Christmas Cookies, Sweet Treats for the Holidays
What could be better than family gathered together, baking family tried and true recipes handed down for generations? Eating those sweet treats, of course! Christmas Cookies abound during the holidays.
Yummy Cookie Recipes from the Badlands
We gathered favorite Christmas Cookie recipes from cookbooks originating in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. You’ll love making, and eating, these favorites! *Note: all of these cookbooks are true treasures found in thrift stores and antique shops in the badlands area, as well as local bookstores and visitor centers.
Gingerbread Boys/Grandma Torg’s Molasses Cookies
From A Taste of History Cookbook, Watford City, North Dakota

Gingerbread Boys/Grandma Torg’s Molasses Cookies A Taste of History Cookbook Watford City, North Dakota 2014

A Taste of History Cookbook, 2014 Watford City, North Dakota
Holiday Cookie Nuggets
From Recipes and Remembering Cookbook, Killdeer, North Dakota

Holiday Cookie Nuggets from Recipes and Remembering Cookbook https://www.dunncountynd.orgKilldeer, North Dakota 1993

Recipes and Remembering Cookbook, 1993 Killdeer, North Dakota
Swedish Gingersnaps
From Prairie Cooks Cookbook, by Carrie and Felicia Young

Pepparkakor (Swedish Gingersnaps) from Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Reminiscences 1993. Christmas Cookies
Norwegian Spritz
from Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Reminiscences

Norwegian Spritz from the recipe book: Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Reminiscences 1993

Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Reminiscences by Carrie Young with Felicia Young 1993
Spritz
from First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana

Two recipes for Spritz from the First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana. 1988

First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana. 1988
Berlinerkranser
from Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Reminiscences

Berlinerkranser (Christmas Wreaths) from the recipe book: Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Reminiscences 1993.
Finnish Cookie Sticks
from the First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana 1988

Finnish Cookie Sticks from the First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana 1988
Christmas Cookies
from the First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana 1988

Christmas Cookies from the First Lutheran Church Diamond Jubilee Cookbook, Savage, Montana 1988
Chocolate-Coconut Christmas Cookies
from the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota 2002

Chocolate-Coconut Christmas Cookies from the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota. 2002
The Best (& Easiest) Cut-Out Sugar Cookies!
from the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota 2002

The Best (& Easiest) Cut-Out Sugar Cookies! from the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota 2002
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
from the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota 2002

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota 2002

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Cookbook, Medora, North Dakota. 2002
Gumdrop Cookies (Grandma Tescher’s)
from the 4-H Centennial Cook Book, A Book of Favorite Recipes, Badlands 4-H Club of Medora, North Dakota 1989

Gum Drop Cookies from the 4-H Centennial Cook Book, A Book of Favorite Recipes, Badlands 4-H Club of Medora, North Dakota 1989

4-H Centennial Cookbook: Book of Favorite Recipes, Badlands 4-H Club of Medora, North Dakota cookbook. 1989

Hand drawn illustration from the 4-H Centennial Cook Book, A Book of Favorite Recipes, Badlands 4-H Club of Medora, North Dakota 1989
Cannibal Cookies
from the Abbey Cookbook, Richardton, North Dakota

Cannibal Cookies from the Abbey Cookbook, Richardton, North Dakota 2010
Festive Cream Cheese Cookies
from Abbey Cookbook, Richardton, North Dakota 2010

Festive Cream Cheese Cookies from the Abbey Cookbook, Richardton, North Dakota 2010
Swedish Ginger Cookies
from Abbey Cookbook, Richardton, North Dakota 2010

Swedish Ginger Cookies from the Abbey Cookbook, Richardton, North Dakota 2010

Abbey Cookbook, Assumption Abbey, Richardson, North Dakota 2010
Anise Cookies
from Alma’s Favorite Recipes, by Alma (Janke) Schott 2012

Anise Cookies from Alma’s Favorite Recipes, by Alma (Janke) Schott 2012
Pfefferneuse Cookies (Pepper nuts)
from Alma’s Favorite Recipes, by Alma (Janke) Schott 2012

Pfefferneuse Cookies (Pepper nuts) from Alma’s Favorite Recipes, by Alma (Janke) Schott 2012

Alma’s Favorite Recipes, by Alma (Janke) Schott 2012
What are your favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes? And, what are your favorite cookbooks? We’d love to learn about your Christmas baking and traditions! Please let us know by commenting, or by messaging us on our Facebook page, Beautiful Badlands ND.
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