Christmas Baking Word Search

About this puzzle

Holiday baking traditions from many countries come together in this list: gingerbread and sugar cookies cut with a cookie cutter; British fruitcake and mince pies and Scottish shortbread; the German stollen; the Italian panettone; the yule log, known in France as the bûche de Noël; and the flavors of the season — peppermint, cinnamon, icing, sprinkles and a glass of eggnog.

The default layout is Medium on a 13×13 grid. Easy, Medium and Hard each use their own checked layout of the same words, and every one can be printed in standard or large print on US Letter or A4.

Word notes

Gingerbread

Spiced with ginger, cinnamon and cloves; gingerbread houses became popular in Germany in the 1800s.

Fruitcake

A dense cake packed with dried fruit and nuts; soaked in spirits, it can keep for months.

Eggnog

A rich, creamy drink made with milk, eggs, sugar and nutmeg.

Peppermint

A natural cross between watermint and spearmint, prized for its cool, sharp flavor.

Shortbread

A Scottish biscuit of butter, sugar and flour, traditionally baked for Christmas and Hogmanay.

Yule Log

A rolled sponge cake decorated to look like a log (bûche de Noël).

Mince Pie

A small pie filled with mincemeat — today a mix of dried fruit, spices and suet, usually with no meat at all.

Stollen

A German fruit bread dusted with powdered sugar.

Panettone

A tall, sweet Italian bread with dried fruit.

Try this after the puzzle

Find each treat's country of origin and mark it on a map. If you bake, choose one simple recipe from the list, such as sugar cookies or shortbread, and decorate with icing and sprinkles. Younger children can design a gingerbread person on paper.

All 14 words

Gingerbread · Sugar Cookies · Fruitcake · Eggnog · Peppermint · Shortbread · Icing · Sprinkles · Yule Log · Mince Pie · Stollen · Panettone · Cinnamon · Cookie Cutter