Panera Bread is getting into the holiday spirit with two new coffee flavors, a chocolate-filled bakery treat, and the return of a familiar seasonal cookie. The chain’s 2026 holiday menu brings peppermint and pistachio into the spotlight, with plenty of white chocolate and festive toppings along for the ride.
The new Peppermint White Mocha and Pistachio White Mocha each come in three different drink styles, giving customers a choice between hot, iced, and frozen options. Meanwhile, the bakery case is welcoming the new Cocoa Marshmallow Cake Slice and bringing back the decorated Mitten Cookie.
The seasonal lineup began arriving at Panera bakery-cafes nationwide during the first week of November. Here’s what each addition brings to the menu.
1. Peppermint White Mocha
Peppermint and white chocolate are taking center stage in Panera’s new Peppermint White Mocha. The holiday flavor combines the sweetness of white chocolate with cool peppermint, finished with pieces of peppermint bark for an extra festive touch.
Customers can order it in three different forms. The latte features freshly brewed espresso and milk, while the iced coffee comes topped with sweet cream cold foam.
For something colder and more dessert-like, the Frozen Java blends concentrated espresso with ice.
All three versions receive peppermint bark pieces, but the latte and Frozen Java get an additional swirl of whipped cream. That gives the drink a slightly different finish depending on which version customers choose.
The peppermint bark topping is a particularly distinctive detail, bringing a familiar holiday candy into Panera’s coffee lineup rather than relying on peppermint flavor alone.
2. Pistachio White Mocha
For customers who prefer nutty flavors over mint, Panera’s new Pistachio White Mocha offers a different take on the holiday coffee trend. It pairs white chocolate with pistachio and finishes the drink with actual pistachio pieces.
Like its peppermint counterpart, the Pistachio White Mocha is available as a latte, iced coffee, or Frozen Java. The latte combines espresso and milk, the iced coffee features sweet cream cold foam, and the Frozen Java blends concentrated espresso with ice.
Whipped cream tops the latte and Frozen Java versions, while pistachio pieces provide the finishing touch across all three options.
The combination of creamy white chocolate and nutty pistachio makes this one stand apart from more traditional holiday flavors. It also gives Panera’s seasonal menu a second flavor direction without changing the three drink formats available to customers.
3. Cocoa Marshmallow Cake Slice
Panera’s holiday bakery lineup has a brand-new addition, and it takes its inspiration from a familiar winter favorite: hot chocolate.
The Cocoa Marshmallow Cake Slice features swirls of chocolate and marshmallow cake, creating a combination that brings two classic cocoa flavors together in one dessert. Chocolate chips and pieces of marshmallow bark finish the slice.
Those toppings give the cake more than just a chocolate-and-marshmallow flavor combination. The chocolate chips add another chocolate element, while the marshmallow bark carries the holiday theme through to the decoration.
Unlike the returning Mitten Cookie, this cake is a new addition to Panera’s bakery case for the 2026 holiday season. It also gives customers a richer dessert option alongside the new white mocha drinks.
4. Mitten Cookie
Not everything on Panera’s holiday menu is making its debut. The Mitten Cookie is returning for another season, bringing its familiar winter-inspired design back to the bakery case.
The treat is a shortbread cookie decorated with icing and shaped like a mitten. Its colorful decoration gives it a festive appearance, while the shortbread base keeps the cookie rooted in a classic bakery favorite.
The returning cookie offers a different option from the new Cocoa Marshmallow Cake Slice. Rather than a layered chocolate dessert, it’s a decorated seasonal cookie that fits naturally into Panera’s holiday assortment.
Together, the new drinks, cake, and returning cookie make up Panera’s latest seasonal menu, available through participating bakery-cafes for dine-in, Rapid Pick-Up, drive-thru, and delivery.
Panera is also introducing collectible glass Snowman Cups in two mystery-box designs. On December 3, participating cafes will offer a free cup to the first 12 eligible customers who spend at least $25 in-cafe at the cashier, while supplies last.
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