Do you have a favorite Christmas cookie? Do you prefer chocolate or spice? Would you rather go for an iced and decorated sugar cookie or a molasses ginger round? Or maybe it’s a crunchy, chocolate-covered toffee bar or a jam-filled cookie. You have so many choices at this festive time of the year! Whether you’ve baked Christmas cookies for years or are just starting from scratch, you’ll find 20 inspiring holiday cookie recipes that you need right here. These holiday cookie recipes are the kind that you can bake for friends, family, or just for yourself! We hope you’ll find these recipes inspirational because we made them as easy as possible to follow. Enjoy!
Holiday Cookies Recipes: 20 Christmas Cookies Recipes With Pictures
1. Best Sugar Cookies
These Cookie treats are sure to sweeten up your Christmas, and impress friends at your next cookie swap!
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2. Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies
The best brownie cookie recipe around! These super indulgent chocolate brownie cookies have a crackly crust, fudgy centers, and intense chocolate flavor!
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Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
3. Easy Peppermint Christmas Shortbread Cookies
These Christmas shortbread cookies with peppermint taste so good - just like they come from a fine bakeshop!
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Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
4. Christmas Tree Cookies
These Christmas tree cookies make the ideal treats for a snack during the holidays, or for gifting to your loved ones!
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5. Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Cookies
These peanut butter cream cheese cookies are crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, and they literally melt in your mouth!
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6. Fluffy Star Cookies
Deliciously crunchy and so fun to make - These easy star cookies are great for baking at home with kids.
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7. Christmas Tree Puffs with Nut Butter Filling
Fun and easy holiday cookies everyone will love.
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Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
8. Cream Cheese Cookies
Our cream cheese cookies are so soft, dense and flavorful. You've never seen cream cheese cookies that literally melt in your mouth like these ones!
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9. Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
This giant chocolate chip skillet cookie is crispy on the edges and so soft on the inside!
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Cooking time: 35 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
10. Chewy Almond Cookies
Chewy and delicious, these flavorful almond meal cookies feature only 4 ingredients and are gluten free and dairy free.
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11. Cranberry Shortbread Cookies
These buttery cranberry shortbread cookies literally melt in your mouth.
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12. Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies
For an afternoon break with a goodcup of hot tea or coffee, nothing can beat these shortbread cookie sandwiched with a layer of dulce de leche.
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13. Cream Cheese Cookies (low carb, Keto friendly)
These cream cheese cookies are so good; you’ve been warned!
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14. Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Quick and easy cinnamon sugar cookies! They are really good, plain with spicy, or candies in them. the perfect sugar cookie recipe for the season!
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15. Brown Butter Lemon Muffins
Rich, moist and fluffy - The only recipe you need for a perfect grab-n-go breakfast.
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16. Easy Butter Shortbread Cookies
These shortbread cookies taste divine and literally melt in your mouth.
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17. Citrus Shortbread Cookies
These bright, citrusy shortbread cookies with beautiful crisp edges are just irresistible!
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18. Christmas Star Cut-Out Cookies
These rich and crumbly Christmas shortbread cookies are out of this world amazing!
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19. Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
So soft and tender, these butter vanilla shortbread cookies literally melt in your mouth.
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20. Sugar Cookies With Hazelnut & Pistachio
This easy sugar cookies recipe makes the most moist, tender, delicious cookies that you can decorate as you like with dried fruit or nuts. Perfect for your next cookie swap!
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