Christmas Cookies Magic: Classic & Creative Recipes You’ll Love
Nothing says Christmas quite like a plate full of cookies, fresh from the oven and ready to share. Bake the best Christmas cookies!🎄 From gingerbread & sugar cookies to festive twists, these holiday recipes bring cheer to every cookie tray. 🍪
🎅 Sweet Traditions: A Roundup of the Best Christmas Cookie Recipes
Whether you’re baking for Santa, putting together a holiday cookie exchange, or simply filling the kitchen with the cozy scents of cinnamon, ginger, and sugar, Christmas cookies are a tradition that brings joy to every home. From classic cut-outs and spiced gingerbread to peppermint twists and festive no-bake treats, cookies capture the very spirit of the season—warm, nostalgic, and oh-so delicious.
This roundup brings together the best Christmas cookie recipes to make your holiday baking merry and bright. With options ranging from timeless classics to fun, creative twists, you’ll find plenty of inspiration to keep your cookie tins full all season long.
Easy Rosewater Biscuits
These simple vanilla biscuits are topped with a rosewater icing and dried rose petals to make the perfect pretty biscuit, perfect for afternoon tea or holiday treat. Go to recipe.
Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint Cookies are a classic, crowd-favorite holiday dessert! Traditionally filled with any number of delicious jams and baked to soft, fluffy perfection, this easy Christmas cookie recipe takes only30 minutes to make. Go to recipe.
Classic Raspberry Linzer Heart Cookies Recipe
Remember the Linzer cookies that your Grandma used to make? They are super easy to make using simple ingredients. It’s the perfect holiday cookie to bake and can also be an edible gift. Take them to bake sales too. Go to recipe.
Easy Marbled Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
It’s an easy cookie dessert to take to bake sales or use them in cookie exchanges. These marbled cookies are going to impress kids and grown ups too. Go to recipe.
Copycat Lofthouse Cookies
Ditch the bakery with this better-than-the-bakery Copycat Lofthouse Cookies recipe! Pillow-soft and topped with sweet, creamy frosting, these cookies will have you coming back for seconds in no time. Go to recipe.
Lofthouse Cookies (Soft Sugar Cookies)
These pillowy-soft sugar cookies are inspired by classic Lofthouse-style treats. Made with sour cream for a melt-in-your-mouth texture, they’re topped with fluffy buttercream frosting and customizable with sprinkles or food coloring. Great for holidays, parties, or gifting. Both the dough and unfrosted cookies freeze well. Go to recipe.
Soft Ricotta and Pistachio Cookies
Soft, pillowy pistachio cookies made with creamy ricotta—nutty, tender, and unexpectedly light in each bite. Go to recipe.
Lemon Raspberry Cookies
Soft, fluffy, and buttery, these Raspberry Cookies burst with bright lemon and juicy raspberries. Quick to make and always a crowd favorite. Go to recipe.
Lemon Blueberry Cake Cookies
Bright lemon and sweet blueberries make these cake mix cookies irresistible. They’re chewy, easy to bake, and perfect for sharing with friends and family. Go to recipe.
Christmas Kitchen: How To Make Amaretti Biscuits
These easy, classic Italian cookies are great served after dinner with a cup of coffee or packaged up as holiday gifts for friends and family. Go to recipe.
Carrot Cake Cookies
This recipe turns carrot cake into a cookie, complete with fresh carrots and pineapple-plumped raisins. A drizzle of cream cheese frosting and a sprinkle of walnuts make them perfect. Go to recipe.
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peanut butter cup cookies are doft peanut butter cookies stuffed with Reese’s peanut butter cups. They’re a must mske cookie for peanut butter lovers. Go to recipe.
Pistachio Sandwich Cookies
These elegant Pistachio Sandwich Cookies pair nutty pistachio-infused cookie shells with creamy pistachio filling and a decadent chocolate ganache topping. With a hint of orange blossom water and buttery texture, they shine as a refined dessert or a sophisticated treat with tea or coffee. Go to recipe.
Hot Cocoa Cookies
Hot Cocoa Cookies feature a chewy chocolate base, gooey marshmallow center, and rich chocolate frosting an irresistible holiday cookie favorite. Go to recipe.
Buckeye Cookies
My Buckeye cookies have a chewy fudge brownie base and are topped with creamy peanut butter and rich chocolate. These decadent cookies are perfect for any time you’re craving a chocolate treat. Go to recipe.
Chocolate Frosted Cookies
These Chocolate Frosted Cookies have a rich chocolate chocolate chip cookie base and the most creamy, decadent chocolate frosting. We love decorating them with sprinkles depending on the season. Go to recipe.
Crumbl Copycat: Cookies and Cream Milkshake Cookies
These easy to make Crumbl copycat cookies are the perfect way to bring the bakery to your kitchen. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Tiramisu Cookies
Pumpkin Tiramisu Cookies are my new obsession. You’ve got the soft, chewy texture of a pumpkin cookie, infused with warm spices and a subtle kick of espresso, topped with a cloud of mascarpone frosting and a dusting of cocoa. It’s everything you love about tiramisu, but in cookie form, and trust me – they’re every bit as good as they sound. Go to recipe.
Vegan Peanut Butter Blossoms
These Vegan Peanut Butter Blossoms are a veganized version of everyone’s favorite classic cookie. The chocolate and peanut butter combination is a match made in dessert heaven. Go to recipe.
Easy Copycat for How to Make Cosmic Brownie Cookies Recipe
Enjoy a classic treat in the form of a cookie. These Cosmic Brownie-inspired cookies are a real chocolate treat. Go to recipe.
Ube Cookies – Soft, Chewy, and Oh-So-Delicious!
Indulge your taste buds with this delightful Ube Cookies recipe! These soft and chewy cookies are infused with the vibrant purple goodness of ube (purple yam), creating a treat that’s both visually stunning and incredibly satisfying. Go to recipe.
Matcha White Chocolate Cookies
Matcha lovers will adore these chewy cookies made with white chocolate chips. They’re the perfect blend of sweet, earthy, and creamy in every bite. Go to recipe.
Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies
Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies are a delicious holiday cookie perfect for after Thanksgiving dinner or to include on this year’s Christmas cookie platter. These cookies feature a delicious gingerbread and molasses cookie with a decadent white chocolate filling. Go to recipe.
Gingersnap Cookies
Gingersnap Cookies are a healthy way to get that classic gingerbread taste but with healthier alternative ingredients. These cookies are made with almond flour and coconut flour and sweetened with coconut palm sugar. Go to recipe.
Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
This is the best snickerdoodle cookie recipe with soft and chewy texture and lots of cinnamon sugar flavor in every bite. This classic cookie is family favorite! Go to recipe.
Almond Cookies
These easy Almond Cookies are a healthy and sweet snack made with 5 simple ingredients. Sweetened with honey and made with no refined sugars or flour you can enjoy these chewy Almond Cookies guilt free. Go to recipe.
S’mores Cookies
Have a taste of summer any time with these delicious, melty S’mores Cookies! S’mores Cookies are an easy cookie to bake, stuffed with classic s’mores ingredients like Hershey’s chocolate, mini marshmallows, and graham crackers. Go to recipe.
Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
These Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies are the ultimate fall treat—warm, comforting, and full of cozy autumn flavors. The rich nutty flavor of brown butter elevates each bite, while the pumpkin adds warm spices that pairs perfectly with hearty oats. Go to recipe.
Mamoul (Middle Eastern Date-Filled Cookies)
The Best Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
These Vegan Gingerbread Cookies are the perfect Christmas treat! They have that comforting ginger flavor we all know and love, are easy (and fun) to make, and the decoration possibilities are endless! Be sure to bring these to your next holiday gathering. Go to recipe.
Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies
If shortbread cookies and snickerdoodles had a baby, it would be this cookie. Cinnamon shortbread cookies are a delicious mix of rich, buttery shortbread and cinnamon-sugar sweetness. Plus, this version is vegan, dairy free, and low waste for an even tastier treat! Go to recipe.
Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies are fully loaded with chunks of Oreo and white chocolate chips, combining two cookies into one. They are soft, chewy, and so incredibly delicious. They are the perfect treat for Oreo lovers! Go to recipe.
Kitchen Sink Cookies {Panera Copycat}
Looking for the perfect cookie? Have you ever tried Panera Bread Kitchen Sink Cookies?! This copycat recipe creates the best cookies, combining both caramel and chocolate, with the saltiness of pretzels, to melt right in your mouth! Go to recipe.
Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
If banana bread and a chocolate chip cookie got together and had a baby, this would be it. Soft and chewy, with melty chocolate chips, all in one bowl. Go to recipe.
Andes Mint Cookies
Andes Mint Cookies made with Chocolate Cake Mix and Andes Mint Candies! This is the easiest most festive dessert perfect for celebrating any holiday! You would never know these cookies come from a cake mix! Go to recipe.
Chocolate Caramel Cookies
Oozing with rich, buttery caramel, these soft chocolate caramel cookies topped with flaky sea salt are completely irresistible! Go to recipe.
Brownie Cookie Recipe
Brownies cookies are rich and fugy with a crackly crust – the best of brownies in cookie form. Go to recipe.
Pistachio Snowball Cookies
These Pistachio Snowball Cookies are bursting with natural, nutty flavor and a bit of crunch. With a buttery indulgence to them, these cookies are prepped in just 15 minutes and pair well with any season, but always a hit on any Christmas cookie tray. Go to recipe.
🎄 Cookies That Make the Season Bright
Holiday baking isn’t just about treats—it’s about tradition, togetherness, and creating sweet memories that last long after the cookies are gone.
Whether you’re making them with kids, gifting them to neighbors, or saving a few for yourself, these recipes are guaranteed to bring a little extra cheer to your Christmas season.
Don’t forget to save this roundup—it’s the perfect collection for holiday cookie swaps, dessert tables, and cozy nights in. Here’s to twinkling lights, warm ovens, and cookies that make Christmas truly magical.
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