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Top Christmas cookie in all 50 states…and more to consider

By Giovanna Mengarelli

MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 04: German Lebkuchen are displayed on the 2nd weekend of the Munich central Christmas market at Marienplatz square on December 04, 2022 in Munich, Germany. Christmas markets are opening across Germany for the first time without any restrictions since the coronavirus pandemic began. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - DECEMBER 04: German Lebkuchen are displayed on the 2nd weekend of the Munich central Christmas market at Marienplatz square on December 04, 2022 in Munich, Germany. Christmas markets are opening across Germany for the first time without any restrictions since the coronavirus pandemic began. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images) /
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26. Montana

Best X-Mas Cookie: Date Swirl Cookies

This particular type of cookie, although I’ve personally never heard of it, came up on more than one list of the top cookies of the US for the specific state of Montana. It seems to be made with some deliciously soft and super sweet dates and some sort of nut (not sure which kind, but I’m sure your favorite will do just fine). Use a traditional shortbread or sugar cookie dough to tie this all together!

27. Nebraska

Best X-Mas Cookie: Butter Brickle Cookies

A classic Nebraska favorite in the summertime is called Butter Brickle Ice Cream. Let’s take a look at what goes into that and how to turn it into a cookie for the Winter time! It’s typically made with brown butter (yum), Heath toffee bits, some sort of toffee sauce, heavy cream, and some other traditional ingredients that go into making ice cream. Combine all of these into your cookies too!

28. Nevada

Best X-Mas Cookie: Classic Holiday Cutout Cookies

These are quite possibly the cutest cookie on here to make with your kids! It’s literally a blank canvas of a classic Christmas-themed sugar cookie. You can either make them super crunchy on the outside by skipping the frosting and sprinkling with sugar before baking, or for a softer version of these, use the frosting and decorate to your heart’s content!

29. New Hampshire

Best X-Mas Cookie: 3-Ingredient Buttery Shortbread

When I looked up a particular recipe for this by a New Hampshire-based home baker, the cookies almost looked like the thickness of a lemon bar, but the specific color to a classic shortbread cookie. With some super sweet powdered sugar sprinkled on top, there’s a lot of room to use some Christmas stencils to have some beautiful powdered sugar stencil designs for added fun!

30. New Jersey

Best X-Mas Cookie: Classic Italian Rainbow ‘Cookies’

With such a heavy Italian influence in the state of New Jersey as a whole, we figured to add a classic Italian ‘cookie’ recipe that most people wouldn’t necessarily consider a cookie. To the Italian heritage, this is a holiday cookie classic, and here’s what they consists of: it’s got three layers of almond-flavored cake, with raspberry or apricot jam in the middle and all dipped in dark chocolate!

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