5 Disney Cookie Recipes to Celebrate National Cookie Day

Disney has released five holiday cookie recipes for National Cookie Day from locations including Disney's Contemporary Resort, PizzeRizzo, the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar, and Disneyland Resort. The collection ranges from Chocolate Peppermint drop cookies to decorated snowman cutouts.

To celebrate National Cookie Day, Disney is sharing five festive holiday cookie recipes from restaurants across Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, including Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from Disney's Contemporary Resort bakery and Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies from PizzeRizzo at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Disney chefs curated this lineup with party planners and cookie-exchange enthusiasts in mind. The collection also features Snickerdoodle Cookies made with SNICKERS bar pieces from the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies from Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar at Disney Springs, and classic Snowman Shortbread Cookies from Disneyland Resort's recipe vault.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from Disney's Contemporary Resort

The bakery at Disney's Contemporary Resort shares this make-ahead-friendly chocolate and peppermint cookie drizzled with chocolate and topped with crushed candy canes. Makes 24 cookies.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Melt chopped semi-sweet chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
3. Whisk all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
4. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract and beat until just combined. Add melted chocolate and beat until combined.
5. Slowly add reserved flour mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Using a 1-tablespoon scoop, place 12 balls of dough on prepared sheet. Refrigerate remaining dough.
7. Bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies begin to crinkle. Cool 5 minutes on sheet, then transfer to wire rack.
8. Drizzle with melted semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.

Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies from PizzeRizzo and Snickerdoodle Cookies from EPCOT

The chefs at PizzeRizzo at Disney's Hollywood Studios share adorable Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies topped with marshmallow snowman faces, while the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays serves up Snickerdoodles with SNICKERS bar pieces as part of the Holiday Cookie Stroll.

Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies (makes 18): Bake sugar cookies at 325°F for 12-14 minutes until edges brown. Cool completely. Halve large marshmallows and paint eyes with melted dark chocolate. Spread melted white chocolate on each cookie, top with a marshmallow face, and decorate with chocolate twigs for arms and cocoa-nib buttons. Attach chocolate hats by dipping the base in melted dark chocolate.

Snickerdoodle with SNICKERS (makes 24): Cream shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Add eggs, then sifted flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Roll dough in balls, chill 15-20 minutes. Roll in cinnamon sugar and bake at 350°F for 8 minutes. Top each cookie with chopped SNICKERS and bake 5-8 minutes more until edges brown.

Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies and Snowman Shortbread

Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar at Disney Springs is serving these Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflake Cookies as part of its Post-Flight "Milk" and Cookies with Coquito offering, while the Snowman Shortbread Cookies come from Disneyland Resort's recipe vault and require no chill time.

Bourbon-Eggnog Snowflakes (makes 24): Beat flour, confectioners' sugar, salt, and nutmeg. Add butter piece by piece until a soft dough forms. Chill 30 minutes, roll to 1/8 inch, cut with a 3-inch snowflake cutter, and bake at 325°F for 13-15 minutes. Glaze with confectioners' sugar, eggnog, and optional bourbon. Decorate with royal icing piped through a small tip.

Snowman Shortbread (makes 30): Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar, add egg with vanilla and almond extracts. Add flour 1 cup at a time. Roll to 1/8 inch, cut with a snowman cutter, and bake at 350°F for 9-11 minutes. Dip tops in melted white chocolate bark and top with sprinkles.

Always use caution when handling sharp objects and hot contents. Please supervise children who are helping or nearby. These recipes have been converted from larger quantities in the restaurant kitchens and the flavor profile may vary.

What This Means for Disney Parks Fans

National Cookie Day is December 4, and this collection pulls recipes from five very different Disney locations — a hotel bakery, a quick-service spot, a festival marketplace, a Disney Springs bar, and the archives themselves. Together they cover decorated cutouts, drop cookies, and icebox-style dough, so any home baker can find a project that matches their skill level before holiday parties arrive.