50 Must-Make Christmas Cookie Recipes (2024)

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50 Must-Make Christmas Cookie Recipes: Make dozens of delectable Christmas Cookies for your Holiday Cookie Exchange this year!

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Must-Make Christmas Cookie Recipes

Looking for dazzling fool-proof Christmas Cookie Recipes? Let me help…

Here’s a list of my all-time favorite holiday cookies recipes. Maybe you’ll find a few that strike your fancy.

Sugar Cookies Recipes

  • The BEST Ever Sugar Cookies
  • Brown Butter Brown Sugar Cookies
  • Peppermint Frosted Sugar Cookies
  • Cornmeal Sugar Cookies
  • Chocolate Sugar Cookies
  • Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies
  • Freedom Cookies (Allergy-Minded Cookies)

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Thumbprints Cookie Recipes

  • Salted Dulce de Leche Thumbprints
  • Cherry Ginger Thumbprints
  • Lemon Drop Thumbprints
  • Pomegranate Coconut Thumbprints

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Shortbread Cookies

  • Caramel Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
  • Blueberry Shortbread with Lemon Cream
  • Tangerine Chocolate Shortbread
  • Chocolate Pistachio Shortbread
  • Lemongrass Shortbread
  • Classic Salted Chocolate Dipped Shortbread
  • Cranberry Orange Shortbread

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Chocolate Cookie Recipes

  • Best Chocolate Sugar Cookies
  • Amazing Chocolate Snickerdoodles
  • Best Choclate Chip Cookie Recipe
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
  • Mexican Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
  • Toffee Brownie Cookies
  • Creme de Menthe Swirl Cookies
  • Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies
  • Almond Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

  • 3D Christmas Cut-Out Cookies
  • Fruitcake Cookies
  • Red Velvet Cookie Pops with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Potato Chip Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
  • Spiced Roll-Out Sugar Cookie Pops
  • Spiced Molasses Marshmallow Cookies

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Sandwich Cookies

  • Snickerdoodle Whoopie Pies
  • Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
  • Sour Cream Whoopie Pies with Chocolate Filling
  • Tiramisu Cookies
  • Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies
  • Chai Latte Sandwich Cookies
  • Almond Sandwich Cookies

Specialty Christmas Cookies

  • Soft Chewy Molasses Cookies
  • Fluffy Lemon Crinkle Cookies
  • The BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  • Cinnamon Roll Cookies
  • Fruity Pillow Cookies
  • Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Hungarian Kifli Cookies
  • Chocolate Dipped Lace Cookies
  • Monster Cookies (with Gluten Free instructions)
  • Elvis “Burning Love” Cookies

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Favorite Cookie Bar Recipes

  • Oatmeal Fudge Filled Bars
  • Salted Caramel Eggnog Brownies
  • Perfect Lemon Bars
  • Caramel Pecan Pie Bars
  • Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
  • Chocolate Potato Chip Cookie Bars
  • No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

We hope you have a Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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posted by Sommer Collier on Dec 2, 2019

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  1. Lindsay Cotter Reply

    All of these cookies look so delicious! The chai latte cookies made it on my holiday cookie exchange list!

  2. Toni Reply

    I love it! Such an ultimate round-up for cookie recipes! Thank you!

  3. Laura Reply

    These all look wonderful and delicious ! Thanks for putting this together. I plan to reference this all season long!

  4. Laura Reply

    These all look wonderful! Thanks for putting this together. I plan to reference this all season long!

  5. Jesse Reply

    This is just what I needed for this season!

  6. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes Reply

    How can I decide? I think I’ll start with the thumbprint cookies!

  7. Christina Maslak Reply

    These all look so good! Now I am going to get to baking!!!

  8. Lauren kelly Reply

    I want to make every single one of these! What a great collection!

    • Christina Maslak Reply

      Same!!!

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  10. Tanapat Reply

    These were really easy and great. I went with lemon too, but added a bunch of grunod ginger. I love the festive sugar! very pretty. I agree that these are going to be making it to Christmas giveaway plates!

  11. Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies Reply

    I thought I was burnt out on Christmas cookies, but now I am craving them again. :) These all look amazing! I hope you had a Merry Christmas!

  12. Kathy - Panini Happy Reply

    Oh my goodness – plate after plate of delight!! :-)

  13. cakewhiz Reply

    oh wow! this is a fabulous collection of cookie recipes… it’s hard to pick a favorite but lately i have been loving cinnamon in everything so i am dying to try your cinnamon roll cookies :)

    happy holidays hun :)

  14. Jeanette Reply

    Love all these Sommer! I’ve been doing some holiday baking myself, and I love seeing all of your ideas! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  15. Elizabeth @Food Ramblings Reply

    yum- great holiday cookie round-up :)

  16. claire @ the realistic nutritionist Reply

    You deliver right? :)

  17. Helene Reply

    I love cookies with molasses during the Holidays. Merry Christmas!

  18. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers Reply

    Great round up! All of your cookies look and sound delish! I really love the fruit cake cookie!

  19. MIss @ Miss in the Kitchen Reply

    I want every single cookie, well at least a dozen of each! Merry Christmas!

  20. Holly Reply

    Gosh, I could have stopped at the first one– salted caramel dulce de leche!!! Yum! And the rest look absolutely addicting too. Merry Christmas!

  21. Christine (Cook the Story) Reply

    Such a great round-up. The pictures are so creative and fun. And tasty. I’m hungry now. Lol.

  22. Cassie | Bake Your Day Reply

    I think you have them all covered here, Sommer. Great list! Merry Christmas! :)

  23. Stacy Reply

    Spectacular, Sommer! Truly a great Christmas cookie recipe round up! Thank you…and, MERRY CHRISTMAS! xoxo

  24. Diane {Created by Diane} Reply

    what a great line up of cookies!

  25. Laura (Tutti Dolci) Reply

    One of each, please!

  26. Shaina Reply

    What a great cookie selection!

  27. Angie Reply

    especially love those fruit cake cookies, so cute!

  28. Anita at Hungry Couple Reply

    Each one looks more tempting than the next. I could never choose! :)

  29. Carolyn Reply

    All of these cookies look amazing! Can you come over to my house.

  30. Marly Reply

    OMG – I think I want all of these. Hmm, guess I better get to baking then!

  31. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar Reply

    Looks like a fabulous mix for the holidays!

  32. Belinda @zomppa Reply

    I still don’t think it’s Xmas yet! Happy holidays to you!

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