We've Got a Cookie for Every Night of Hanukkah (Plus, a Few Sweet Extras!)

Strike a match and light the menorah for a very special Hanukkah celebration. Each year, the festival of lights is celebrated to commemorate the small amount of oil that burned for eight whole nights. Hanukkah is a minor holiday in the Jewish faith but has risen in cultural popularity. Friends and family gather to celebrate the Festival of Lights over fried foods like latkes and Sufganiyot (jelly-filled donuts), but what would a holiday celebration be without cookies? Here are 11 cookie recipes that are perfect each night of Hanukkah (and then some!).

What would Hanukkah be without batches of delicious rugelach, like the Walnut and Brown-Sugar Rugelach that you see right here? An abundance of the classic fruit and nut-filled pastry is practically a requirement. We have an easy version that eliminates the need to roll each cookie individually, as well as a more traditional recipe that uses pistachios and dried apricots. Another Jewish favorite? Hamantaschen, which is a folded cookie usually filled with jam. Our version gets an even sweeter, rich upgrade from lots of chocolate, which both fills, and is folded into, the dough.

An easy way to show festive spirit is by decorating basic sugar cookies or shortbread cookies with blue and silver sprinkles and frosting. Cut the cookies into the shape of a dreidel, Star of David, or menorah using a set of themed cookie cutters. Plus, making holiday sugar cookies is a great activity for kids to help with!

Celebrate the festival of lights with these sweet cookie recipes for Hanukkah.