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Enjoy our collection of BEST Christmas cookies with plenty of family favorites to bake and share all season long!!

Collage of Christmas cookies perfect for the Holiday season.

‘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!

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!

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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

The Best Gingerbread cookie recipe - decorated and stacked on a Christmas plate.
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!
4.95 from 38 votes
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2 Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

Multiple Christmas sugar cookies on parchment paper.
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.
4.95 from 58 votes
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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.
4.97 from 186 votes
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4 Spritz Cookie Recipe

Spritz Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 21 minutes
Buttery Spritz Cookies hold crisp shapes, bake tender and pale, and decorate beautifully, perfect for gifting, parties, and cookie exchanges.
4.99 from 201 votes
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5 Snowball Cookie Recipe

Snowball cookies on a plate.
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.
4.97 from 52 votes
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6 Snickerdoodle Recipe

Snickerdoodle cookies stacked on each other on white plate.
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!
4.98 from 3533 votes
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7 Shortbread Cookie Recipe

Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
Our Shortbread Cookies bake buttery and tender and have a simple 5 ingredient dough that presses clean and melts in your mouth.
5 from 158 votes
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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.
5 from 27 votes
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9 M&M Cookies Recipe

M&M cookie recipe stacked on a plate.
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. 
4.91 from 95 votes
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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!
5 from 6 votes
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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!!
5 from 27 votes
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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!
5 from 13 votes
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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!!
5 from 9 votes
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14 Peppermint Sugar Cookie Recipe

Frosted peppermint sugar cookies.
Peppermint Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 28 minutes
Frosted peppermint sugar cookies are a delightful holiday twist on Mom's BEST-LOVED cookies – perfect for Christmas!
5 from 23 votes
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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!
5 from 18 votes
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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.
5 from 74 votes
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17 Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Best chocolate chip cookie recipe stacked on white plate.
Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 15 minutes
Our best chocolate chip cookie recipe is soft, chewy, delicious and perfect for any occasion making them an all-time favorite.
4.99 from 332 votes
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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!!
4.98 from 136 votes
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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!
5 from 10 votes
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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!!
5 from 5 votes
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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.
5 from 19 votes
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22 Gooey Butter Cookie Recipe

Gooey butter cookies stacked on each other on white plate.
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!
4.99 from 442 votes
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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!
4.98 from 41 votes
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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!!
4.99 from 129 votes
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25 No Bake Cookie Recipe

No bake cookies stacked on each other on white counter.
No Bake Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 9 minutes
Easy No Bake Cookies mix up fast on the stovetop with chocolate, peanut butter, and oats, chewy and fudge like for quick cravings and sharing.
4.98 from 78 votes
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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!
5 from 2 votes
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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!
5 from 8 votes
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28 Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe

Homemade Chocolate Crinkle Cookies on wood board.
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.
5 from 16 votes
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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!
4.84 from 6 votes
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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!
5 from 18 votes
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31 Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe

Gooey Rolo cookies stacked on a white plate.
Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
Bake gooey Rolo cookies, soft chocolate cookies with a melty caramel center, quick to make and perfect for parties, bake sales, and family treats.
5 from 20 votes
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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!
5 from 12 votes
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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.
5 from 4 votes
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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!!
4.88 from 32 votes
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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.
5 from 6 votes
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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.
5 from 10 votes
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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!
5 from 3 votes
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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 Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

Best Sugar Cookie Recipe
Total Time: 25 minutes
Our ALL-TIME favorite frosted sugar cookies are so soft and have the best, creamy frosting with hints of almond!
4.97 from 229 votes
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39 Drop Sugar Cookies Recipe

Three Drop sugar cookies stacked on top of each other with a bite taken out of the top cookie.
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!
4.96 from 44 votes
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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!
4.99 from 85 votes
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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!!
4.81 from 72 votes
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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!
5 from 15 votes
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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.
4.90 from 28 votes
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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!
5 from 19 votes
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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.
4.90 from 28 votes
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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!
5 from 26 votes
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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!
4.98 from 35 votes
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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!!
4.98 from 47 votes
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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!
4.95 from 17 votes
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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.
5 from 17 votes
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51 Butterscotch Cookies Recipe

Butterscotch cookies stacked on top of each other on white plate.
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.
5 from 23 votes
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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!
4.94 from 46 votes
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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!
4.96 from 242 votes
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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.
5 from 6 votes
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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!
5 from 17 votes
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56 Eggnog Cookies Recipe

Eggnog cookies stacked on top of each other on white plate.
Eggnog Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 22 minutes
Eggnog Cookies bake soft and spiced with nutmeg and a sweet eggnog glaze, easy to mix and make ahead, perfect for gifting and cookie trays.
4.80 from 15 votes
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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!
4.96 from 25 votes
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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.
5 from 8 votes
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59 Cornflake Wreath Cookies

Multiple Christmas wreath cookies on wax paper.
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!!
4.98 from 36 votes
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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!
5 from 11 votes
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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!
5 from 3 votes
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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.
5 from 4 votes
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63 Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

Mexican wedding cookies stacked on top of each other on white plate with almonds sprinkled around.
Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 1 hour 26 minutes
Mexican Wedding Cookies are buttery, tender, and packed with almonds, then rolled in powdered sugar for a classic melt-in-your-mouth bite.
5 from 29 votes
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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!!
5 from 3 votes
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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!
4.94 from 29 votes
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66 Easy Shortbread Cookies Recipe

A plate of easy shortbread cookies.
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!
4.99 from 65 votes
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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!
5 from 3 votes
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185 Comments

  1. Rosalee Sier says:

    5 stars
    The cookies came out perfect and very tasty and delious

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    1. Lil' Luna Team says:

      I’m so glad they turned out so well for you!

      Reply
  2. Phyllis says:

    5 stars
    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.

    Reply
  3. Kari says:

    5 stars
    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!

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  4. Eileen Haselbarth says:

    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

    Reply
  5. Sharon Page says:

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
    1. Lil'Luna Team says:

      Thank you!! That means so much! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!

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