Though it only runs from late November into December, the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays draws huge crowds each year thanks to its international food offerings. One of the standout traditions is the Cookie Stroll, where guests sample festive cookies from around the world.
We took part in this year’s Cookie Stroll and did our honorable duty by eating all the cookies it took to earn this year’s prize. At Mickey Visit, we report on Disney news, including the newest annual pass coming to Disneyland and extended refurbishments at Disney World resorts.
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What is the EPCOT Cookie Stroll?
Festival of the Holidays
The Cookie Stroll is a popular activity at EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays, where guests sample a series of specialty holiday cookies from select Holiday Kitchens around the park. Each cookie you purchase earns a stamp in the Festival Passport.
Once you collect all five required stamps, you redeem them for a complimentary item, which changes each year. The stroll can be completed in one day or over multiple visits, as long as you save your stamped passport.
We completed this year’s Cookie Stroll ourselves, sampling five holiday cookies and receiving the new prize at the end. Below is our ranking of each cookie we tried, along with a look at the exclusive treat and prize you receive for finishing the stroll.
5. Prototype Cookie
Black and white cookie
The Prototype Cookie is new this year and is described as a “sugar cookie with orange-cranberry icing and dark chocolate.” This cookie is ranked lowest on my list because if I didn’t read the description, I wouldn’t have known the cookie was meant to have orange-cranberry icing, because the flavor was so muted.
This cookie tasted more like an average “black and white” cookie without the cake texture. Not a bad cookie by any means, but nothing special.
4. Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
EPCOT Spaceship Earth Cookie
In the same location at CommuniCore Hall, you can find the returning Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie, which makes for a great themed option. This is one of the most photogenic cookies on the list. The flavor of this cookie wasn’t bad, but the sugar coating on the top of the cookie was a bit overpowering.
I tasted the sugar more than the salted caramel. So while the cookie makes for a great photo, the flavor wasn’t the standout mention.
3. Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookie
Cookie EPCOT
Clearly, the Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookie was so appealing that I couldn’t even keep my family’s paws off of it long enough to get a good picture. This new, plant-based cookie can be found in The Odyssey, and this was one of our favorite cookies this year!
The sparkle topping is a nice touch, and the cranberry flavor paired perfectly with the oatmeal. I found myself dreaming of this cookie the rest of the day.
2. Hazelnut Linzer Cookie
Cookie Germany
I’m a sucker for a good Linzer cookie, and the Hazelnut Linzer Cookie with raspberry jam at the Bavaria Holiday Kitchen in Germany was no exception. The hazelnut flavor held true with the combination of the raspberry jam in the middle. I love the touch of the Mickey shape in the middle as well.
This was a cookie my family had a hard time sharing, and we had to go back for a second one.
1. Coffee-Mocha Cookie
Cookie EPCOT Festival
The cookie to make my number one list was the Coffee-Mocha Cookie, which is topped with coffee-infused buttercream, cocoa nibs, and chocolate-covered espresso beans. You can find this cookie at the Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Kitchen right at the entrance to the World Showcase near Canada.
There is one caveat to this cookie: you need to enjoy the flavor of coffee! Since this is one of my favorite flavors to combine with sweets, this cookie easily earned the number one spot for me. Aside from the buttercream on top, the cookie itself was soft and melted in your mouth. This was truly the perfect EPCOT cookie.
Behold, the EPCOT Cookie Stroll Prize!
EPCOT Cookie Stroll Prize
Once we redeemed our five stamps, we took our Festival Passport over to Holiday Sweets & Treats located near the Port of Entry. Once you present your Festival Passport, you will be given a spatula that says Holiday Cookie Stroll 2025, along with a small tube of M&M Minis and a recipe for an M&M cookie!
I thought this was a great prize. I love merchandise specific to experiences, and this is something I’m glad to add to my kitchen. My family was instead hoping for a free cookie, so they weren’t quite as impressed. Your own mileage here may vary! The EPCOT Cookie Stroll is so easy to include in your day at the park since so many festival booths offer these cookies. It was fun to do as a family as we shared and ranked these cookies.
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