22 Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes to Make

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Looking for a new and special cookie recipe to try this Christmas? We’ve collected all our favorite cookie recipes made by cooks around the world to give you a good array of new recipes to choose from.

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When Christmas neared at our house growing up, you always know it by the mounds of cookies that appeared on plates around the kitchen. My mom loved making Christmas cookies and she always tried a new one each year.

Whether you’re looking for great Christmas cookie ideas for your annual cookie exchange, or you just want to have some festive sweets around for the holidays, try one of these great options.

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Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes

Mexican Wedding Cookies
The irresistible cookies are ultra buttery, crumbly, and nutty – the perfect shortbread cookie for any occasion.
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Snowball Cookies
Peppermint Bark Brownies
These Peppermint Bark Brownies are a fantastic holiday dessert to make for a cookie exchange or to bring to parties, with their gooey delicious brownie, sweet cream cheese layer, chocolate ganache topping, and crunchy peppermint sprinkles.
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A peppermint bark brownie
Mini Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups
These Mini Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups are made with snickerdoodle cookie dough formed into a cute little cup that's filled with chocolate ganache and mini marshmallows.
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Mini snickerdoodle cookie cups
Easy Microwave Peanut Brittle
This easy peanut brittle recipe is made in the microwave in just a few minutes and turns out crisp and delicious every time.
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easy microwave peanut brittle
Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats
Christmas is the perfect opportunity to get creative in the kitchen and find new ways to make old treats. These Christmas Tree Rice Krispies Treats are fun and festive, and you don't have to put a lot of time into making them.
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Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats
Peppermint Bark Cookies
These Festive Peppermint Bark Cookies are made with chocolate cookies dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crunchy peppermint sprinkles.
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Peppermint bark cookies
Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
A delightful holiday cookie with a festive explosion of flavor. These buttery, fruit & nut Cranberry Pistachio Cookies are guaranteed to become a family favorite!
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a stack of cranberry pistachio cookies
Magic Cookie Bars
These scrumptious Magic Cookie Bars are chocolatey, crumbly goodness topped with chocolate chips, coconut, walnuts, and sweetened condensed milk.
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Magic Cookie Bars
Red Velvet Chocolate Kiss Cookies
These Red Velvet Chocolate Kiss Cookies are perfect for Valentine's Day with a combination of rich cocoa, vibrant red coloring, and sweet Hershey's Kisses.
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Red velvet chocolate kiss cookies
Stained Glass Cookies
With a candy “glass” window cut into a buttery sugar cookie, Stained Glass Cookies are tasty, impressive and perfect for the holidays.
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Stained Glass Cookies
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies For Christmas
Peppermint hot cocoa cookies taste just like a cup of hot chocolate. A decadent fudgy cookie is topped with a golden marshmallow, melted chocolate, and crushed peppermint.
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peppermint hot chocolate cookie
Stacked Christmas Tree Cookies
Cute stacked Christmas tree cookies are super delicious as well as easy to make! Follow my step by step instructions to make these cute Christmas cookies.
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Stacked tree cookies
Chocolate Snowflake Cookies
Looking for a wonderful decorated sugar cookie? Chocolate Snowflake Cookies are buttery & sweet – an absolutely delicious snowflake cookie!
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Chocolate Snowflake Cookies
Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
These brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies are sweet, salty, chewy, and gooey, and are the BEST elevated twist on a classic!
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brown butter toffee chocolate chip cookies
Dulce de Leche Cookies
These dulce de leche cookies are a tender, buttery, melt in your mouth cookies filled with dulce de leche and dusted with powdered sugar.
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dulce de leche cookies
Christmas Cookies With Icing
Baking and Icing Cookies can be a fun family activity. And when you’ve finished, remember the rule: only those who helped can taste them!
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christmas cookies with icing
Soft Molasses Cookies
Soft molasses cookies are chewy and lightly spiced – perfect for the holidays. Add these easy drop-style cookies to your next cookie tray.
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soft molasses cookies
Shortbread Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Filling
These shortbread Linzer cookies are a classic version made with a raspberry filling sandwiched between two tender almond shortbread cookies.
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Shortbread Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Filling
Date Pinwheel Cookies
These Date Pinwheel Cookies are brown sugar dough filled with a date and pecan filling. Crisp, tender, crunchy, & gooey all in one bite!
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Date Pinwheel Cookies
Easy Christmas Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
This easy Christmas gingerbread cookies recipe results in sturdy, perfectly spiced cookies to decorate for the holiday season!
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Easy Christmas Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are buttery, tart, and sweet. These Christmas cookies are perfect for parties, cookie exchanges, and Santa!
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cranberry white chocolate shortbread cookies
Soft Batch Peppermint Twist Sugar Cookies
soft batch peppermint twist sugar cookies are topped with peppermint cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with crushed candy canes.
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white chocolate peppermint sugar cookies
Vanillekipferln (Vanilla Almond Crescent Cookies)
Vanillekipferln – vanilla almond crescent cookies dusted with powdered sugar. Delicate and buttery with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. YUM!
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Vanillekipferln (Vanilla Almond Crescent Cookies)
Festive Gingerbread Pizzelle Recipe
This gingerbread pizzelle recipe makes authentic Italian Christmas pizzelles. These holiday cookies have a crisp texture and a ginger snaps flavour. Cinnamon, ginger and cloves add a spicy touch to the pizzelle cookies, while molasses gives them a rich sweetness.
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gingerbread pizzelle cookies
White Chocolate Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Soft, sweet, and peppermint-y! These White Chocolate Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Cookies are the perfect Christmas bake.
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white chocolate peppermint candy cane cookies
Snowman Cookies
These Snowman Cookies are so fun! Cake mix cookies are topped with vanilla buttercream, then decorated like your favorite frosty friend.
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Snowman Cookies

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