5 Christmas Gifts To Buy at Costco If You Want To Skip the Gift Cards This Year

Tired of giving out the same set of gift cards every holiday season? Shake things up this year by heading to Costco to shop budget-friendly Christmas gifts. From puzzles to panettone, there’s a present for everyone on your wish list to enjoy and each cost less than $40.

Keep reading to see which seven Christmas gifts are worth buying at Costco.

• Price: $27.99

Swap out a box of chocolates for Borgo de Medici mini panettone. This nine-pack loaf assortment is available online only and comes in three classic, three chocolate chip and three limoncello panettone flavors.

“Panettone has been a tradition in my family for some years now and the Borgo de Medici brand is our favorite!” wrote Valerie in a five-star Costco review. “We especially like the taste, the variety of flavors, the freshness of each individual loaf and convenience of the mini-size loaves.”

• Price: $39.99

Spend hours of quality time with family, friends or solo putting together a boardwalk jigsaw puzzle. 

Costco members receive three puzzles in each package in assorted 500- and 1,000-count pieces. When we crunch the numbers, this comes out to around $13.33 per puzzle. Choose from designs like California destinations, Eastern national parks, Western national parks, sports and sunny destinations while supplies last.

• Price: $26.99

If you grew up playing the strategic board game Mancala, consider this your sign to add it to your Costco shopping cart and teach the next generation how to play the game. This nostalgic classic includes a wood game board, 54 multicolored glass beads and a drawstring pouch and a set of instructions.

• Price: $19.99

Spend the holiday season DIYing friendship bracelets and so much more with the STMT rainbow jewelry studio set. 

For less than $20, Costco shoppers receive more than 1,500 jewelry-making supplies, from delicate chains to metal charms, that can be used for making more than 75 pieces of jewelry. All experience levels are welcome to use this set, from polished pros to brand-new creators.

• Price: $19.99

Kelsen Danish butter cookies are the Christmas gift that keeps on giving from Costco. 

Members receive four tins of cookies each weighing in at one pound for a total of four pounds of cookies (and paying roughly $5 per tin). Pass them out to family, friends, neighbors and anyone else on your wish list you’d love to treat to a sweet surprise.

Editor’s note: Pricing and availability may vary depending on location.