15 Sophisticated Dark Chocolate, Cocoa Nib & Flaky Sea Salt Christmas Cookies

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The best Sophisticated Dark Chocolate, Cocoa Nib & Flaky Sea Salt Christmas Cookies spread has variety: try Dark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake Cookies beside Dark Chocolate Pistachio Florentines, then add Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Dipped Shortbread to change up the flavor profile. Here you will find 15 recipe ideas for sharing, gifting, or serving after dinner, with a direct link to the complete instructions for every bake.

  1. Dark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake Cookies | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Dark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake Cookies | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Orange shortbread rounds are half-dipped in dark chocolate and finished with finely chopped candied peel.

  2. Dark Chocolate Pistachio Florentines | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Dark Chocolate Pistachio Florentines | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Dark Chocolate Pistachio Florentines with measured ingredients, florentine shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  3. Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Dipped Shortbread | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Dipped Shortbread | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Dipped Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  4. Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  5. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls | Christmas Peanut Butter Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls | Christmas Peanut Butter Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls: chilled peanut butter centers under a chocolate coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  6. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms | Christmas Peanut Butter Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms | Christmas Peanut Butter Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms: sugar-rolled peanut butter cookies with a chocolate center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  7. Espresso Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies | Christmas Peanut Butter Cookies

    Espresso Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies | Christmas Peanut Butter Cookies

    Espresso Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: cocoa peanut butter cookies with espresso and dark chocolate pieces, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  8. Browned Milk-Powder Shortbread with Cocoa Nib Edges | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Browned Milk-Powder Shortbread with Cocoa Nib Edges | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Shortbread coins with toasted milk solids in the dough and a crunchy cocoa-nib rim.

  9. Cocoa Nib Cinnamon Shortbread Biscotti Fingers | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Cocoa Nib Cinnamon Shortbread Biscotti Fingers | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    A cinnamon-speckled cocoa nib shortbread bakes as a slab, then is cut and dried a second time into crisp coffee-dunking fingers.

  10. Salted Chocolate-Chunk Christmas Shortbread | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Salted Chocolate-Chunk Christmas Shortbread | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Chocolate-heavy log slices have chunky inclusions, a granulated-sugar snap and a flaky-salt finish.

  11. Dark Chocolate Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Spritz Cookies | Christmas Spritz Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  12. Dark Chocolate Almond Biscotti | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Dark Chocolate Almond Biscotti | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Pale golden almond biscotti with distinct pieces of 70% dark chocolate.

  13. Chocolate-Dipped Amaretti | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Chocolate-Dipped Amaretti | Italian Christmas Cookies

    Small crisp almond amaretti with half of each cookie covered in dark chocolate, an Italian-style home finishing variation.

  14. Brown Butter Espresso Chocolate Crinkles | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Brown Butter Espresso Chocolate Crinkles | Christmas Cookie Box Recipes

    Browned butter, espresso powder and dark chocolate chips build a deep chocolate flavor beneath the white crinkle coating.

  15. Buckwheat Cocoa Christmas Shortbread | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Buckwheat Cocoa Christmas Shortbread | Christmas Shortbread Cookies

    Buckwheat and cocoa replace nearly half the wheat flour for a tender, earthy chocolate cookie.

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