Get ready to bake up some holiday magic with these Christmas cookie recipes! 🎄 From classic sugar cookies and gingerbread men to chocolate peppermint delights and buttery shortbread, these festive treats are perfect for gifting, parties, or cozy nights in. 🍪✨ Your kitchen will smell like Christmas! ❤️
From Gingerbread to Snowflakes: The Best Christmas Cookies Recipes to Try!
It’s officially the holiday season, and nothing feels cozier than the smell of fresh Christmas cookies baking in the kitchen.
Christmas cookies are more than treats; they’re little bites of joy.
Whether you’re baking for a cookie swap, packing homemade gifts, or simply treating yourself, a fresh batch of cookies always makes the season feel extra special.
From buttery classics to gingerbread favorites, there’s something here for everyone.
And honestly… who can ever resist warm, freshly baked Christmas cookies?
Why Everyone Will Love These Recipes ❤️
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Perfect for Gifting 🎁
Endless Variety for Every Sweet Tooth 🍪
Fun for All Ages 👨👨👧👦
These Christmas cookie recipes will quickly become holiday favorites that everyone can enjoy!
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your ingredients, preheat the oven, and bake some Christmas magic.
Your holiday season just got a whole lot sweeter!
Happy baking, and may your holiday season be as sweet as your cookies! ✨
Sugar, Spice, & Everything Nice: Best Christmas Cookies You Need to Bake This Year! ✨
Piped Chocolate Butter Cookies
Recipe by Sally’s Baking Addiction
Ready in ~ 44 minutes • Yields ~ 30 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Soft and buttery chocolate-piped cookies, dipped in melted chocolate, topped with colorful sprinkles, and finished with a cherry in the middle to make them extra Christmassy!
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Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies
Recipe by In Bloom Bakery
Ready in ~ 25 minutes • Yields ~ 20 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ These sweet and salty Christmas cookies are filled with pretzel and potato chip pieces, M&M’s, white chocolate chips, and sprinkles! All the fun mix-ins make these cookies super fun to make and enjoy!
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No Spread Sugar Cookies
Recipe by The Epicurean Mouse
Prep: 20 mins • Cook: 10 mins • Chill: 2 hours • Yields: 25 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ These soft and tender no-spread sugar cookies hold their shape beautifully and are decorated with royal icing. They’ll quickly become your go-to cookie this holiday season.
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Blossom Cookies – 1 Dough Makes 4 Flavors!
Recipe by Butternut Bakery
Ready in ~ 1 hour 35 mins • Yields ~ 52 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Four types of blossom cookies made with just one base dough! To make them perfect for the holiday season, they’re decorated with sprinkles and topped with a milk chocolate kiss!
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Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Recipe by Emma Duckworth Bakes
Ready in ~ 28 minutes • Yields ~ 20 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Tender Christmas shortbread cookies, cut out in a star shape, topped with fresh orange zest, and dipped in a sweet orange glaze. Flaky, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
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Stained Glass Window Cookies
Recipe by Sally’s Baking Addiction
Prep: 2 hours 30 mins (includes chilling) • Cook: 13 mins Yields: 24 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Fun to make and absolutely pretty to look at! These holiday-favorite sugar cookies are filled with crushed hard candies that melt into a gorgeous windowpane effect!
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Old Fashioned Candy Cane & Pinwheel Christmas Cookies
Recipe by Curly Girl Kitchen
Prep: 45 mins • Cook: 12 mins • Chill: 1 hour 30 mins • Yields: 3 dozen cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Start with one vanilla sugar cookie dough and flavor it with your choice of vanilla, almond, or peppermint extract for a delicious holiday twist.
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Polar Bear Buttercream Cookies
Recipe by Chel Sweets
Prep: 20 mins • Cook: 14 mins • Addl: 1 hour 30 mins • Yields: 30 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Incredibly soft and chewy Christmas cookies decorated to look like adorable polar bear with the most delicious homemade buttercream frosting!
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Gingerbread Cheesecake Cookies
Recipe by In Bloom Bakery
Prep: 1 hour 30 mins • Cook: 11 mins • Yields: 18 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Soft, chewy gingerbread cookies with a rich cheesecake center, rolled in spiced sugar, the perfect Christmas treat for every gingerbread lover!
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Christmas Shortbread Cookies
Recipe by Emma Duckworth Bakes
Prep: 30 mins • Cook: 10 mins • Chill: 30 mins •Yields: 20 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ A buttery shortbread cookie topped with sweet vanilla buttercream, cut out in a Christmas tree shape. These are fun to make with the kids and perfect for a cookie exchange!
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Stacked Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
Recipe by Eats Delightful
Ready in ~ 1 hour 40 mins • Yields ~ 16 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ A deliciously soft and chewy double-decker sprinkle-filled cookie, topped with a second cookie decorated with cute Christmas designs. The crispy bites of sprinkles make every bite extra fun!
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Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
Recipe by House of Nash Eats
Prep: 15 mins • Cook: 10 mins • Addl: 2 hours • Yields: 30 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ These whimsical swirly Pinwheel Cookies are rolled in Christmas-colored sprinkles for an extra festive touch. The perfect slice-and-bake cookie for the holiday season!
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Bites
Recipe by Kroll’s Korner
Ready in ~ 20 minutes • Yields ~ 60 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Soft, chewy, and bite-sized, these Christmas treats are topped with buttercream frosting and colorful sprinkles. They’re so easy to make and perfect for big-batch holiday baking!
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Frosted Cutout Christmas Cookies with Sprinkles
Recipe by Curly Girl Kitchen
Prep: 1 hour • Cook: 12 mins • Chill: 1 hour 20 mins • Yields: 2 dozen cookies
Why It’s Great ~ These no-spread vanilla sugar cookies are frosted with creamy vanilla buttercream and topped with adorable Christmas sprinkles for the perfect holiday treat.
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Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints
Recipe by Love and Olive Oil
Ready in ~ 1 hour • Yields ~ 20 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Red and white marbled shortbread filled with peppermint dark chocolate and topped with crunchy candy cane bits on top. A holiday cookie you’ll want to make every year!
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Easy Vanilla Bean Christmas Lights Cookies
Recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Ready in ~ 2 hours • Yields ~ 22 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Soft, buttery, and perfectly vanilla-flavored cookies, generously coated in a sweet, thick, creamy vanilla bean glaze. These make the perfect addition to any edible Christmas gift box!
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Perfect Linzer Cookies
Recipe by The Food Charlatan
Prep: 30 mins • Cook: 6 mins • Chill: 2 hours • Yields: 25 sandwiches cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Delicate, buttery, and perfectly jammy almond cookies with a shortbread feel! Linzer tart cookies are a must-have for your Christmas cookie tray.
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Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies
Recipe by Blue Bowl
Prep: 45 mins • Cook: 12 mins • Yields: 16 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Rich, chewy hot chocolate cookies stuffed with a peppermint-flavored marshmallow. It’s like sipping a cozy mug of cocoa, but in cookie form!
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Grinch Crinkle Cookies
Recipe by Hungry Cooks Kitchen
Ready in ~ 35 minutes • Yields ~ 6 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ These grinch crinkle cookies with a bright green pop of color and crackled powdered sugar tops, super fun to make and no special skills or fancy ingredients required!
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
Recipe by Cambrea Bakes
Prep: 3 hours • Cook: 18 mins • Yields: 36 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ These Christmas sugar cookie bars are baked in a pan, dipped in royal icing, and decorated with festive sprinkles. Soft, chewy, and absolutely melt-in-your-mouth!
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Toasted Hazelnut Christmas Cookies
Recipe by Curly Girl Kitchen
Prep: 20 mins • Cook: 12 mins • Chill: 1 hour 15 mins • Yields: 15 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Buttery hazelnut cookies with a shortbread texture, dipped in dark chocolate and topped with toasted hazelnuts, perfect for Christmas cookie boxes!
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Melting Snowman Cookies
Recipe by Eats Delightful
Ready in ~ 1 hour 20 mins • Yields ~ 16 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Cute melting snowman cookies topped with a gooey marshmallow “snowman.” The best part? No chilling needed, just whip up the dough, cut, and bake right away.
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White Chocolate Pistachio Christmas Star Cookies
Recipe by House of Nash Eats
Ready in ~ 1 hour 20 mins • Yields ~ 16 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Beautiful Christmas star cookies dipped in white chocolate, then sprinkled with pistachios and silver sugar pearls for the perfect Christmas treat!
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Eggnog Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe by Kroll’s Korner
Ready in ~ 35 minutes • Yields ~ 22 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Made with aromatic spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and rum extract, topped with a creamy and thick Eggnog Cream Cheese frosting then dusted with a sprinkle of ground nutmeg!
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Chai Gingerbread Cookies
Recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Ready in ~ 1 hour 30 mins • Yields ~ 22 cookies
Why It’s Great ~ A cup of warm chai in cookie form! Soft, buttery, and perfectly sweet cookie with a sweet, thick, and creamy espresso glaze!
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Chewy Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies
Recipe by Sturbridge Bakery
Ready in ~ 52 mins • Yields ~ 12 large cookies
Why It’s Great ~ Chewy gingerbread reindeer cookies that require minimal prep and use pretzel twists, candy eyes, and M&Ms for the cutest holiday look!
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And there you have it – The Best Christmas Cookies Recipes for you to try!
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