Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies are my favorite to bake and share for the holiday season. I’ve rounded up the best Christmas cookie recipes that are perfect for any cookie exchange and cookie platters for the neighborhood.
Every year during the holiday season, we bake dozens and dozens of the best Christmas cookies to share with our family and neighbors. It is a great way to spread holiday cheer.
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These easy Christmas cookies are sure to be the hit of any Christmas cookie exchange. Package them up in cute holiday cookie tins, Christmas Baskets or cellophane bags tied up with ribbon and make this holiday season something special.
Classic Christmas Cookies
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Best Ever Sugar Cookies
These old-fashioned Sugar Cookies come straight from Grandma’s recipe box and might just be the best you’ll ever taste. Crispy, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth good—one bite and you’ll understand why they never last long!
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Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies
These Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies are pure Christmas joy in every bite. Soft, chewy, and packed with chocolate chips, colorful sprinkles, and M&Ms, they’re the festive cookies everyone will be reaching for first!
Chocolate Chip Sprinkle Cookies
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Cut Out Sugar Cookies
These Cut Out Sugar Cookies are the ultimate Christmas baking tradition. The soft, buttery dough is perfect for rolling, cutting and decorating—making them a festive (and fun!) holiday favorite for the whole family.
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4
Easy Sugar Cookie Icing
This Easy Sugar Cookie Icing is the secret to picture-perfect Christmas cookies. It’s simple to make, deliciously sweet, and dries with a glossy finish that’s perfect for all your holiday decorating!
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5
Molasses Cookies
These Molasses Cookies taste just like Christmas nostalgia in every bite. Soft, chewy, and spiced with cinnamon and ginger, they’re the cozy old-fashioned cookies your holiday dessert table needs.
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6
Brown Butter Pistachio Cookies
Sugar cookies get an upgrade to fancy bakery status with brown butter, melted chocolate and chopped pistachios. This cookie will steal the show at any holiday cookie exchange.
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Snowball Cookies
These Snowball Cookies are the melt-in-your-mouth classic every Christmas cookie tray needs. Buttery, nutty, and coated in sweet powdered sugar, they’re a holiday favorite that disappears fast!
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8
Peanut Butter Blossoms
These Peanut Butter Blossoms are the timeless Christmas cookies everyone looks forward to. Soft, chewy, and topped with a melty Hershey’s Kiss, they’re the perfect mix of nostalgic and irresistible.
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9
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are like bite-sized brownie magic for Christmas. Rich, fudgy, and dusted with powdered sugar, they’re the festive cookies everyone will be asking for again and again!
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10
Pecan Sandies Cookies
These Pecan Sandies Cookies are a brown butter twist on a nostalgic Christmas classic. Buttery, nutty, and perfectly crisp, they’re the kind of holiday cookie everyone will ask you to make again next year!
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11
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
These Classic Peanut Butter Cookies are a must for every holiday cookie tray. With crisp edges, chewy centers, and a simple one-bowl recipe, they’re the easiest Christmas cookies you’ll bake all season!
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12
Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies
These Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies are the prettiest addition to any Christmas cookie tray. Buttery, light, and perfectly shaped with a cookie press, they’re a festive favorite that looks fancy but couldn’t be easier to make!
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13
Easy Snickerdoodles
These Easy Snickerdoodles are the cozy Christmas classic everyone loves. Soft, chewy, and coated in cinnamon sugar, they’re the quickest way to fill your kitchen with holiday magic!
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Brown Sugar Shortbread
This Brown Sugar Shortbread is the simple yet elegant cookie every Christmas tray needs. Buttery, crisp, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, it’s amazing how irresistible three basic ingredients can be!
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15
Spritz Cookies
Buttery spritz cookies are the bite-sized cookie that no one can resist. Made easily with a cookie gun and can be dipped in chocolate or sprinkled with sugar.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Chocolate Chip Biscotti
This Chocolate Chip Biscotti is the perfect holiday treat to bake and share. Crispy, chocolate-studded, and made for dunking in coffee or cocoa, these festive Christmas cookies are easier to make than you’d think!
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17
Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies are the classic with a Christmas twist adding in Peppermint Kisses and they are the best addition to any cookie box!
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18
Easy Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These Easy Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies are the quick Christmas treat you’ll make on repeat. No chilling, no fuss—just mix, bake, and enjoy warm, gooey perfection straight from the oven!
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19
Pecan Pie Cookies
These Pecan Pie Cookies have all the rich, nutty flavor of a classic pecan pie in soft, chewy cookie form. Sweet, buttery, and loaded with crunchy pecans and chocolate chips, they’re a must-bake for the holidays!
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20
Chocolate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Chocolate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the ultimate holiday indulgence. Rich, chewy, and packed with double chocolate goodness, they’re the kind of Christmas cookie everyone will ask for the recipe to!
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21
Dish Pan Cookies
These Dish Pan Cookies are the ultimate old-fashioned Christmas cookie with a fun twist. Made in one bowl with oatmeal, Rice Krispies, chocolate chips, and coconut, they’re crunchy, chewy and totally irresistible!
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22
Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies
Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies will melt in your mouth with crisp edges and a buttery texture almost like shortbread. A delicious twist on the classic that will have everyone begging for the recipe!
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No Bake Cookies
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Chocolate Covered Oreos
These Chocolate Covered Oreos are the ultimate no-bake Christmas treat. Simple to make and fun to decorate, they’re a festive favorite that disappears faster than you can make them!
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24
No Bake White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
These No Bake White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are the easiest way to add something festive to your Christmas cookie tray. Sweet, creamy, and full of tart cranberry flavor, they come together in minutes with no oven required!
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Caramel Ritz Cookies
These Caramel Ritz Cookies are the irresistible sweet-and-salty bite your Christmas cookie platter needs. With just four ingredients, this no-bake holiday favorite is fun to make and even more fun to eat!
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No Bake Cookies
These No Bake Cookies are the nostalgic Christmas favorite that never goes out of style. Rich, chocolatey, and ready in minutes—no oven needed and extra delicious with a handful of crunchy peanuts!
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White Chocolate No Bake Cookies
These White Chocolate No Bake Cookies are the easiest way to add something sweet to your Christmas lineup. Creamy, crunchy, and ready in minutes, they’re the perfect last-minute holiday treat!
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New Christmas Cookie Favorites
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Chocolate Caramel Cake Mix Cookies
Chocolate Caramel Cake Mix Cookies are a quick and easy cookie recipe to bake any day of the week. Cake mix cookies are soft and chewy like the best bakery cookies.
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29
Cranberry Orange Cookies
These Cranberry Orange Cookies bring a bright, nostalgic twist to your Christmas cookie lineup. Buttery, crisp, and packed with sweet-tart cranberries and fresh orange flavor, they’re pure holiday perfection.
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30
Reindeer Cake Mix Cookies
These Reindeer Cake Mix Cookies are the cutest (and easiest!) Christmas cookies to bake. Made from simple ingredients and decorated with candy faces, they’re a fun holiday project the whole family will love!
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31
Cranberry Pecan Biscotti
This Cranberry Pecan Biscotti is the ultimate holiday coffee companion. Crunchy, nutty, and filled with tart cranberries, it’s a festive Christmas cookie that’s just as perfect for gifting as it is for dunking!
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32
Chocolate Cookies
These Chewy Chocolate Cookies are a must for any Christmas cookie tray. With soft, fudgy centers and crisp edges, they’re the ultimate chocolate lover’s dream—and they come together in no time!
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33
Grinch Cookies
These Grinch Cookies are a playful and delicious addition to any Christmas celebration. Soft pistachio pudding cookies with little red heart candies will steal the show on your holiday cookie tray!
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34
Chocolate M&M Cookies
These Chocolate M&M Cookies are the ultimate crowd-pleasing Christmas treat. Soft, fudgy, and packed with colorful M&Ms, they’re the festive double chocolate cookies everyone will grab first!
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35
Salted Caramel Oatmeal Cookies
These Salted Caramel Oatmeal Cookies taste like pure Christmas comfort in every bite. Soft, chewy, and filled with gooey caramel bits and a sprinkle of sea salt, they’re the sweet-and-salty treat you’ll crave all season!
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36
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
These Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are the ultimate Christmas crowd-pleaser. Soft, chewy, and filled with mini Reese’s cups, they’re the easy holiday treat no one can resist!
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37
Chocolate Volcano Cookies
These Chocolate Volcano Cookies are a decadent addition to your Christmas cookie lineup. Fudgy, chewy, and flourless, they’re a gluten-free treat that delivers bakery-style chocolate bliss in every bite!
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are a cozy Christmas favorite made the easy way. With crisp edges, chewy centers, and a one-bowl recipe, they’re the kind of simple, classic cookie everyone loves!
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Peanut Butter Rolo Cookies
These Peanut Butter Rolo Cookies are the sweet surprise your Christmas cookie tray needs. Soft, chewy and topped with gooey caramel-filled Rolos, they’re an irresistible mix of peanut butter and chocolate magic!
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Chocolate Caramel Sandwich Cookies
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