies you can make using your favorite nuts or a mix of different ones. Nut cookies are always a hit, whether you use pecans, hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts, or more. You might want to whip up some Italian pignoli cookies, toffee peanut cookies, or even my favorite, rocky road cookies. Despite their differences, these nut cookie recipes have one thing in common: you won’t be able to eat just one!
Italian Pignoli Cookies
Gluten free Italian pignoli cookies, also known as Amaretti con Pignoli, are perfect for Christmas. You might like to add these wonderful Italian almond and pine nut cookies to your easy gluten free baking list for the holidays. You only need 5 ingredients to make the best Italian Christmas cookies too.
Get the Recipe: Italian Pignoli Cookies
Pistachio Cookies
Do you like pistachios? Well, who doesn’t! These little nuts are many people’s favourite and they have a wonderful flavour all of their own. Pistachios are actually a member of the cashew family, although the taste and texture are quite different. They are great to use in holiday baking – especially cookies!
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Chocolate Dipped Almond Horns
Christmas baking isn’t just about making delicious snacks and treats for the festive times ahead. It is also about having fun! These chocolate dipped almond horns certainly bring a touch of fun into the holiday baking season. These Christmas cookies are simple to make and you can get creative deciding what kind of chocolate to dip them into.
Get the Recipe: Chocolate Dipped Almond Horns
Italian Chocolate Chestnut Tortelli Cookies
Italian chocolate chestnut tortelli cookies are delicious desserts and also perfect for Christmas cookie exchange recipes. The chestnut filling is really good, as are the dark chocolate and rum flavours.
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Raspberry Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Raspberry hazelnut thumbprint cookies have been a loved in my family for years. I love making these raspberry jam cookies. The moist dough and sweet, sticky jam pair so well together. They are great served with a cup of coffee in the morning or your favourite drink. I love them with hot chocolate.
Get the Recipe: Raspberry Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Cranberry Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies
My mom loves holiday baking and this is a recipe for cranberry lemon pistachio cookies that she has been making for many years. They are almost too pretty to eat. The tart lemon taste of the icing has to be my favourite part of these colourful Christmas cookies.
Get the Recipe: Cranberry Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies
Nutellotti – Italian Nutella Cookies
Do you love Nutella? I can’t get enough of it and have been known to enjoy it straight from the jar! Nutellotti soft nutella cookies are a great Italian Christmas cookie idea. A tasty chocolate and vanilla flavoured cookie is topped with a sweet and creamy Nutella topping.
Get the Recipe: Nutellotti – Italian Nutella Cookies
Pecan Sugar Cookies
Brown sugar pecan cookies are soft, sweet and gently spiced. This is an extra special cookie boasting toasted pecans, vanilla extract, dark brown sugar and more, for a rich and festive flavor.
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Maple Pecan Cookies
Perfectly soft and chewy, these maple pecan cookies are a must-try! Loaded with flavor and perfect for the season, these can be enjoyed for breakfast, an afternoon treat, or dessert! The combination of brown sugar and maple syrup is truly a delight to the tastebuds.
Get the Recipe: Maple Pecan Cookies
White Chocolate Pecan Cookies
Made with mostly brown sugar, this White Chocolate Pecan Cookies recipe is absolutely perfection. The brown sugar keeps them very soft and chewy, while the pecans give them the right amount of crunch. The silky white chocolate added in makes these feel like winter in cookie form.
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The Best Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Cinnamon Roll Cookies are soft rolled cookies filled with a cinnamon sugar, pecan, raisin filling, and drizzled with a simple frosting. They taste just like cinnamon buns and they’re absolutely delicious.
Get the Recipe: The Best Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Pecan Pie Cookies
A classic pie make into a handheld treat – who could ever resist? With a thin, flaky crust and an ooey gooey filling, these are just as lovely as a pecan pie. The nutty caramel goodness keeps the pecan pie cookies as decadent as one could imagine.
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Brown Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Another cozy cookie recipe to try is the brown butter pecan chocolate chip cookies.
Get the Recipe: Brown Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rocky Road Cookies
Chewy and gooey, these rocky road cookies are an absolute treat. With the combination of rich chocolate, soft marshmallows, and crunchy walnuts, these cookies are truly bursting with flavor and texture!
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Coconut Pecan Cookies
This easy one bowl nutty cookie recipe is a must-try! If you love your cookies chewy with a bit of a crunch, make this coconut pecan cookies recipe. The toasted coconut and pecans combined with the warm spices, makes one irrisistable cookie!
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Toffee Peanut Cookies
Toffee Peanut Cookies are really for the peanut lovers! The nuts and toffee give it a salty, sweet crunch that you’ll find yourself craving. Visually stunning, these are ready to give as a gift!
Get the Recipe: Toffee Peanut Cookies
Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtles
These turtle cookies are everything you want them to be. Chewy, cruchy, ooey gooey, sweet, and salty all packed into one cookie! This recipe is extra special because these are topped with chocolate and caramel!
Get the Recipe: Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtles
Copycat Levain Cookies
Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies are world-famous, and this copycat recipe allows you to make them right at home for a fraction of the price!
Get the Recipe: Copycat Levain Cookies
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These mild cookies pair beautifully with a sweet, warm beverage. No chilling required, you can whip these up anytime you catch a craving for the buttery, mildly sweet goodness of this classic nutty cookie.
Get the Recipe: White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
