McDonald’s New Holiday Drinks Come in Cranberry and Cookie Butter
McDonald’s is adding five holiday drinks to its menu beginning November 3, with cranberry and cookie butter taking center stage.
The limited-time beverages will be available at participating U.S. restaurants nationwide, giving customers two cranberry options and three cookie butter choices.
The company announced the seasonal lineup on October 27, 2026, outlining a collection that includes a Sprite-based cranberry drink, a Red Bull beverage, and three different cookie butter coffee drinks.
Rather than building the entire collection around one holiday flavor, McDonald’s is taking two distinct approaches. Cranberry appears in beverages finished with cold foam and sprinkles, while cookie butter brings caramel cookie crumbs and vanilla whipped topping into the mix.
Here’s what each drink includes and what customers need to know before the November launch.
Two Cranberry Drinks Lead the Holiday Lineup
The cranberry side of the menu features two beverages that share a seasonal flavor but use different drink bases.
One starts with Sprite, while the other incorporates Red Bull. Both include cold foam and sprinkles, although their confirmed descriptions differ in a few important ways.
Frosted Cranberry Splash with Sprite
The Frosted Cranberry Splash with Sprite combines the familiar soft drink with orange and cranberry flavors. McDonald’s finishes the beverage with cold foam and cranberry sprinkles, giving it several distinct elements beyond its Sprite base.
The combination of cranberry and orange sets this drink apart from the other cranberry beverage in the collection. Those two flavors are specifically identified in the company’s description, along with the cold foam and cranberry sprinkles.
For customers comparing the new menu options, the Sprite base is the key distinction. It is also worth paying attention to the full name when looking through the seasonal offerings. The Frosted Cranberry Splash with Sprite is one of the five announced drinks, not an alternative name for the Red Bull beverage.
Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer
The second cranberry option takes a different direction. The Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer combines Frosted Cranberry flavor with Red Bull, cold foam, and sprinkles. McDonald’s is offering customers a choice between classic Red Bull and Red Bull Zero when ordering this beverage.
That choice adds a customization option, but it doesn’t increase the number of drinks in the holiday collection. Both Red Bull varieties belong to the same Frosted Cranberry Energizer offering.
The distinction between the two cranberry beverages is straightforward. The Frosted Cranberry Splash uses Sprite with orange and cranberry flavors, while the Frosted Cranberry Energizer uses Red Bull with Frosted Cranberry flavor.
Both have cold foam and a sprinkle topping, keeping a similar finishing style across the cranberry portion of the menu.
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Cookie Butter Appears in Three Different Coffee Drinks
The remaining three beverages bring cookie butter into the spotlight. McDonald’s has announced a Cookie Butter Frappé, Cookie Butter Latte, and Cookie Butter Iced Coffee. All three feature cookie butter flavor, caramel cookie crumbs, and vanilla whipped topping.
Although they share these elements, the company is presenting them as three separate drinks, each with its own name and format.
Cookie Butter Frappé
The Cookie Butter Frappé is the first of the three cookie butter selections. According to McDonald’s announcement, the drink features cookie butter flavor along with caramel cookie crumbs and vanilla whipped topping.
These shared ingredients create a connection between the Frappé and the other two cookie butter beverages. The Frappé is also one of the options customers can identify separately when reviewing the new holiday lineup.
McDonald’s has not provided pricing or size information in the confirmed announcement details, so those specifics are not established here.
Cookie Butter Latte
The Cookie Butter Latte is another addition to the seasonal collection. Like the Frappé, it features cookie butter flavor, caramel cookie crumbs, and vanilla whipped topping.
The company identifies it simply as the Cookie Butter Latte. Its announcement does not establish separate hot and iced versions, so customers should not assume that two versions are included in the five-drink lineup.
That detail matters because counting an unconfirmed latte variation would misrepresent what McDonald’s actually announced. For now, the confirmed offering is the Cookie Butter Latte, with the same cookie butter flavor and toppings identified across the three-drink collection.
Cookie Butter Iced Coffee
Rounding out the cookie butter selections is the Cookie Butter Iced Coffee. This drink features cookie butter flavor, caramel cookie crumbs, and vanilla whipped topping, matching the confirmed flavor and topping elements used for the other two cookie butter beverages.
Unlike the Cookie Butter Latte, the iced designation is explicitly part of this drink’s announced name. That makes the distinction between the two coffee offerings clear without assuming additional versions or preparation choices.
Together, the Frappé, Latte, and Iced Coffee make up the complete cookie butter portion of the holiday menu.
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When Will McDonald’s Holiday Drinks Be Available?
McDonald’s has confirmed that all five beverages will arrive on November 3, 2026, at participating U.S. restaurants nationwide.
The drinks are limited-time offerings, meaning they are being introduced as seasonal menu items rather than permanent additions.
However, the announcement does not provide an exact date when they will leave the menu. It also does not establish individual restaurant participation, drink prices, or available sizes.
Those details are worth separating from what has been officially confirmed, particularly for customers making plans to purchase one of the new drinks.
The announced nationwide rollout does not mean that every McDonald’s restaurant will necessarily carry all five beverages. Participation remains an important part of the company’s availability statement.
What to Remember About the New Holiday Menu
The main takeaway is that McDonald’s holiday beverage announcement includes five drinks divided into two flavor groups.
Cranberry accounts for the Frosted Cranberry Splash with Sprite and the Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer. Cookie butter accounts for the Frappé, Latte, and Iced Coffee.
Each group has its own confirmed flavor combinations and toppings, with the Red Bull beverage also offering a choice between classic Red Bull and Red Bull Zero.
The November 3 launch gives customers a clear starting date, but there is no confirmed final day for the seasonal collection.
For anyone interested in the new beverages, the most useful reminder is simple: the drinks are limited-time offerings, and availability applies to participating U.S. McDonald’s restaurants.
