Enjoy our collection of the BEST Christmas cookies – plenty of family favorites to bake and share all season long!!
’tis the season for COOKIES!
One of our all-time favorite things to do this time of year is bake cookies !
It’s something we do all year long but really look forward to during the holidays – especially for sharing. We’ve rounded up 70+ best Christmas cookies, so you have something to bake all season long!
All of our recipes are quite simple and come together easily – often quickly – making them perfect for the busy time of year. Many of these Christmas cookies can even be made weeks in advance!
Our go-to’s for the season include classics like Snickerdoodles , Gingerbread Cookies , Sugar Cookies , Peanut Butter Blossoms , Italian Cookies , + Shortbread Cookies .
Our Top Christmas Cookie Picks
1 Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
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Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 4 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
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2 Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
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Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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3 Italian Christmas Cookies
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Italian Christmas Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
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4 Spritz Cookie Recipe
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Spritz Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 21 minutes minutes
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5 Snowball Cookie Recipe
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Snowball Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 24 minutes minutes
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6 Snickerdoodle Recipe
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Snickerdoodle Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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7 Easy Shortbread Cookies
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Easy Shortbread Cookies
Total Time: 48 minutes minutes
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8 Butter Cookies Recipe
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Butter Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
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9 M&M Cookie Recipe
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M&M Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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10 Ginger Cookies
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Ginger Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
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11 Molasses Cookies Recipe
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Molasses Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
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12 Peppermint Meltaway Cookie Recipe
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Peppermint Meltaway Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes
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13 Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
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14 Peppermint Sugar Cookies
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Peppermint Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
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15 Christmas Oreos Recipe
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Christmas Oreos Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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More Christmas Cookies
16 Hershey Kiss Cookies
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Hershey Kiss Cookies
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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17 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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18 Oatmeal Cookies
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Oatmeal Cookies
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
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19 Iced Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
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Iced Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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20 Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
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Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 22 minutes minutes
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21 White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie Recipe
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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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22 Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 24 minutes minutes
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23 Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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24 Nestlรฉ Toll House Cookies
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Nestlรฉ Toll House Cookies
Total Time: 4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
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25 Gooey Butter Cookies
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Gooey Butter Cookies
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
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26 Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Recipe
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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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27 No Bake Cookies Recipe
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No Bake Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 6 minutes minutes
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28 Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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29 Crinkle Cookies
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Crinkle Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
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30 Nutella Cookies Recipe
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Nutella Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes
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31 Brownie Cookie Recipe
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Brownie Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
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32 Chocolate Kiss Cookies
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Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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33 Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe
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Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
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34 Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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35 Chocolate Andes Mint Cookie Recipe
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Chocolate Andes Mint Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 11 minutes minutes
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36 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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37 Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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38 Flourless Chocolate Cookies
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Flourless Chocolate Cookies
Total Time: 48 minutes minutes
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39 Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 48 minutes minutes
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40 Chocolate Dipped Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Dipped Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 28 minutes minutes
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41 Frosted Sugar Cookies
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Frosted Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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42 Drop Sugar Cookies
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Drop Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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43 Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 2 hours hours 18 minutes minutes
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44 3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
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3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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45 Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
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Chewy Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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46 Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe
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Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe
Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
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47 Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
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48 Almond Cookie Recipe
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Almond Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
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49 Coconut Cookies Recipe
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Coconut Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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50 Caramel Cookies Recipe
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Caramel Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
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51 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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52 Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
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Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 49 minutes minutes
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53 White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Total Time: 16 minutes minutes
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54 Butterscotch Cookies
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Butterscotch Cookies
Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
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55 Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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56 Chocolate Chip M&M Cake Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Chip M&M Cake Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
57 Turtle Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
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Turtle Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour hour 26 minutes minutes
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58 Christmas Snickerdoodles Recipe
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Christmas Snickerdoodles Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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59 Eggnog Cookies Recipe
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Eggnog Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes minutes
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60 Eggnog Snickerdoodles Recipe
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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61 Peppermint Crunch Cookies Recipe
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Peppermint Crunch Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
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62 Christmas Wreath Cookies
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Christmas Wreath Cookies
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
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63 Avalanche Cookie Recipe
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Avalanche Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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64 Molasses Crinkle Cookies Recipe
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Molasses Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 2 hours hours 22 minutes minutes
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65 Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites Recipe
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites Recipe
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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66 White Chocolate Crackles Recipe
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White Chocolate Crackles Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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67 White Chocolate Snickerdoodles Recipe
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White Chocolate Snickerdoodles Recipe
Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
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68 Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Total Time: 29 minutes minutes
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69 Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
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Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
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70 Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe
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Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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71 Chocolate Christmas Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Christmas Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
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72 Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 12 minutes minutes
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73 Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
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Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 48 minutes minutes
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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 ๐
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 ๐ 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 ๐