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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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
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
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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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!