Christmas Cookie Recipes
Frosty's Melting Cookies
With his pretzel arms, candied buttons and fruit-leather scarf, Frosty is the perfect cookie for creative kiddos!
Double Chocolate Cookies with a Peppermint Patty Surprise
What’s better than a chocolate cookie? A chocolate cookie stuffed with a peppermint patty!
Red Velvet Crinkles
Bake up these bite sized beauties—the red hue just screams Christmas.
No-Bake Tiramisu Balls
You don’t even need to turn on the oven to join in on the holiday cookie fun!
Spiced Gingerbread Cookies
Jackson Pollock fans, this one's for you!
Plaid Gingerbread Bars
These bars are a breeze to bake.
Soft Sugar Cookies with Edible Paint
Edible paint is a Christmas cookie game-changer. Kids will loves this—the adults will, too!
Spice Cake Cutouts
Spice up your life! Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cardamom are the special ingredients that give these cookies an extra kick.
Chocolate Peppermint Bites
Jazz up the traditional chocolate cookie by dipping them in more chocolate, and then by sprinkling them with broken up candy canes.
Glazed Molasses Cookies
Molasses adds the perfect amount of sweetness to these sophisticated cookies.
Christmas Tree Shortbreads
Oh, Christmas Tree! These festive shortbread cookies are the perfect family baking project.
Buttery Holiday Cookies
Decorate these delicious treats with homemade icing—all you need is confectioner's sugar, butter and milk.
Gingerdeer Cookies
On Dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, and Vixen, on Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen!
Sparkly Lemon Sandwich Cookies
These sparkly treats are perfect for your next cookie swap.
Snowflake Sandwiches
These cocoa cookies are stuffed with a buttery-vanilla frosting!
Fruitcake Biscotti
You've never had fruitcake like this before!
Crispy Canes
Classic Rice Krispie Treats get a fun and festive makeover.
Big Dippers
Buy some festive sprinkles and voila! A little goes a long way when you're dipping pre-maid cookies!
No-Roll Linzer Cookies
Give your rolling pin a rest—simply pat this cookie dough into a baking sheet.
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Minty Chocolate-Covered Slice-and-Bakes
Impress your guests with this French-like butter cookie. Tres magnifique!
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Chewy Lots-of-Ginger Cookies
Who says your ginger cookie needs to be shaped like a man?
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Buttery Sugar Cookies
Finish these off with some homemade royal icing!
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Fennel-Citrus Greek Tea Cookies
Getting powdered sugar all over your outfit is inevitable, but worth it. Let it snow!
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Peanut Butter Saltine Toffee
Great for gifting and—most importantly—eating!
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Sesame Crescents
Now this cookie has crunch- the sesame seeds add texture to the traditional crescent.
Minty Cookie Canes
Not only do these cookies look like candy canes—they taste like them too!
Almond Lemon Cookies
Garnish lemon cookies with an almond! It's both a nutty crunch and a decorative detail.
Vanilla Bean Snowmen
These little snowmen make the perfect stocking stuffers — after they get decked out in sugar, that is!
Oatmeal-Cranberry Cookie Sandwiches
With a cream-cheese center, these cookies will melt in your mouth.
Hot Cocoa Cookies
Who needs a mug? One bite of these Hot Cocoa Cookies will warm you right up. For a decadent soft chocolate center and molten marshmallow topping, serve these treats fresh from the oven.
Black & Tan Pinwheels
Best for those who want the fixins, these pinwheels are a holiday staple. Tip: Use a bench scraper to loosen cookie dough from your work surface and to scoop up the chopped nuts.
Nutty Coconut Drops
Macadamia nuts add crunch to these snow-white holiday cookies.
Chocolate-Mint Evergreen Cookies
Mix together mint and chocolate cookie doughs for one heavenly cookie. To create the tree, use a shaped mold and decorate with sprinkle ornaments!
Dark-Chocolate-Ginger Crinkles
With ginger's natural healthy benefits, and dark-chocolate's natural antioxidants, it's natural to have more than one! Tip: Cool these cookies on brown paper grocery bags instead of racks.
Cherry Shortbread Cookies
If baking isn't your thing, here's a fail-proof recipe you've gotta try this season.
Choco-Coconut Cookie Sandwiches
These sandwiched cookies get points for being the easiest treats, ever -- no baking required. Just whip up the tasty cream, spread, then sandwich together and roll sides in choco chips. Delish.
Coconut Snowball Crisps
Crispy coconut cereal covered in a sweet sugary glaze makes the perfect Christmas treat! Tip: Separate eggs when they're cold, but wait until they're at room temperature for most volume when whipping.
Spiced Thins
This classic recipe is the essence of Christmas time!
Peppermint Meringue Kisses
These little pops of peppermint work perfectly as holiday party snacks.
Coconut Snowflakes
Use a cooker cutter to give these holiday cookies their shape. Then sprinkle them with sugar for a snow-like shimmer!
PB&B Cloud Cookies
Beat together a fluffy frosting from banana, sugar and lemon juice. Then, sprinkle chopped peanuts on top to give these cookies the nutty taste. Tip: Sandwich the frosting between two cookies and coat the sides with the nuts.
Apricot Cheesecake Pockets
These sassy, sparkly turnovers are stuffed with an ooey-gooey combo of rich cream cheese and tangy apricot preserves.
Vanilla Meringues with Sour Cherry Centers
Crunch through the sweet, crisp meringue to discover the sour cherry surprise inside. The chewy red jewels and snowy white shells make for an especially festive finale.
Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Enjoy all of the chewy goodness of a chocolate chip cookie -- supersized.
Cornmeal Linzer Hearts
Cornmeal adds to this classic, and the shape will melt your heart with each bite! Tip: Cut the center hearts into half of the cookies before baking, dust with confectioners' sugar, and then assemble.
Cinnamon Cornmeal Wafers
These easy refrigerator cookies pack a satisfying crunch. Tip: Sprinkle colored decorating sugar onto the cookies just before baking!
Black and Blue Berry Rugelach
Roll blueberries, cinnamon and walnuts into a flaky cookie crust for a cookie your guests won't be able to pass up.
How to Shape Rugelach
It's easier than it looks! Watch our how-to video to learn how to shape this classic holiday cookie.
More Sweets
Whip up one of these perfect-for-after-dinner delicacies for your next holiday gathering.
