Holiday Spice Cookie Assortment

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A Holiday Spice Cookie Assortment is a festive collection of small, baked treats, typically featuring varieties like gingerbread, snickerdoodles, or spice cookies. The assortment is defined by warm, aromatic spices such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, combined with ingredients like flour, butter, sugar, and molasses. This type of cookie platter is a staple of winter holiday celebrations, particularly in North America and Europe.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

These cookies are energy-dense, primarily high in carbohydrates from sugars and refined flour, with a significant amount of fat from butter. They provide quick energy and some small amounts of iron and B vitamins from the flour and spices, with a typical serving (about 3-4 small cookies) containing roughly 250-350 calories.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	290 kcal
Protein	3 g
Carbs	42 g
Fat	13 g
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	24 g
Sodium	180 mg
Iron	1.5 mg
Calcium	25 mg
Potassium	60 mg
Magnesium	10 mg
Manganese	0.3 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)	0.1 mg
Folate	20 mcg
Selenium	5 mcg

Per Assortment (3 small cookies, approx. 60 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

The spice blend used in these cookies is historically significant, as many of the key ingredients were once rare and expensive trade goods, making them a symbol of celebration and wealth. Nutritionally, while high in sugar, spices like cinnamon and ginger contain compounds with antioxidant properties.