Hanukkah cookies are a tradition in so many homes, from blue and white sugar cookies cut into dreidels and stars to plates of rugelach set out after the candles are lit. But between hosting, frying latkes and juggling eight nights of celebrations, not everyone has time to bake. A box of cookies or chocolates is the next best thing: just as sweet, ready to share and easy to send to someone you can't be with this year.
Every gift we make is Kosher-certified by OK Kosher Laboratories, so you can send any of them with confidence. Below you'll find classic Jewish bakery treats, generous cookie gifts, chocolate and candy picks, and a sweet pairing with wine.
Traditional Jewish bakery treats
Some sweets just taste like home. Rugelach and black and white cookies have been favorites in Jewish bakeries for generations, and they're often the first things to disappear from the table at a holiday gathering. If you want a gift that feels rooted in tradition, start here.
Gourmet Assorted Rugelach
Buttery rugelach rolled with chocolate, cinnamon, raspberry and apricot are lined up in neat rows in a floral gift box, ready to set straight on the table. It's a classic that suits grandparents, hosts and anyone who grew up with a bakery box on the counter during the holidays.
Black & White Gourmet Cookies
About a dozen classic three-inch black and white cookies arrive in a shiny gold gift box. A New York bakery favorite, they're simple, nostalgic and very hard to share, which makes them perfect for treating a friend or yourself.
Hanukkah cookie gifts
For the cookie lover on your list, more is more. These gifts bring cookies, brownies and other bakery favorites together in one place, so there's something different to try each night of the holiday.
Grand Gourmet Bakery Box
Our biggest cookie gift packs brownies, blondies and seven kinds of cookies, from red velvet jumbo cookies and Linzer cookies to ginger molasses and cranberry white chip cookies, into a traditional floral bakery box. It's a showstopper for a cookie lover or a family that likes to graze through the holiday.
Gourmet Baked Goods Hanukkah Gift Basket
Eighteen individually wrapped brownies, blondies, muffins and cookies sit on a brown and gold tray, finished with a blue Happy Hanukkah tag. Because each treat is wrapped, it keeps well through the week and is easy to hand out when guests drop by. With more than 130 reviews, it's one of our most-loved Hanukkah bakery gifts.
Deluxe Bakery Happy Hanukkah Gift Tower
Five stacked boxes in gold stripes and blue with gold polka dots open to red velvet and double chocolate whoopie pies, fudge cookies and a mini lemon Bundt cake. With a different bakery treat in every box, it's made for working through one layer at a time across the holiday.
Hanukkah chocolate and candy gifts
Chocolate has a special place at Hanukkah, thanks to the gold-wrapped coins of chocolate gelt. These picks bring the same sweet spirit, with truffles, toffee and a mix of sweet and salty treats to share.
Chocolate Delight Gift Box
A compact box divided into four sections holds Lindt truffles, chocolate-enrobed toffee, lemon blueberry cookies and a chocolate nut mix. It's a sweet little gift for a teacher, a neighbor or a coworker, or for one of the eight nights.
Towering Heights Thinking of You Gift Tower
Six cream and gold polka dot boxes, each a little smaller than the last, stack up into a tower of Lindt truffles, toffee popcorn, cinnamon yogurt pretzels and cookies, with lentil chips and snack mix for a salty balance. As the name suggests, it's a lovely way to tell someone you're thinking of them this Hanukkah, especially if you can't be together.
Sweets with a glass of wine
For the grown-ups on your list, a sweet gift and a bottle of wine make a natural pair after dinner.
Happy Hanukkah Bakery & Red Wine Gift Tray
A bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon sits beside large brownies, molasses and mint chocolate chip cookies and filled pastries on a wooden tray, finished with a cream bow and a blue Happy Hanukkah tag. It's dessert and a nightcap in one, ready to bring out once the candles are lit.
Hanukkah sweets FAQs
What are traditional Hanukkah sweets?
Many traditional Hanukkah foods are fried in oil to remember the miracle of the oil that burned for eight nights. The best known sweet is sufganiyot, jelly donuts dusted with powdered sugar, and many Sephardic families make fried dough treats drizzled with honey. Chocolate gelt is a favorite with children, while bakery classics like rugelach and black and white cookies are enjoyed at Hanukkah and all year round.
What is Hanukkah gelt?
Gelt is the Yiddish word for money. Giving coins at Hanukkah, especially to children, is a long-standing custom, and today gelt usually means chocolate coins wrapped in gold or silver foil. They're often used as playing pieces in a game of dreidel, one of the most fun Hanukkah traditions for families.
Are your cookies and candy kosher?
Yes. Every gift we make is Kosher-certified by OK Kosher Laboratories. Our cookies and sweets are certified OK-D (Dairy), which is helpful to know if the recipient keeps kosher and is planning a meat meal, as dairy treats won't be served alongside it.
Sweeten every night of Hanukkah
Whether it's a tray of rugelach for the table, a tower of chocolates for someone far away or a box of cookies for the whole family, a sweet gift is one of the easiest ways to share the joy of the holiday. Explore our full collection of Hanukkah gift baskets to find more treats for all eight nights.
Wishing you a bright and joyful Hanukkah.
