Christmas Cookie Recipes

It isn’t Christmas without dozens and dozens of cookies coming out of the oven to take to friends, to give as gifts, and share at the table around the holidays. Find your new favorite here!

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Plate of oatmeal molasses cookies one with a bite taken out
Oatmeal Molasses Cookies are the Holiday Cookie to End all Holiday Cookies
30 mins
Baked cookies with an apple topping placed on a cooling rack
The 4-Ingredient Apple Pie Cookies I'm Making for Thanksgiving and Beyond
30 mins
Plate with Turtle Cookie Cups with the Top Cookie Cup Cut in Half
Turtle Cookie Cups
39 mins
A plate of Peanut Butter Cookies.
The Hands-Down Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
35 mins
Side view of the front of a house made of gingerbread.
How to Make a Gingerbread House
2 hrs
Smash sugar cookies on a plate
Smash Sugar Cookie
25 mins
Stack of pecan pie cookies on a plate with a mustard colored table napkin in the background
Pecan Tassies (Pecan Pie Cookies)
50 mins
Stack pf Peanut Butter Cup Cookies on a Plate
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
25 mins
Stack of chocolate coated ritz crackers on a red plate sprinkled with a topping
The 3-Ingredient Retro Treat My Grandma Made Every Holiday
Pile of Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies on a Baking Sheet
Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
24 mins
Lemon buttercream macarons set on top of each other on a plate.
Lemon Macarons
48 mins
Double chocolate macarons stacked on a white background.
Chocolate Macarons
48 mins
Overhead view of French macarons with raspberry buttercream filling and whole raspberries next to them.
Raspberry Macarons
48 mins
Tender chocolate butter cookies stacked on a ceramic plate.
Chocolate Shortbread
15 mins
Overhead view of a plate of almond shortbread cookies
Marzipan Shortbread Cookies
52 mins
Overhead view of holiday chocolate and peppermint shortbread on a platter with crushed peppermint around it.
Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread
35 mins
Jam filled sandwich cookies on a plate with additional cookies and jam set around the plate.
Linzer Cookies
69 mins
Gingerbread Man Cookies
Gingerbread Cookies
60 mins
Platter of Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cookies
28 mins
Royal icing for sugar cookies decorated and set on a cooling rack.
Easy Royal Icing
15 mins
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
20 mins
Classic thumbprint cookies on a platter.
Thumbprint Cookies
25 mins
Pecan Meringue Cookies
Pecan Meringue Cookies
45 mins
Overhead shot of magic cookie bars ready to eat
7-Layer Magic Bars
35 mins
Chocolate crinkle cookies on a hot pink cooling rack
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
28 mins
How to make perfect Butterscotch Cookies sprinkled with salt
Butterscotch Cookies
47 mins
Holiday Pinwheel Cookies
Holiday Pinwheel Cookies
40 mins
Peanut butter blossoms in a wide ceramic bowl.
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
22 mins
Homemade Amaretti Cookies
Amaretti Cookies
34 mins
Almond cookies scattered on a rimmed plate.
Chinese Almond Cookies
35 mins
Overhead view of crescent cookies on parchment paper in a pan.
Almond Crescent Cookies
35 mins
Overhead view of powdered sugar cookies piled on a plate with the top one cut in half to show the interior.
Walnut Snowball Cookies
45 mins
Side view of roca candy piled on a plate.
Homemade Almond Roca
25 mins
Best Pfeffernüsse Spice Cookies
Pfeffernusse Spice Cookies
52 mins
Platter of molasses spice cookies, one plated cookie, and a glass of milk
Molasses Spice Cookies
35 mins
A plate of thin and crispy gingersnap cookies
Gingersnap Cookies
25 mins
Overhead view of Butterhorn Cookies Filled with Walnut Meringue in a pink bowl.
Hungarian Butterhorn Cookies
55 mins
Stained Glass Cookies on a Plate
Stained Glass Cookies
70 mins
Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
27 mins
Finished Candy Cane Cookies on Baking Pan
Candy Cane Cookies
44 mins
Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
32 mins
Almond Shortbread Cookie
Almond Shortbread Cookies
50 mins
Mini Easy Ginger Lemon Cookies placed in a footed serving bowl.
Ginger Pennies
32 mins
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies on Mesh Baking sheet
Simple Soft Sugar Cookies
22 mins
Giant Ginger Cookies with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and molasses
Giant Ginger Cookies
33 mins
Gingerbread Bars frosted and decorated with festive sprinkles and set on a rack.
Gingerbread Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
33 mins
holiday sugar cookies
Christmas Sugar Cookies
20 mins
Peppermint Meringue Cookies
Peppermint Meringue Cookies
21 mins
Dough for Peanut Butter Cookies being wrapped in plastic wrap.
How to Freeze Cookie Dough
30 Best Cookies to Mail
23 Best Cookies that Travel Well
Royal icing and sprinkles decorate circle sugar cookies.
6 Ways to Decorate Cookies With Royal Icing
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Bird's Eye View of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies on white plate
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
30 mins
Royal icing for sugar cookies piped into a variety of patterns and sent on a cooling rack.
Best Sugar Cookies
30 mins
Caramel apple dessert bar with crumble topping on a plate
My Easy Caramel Apple Bars Taste Like a Day at the Fair
65 mins
Cereal and marshmallow dessert bars cut into squares one slightly pulled away
3-Ingredient Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars
No-Bake Berry Bars Recipe (5-Ingredient Dessert, Make-Ahead)
The 5-Ingredient No-Bake Dessert I’m Making All Summer Long
Closeup view of a stack of Millionaire Shortbread bars on parchment paper with several bars visible in the background
These Millionaire Bars Are My All-Time Favorite Dessert
60 mins
Angled view of sliced squares of Scotcheroos stacked on a plate
The Retro Dessert I Take to Every Holiday Party
15 mins
cowboy blondies (overhead shot of sliced cowboy blondies laying flat)
Cowboy Blondies Have Everything But the Kitchen Sink—I Love Them
45 mins
Stack of slices of marble brownies on a piece of parchment paper, and on the counter surrounding the stack, a carafe of milk and more slices of the brownies
Marble Blondies
50 mins