Looking for the best Christmas cookie recipes? These are the ones getting all the love this season.
If you're baking cookies this month (and let’s be honest, who isn’t?), these are the best Christmas cookie recipes showing up in everyone’s search box. Classic and cozy, along with fun and new, these cookies deserve a spot on your baking list.
They are the ones people crave, bookmark, and bring to every party. If you’re baking this season, these are the recipes you’ll want to have ready. (and be sure to print out the recipe- people will for sure ask!)
1. Gingerbread Cookies
Soft in the middle and crisp on the edges, Gingerbread Cookies are full of cozy holiday spice.
2. Reindeer Cookies
Reindeer Cookies are as cute as they are delicious, with a soft peanut butter base and the perfect mix of salty and sweet. You can find the candy eyes on Amazon.
3. Sugar Cookies
You can’t beat Sugar Cookies for decorating! They bake up soft, buttery, and ready for frosting. Pick up some good-quality cookie cutters before your baking day!
4. Lace Cookies
Don’t let their fancy look fool you, Lace Cookies are surprisingly quick and always a hit. Just like Trader Joe's!
5. Red Velvet Cookies
Red Velvet Cookies feel extra festive with their rich color and soft chocolate flavor.
6. Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
Chewy and crunchy in every bite, Cornflake Wreath Cookies are a fun vintage throwback everyone loves, and kids love to help with.
7. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are the fudgy, brownie-like cookies I make every single December.
8. Turtle Cookies
With pecans, chocolate, and gooey caramel, Turtle Cookies are the ultimate holiday indulgence.
9. Hot Cocoa Cookies
Hot Cocoa Cookies are soft, chocolatey, and finished with melty marshmallows – just like the drink.
10. Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
Peppermint Sandwich Cookies are chocolatey, minty, and so festive. They look fancy but come together fast.
11. Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodle Cookies are soft, cinnamon-sugar cookies that come together fast and disappear even faster.
12. Pecan Sandies
Pecan Sandies have a shortbread-like texture with a buttery, nutty flavor in every bite.
13. Chocolate Mint Cookies
Chocolate Mint Cookies are soft, rich, and perfectly minty. They are just the kind of cookie you crave this time of year.
14. Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are an upgrade to the classic that you’ll want to make on repeat.
15. Gingersnap Cookies
Crispy, chewy, and full of warm spice, Gingersnap Cookies make your kitchen smell like Christmas.
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