These are our family’s favorite Christmas cookie recipe! Not only are they delicious, but they are great for gifting to family, friends and neighbors or leaving out for Santa.
Easy Christmas 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 something we especially look forward to during the holidays. Making treats and assembling plates for neighbors, friends and church members is a common occurrence and a tradition we look forward to each year. That is why I’m sharing this Christmas Cookies recipe today, since it’s our favorite holiday treat to make and give this time of year.
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These Christmas Cookies are filled with M&Ms and sprinkles and are so easy to make. I enjoy making them especially since it’s an easy recipe to involve the little ones. They love to add the ingredients and especially to top off each cookie with M&Ms. Each batch makes 3 dozen cookies which is great for our cookie plates since one batch with cover all the neighbors. In fact, we just made these yesterday for our neighbors! ๐
Christmas Cookies Variations
This recipe is so simple and so easy to change up!! Here are some other ways we like to enjoy these Christmas Cookies by using the same base recipe and modifying it just a bit. ๐
- White Chocolate Dipped Cookies – Make the cookies without adding M&Ms or sprinkles to the batter. Let set and then dip in melted white chocolate and sprinkle with holiday sprinkles.
- Candy Cane Bit Cookies – Make the cookies and add 1 tsp peppermint extract to the batter. Top with crushed candy canes and holiday chocolate chips.
- Candy Cane Kiss Cookies – Make the cookies with chocolate chips or peppermint chips and right after pulling them from the oven – add a Candy Cane Kiss!
- Chocolate Chip Cookies – can you really go wrong with the go-to classic recipe? I think not!!
Like I said – so easy to change up! And all of these are perfect for the holidays.
If you’re looking for a simple, festive and delicious Christmas goody, these ones will be perfect! And trust me when I say that Santa LOVES them too! ;D
For more Christmas cookie recipes, check out:
- Peppermint Oreo Sugar Cookies
- Christmas Thumbprint Cookies
- Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
- White Chocolate Dipped Sugar Cookies
Christmas Cookies Recipe Video:
Christmas Cookies Recipe
These are our family's favorite Christmas cookie recipe! Not only are they delicious, but they are great for gifting to family, friends and neighbors or leaving out for Santa.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sprinkles (or mini chocolate chips)
- 1 cup M&Ms
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter, oil and sugars. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
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Add baking soda, salt, powder, vanilla and flour. Mix well.
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Fold in sprinkles. Use cookie scoop to put on greased cookie tray. Top with 4-5 M&Ms.
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Bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes.
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These look so yummy, I love the festive sprinkles and M&M’s, they totally get me in the spirit! ๐
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 olโ Target! Right near all their Christmas plates and things.
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 !
These turned out amazing!!
Yay!! Thank you for letting me know!!
I`ve never been disappointed in one of Kristyns recipe`s!! My family loves them!
You are so sweet!!! Thanks so much Mary!!
Love to learn how to made easy and Quick cookies… Thank you
Yay..I’m glad!! I hope you like these! Thanks so much!
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!
Yummy. I’m going to try them with my daughter.
Hope you both like them!! ๐
Wonderful recipies; thank you
Thanks so much! I Hope you like the ones you try ๐
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!
These are my favorite cookies to eat around Christmas time! They’re so easy to make and they taste delicious!
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 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
Can the dough be made the night before and refrigerated?
Yes, it could ๐ Enjoy!!
I was wondering what the conversion of 1/2 cup batter equals in grams?
Thanks
I’m sorry, but I really don’t know ๐
Look festive and easy to make! I am not a baker!
They really are! Thank you ๐ I hope you give them a try!
What type of oil works best?
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!
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 ๐ I sure hope you like these! They are my fav!
So darling! Canโt wait to makE with my kids. GreaT addition to the christmas cookie platter.
Have fun making them with the kids! Thank you ๐
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.
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 ๐
Very tasty and cute! They are a hit in our house!
I am so glad they are!! Thank you for letting me know!
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.
I dont havea cookie scoop. Would one table be the right measure?
These would have Been great if i used mini chocolate chips mixed in the batter and not sprinkles. I think it was because of the sprinkles but the cookies had a burnt taste to them. And they were otherwise CooKed perfectly – soft and moist. Bummer.