Get ready to bake your way into Santa's good graces with these irresistible Christmas cookie recipes! From classic gingerbread cookies to festive snowballs and creative decorated treats, these easy and unique recipes are perfect for any holiday occasion. Whether you’re hosting a cookie exchange or simply indulging in some tasty, homemade treats, these delicious, fun, and festive cookies are guaranteed to score you extra gifts from Santa!
Gingerbread Star Cookies
Gingerbread Star Cookies are a festive treat, soft, warmly spiced, and perfectly shaped without spreading. No need for royal icing— a secret ingredient in the glaze keeps it glossy and beautiful. Easy to decorate and elegant on your holiday cookie tray!
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Pecan Snowballs
Pecan Snowball Cookies are irresistibly buttery and nutty, with a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture that crumbles with every bite. Loaded with toasted pecans, these are the perfect addition to any holiday cookie tray.
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Butter Cookies with Nutella Ganache
These Butter Cookies are a classic Christmas Cookie, adding an elegant touch to your holiday cookie tray. Decadent Nutella ganache, adds contrast in both color and texture. With their crisp, buttery exterior and melt-in-your-mouth interior, these cookies are a perfect holiday treat.
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Christmas Tree Cookies
These Christmas Tree Cookies will be a unique addition to your holiday cookie tray! These easy cut out sandwich cookies are simple yet elegant- Eggless and nut-free!
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Almond Flour Thumbprint Cookies
Almond Flour Thumbprint Cookies are made using only 4 ingredients. Vegan, gluten-free, flourless, dairy-free, and low-carb, they’re the perfect way to enjoy a guilt-free version of holiday thumbprint cookies.
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Gingerbread Cookie Cups
These Gingerbread Cookie Cups are a fun and unique twist on the classic gingerbread cookies! Shaped like cozy hot cocoa mugs with a festive peppermint, they’re both adorable and easy to make. It is a fun activity to make with kids and they make a unique addition to your holiday cookie exchange.
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Pie Crust Cookies
Adorable Pie Crust Cookies are the perfect way to use up leftover pie crust after your holiday baking. They’re cute, easy, fun, and surprisingly simple to make! I've included step-by-step photos to guide you through the process.
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Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint
Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint are crisp yet soft and are perfect for any cut-out shape! The dough is easy to roll and holds its shape beautifully during baking. These versatile chocolate cookies can be decorated in countless ways—dip in melted dark or white chocolate, fill with chocolate ganache, or decorate with royal icing!
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Cashew Cardamom Snowballs
Cashew Snowball Cookies are irresistibly buttery and nutty, with a light, melt-in-your-mouth texture. Packed with chopped cashews and flavored with ground cardamom, these cashew cookies add an exquisite addition to any Christmas cookie tray.
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Lemon Ricotta Cookies
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Italian Lemon Ricotta Cookies are the ultimate holiday cookies - soft, tender, cake-like cookies, with a rich ricotta flavor. Made with creamy ricotta cheese and finished with a luscious lemon glaze they are simply irresistible. Topped with colorful sprinkles, these cookies make a festive addition to your Christmas cookie platter!
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Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies
These Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies are made using only 3 ingredients! This easy slice-and-bake cookie is irresistibly buttery with deep caramel notes. Simplicity at its best!
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Almond Joy Cookies
These Almond Joy Cookies aka coconut almond cookies have crispy edges, with a soft and chewy inside. They are full of irresistible coconut flavor and not overly sweet. If you love almond joy or mound candy bars, then this recipe is a must-try - No condensed milk!
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Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
These Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are buttery, crisp yet tender and simply melts in your mouth. They are an all-time favorite cookie recipe, and are popular, especially during the holiday season.
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Santa's Whiskers Cookies
These Santa's Whiskers Cookies are an easy slice-and bake cookies recipe bejeweled with candied cherries and shredded coconut. They are a perfect for your Christmas cookie tray!
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Christmas Icebox Cookies
These Christmas Icebox Cookies are buttery, crisp, and an easy slice-and-bake cookie recipe. Made using only 5 ingredients, they are a festive addition to your holiday cookie tray.
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Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
These chocolate coconut macaroons are chewy, mildly sweet, and irresistible; there is no need to chill the dough! Made using only 6 simple ingredients, these cookies are naturally gluten-free.
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Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
These chocolate Shortbread Cookies are simply the best! Made with just 4 main ingredients, they are crisp, tender texture that simply melts in your mouth and is mildly sweet!
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Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies are crisp, light, mildly sweet and delicious. They are easy to make yet impressive with chocolate and vanilla swirls.
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Cardamom Cookies
Cardamom Cookies are buttery, crisp and mildly sweet and so soft that they truly melt in your mouth!!
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