The BEST Christmas Cookies for your holiday entertaining needs! Nothing shouts Christmas fun like a tray full of delicious Christmas cookies and these cookie recipes are some of the best out there! I wish I had time to make them all!
Check out these favorites: Peanut Butter Blossoms, Snickerdoodles, and Almond Joy Cookies!
Hard to believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away! If you’re still working out your holiday entertaining menu, I’ve got the cookies covered here. Perfectly festive cookies to delight friends and family this Christmas.
Peppermint, chocolate, ginger and more! All the fabulous flavors of the holiday season!
I’ve broken up the Christmas cookie recipes into categories but many of the cookies fall into multiple categories so make sure to scroll through to see them all!
Short on time? You can find more than 30 Last Minute Christmas Treats HERE.
Colorful Christmas Cookies
These Christmas cookies will pop on any dessert table or cookie tray! The red, white, and green colors are sure to put friends and family in the holiday spirt!
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Whipped Shortbread Cookies are so easy to make with just 5 ingredients and taste amazing! Light and tender cookies that melt in your mouth and can be easily decorated for Christmas. A great recipe to double or triple for the holidays and definitely one of our favorite Christmas cookies!
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Grinch Cookies
Grinch Cookies
Easy Grinch Cookies are guaranteed to steal the hearts of all your friends and family this Christmas season! This easy Christmas cookie recipe is quick to make and is incredibly festive and fun – just perfect for cookie plates and dessert tables this holiday season!
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
These Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars are everything you love about classic sugar cookies, but so much easier to make! These delicious bars are soft, buttery, and topped with rich, creamy frosting and festive sprinkles! A quick and easy way to enjoy homemade sugar cookies without all the extra fuss!
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Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint Cookies
These Thumbprint Cookies are pretty as a picture and the perfect bite-sized cookie for your next holiday gathering! Buttery, shortbread style cookies are coated in sugar and filled with your choice of jam. Perfect for holiday parties, cookie exchanges or a late night treat for Santa!
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Christmas Sugar Cookies
Perfect Sugar Cookie Recipe – Glorious Treats
These Sugar Cookies are soft & delicious, easy to cut and keep their shape! The only sugar cookie recipe you’ll ever need!
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Peppermint Snowball Cookies
Peppermint Snowball Cookies
These Peppermint Snowball Cookies are everything a Christmas cookie should be! Easy, beautiful, and packed with flavor!
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Hot Cocoa Cookies
Hot Cocoa Cookies – Glorious Treats
These delicious Hot Cocoa Cookies are chewy, chocolaty and oh so cute! They’re perfect for a cookie exchange, or just for a yummy treat!
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Spritz Cookies
Spritz Snowflake Cookies – Glorious Treats
Delicious and cute Spritz Snowflake Cookies! The perfect spritz cookie recipe and all the tips you need to make beautiful snowflake cookies!
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Stained Glass Cookies
Stained Glass Cookies
Stained Glass Cookies are easy to make and so pretty too! All the buttery and sugary flavor of a classic sugar cookie with an added fruity, hard candy center. Perfect for holiday parties, cookie exchanges, or just a late night treat for Santa, kids and grownups alike will be clamoring for this fun holiday treat!
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Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Melt in your mouth Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are a treat you won’t be able to resist! So easy to make and packed with mint and chocolate flavor – no one can eat just one! Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Christmas and more!
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Sprinkle Cookie Bites
Sprinkle Cookie Bites
This recipe for Sprinkle Cookie Bites produces cute, festive, delicious little cookies perfect for any occasion!
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Holiday Dipped Oreos
Holiday Dipped Peppermint Oreos – How To + Tips!
These Holiday Dipped Oreos make an inexpensive and festive gift for Christmas! Follow my easy how-to instructions and tips and you’ll be churning out gourmet dipped Oreos in no time!
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Reindeer Cookie Bars
Reindeer Cookie Bars
Extra cute Reindeer Cookie Bars are fun, festive and fabulous! These easy to make Christmas cookie bars are the perfect addition to your holiday festivities and look amazing on cookie trays and dessert tables!
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Christmas Classics
These cookies all fall into the “classic” category because they are favorites that your family will love to make year after year. Most of these should be familiar to you but try to find some new recipes to make too!
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut Butter Blossoms
These delicious Peanut Butter Blossoms are a holiday favorite! Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies rolled in sugar and topped with a kiss! There is nothing better than peanut butter and chocolate together and these cookies are proof!
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Ginger Molasses Cookies
Perfect Soft Ginger Cookies
These soft and chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies are just what your holiday season has been waiting for! Delightfully chewy with a crisp sugar coated exterior and plenty of spice and warmth, these molasses cookies are impossible to resist!
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are so moist and fudgy, just like a brownie! Chocolate Crinkles make a beautiful and delicious addition to any occasion and are just so festive and fun for cookie plates and dessert tables! A must make for your holiday festivities!
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Kolaczki (Polish Cookies)
Kolaczki (Polish Cookies)
Kolaczki (Polish Cookies) are the perfect tea time treat and lovely addition to a Christmas cookie plate. The delicious flaky pastry comes together with 4 simple ingredients and pairs beautifully with sweet and tart jewel-toned, jam fillings. A sprinkle of powdered sugar makes these cookies a show-stopper! /
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Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies – Glorious Treats
Snowball Cookies are fun and festive cookies that are so perfect for the holidays! This snowball cookie recipe is made with finely chopped pecans and a double dusting of powdered sugar for the perfect snowy look!
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Coconut Macaroon Blossoms
Coconut Macaroon Blossoms
These easy Coconut Macaroon Blossoms combine a timeless classic with CHOCOLATE! A match made in heaven! Naturally gluten free and just a handful of ingredients, these easy cookies are a must make for Christmas!
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Eggnog Cookies
Eggnog Cookies
Festive and delicious Eggnog Cookies are soft and chewy and topped with a luscious eggnog frosting! Easy to make, with no chill time required, these cookies are sure to become a new holiday favorite in your home!
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Coconut Macaroons
The Best Coconut Macaroons
For the true coconut lovers out there – this is my all-time favorite recipe for the Best Coconut Macaroons! Made without sweetened condensed milk, the delicate, sweet flavor of coconut really shines through. Chewy on the inside and perfectly toasted on the outside, dry macaroons are a thing of the past.
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Ginger Molasses Cookies
Ginger Molasses Cookies – Glorious Treats
These homemade Ginger Molasses Cookies are exceptionally delicious and are a holiday favorite! This recipe is easy to make and yields irresistible, perfectly spiced soft, chewy ginger molasses cookies with the classic crackly tops that you know and love!
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Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread Cookies – Glorious Treats
These Gingerbread Cookies are everything a Christmas cookie should be! Perfectly spiced and ideal for cutout cookies and decorating!
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Linzer Cookies
Linzer Cookies Recipe
Delightful Linzer Cookies are a holiday favorite! These almond flavored cookies are wonderfully tender and buttery with a sweet jam center and a pretty dusting of powdered sugar – absolutely irresistible! Perfect for holiday gatherings, special occasions, or a fun baking day with the kids – this recipe is sure to be a new favorite!
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Snickerdoodles
The Perfect Snickerdoodle Cookies
This easy Snickerdoodle recipe makes the best soft and chewy snickerdoodle cookies you've ever had! Coated in cinnamon and sugar, this classic cookie is a must have for the holidays but we enjoy it year round. Absolutely delicious!
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Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons – Glorious Treats
This recipe produces rich, chewy coconut macaroons, just like you’d find in a high-end bakery!
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Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Get ready to impress with this easy Turtle Thumbprint Cookies recipe! Decadent chocolate cookies rolled in pecans and filled with soft caramel make any cookie tray look extra special!
Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Get ready to impress with this easy Turtle Thumbprint Cookies recipe! Decadent chocolate cookies rolled in pecans and filled with soft caramel make any cookie tray look extra special! Perfect for the holidays!
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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies
These classic cookies are a must make for Christmas! No one can resist chocolate or peanut butter cookies and when the two are combined? Yes, please!
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
The BEST Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
The BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies of your life! Soft and chewy and bursting with chocolate goodness, this easy chocolate chip cookie recipe is life changing. Made in one bowl without a mixer, this recipe delivers soft, thick, chewy cookies every single time! Truly the ultimate chewy chocolate chip cookie with unmatched flavor and texture!
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S’mores No Bake Cookies
Ritz S’mores Cookies
Nothing beats these 4 ingredient Ritz S'mores Cookies for a quick and tasty no bake treat! These easy s’mores cookies are made with Ritz crackers, marshmallow creme, chocolate almond bark and graham crackers making them perfect for summer and Christmas cookie trays!
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Glazed Peanut Butter Cookies
Maple Cinnamon Glazed Peanut Butter Cookies
These Maple Cinnamon Glazed Peanut Butter Cookies are going to rock your world with their sweet maple and warm cinnamon flavors!
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Chocolate Cookies with Glaze
Chocolate Cookies with Chocolate Glaze
These delicious Chocolate Cookies feature a decadent chocolate glaze that adds amazing chocolate flavor to this quick and easy chocolate cookie recipe! Add festive sprinkles for any occasion!
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Chocolate Biscotti
Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti – Glorious Treats
This delicious Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti recipe is perfect with a cup of coffee, milk or hot cocoa! A beautiful holiday treat! Festive and delicious!
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No Bake Cookies
No Bake Cookies
Nothing beats these classic No Bake Cookies for a quick and tasty chocolate peanut butter treat! With just a few staple ingredients and no flour or eggs, these easy peanut butter no bake cookies are ready to enjoy in 30 minutes!
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Peppermint and Mint Cookies
Peppermint is the flavor of the season and it’s such a delicious cookie flavor too! You’ll love the bright, bold refreshing flavor in this yummy Christmas cookies!
White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Perfect Peppermint Cookies are a sweet and festive addition to your holiday celebrations! Made from scratch and studded with white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes, this easy Peppermint Cookie recipe is just the treat to complete your Christmas cookie trays!
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Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
These festive Peppermint Shortbread Cookies are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays this year! With only five ingredients, they are quick and easy to make and look so gosh darn pretty!
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Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups are so easy to make! Festive and fun, they are perfect for all your holiday celebrations!
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
A yummy twist on the after dinner mint – these cookies are so incredibly scrumptious and gloriously green!
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White Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bark
White Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bark
Fabulously festive and perfectly pepperminty, this White Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bark is the perfect way to celebrate the season! Perfect for cookie trays, teacher gifts, and all of your holiday entertaining needs!
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Shortbread Cookies
I am such a big fan of shortbread cookies – especially for the holiday season! These yummy and easy cookies are a must make for Christmas!
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
A delightfully easy cookie recipe that yields sensational results! I’m sharing three secrets to the perfect shortbread cookies that no one can resist! Make sure to add these easy Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies to your holiday baking list this season!
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Butterscotch Shortbread Cookies
Butterscotch Shortbread Cookies
These melt in your mouth Butterscotch Shortbread Cookies are everything shortbread should be: buttery, crumbly lightly sweetened, and totally delicious. This batch makes a bunch so be prepared to share with friends and family.
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Mint Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Dipped Mint Shortbread Cookies
Delightfully easy Chocolate Dipped Mint Shortbread Cookies are perfect for the holidays! Mint and chocolate is the BEST combination and it really shines through in these buttery cookies!
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More Christmas Favorites
These cookies belong in a class all of their own and are definitely worthy of a spot on your Christmas dessert table. Take a look!
Cookie Empanadas
Cookie Empanadas
These Cookie Empanadas are light, flaky and entirely irresistible. Pretty as a picture and super simple to make, these delicious cookies will make a beautiful addition to your holiday cookie trays this year. Topped with a sweet, almond glaze, these cookies are pure perfection.
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Lemon Cookies
Lemon Cookies known as Lemon Whippersnaps
These Lemon Cookies are perfect for a party! Super easy to make with just a handful of ingredients! Lemon zest and lemon juice give these amazing cookies a bright, bold flavor that’s impossible to resist!
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Pistachio Pudding Cookies
Pistachio Pudding Cookies
Soft and chewy Pistachio Pudding Cookies feature a delectable blend of nutty pistachios and decadent white chocolate chips. These gorgeous pistachio cookies get their lovely green hue from pistachio pudding mix which creates a soft and tender cookie that lasts for days!
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Cranberry Pinwheel Cookies
Cranberry Pecan Pinwheel Cookies
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Almond Joy Cookies
Almond Joy Cookies – Just 4 Ingredients!
These easy Almond Joy Cookies take just four ingredients and don’t even require a mixer! No beating, no chilling, just mix ’em up and throw ’em in the oven EASY! You’re going to love these ooey gooey fabulous cookies!
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Pineapple Pinwheel Cookies
Pineapple Pinwheel Cookies
Wonderfully easy and festive, these Pineapple Pinwheel Cookies are the showstoppers you’ve been looking for! The pineapple cheesecake filling is perfectly matched by the simple and sweet almond flavored cookie dough and is sure to be a hit with friends and family this year!
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I hope you’ve found some amazing and delicious Christmas cookie recipes here to help you make your holiday extra special this year!
Originally published December 12, 2014.
Peggy says
I don’t know what my problem is but I’m not finding any slideshow……
Sheila says
I can’t seem to access the slideshow. I’m not getting the recipes. There is no button to click on for the slideshow.
Rachel Beltz says
Same here! 🙁
Amy @Very Culinary says
Be still my cookie heart – I’ll take them all!
heather @french press says
fabulous collection Trish! I take a dozen of each
Valerie | From Valerie's Kitchen says
What an amazing collection, Trish! Pinning and drooling!
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
There’s a lot of goodies here. But those chocolate peppermint truffle cookie cups look like a real winner. Need to put on the menu!
Tori@Gringalicious.com says
So many yummy choices! I don’t know where to start!
Renee @ Two in the Kitchen says
I cannot stop baking Christmas cookies right now. This list gives me so many great ideas!! Thanks for this great list Trish!! 🙂
Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says
I need some new cookie recipes for a holiday party next week, thanks for this list!