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We’ve Collected the Best Christmas Cookie Recipes for You

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We’ve Collected the Best Christmas Cookie Recipes for You

This is the place for Christmas cookie recipes! We've gathered hundreds of delicious recipes for Christmas cookies so you can find all your old and new favorites in one place!

Baking cookies at Christmas is a tradition for many people. It brings families and friends together with the warm goodness of cookies fresh from the oven. As you bake this holiday season, take a minute to learn the origins of some of the foods we enjoy each Christmas. The Food Timeline is an interesting resource for all things food. According to their research, Christmas cookies as we know them today were created from Medieval European recipes. Dutch and German settlers brought cookie cutters, decorative molds, and festive holiday decorations to America. Christmas cookie recipes produce more than just a tasty sweet; they are a baking tradition steeped in history.

Begin or continue your cookie baking traditions with our Christmas cookie recipes. From basics like drop cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and the all-time favorite sugar cookie to fancy, designed, decorated, and spiced Christmas cookies, we have the recipes you'll want to bake and give to family and friends.

Christmas Cookies – Our Top 20 and Hundreds More

The Top 20 Christmas Cookies
Magic Seven Layer Bars

 

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Snickerdoodles

Peanut Butter Cookies

Scotch Shortbread

Sugar Cookies

Gingerbread Men

Chocolate Fudge

Springerele

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Molasses Sugar Cookies

 

Scotcharoos

Peanut Butter Chocolate Kisses

Spritz Cookies

Thumbprint Cookies

Snowball Cookies

Chocolate Toffee Bars

Kolachky

Pecan Sandies

Chocolate Pinwheels

Christmas Cookie Gift Ideas

Christmas Cookies A to Z

Christmas Cookie Recipes A
Almond Bars
Almond Bonbons
Almond-Filled Crescents
Almond Macaroons
Almond Shortbread
Almond Snow Cookies
Almond Cookie Strips
Almond Cream Spritz
Amish Christmas Cookies
Amish Ginger Cookies
Angel Whispers
Anise Biscotti
Anisette Cookies
Andes Mint Cookies
Apple Butter Filled Cookies
Apple Sauce Date Bars
Applesauce Drop Cookies
Applesauce Granola Cookies
Apricot Cherry Bars
Apricot Foldovers
Apricot Walnut Crescents
Christmas Cookie Recipes B
Bambary Tarts
Banana-Cornmeal Cookies
Banana-Ginger Jumbles
Banana-Nut Bars
Basler Brunsli
Bienenstich
Bisquick Butterscotch Brownies
Black-Eyed Susans
Black Walnut Cookies
Bourbon Balls
Brandied Fruit Drops
Brandy Snap Cups
Brownie Crinkles
Brownie Drop Cookies
Brown Sugar Cookies
Brown Sugar Drops
Brown Sugar Spritz
Buckeyes
Bumblebees
Butter Crunch Clusters
Buttergeback
Butterscotch Gingerbread People
Butterscotch Haystacks
Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars
Butterscotch Shortbread
Butterscotch-Oatmeal Crinkles
Christmas Cookie Recipes C
Cannoli
Candy Bar Cushions
Candy Cane Cookies
Candy Cane Cookies 2
Candy Cane Puffs
Candy Corn Shortbread
Caramel Apple Cookies
Caramel Candy Bars
Caramel Fudge Bars
Caramel-Pecan Cookies
Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
Carrot-Molasses Cookies
Carrot-Raisin Bars
Cathedral Windows
Christmas Cheesecake Cookies
Cherry-Almond Bars
Cherry Nut Balls
Cherry Pecan Drops
Cherry Thumbprints
Chewy Caramel Bars
Chewy Chocolate Eatmore Bars
Chewy Noëls
Christmas Cheer Cookies
Christmas Cookie Slices
Christmas Tree Sandwiches
Cinnamon Balls
Cinnamon Espresso Cookies
Cinnamon Twists
Cinnamon-Coffee Bars
Cinnamon-Nut Crisps
Cinnamon Dough Ornaments
Coconut Balls
Coconut Lime Squares
Coconut Raspberry Ribbon Squares
Colorado Cowboy Cookies
Colored Snowballs
Cookie-Mold Cookies
Cornmeal Crispies
Cranberry-Orange Cookies
Cranberry Hootycreeks
Cream Squares
Cream Cheese Dainties
Cream Wafers
Creme de Menthe Balls
Creme de Menthe Squares
Chocolate Christmas Cookies
Chocolate Chip Blondies
Chocolate Chip Brickle Bars
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Spritz
Chocolate Chip Cookies Deluxe
Chocolate Chip Bars
Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies
Chocolate Chip-Pecan Bars
Chocolate Cookies
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Chocolate Linzer Hearts
Chocolate Mini-Chippers
Chocolate Shortbread
Chocolate-Almond Tea Cakes
Chocolate-Bourbon Balls
Chocolate-Cherry Sand Tarts
Chocolate Peanut-Chocolate Chip
Chocolate-Glazed Graham Crackers
Chocolate-Mint Cookies
Chocolate-Oatmeal Chewies
Chocolate-Orange-Chocolate Chip
Chocolate-Peanut Butter No-Bakes
Chocolate-Peanut Windmills
Chocolate-Pecan Squares
Choco-Mint Refrigerator Cookies
Choco-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
Chocolatey Meringue Stars
Chocolate Coconut Bars
Choco-Mint Snaps
Chocolate Cherry Biscotti
Chocolate Cherry Kris Kringles
Chocolate Chews
Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies
Chocolate Chunk Snowballs
Chocolate Drizzlers
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Chocolate Florentines
Chocolate Ginger Shortbread
Chocolate Kiss Surprises
Chocolate Lemon Shortbread
Chocolate Macaroons
Chocolate Mint Christmas Trees
Chocolate Nuggets
Chocolate Nut Crinkles
Chocolate Orange Balls
Chocolate Peanut Butter Crispy Balls
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Chocolate-Apricot Filled Flakies
Chocolate Raspberry Linzer Cookies
Chocolate Rum Balls
Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Chocolate-Dipped Almond Crescents
Christmas Cookie Recipes D
Date-Filled Spritz
‘Da' Ultimate Spritz
Date-Nut Pinwheels
Decorator's Frosting
Double Apple Bars
Double Chocolate Kisses
Double Chocolate Graham Drops
Double Oat Cookies
Double Peanut Cookies
Dream Bars
Dreamsickle Cookies
Drop Cookie Basic Recipe
Christmas Cookie Recipes E
Easy-Yet-Elegant Raspberry Bars
Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Eggnog Spritz
English Cherubs
English Gingerbread
English Toffee Squares
Eskimo Snowballs
Esther's Bracelets
Christmas Cookie Recipes F
Fig Cookies
Fig-Filled Whole Wheat Cookies
Forgotten Cookies
Frosted Banana Bars
Frosted Banana Oaties
Frosted Cinnamon-Mocha Cookies
Frosted Lebkuchen
Frosted Pumpkin-Pecan Cookies
Frosted Spice Cookies
Fruit Cake Cookies
Fruit Wreaths
Fudgy Layer Squares
Fudgy Macadamia Cookies
Fudgy Saucepan Brownies
Christmas Cookie Recipes G
Easy Decorated Gingerbread Cookies
German Chocolate Bars
German Chocolate Brownies
Giant Colorful Candy Cookies
Ginger Cookie Clock
Ginger-Almond Cookies
Ginger Oatmeal Crisps
Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Spritz
Gingerbread Village
Gingerpop Cookies
Glazed Chocolate Pockets
Golden Cereal-Nut Clusters
Goldfish Drops
Gooey Butter Cookies
Granola Cookies
Gumdrop Drop Cookies
Christmas Cookie Recipes H
Hamantaschen
Haystacks
Hazelnut Sablés
Hidden Treasures
Holiday Fruit Drops
Holly Cookie
Hungarian Poppy Seed Cookies
Hungarian Nut Rolls
Christmas Cookie Recipes IChristmas Cookie Recipes J
Icebox Cookies
Inside-Out Chocolate Chip Cookies
Joe Froggers
Jingle Bell Ginger Snaps
Jumbo Molasses Cookies
Christmas Cookie Recipes K
Key Lime Coolers
Kringla
Kris Kringles
Krumkake
Christmas Cookie Recipes L
Ladyfingers
Ladylocks
Lebkuchen
Lebkuchen Spice Spritz
Lemon Bars
Lemon Cheesecake Bars
Lemon Cookies
Lemon Cream Oat Bars
Lemon Squares
Lemon Sugar Cookies
Lemon Tea Biscuits
Lemon-Lime Cookies
Linzer Torte Bars
Linzer Cookies
Lollipop Cookies
Christmas Cookie Recipes M
Magic Rum Balls
Magic Window Cookies
Malted Milk Cookies
Mama's Sugar Cookies
Maple-Nut Refrigerator Cookies
Marshmallow Crème Marzipan
Marzipan
Meltaway Cookies
Meringue-Topped Almond Cookies
Milk Chocolate-Malt Brownies
Mini Cookie Pizzas
Miniature Florentines
Mint Kiss Spritz
Mint Chocolate Pinwheels
Mint Ravioli Cookies
Mixed Nut Bars
Mocha Brownies
Mocha Cheesecake Squares
Mocha Hearts
Moravian Christmas Cookies
Moravian Ginger Cookies
Moravian Scotch Cakes
Mousse Bars
Multigrain Cutouts
Christmas Cookie Recipes N
Napoleon Creams
No-Bake Apricot Balls
No-Bake Honey-Oat Bars
No-Bake Peanut Butter Squares
No-Roll Coconut-Sugar Cookies
No-Roll Sugar Cookies
Norwegian Cookies
Nut Cookie Tartlets
Nut Horns
Christmas Cookie Recipes O
Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal Fudge Bars
Oatmeal Lacies
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal Shortbread
Old-Fashioned Date Drop Cookies
Old-Fashioned Rum-Raisin Cookies
Orange Blossom Spritz
Orange Madeleines
Orange Slices
Orange-Almond Biscotti
Orange-Almond Pillows
Christmas Ornament Cookies
Outrageous Double Chocolate-White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Christmas Cookie Recipes P
Palmeras
Palmiers
Pastel Mint Drops
Peach Triangles
Peanut Butter and Jam Bars
Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Hidden Middles
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Peanut Butter-Brickle Chip Bars
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Temptations
Pecan Crisps
Pecan Pie Bars
Pecan Pie Squares
Peppermint Meringues
Peppermint Snowballs
Pineapple Puffs
Pistachio-Chocolate Checkers
Pistachio Christmas Ribbon Bars
Pizzelles
Poinsettia Cookies
Poppy Drop Cookies
Pumpkin Cookies
Pumpkin-Spice Bars
Pumpkin Pie Squares
Pumpkin Spritz
Christmas Cookie Recipes R
Rainbow Cookies
Raspberry Fudge Balls
Raspberry Logs
Raspberry-Chocolate Bars
Refrigerator Pecan Shortbread
Ricotta Cheese Cookies
Rocky Road Bars
Rocky Road Cookies
Rollo Cookies
Rum Balls
Rum-Raisin Sandwich Cookies
Russian Tea Cakes
Christmas Cookie Recipes S
Santa's Whiskers
Scotch Shortbread
Snickerdoodles
Snickers Cookies
Snowflakes Fried
Snowflakes Baked
Snowy Mountains
Soft Molasses Cookies
Sour Cream Cookies
Sour Cream-Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sour Cream-Sugar Cookies
Sour Cream Spritz
Speculaas Bars
Spice Sugar Cookies
Spicy Iced Applesauce Cookies
Spicy Gingerbread Cookies
Spicy Pumpkin-Date Cookies
Spicy Seascape Cookies
Springerle
Spitzbuben
Spritz
Stained Glass Window Cookies
Stained Glass Holiday Bars
Sugar Drop Cookies
Sugar Cookies
The Ultimate Sugar Cookie
No-chill Cutout Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookie Stockings
Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookie Tarts
Sunflower Cookies
Sunshine Cookies
Swedish Dream Cookies
Swedish Half-Moon Cookies
Christmas Cookie Recipes T
Three-Leaf Clovers
Thumbprint Cookies
Tiramisu Cheesecake Bars
Toasted Oatmeal Cookies
Toffee Bars
Toffee Meringue Sticks
Triple Chocolate-Cherry Bars
Triple Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Tuxedo Cheesecake Bars
Christmas Cookie Recipes U-V
Ultimate Brownie
Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ultimate Date Bars
Ultimate Oatmeal Cookie
Ultimate Refrigerator Cookies
Ultimate Spritz
Vanilla Brownies
Venetian Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookie Recipes W-Z
Walnut Biscotti
Walnut Brandy Balls
Walnut Butter Cookies
Whipped Shortbread
Whiskey Balls
White Chocolate Chunk Macadamia
Whole Wheat Rounds
Whole Wheat-Fruit Drops
Whole Wheat-Honey Cookies
Winter Birch Tree Cookies
Yogurt Stack Cookies

How Can I Pick the Right Christmas Cookies?

With hundreds of options out there, you may be wondering just how you're supposed to pick the cookies you want to bake! While we're sure you'd like to try them all, narrowing your choices down to several instead of several hundred is the way to go. That way, you won't overwhelm yourself and you and your family can actually enjoy the tradition of baking cookies together.

To start, eliminate the cookies that you know your family won't enjoy too much, or the recipes that they can't eat. For example, if you have a nut allergy in your family, eliminate any cookie recipes that involve nuts. If your family doesn't like white chocolate, then any cookies that have that as a main ingredient are off the list.

This should help you narrow down your list by a good margin. Once you've done this, go back through the list and single out the recipes you know you have to make. Maybe your family absolutely loves gingerbread, or you know a chocolate mint cookie will be to die for. You don't need to finish narrowing down your list at this stage, but try to keep the number of recipes you single out to twenty or less.

Once you've completed this step, narrow your new list down to four to six cookies. This will take some time, but there's no way you'll be able to make fifteen different cookie recipes! Consult your family and have them help you make your decision. Pick the recipes that everyone is interested in. You can always try the other ones next year!

This process should leave you with a nice list of cookies to make. This is the best way to ensure that your family will enjoy the process of making and eating cookies! Christmas cookie baking has been a holiday tradition for families across America for decades; it's time to partake in it with your family!

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