20 Christmas Cookies Everyone Will Be Fighting Over
Christmas cookies are more than just treats—they’re a holiday tradition filled with joy, creativity, and a sprinkle of magic. These recipes range from timeless classics to fun and festive designs, perfect for sharing, gifting, or enjoying with a cozy cup of cocoa. Fill your home with the warmth and sweetness of the season, one delicious cookie at a time.
Meringue Christmas Trees
Meringue Christmas Trees are light and crispy sweet treats that’ll spread some holiday cheer with their green color and festive sprinkles!
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Peppermint Sugar Cookies
Peppermint Sugar Cookies are soft, airy homemade cookies that are finished off with a 5-ingredient creamy peppermint buttercream frosting!
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Avalanche No-Bake Cookies
Avalanche no-bake cookies with peanut butter, marshmallows and Rice Krispies. These 5-ingredient treats are ready in less than 30 minutes.
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Snowman Face Cookies
Festive snowman face cookies for holiday baking fun. Cake mix cookies topped with vanilla buttercream, sanding sugar, and candy decorations.
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Quick Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
These delicious quick cranberry pistachio cookies make the best holiday treat! They are soft, buttery and so easy to prepare in 25 mins.
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Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies
Gingerbread crinkle cookies are a must-try during the holidays. They are chewy, full of ginger flavor and coated in sugar with exposed cookie cracks.
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Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies
Peanut butter reindeer cookies are made with chocolate covered pretzels for antlers, chocolate chips for eyes and red m&m candy for the nose!
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Easy Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Easy cut out sugar cookies won’t spread and the dough requires no chilling! Decorate them with royal icing.
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Red Velvet Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling
Pillowy soft red velvet whoopie pies are the perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day! They taste delicious with cream cheese filling.
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Easy Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Add a festive touch to a classic cookie. These eggnog snickerdoodles are soft, chewy and perfectly spiced.
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
Christmas sugar cookie bars are soft and chewy cookie bars baked in a sheet pan, dipped in royal icing, and decorated with festive sprinkles!
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Christmas Kiss Cookies
Christmas kiss cookies are soft chocolate sprinkle cookies topped with a Hershey kiss. These easy Christmas cookies are tasty and colorful!
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Frosted Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Frosted chocolate peppermint cookies are soft, cake-like chocolate peppermint cookies topped with chocolate frosting and peppermint candy.
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Soft Christmas Sugar Cookies
This Soft Christmas Sugar Cookie recipe makes the softest sweet cookies that are perfect for decorating with the kids and giving to Santa!
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Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
Festive Christmas Cake Mix Cookies with semi-sweet chocolate chips, M&Ms, marshmallows, pretzels, and sprinkles. Perfect for the holidays!
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Peppermint Bark Brownie Cookies
Peppermint Bark Brownie Cookies – a fudgy fusion of brownie mix, peppermint, and white chocolate. Perfect for festive Christmas baking!
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Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies
Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies are an easy-to-make holiday treat that creates a sweet, peanut-buttery cookie with a chocolate dip and sprinkles! Each batch takes just 12 minutes to bake!
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Easy Christmas Wreath Cookies
Easy Christmas Wreath Cookies are a fun no bake treat that the whole family can make together using Pinwheel cookies, Twizzlers, and chocolate! Takes just 30 minutes or less to decorate a batch!
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Almond Spritz Cookies
Try these popular, melt-in-your-mouth spritz cookies for Christmas. Made with almond extract, these butter cookies are hard to resist!
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Hot Cocoa Cookies with Marshmallows
Cozy up this winter with some hot cocoa cookies topped with gooey marshmallows. This Christmas treat is ready in 30 minutes!
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