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Enjoy our collection of BEST Christmas cookies with plenty of family favorites to bake and share all season long!!
‘Tis the Season for COOKIES!
Christmas and cookies go hand in hand for our family. It’s one of our very favorite holiday traditions; hello sprinkles, peppermint, and those cozy spice aromas!
Many of these recipes are make-ahead and freezer-friendly, so you can plan early and still deliver fresh-baked joy in December. Whether you’re decorating sugar cookies for Santa, rolling buttery spritz, or dipping chocolate crinkles, you’ll find something delicious for every platter. Grab your cookie scoop, turn on the carols, and let’s get going. We have plenty of Christmas cookies to keep you baking all season long!
Kristyn’s Christmas Cookie Tip
My sisters and I love baking cookie trays to give to friends and neighbors for Christmas. Some use a holiday plates wrapped in cellophane and others like to purchase a festive container or box.
PRO TIP: Pin or bookmark this list so you’re ready with everyone’s favorite Christmas cookies when holiday baking season hits!
Table of Contents
Top Most Loved Christmas Cookies
Baking is something we love to do during the holidays, especially for sharing with friends! These are our most loved cookies that we make every year!
1 Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours 40 minutes
Bake up our favorite soft and chewy gingerbread cookie recipe with just a few simple steps – they're perfect for decorating and sharing!
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2 Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Soft, buttery, and festive, our Christmas Sugar Cookies are a holiday must! Perfect for frosting, decorating, and gifting.
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3 Italian Christmas Cookies
Italian Christmas Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Traditional Italian Christmas cookies are a festive version of a classic – flavored with almond extract and covered in a simple almond glaze.
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4 Spritz Cookie Recipe
Spritz Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 21 minutes
This buttery sweet spritz cookie recipe is festive and fun to make, a pressed cookie adaptable to any occasion with various shapes and colors!
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5 Snowball Cookie Recipe
Snowball Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 24 minutes
Buttery pecan snowball cookies rolled in powdered sugar are melt-in-your-mouth holiday favorites that are easy, classic, and so delicious.
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6 Snickerdoodle Recipe
Snickerdoodle Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
These classic Snickerdoodles are soft, chewy, and coated in cinnamon sugar making them simple, nostalgic, and absolutely perfect every time!
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7 Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
This is the best shortbread cookies recipe – a buttery melt-in-your-mouth treat that is perfect all year long and especially for the holidays.
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8 Butter Cookies Recipe
Butter Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes
Soft and crunchy Butter Cookies are a delicious classic must-make for any holiday party and are delicious plain or frosted.
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9 M&M Cookies Recipe
M&M Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
M&M cookies are soft, chewy, packed with colorful chocolate candies and easy to customize for any gathering.
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10 Ginger Cookies
Ginger Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
These chewy and soft ginger cookies are especially delicious, and one we always make during the holidays!
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11 Molasses Cookies Recipe
Molasses Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
These soft molasses cookies are the most tender and chewy ginger-spiced cookies you'll find. They are a holiday must-make!!
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12 Peppermint Meltaways Recipe
Peppermint Meltaways Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Soft and butter-y Peppermint Meltaways are a delicious holiday cookie topped with a peppermint glaze and crushed candy canes!
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13 Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 24 minutes
My Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies are so simple (perfect for the kiddos to help with). They are a holiday favorite!!
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14 Peppermint Cookies
Peppermint Cookies
Total Time: 28 minutes
Frosted peppermint sugar cookies are a delightful holiday twist on Mom's BEST-LOVED cookies – perfect for Christmas!
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15 Christmas Oreos Recipe
Christmas Oreos Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Classic Christmas Oreos dipped in milk or white chocolate and topped with festive sprinkles make for a decadent treat!
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Classic Favorites
These Christmas classics will never disappoint! Each is sure to add something extra yummy to your cookie platters.
16 Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe
Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
Chewy peanut butter Hershey Kiss cookies can be enjoyed in just 15 minutes with this beloved and simple cookie recipe.
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17 Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
Our best chocolate chip cookie recipe is soft, chewy, delicious and perfect for any occasion. They're our all-time FAVORITE!
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18 Easy Oatmeal Cookies
Easy Oatmeal Cookies
Total Time: 22 minutes
Irresistibly easy oatmeal cookies are a family favorite because they are chewy, soft, and always gone in minutes!!
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19 Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 22 minutes
These best peanut butter cookies are perfectly soft and chewy and come together quickly with only a few ingredients!
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20 White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie Recipe
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are sweet + tangy for a perfectly chewy bite. These easy cookies are fan favorites!!
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21 Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 24 minutes
Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are a yummy twist on a classic cookie! They are the best cookies to satisfy that sweet tooth.
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22 Gooey Butter Cookie Recipe
Gooey Butter Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
Made easy with a yellow cake mix, these gooey butter cookies are prepped in 5 minutes and have a perfectly addictive chewy texture!
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23 Easy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe
Easy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes
Easy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are soft and chewy with a hint of cinnamon. They are ready to eat in under 30 minutes from start to finish!
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24 Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Recipe
Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies are a sweet and crunchy twist on a classic. They will be your new favorite cookie!!
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25 Easy No Bake Cookies
Easy No Bake Cookies
Total Time: 9 minutes
Deliciously chewy easy no bake cookies are ready to enjoy in under 10 minutes – no oven required for this tasty chocolate treat!
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Chocolate Lovers
If chocolate is your thing, we’ve got a list for you! These cookie options bring the cozy hot chocolate vibe to the party.
26 Chocolate Christmas Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Christmas Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes
Chocolate Christmas Cookies are filled with M&Ms and holiday cheer. They are festive + sweet, and perfect for sharing!
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27 Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
There's no such thing as too much chocolate when it comes to these easy, decadent Double Chocolate Chip Cookies!! They whip up in minutes!
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28 Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
These homemade chocolate crinkle cookies are rich, fudgy, and chewy inside with a soft powdered sugar coating that creates the perfect crackled look.
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29 Nutella Cookies Recipe
Nutella Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
These Nutella Cookies are the most sinfully delicious chocolate cookies. They will become a new favorite in no time!
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30 Chocolate Hershey Kiss Cookies
Chocolate Hershey Kiss Cookies
Total Time: 15 minutes
There's no such thing as too much chocolate when it comes to these easy, decadent chocolate kiss cookies!! They whip up in minutes!
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31 Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe
Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
Ooey Gooey Chocolate Rolo Cookies are soft and indulgent, filled with a caramel Rolo center! They are quick, easy, & Chocolatey!
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32 Andes Mint Cookies
Andes Mint Cookies
Total Time: 11 minutes
Our 4 ingredient Andes Mint cookies start with a cake mix base and are filled with crushed candies for chocolate and mint perfection!
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33 Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies are soft, chocolate cookies topped with a marshmallow and delicious chocolate frosting.
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34 Flourless Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Flourless Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 48 minutes
Flourless chocolate cookies are a fudgy, naturally gluten-free mix between a cookie and a brownie for chocolate-lover perfection!!
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35 Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 48 minutes
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies take a shortcut on ingredients but not on flavor! They are packed with chocolate flavor.
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36 Chocolate Dipped Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 28 minutes
Simple Chocolate Dipped Cookies are literally melt-in-your-mouth delicious! With only 3 ingredients, they're perfect any time of the year.
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37 Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes
Decadent chocolate peppermint cookies are oozing with chocolate and topped with crunchy crumbles for an easy holiday treat!
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Sugar Cookies
Start with a favorite sugar cookie and add a special holiday flair with frosting and decorations! These sugar cookies are classics for a reason.
38 Frosted Sugar Cookies
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 25 minutes
Our ALL-TIME favorite frosted sugar cookies are so soft and have the best, creamy frosting with hints of almond!
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39 Drop Sugar Cookies Recipe
Drop Sugar Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
Drop sugar cookies will satisfy that sweet tooth in under 30 minutes with no rolling pin required – just drop and bake for delicious cookies!
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40 Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 2 hours 18 minutes
Cream cheese sugar cookies are a melt-in-your-mouth cutout cookie. Easy to make and fun to decorate!
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41 3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Quick, easy, and delicious 3 ingredients sugar cookies are ready in minutes. You can't get easier than that!!
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42 Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe
Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe
Total Time: 17 minutes
Sugar Cookie Blossoms are a chewy, soft sugar cookie rolled in sugar and topped with a Mint Meltaway candy. They're simple and delicious!
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43 Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar Cookie Bars
Total Time: 35 minutes
Frosted sugar cookie bars are one of everyone's favorite cookies in bar form! They're ready in 30 minutes, and perfect for sharing.
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44 Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
These Chewy Sugar Cookies are SO yummy! A hint of almond extract and a bit of glaze makes these cookies irresistible!
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Chips + Mix-Ins
Easy cookie twists with nuts, candies, and flavored chips for a little extra magic.
45 Almond Cookie Recipe
Almond Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes
Tasty almond cookies are soft and a bit chewy. They are easy to make, FULL of flavor, and are sure to be a family fav in no time.
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46 Caramel Cookies Recipe
Caramel Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes
Soft and chewy caramel cookies sprinkled with a little bit of sea salt. The perfect combination of sweet and salty in one delicious cookie!
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47 Oatmeal Scotchies Recipe
Oatmeal Scotchies Recipe
Total Time: 27 minutes
These oatmeal scotchies are soft and chewy with pops of butterscotch morsels. They are everything you want in an oatmeal cookie!
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48 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
Soft peanut butter chocolate chip cookies truly knock the socks off of anyone who tries them. They are out of this world!!
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49 Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 49 minutes
Luscious red velvet white chocolate chip cookies are rich yummy. They are loaded with white chocolate chips and under baked to perfection!
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50 White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Total Time: 16 minutes
Our favorite white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are bursting with melty white chocolate and crunchy macadamia nuts in a soft, chewy dough.
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51 Butterscotch Cookies Recipe
Butterscotch Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes
Butterscotch cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with butterscotch chips making them a sweet and irresistible treat that’s quick and easy to make.
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52 Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Total Time: 55 minutes
Soft and decadent peanut butter cup cookies are stuffed with a Reese's center for a sweet and salty bite in under 30 minutes!
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53 Oatmeal Coconut Cookie Recipe
Oatmeal Coconut Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Oatmeal Coconut Cookies are a deliciously tropical twist on the classic oatmeal cookie. They are so tasty, it's impossible to only eat one!
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More Festive Favorites
Festive and full of holiday flavor, these cookies will light up any dessert table.
54 Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes
Beautifully delicate thumbprint cookies are quick, easy, and melt-in-your-mouth tasty! They are a best-loved classic cookie.
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55 Christmas Snickerdoodles Recipe
Christmas Snickerdoodles Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Super soft white chocolate dipped Christmas snickerdoodles are chewy and full of cinnamon. They are both festive and delicious!
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56 Eggnog Cookies Recipe
Eggnog Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes
Everyone loves these soft and tasty Eggnog Cookies with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. These cookies are also topped with an eggnog glaze and are perfect for the holidays.
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57 Eggnog Snickerdoodles Recipe
Eggnog Snickerdoodles Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Our eggnog snickerdoodles are rolled in a nutmeg mixture and topped with an eggnog glaze – a favorite holiday drink turned cookie!
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58 Peppermint Crunch Cookies Recipe
Peppermint Crunch Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes
White chocolate dipped Peppermint Crunch Cookies are sprinkled with candy cane bits for double the peppermint and holiday charm.
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59 Cornflake Wreath Cookies
Cornflake Wreath Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Indulge in nostalgia with these easy no-bake Christmas wreath cookies – fun, kid-friendly goodies, perfect for Christmas!!
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60 Avalanche Cookie Recipe
Avalanche Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes
Avalanche cookies are crispy, crunchy, and filled with peanut butter, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. They are no-bake and such a fun recipe to try with kids!
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61 Molasses Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Molasses Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours 22 minutes
Old Fashioned Molasses Crinkle Cookies are perfectly spiced. They are simply delicious, and great for sharing!
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62 Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites Recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes
Chewy chocolate chip cookies bites are mini, but pack a flavor punch! They are filled with creamy chocolate for the perfect bite.
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63 How to Make Mexican Wedding Cookies
How to Make Mexican Wedding Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
Mexican wedding cookies are soft and buttery with almonds in every bite! These powdered sugar-covered cookies are crumbly and delicious.
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64 White Chocolate Crackles Recipe
White Chocolate Crackles Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
White Chocolate Crackles are studded with nuts and white chocolate for a simply tasty cookie that everyone will love!!
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65 White Chocolate Snickerdoodles Recipe
White Chocolate Snickerdoodles Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes
White Chocolate Snickerdoodles are the classic cookie with white chips baked throughout! They take regular snickerdoodles to a whole new level of yum!
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66 Easy Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Easy Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 48 minutes
Our 3-ingredient easy shortbread cookies are ready to bake in only 30 minutes and are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
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67 Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes
Soft and chewy Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies are festive and easy, perfect for the holidays! They bake up in under 15 minutes!
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65+ BEST Christmas Cookies
Enjoy our Favorite Christmas cookies plus dozens of others to bake and share this holiday season!
Equipment
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Ingredients
Gingerbread Men
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out the cookies
- 1½ teaspoons ground ginger, or use 2 tsp for a stronger flavor
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsulphered molasses, spray the measuring cup with non-stick cooking spray first to avoid sticking
Royal Icing
- 1½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons clear corn syrup
- food coloring
Confectioners Frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream
- food coloring
Instructions
Gingerbread Men
- In a medium bowl whisk flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, and molasses.
- Carefully beat in the flour mixture until it's incorporated.
- Divide the dough in 2, form each half into a round disc, wrap each in plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or up to 2 days.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Work with one ball of dough at a time. If the dough was in the fridge overnight, you may need to let it warm up for 10-15 minutes first.
- On a well-floured countertop using a well-floured rolling pin, roll out one disc of the dough until it's about ¼ inch thick. Cut into shapes and place 1-2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes until the tops are set. (This will depend on the size of your cookie cutters and the thickness of the dough). This yields between 25-36 cookies.
Royal Icing
- Whisk powdered sugar, corn syrup, and milk. Mix in a little more milk or powdered sugar as necessary.
- Divide into small bowls and mix with food coloring.
- Decorate the cookies using piping bags, or a knife. We use disposable piping bags and a 4M tip.
Buttercream Frosting
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat butter until fluffy.
- Beat in powdered sugar about ½ cup at a time, then beat in 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream. Add in a little extra powdered sugar or milk/cream as necessary.
- Divide the icing into small bowls and mix with food coloring.
- Frost the cookies using piping bags or a knife.
Notes
Pro tip. The dough must stay chilled otherwise it can spread too much in the oven producing a thin flat cookie. Also, be sure that you roll the dough between ¼-⅓ inch thick.
Freeze the dough. Instead of refrigerating the dough, place it into a freeze Ziploc and freeze it for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before rolling.
Store. Let the frosting set then store in an airtight container for 3-5 days or place cookies in a freezer-safe bag, separate layers with parchment paper, and freeze for up to 3 months. (Note that any candy decorations may fall off in the freezer.)
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 178kcal, Carbohydrates: 30g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 21mg, Sodium: 54mg, Potassium: 94mg, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 185IU, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 0.8mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So many cookie recipes to try for Christmas. Thank you for all your great recipes and hope you have a beautiful and Blessed holiday season.
I made the holiday cookies. I omitted sprinkles because I didn’t have any but used the red and green m and m s. They turned out beautifully and are delicious!
Just checking is it better to use regular butter or unsalted butter for your recipes for your butter cookies /sugar cookies double choc chip cookies . Please let me know . Cant wait to try all of these
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your beautiful family! Thank you so much for all of your delicious recipes, your e book, and these cookie recipes!
I can not wait to bake!
Thank you!! That means so much! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!
I can not wait to make this cookies
Hope you enjoy!!
Easy and delish! I made them at Christmas and now at Valentines Day!
Can’t go wrong with yummy Christmas cookies. Lot of new recipes to try.
Your recipes are often a go-to! This one is no different. Can’t wait to make these with my boys.
I just love making cookies for my friends and family each year. Its always so hard to choose which ones though. There are so many great options here!! I’m definitely making some christmas wreath cookies for my sons Scout holiday party. 🙂
Great Christmas cookies.
M&M Cookies Festive and delicious!
One of our favorite cookies!!
So many great ideas here!
Christmas cookies! You can’t go wrong with any of these recipes!
Me and my granddaughter “Ava” are going to make these for Christmas. Plus sugar cookies too. She is Mimi’s little helper.❤️😁
So amazingly delicious and so festive for the holidays! Love them!
These look so good and easy to make. Kids have fun with adding the sprinkles. Thank ypu for such a festive recipe.
I like these with mini M&Ms–yum!
Can’t wait to try some of these cookies this year. They look yummy 😋
Super easy to make with the kiddos, Santa will love them and the whole family agrees they are super delicious! Thank you for a non-frosting Christmas cookie. 💚❤️
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing christmas cookies recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
I am always on the hunt for a new cookie recipe. Thank you for this great roundup of recipes! Can’t decide which one to make first.
Super yummy and so many awesome Christmas cookie options!
Thank you!!
Easy fun recipe for Christmas! So soft!
These are sooo good! I’ve made these a few times and they’re a huge hit!
The sugar cookies and the funfetti cookies look delicious! I got to try theses recipes!
I love me a good Chocolate Chip Cookie and I love that you can add so many things to this cookie. The M & M’s cookie is my favorite!!
This cookies are a good treat for children on Christmas . Thanks for sharing this wonderful Christmas cookies,really appreciate it.
Love this sugar cookie recipe! Comes out so soft and pillowy! Perfect cookie for the kids to frost!
These are so delicious and so easy! They’ve been a Christmas cookie staple for the past 2 years. Thank you for the recipe! ♥️
I am excited to try these but would love to cut the recipe in half. The measurements can easily be halved, but I was wondering if anyone has done this and if they still tasted great? Thank you!
Absolutely! You can definitely half this recipe. The dough freezes really well too if you did make the full recipe and wanted to save some for later. Or you can freeze the cookies once they are baked too. Let them cool, put them in a freezer bag and when you are ready to eat fresh cookies again, just set them out to thaw a bit. But you can for sure cut the recipe in half and they turn out super!
Super good recipe for Christmas cookies 🍪
Thank you!!
Super good recipe
Love a good m&m coomie! Especially with festive m&ms!
Love these cookies..
I absolutely love the M&M cookie recipe!!! Delicious
Made these for 2020 Sweet Exchange. So yummy! Couldn’t stop eating the dough
My favorite part about these cookies (aside from eating them, was trying all the different variations! One batch of cookies but adding some sprinkles or a kiss changed it completely. Love it!
These cookies are so good! You can totally change the m and maybe for any holiday too!
Will be making these for Christmas!
My children love using the festive M&Ms!
We make these every Christmas, they are so yummy! And a fun treat to deliver to neighbors. 😊
So delicious and festive!
Love the flavors and I’ve been searching for a soft sugar cookie recipe…HERE IT IS! So yummy!
These are sooo good! Thank you!
Christmas cookies are a tradition in our house. These were a great addition to the ones to put usuals!
My family LOVES this recipe and they ask for it every holiday season. I’ve been known to make it for birthdays, too!
These are our Santa Cookies this year! They are so festive and delicious!
My kids love making these at Christmas!!!
Absolutely love your m&m cookies. The best!
I make your chocolste chip cookies at least once a week and they are a perfect balance of chewy and deliciousness!
My now go-to cookie recipe! 1 son likes peppermint kisses, the other m&m’s, and the last likes white chocolate so I can divide up the dough and customize! Thanks for your wonderful recipes!
Seriously one of my most favorite cookie recipes EVER!!❤🎅🎄
My kids and I had a great time making these a few nights ago. Loved that they were simple, quick, and yummy- perfect for young kids with limited patience and hungry bellies!
Our new favorite
We started doing a cookie exchange with my family members and your recipe are amazing!!
Good recipe!
We absolutely love these cookies! Thanks for the recipe!
I just made these this past weekend with the kiddos and they are so good and again super easy to make!!
Love them
My kids love these cookies. We make them for all the holidays! We just change the color of the m&ms and sprinkles for each holiday theme. I haven’t found a recipe on lilluna.com that we haven’t LOVED!
My kids love these cookies. We make them for all the holidays! We just change the color of the m&ms and sprinkles for each holiday theme. I haven’t found a recipe on lilluna.com that we haven’t LOVED!
Trying these this year! Can’t wait to see how they come out!
I made these cookies yesterday and my kids loved them. They are so good. Will be making another batch for Christmas.
We love this recipe! It’s so chewy, and I’ve learned to double the recipe because there never seems to be enough to go around.
I love your cookie recipes and this is another good one
You have the funnest cookies!!!
Love! Can’t ever go wrong with m&m’s!
Love the Christmas twist on a classic.
So yummy!
Should the butter be softened?
This recipe was perfect, and they ended up so cute! They turned out absolutely perfect when following the recipe to a T. Definitely recommend making these!
Yay! Thank you for trying them 🙂
It doesn’t specify, is the brown sugar packed?
I usually pack it a little 🙂
Seriously so delicious! This is our family’s new favorite cookie! Thank you so much for sharing!
Glad to share! I am happy to hear that! Thank you!
These cookies were delicious I am using them for a gift this holiday season. I used a gas oven and I had to bake them for 12 minutes. After eight minutes they were definitely not cooked but 12 was the perfect amount of time thanks for sharing this recipe!
You are so welcome! I am glad you liked them! Thank you!
I used a mix of the mini chocolate chips and sprinkles (Walmart had these fun Santa Hat Sprinkle Mix!). I cut back the salt to 1/2 tsp (based on conversation below). Very good recipe, I’ll be using it for more cookies.
I’ve already made these twice for this Christmas! They are a BIG hit!! Delicious and easy to make.
Happy to hear that! Thank you!
When freezing dough do you need to thaw before baking or bake right from the freezer?
You would need to thaw unless you want your cookies to steam.
The might need a couple extra minutes if you bake them, without thawing 🙂
The baking time was not long enough, I know baking times differ, an electric oven usually bakes hotter than the gas stove. I usually bake my cookies on the low end. I think I tried 8 min, were not done, tried 9 min, not done, now I am trying 10 min. Hope this one is a charm.
These cookies came out perfectly. Thank you ! 🙂
Made these two days in a row BECAUSE they DIDN’T last the fiRst day and we all wanted more!
We love this cookie! Festive, fun, aNd deliSh! Its a go to!
What kind of flour did you use? All purpose, self rising? Thanks
I like to use all-purpose flour in most recipes 🙂
PlEase check your RECIPE !!
It said one teaspoon of salt. My son was making cookies for a gift eXchange. I told him that was to much salt. He insisted to use that much BECAUSE he wanted to follow the recipe. They now taste like something i would feed the cows for a treat. It is 10:16 pm and i am having to clean Up and start a new recipe. I got my books out and sugar cookies 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt depending on how many cookies it is making. Please try your recipes before you post them and have someone proof read them.
I am sorry you feel that way. I do check every recipe. I would never share anything that I thought was too gross or that I wouldn’t eat. Most recipes I have seen call for anywhere between 1/2-1 1/4 teaspoon of salt. It is very normal. Maybe he accidentally used a tablespoon?
Kristyn I adjusted the salt amount because I assumed it was a misprint. We all make mistakes. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
How much salt did you use?
I used 1/2 teaspoon because several recipes with similar ingredients called for 1/2 teaspoon. The cookies came out great.
This combination is irresistible! What a delicious idea!!…..it looks so yummy!!…and the picture is so great and presentative!.
Thank you so much!
Love all the variations!! These are perfect & so good!! We like adding the mini chocolate chips & sprinkles with the m&m’s.
Fantastic cookies <3 On my first try cookies came out flat and pale (after 7min in the oven), but i changed the oven settings to the baking mode and let it bake for 10-12min and they came out really nice, thank you for the prefect recipe 🙂
You are so welcome! I am glad they turned out! Thank you!
Such a festive cookie! THese are going to be great to share with friends and family during the holidays! Such a simple recipe to follow and every batch turned out perfectly!
These turned out great! making a second time today to share with extended family
Yay!! So glad! Thank you for letting me know!
I made these Christmas cookies, and they were abs d. I am making ahIn with peppermint choClYe bark. I made with candy cane hershey kiss, and they were ama. The baTter was delish. Imade with kinG auth flour.
I am so glad you liked them! Thank you for sharing that!
These turned out PERFECT. Crisp on the outside soft in the inside. Best To eat not too long after BAKED.Thanks for the recipe.
Glad to share!! Thank you so much!
Can I use Extra Virgin olive oil instead of vegetable oil? They look great I got kisses and such to make more versions of it. Nice to have a common base! Baking makes the world go around, and a little sweeter!!?
I agree! I have not tried the extra virgin olive oil, so I am not sure if it would change the recipe.
I was wondering if you could make these and use cookie cutters instead of the scoop ?
I lost my favorite recipe for christmas m&m cookies and stumbled upon this one. For some reason my cookies came out incredibly greasy/oily. They taste pretty good but definitely not something I feel comfortable sharing.
Oh, I am sorry they did. They aren’t supposed to, so I am not sure what happened. Thank you for trying them!
What type of oil do you use?
I just used vegetable oil 🙂 Enjoy!
These are the cutest cookies!! Made them with my granddaughters today and we really had fun. But they tasted like vegetable oil and were very greasy. I will try again with less oil because the presentation is wonderful! Did anyone else have this issue? And if so, a good solution?
Since, this post has several cookie recipes, I am not sure which one you are referring to, but you can always try adding less oil 🙂
Can you freeze these after making them?
I haven’t, but you sure could 🙂
My batter turned out crumbly. Any idea why?
I wish I knew for sure. I know too much flour, using margarine instead of butter, or over cooking can cause crumbly cookies. Did you happen to do any of those, if not, I’m not sure?? They aren’t a crumbly cookie, so they shouldn’t have turned out that way.
Flavor turned out amazing, but same issue with mine, it turned out crumbly? and very dense when cooking them….I softened the butter in the microwave, would that cause crumbly batter/cookies?
Was the butter melted? There are a few reasons cookies can become crumbly, like to much flour, over-baking, butter substitutes…but, I’m not sure what exactly caused yours to do that?
mY GRANDKIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE THESE! dO YOU KNOW IF THESE FREEZE WELL? i’D LIKE TO MAKE THE COOKIE BALLS AHEAD, FREEZE THEN BAKE FOR A BIT LONGER THE DAY i NEED THEM. OR JUST MAKE THE COOKIES THE WEEK AHEAD AND FREEZE. aNY ADVICE? tHANK YOU!
Yep, they should be ok 🙂 Have fun & enjoy!
These are delicious!!!! tested them out tonight before making them for a cookie exchange party, and wow!!! so good. i made some without m&ms and they’re great that way too. truly the perfect cookie. mine stayed very full and were the right amount of crispy on the outside but gooey on the inside. i baked them for a little longer. 350 for 9 minutes. they seem to get even more delicious as they settle.
Yes, they do get more delicious! Thank you so much for giving them a try & for letting me know!
I have made 135 of these over the past 3 days to give as Christmas gifts. This recipe is so easy. Decoration variation is endless. Thank you for a great recipe. I will be using it for years to come. Merry Christmas!
Awe, thank you so much!! I hope you have a Merry Christmas as well 🙂
I dont havea cookie scoop. Would one table be the right measure?
No right or wrong. Just use a regular sized spoon to get a scoop. You can really make them as big or as small as you want.
I just took a batch out of the oven. Are they supposed to be super soft, almost still undercooked? Will they harden when cold?
They are soft, but they do harden a little when they set. You can always add a couple minutes, if they are too gooey.
Tastes good but first batch came out too oily and flat, had to make the second batch with less oil for it to come out a bit better. Creative using m&ms and sprinkles for the Christmas feel
Very tasty and cute! They are a hit in our house!
I am so glad they are!! Thank you for letting me know!
The main recipe doesn’t call for chocolate chips, yet i swear i see them in the photos. What gives?
Could just be broken m&m’s. You could for sure add chocolate chips.
Gotcha. Appreciate the prompt response, kristyn. Enjoy your holidays!
You too 🙂
I made these and they were super easy, but mind turned out a little salty? i know i only put in 1/2 tsp of salt, just like the recipe said…anyone have any idea why? was is because i used salted butter?
I like to use unsalted butter when baking. That could be why.
So darling! Can’t wait to makE with my kids. GreaT addition to the christmas cookie platter.
Have fun making them with the kids! Thank you 🙂
This looks delicious! I plan to use your recipe to make cookies this year. Does the M & M get baked also?
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Yes 🙂 I sure hope you like these! They are my fav!
Who doesnt like a cookie that taste good and is easy to make? Not only is it pretty but you can change it to your liking. Perfect cookie for christmas giving!
What type of oil works best?
Look festive and easy to make! I am not a baker!
They really are! Thank you 🙂 I hope you give them a try!
I was wondering what the conversion of 1/2 cup batter equals in grams?
Thanks
I’m sorry, but I really don’t know 🙁
Can the dough be made the night before and refrigerated?
Yes, it could 🙂 Enjoy!!
These were so fun to make. I love that you can change the m&m colors depending on the season/holiday.
PS I love the Behind the scenes pictures
Do the eggs and butter need to be at room temperature for your cookie recipes?
I like to have room temp ingredients 🙂
We usually have our eggs and butter room temp unless the recipe calls for cold or melted butter.
We made these cookies last year & I can’t wait to make them this year!! They are so festive & delicious & perfect for cookie exchanges!
These are my favorite cookies to eat around Christmas time! They’re so easy to make and they taste delicious!
I’m glad I found this recipe! My cookies always go paper thin flat! These stayed plump and beautiful. Thank you!!
I’m glad they stayed plump for you! Thanks so much!
Wonderful recipies; thank you
Thanks so much! I Hope you like the ones you try 🙂
Yummy. I’m going to try them with my daughter.
Hope you both like them!! 🙂
These cookies turned out beautiful and delicious. I made these to take to a ministry where toys were given out to kids in need. They cookies were on the table with many other kinds and these were most often first choice because they were so festive and attractive (and the m&m’s). Thanks for this wonderful recipe it was used to bless some precious kids. Each batch made 3 dozen cookies using a cookie scoop. They were very consistent and easy to make. I was so pleased with them ! Recipe perfect and timing as is !
That is wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing that! Thank you!
Love to learn how to made easy and Quick cookies… Thank you
Yay..I’m glad!! I hope you like these! Thanks so much!
I`ve never been disappointed in one of Kristyns recipe`s!! My family loves them!
You are so sweet!!! Thanks so much Mary!!
These turned out amazing!!
Yay!! Thank you for letting me know!!
These came out wonderful… great recipe and they are so festive! There are so many cookie recipes out there and I’m always nervous about trying new recipes but these are so great I will be adding to my recipe book! Thank you for sharing !
Those cookies look soooo yummy and fun to make! My son is 7, just the perfect age for cookie baking!! What brand/where did you find those cute holly berry and leaves sprinkles please?
I found them at good ol’ Target! Right near all their Christmas plates and things.
These look so yummy, I love the festive sprinkles and M&M’s, they totally get me in the spirit! 😀