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McDonald's Holiday Drinks 2026: Cookie Butter Frappé and Frosted Cranberry, From Nov. 3

McDonald's five limited-time holiday drinks for 2026 were set to start Nov. 3: three Cookie Butter coffees and two Frosted Cranberry drinks, newsrooms report.

A McCafé mocha frappé with whipped topping in a paper cup, a file photo for McDonald's holiday drinks 2026
File photo of a McCafé mocha frappé in a Monopoly-promotion cup. It is not one of the 2026 holiday drinks. Photo: Aranami from Arvada, CO, US / Wikimedia Commons, cropped, edited · Source · CC BY 2.0
In this article
  1. Which McDonald’s holiday drinks are on the 2026 menu?
  2. Is the Red Bull cranberry drink the first Red Bull at McDonald’s?
  3. How much do the holiday drinks cost and how long do they last?
  4. How can you check your local McDonald’s?
  5. Where do the McDonald’s drinks fit in the holiday menu season?
  6. Print the McDonald’s holiday drinks table

McDonald’s holiday drinks for 2026 were set to arrive at participating U.S. restaurants on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to Nation’s Restaurant News and Dexerto. The limited-time line has five drinks: a Cookie Butter Frappé, Latte and Iced Coffee, plus a Frosted Cranberry Splash made with Sprite and a Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer. McDonald’s had not posted the lineup on a page we could read, so every fact here comes from the newsrooms named in the text.

Which McDonald’s holiday drinks are on the 2026 menu?

Nation’s Restaurant News reported that McDonald’s is launching a line of limited-time holiday drinks on Nov. 3. Dexerto and MoneyTalksNews describe the two cranberry drinks, and Tasting Table reviewed the three cookie butter coffees. The table sorts all five by format and caffeine base.

DrinkFormatBaseWhat else is in it
Frosted Cranberry SplashNot statedSpriteOrange and cranberry flavors, cold foam, cranberry sprinkles
Red Bull Frosted Cranberry EnergizerNot statedClassic Red Bull or Red Bull ZeroCold foam and sprinkles
Cookie Butter FrappéBlendedCoffeeCaramel cookie crumbs and vanilla whipped topping, per Tasting Table
Cookie Butter LatteHotCoffeeCaramel cookie crumbs and vanilla whipped topping, per Tasting Table
Cookie Butter Iced CoffeeIcedCoffeeCaramel cookie crumbs and vanilla whipped topping, per Tasting Table

The hot, iced and blended labels for the three coffees come from the Tasting Table review alone. The sources we found do not say whether the two cranberry drinks are served over ice or blended, so the table leaves that open.

Is the Red Bull cranberry drink the first Red Bull at McDonald’s?

No. Good Morning America reported on Aug. 11, 2026 that McDonald’s was adding Red Bull Energizer drinks, available from Aug. 17, starting with a Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer. The same report said McDonald’s was also introducing Red Bull Zero to its permanent drink lineup. The holiday Energizer is a seasonal flavor on an existing Red Bull menu, and Dexerto reported that customers can choose between classic Red Bull and Red Bull Zero.

How much do the holiday drinks cost and how long do they last?

McDonald’s has not announced pricing for the new drinks, Dexerto reported, so there is no national price to list. Prices at individual restaurants may differ, and we have not printed any local figure. The drinks are available for a limited time at participating locations across the U.S.; neither Dexerto nor Sporked found an end date from McDonald’s.

How can you check your local McDonald’s?

Every newsroom says the drinks are at “participating” restaurants, which means a restaurant near you may not carry all five. Open the McDonald’s app, pick your restaurant and look at its menu before you go. The drinks are limited time, and no end date has been announced.

Where do the McDonald’s drinks fit in the holiday menu season?

Other chains have their own holiday menus. See our holiday menus 2026 tracker for every chain, the Starbucks holiday menu and Red Cup Day dates and the Dunkin’ holiday menu for Nov. 4. A 2026 McDonald’s Holiday Pie date has not been announced.

The free printable repeats the table above on one US Letter page: five drinks, each with its format, base and extras. It carries no McDonald’s logos or art. To plan the season, print a November 2026 calendar or a December 2026 calendar and mark Nov. 3.

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McDonald's Holiday Drinks 2026 printables

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    McDonald's Holiday Drinks 2026: What Is in Each of the Five

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Frequently asked questions

When do McDonald's holiday drinks start in 2026?

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at participating restaurants nationwide, according to Nation's Restaurant News, Dexerto, Tasting Table and MoneyTalksNews.

What is in the McDonald's Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer?

Red Bull, with cold foam and sprinkles, according to Dexerto and MoneyTalksNews. Customers can choose classic Red Bull or Red Bull Zero.

How much do McDonald's holiday drinks cost?

There is no national price. Dexerto reported that McDonald's has not announced pricing for the new drinks, and participating restaurants set their own menus.

How long will the McDonald's holiday drinks last?

They are available for a limited time. No end date has been announced, Dexerto and Sporked reported.

Sources

  1. McDonald's gets into the holiday spirit early with festive new drinks (Nation's Restaurant News, 2026-10-27)
  2. McDonald's reveals new cranberry-flavored Red Bull and Sprite drinks (Dexerto, 2026-10-27)
  3. Review: McDonald's New Cookie Butter Coffees (Tasting Table, 2026-10-27)
  4. McDonald's Is Adding New Holiday Drinks on Nov. 3 (MoneyTalksNews, 2026-10-27)
  5. McDonald's introduces new Red Bull drinks to menu (Good Morning America, 2026-08-11)

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