Christmas Cookies

Find the best Santa-worthy Christmas cookies and be the talk of the cookie exchange. From gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies to shortbread and gluten free versions, we have more than 650 recipes to choose from.

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Chef John's Best Christmas Cookies

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Simple decorated Spritz cookies

ginger molasses cookie bears with spiced white chocolate noses and black candy melt eyes

Gingerbear Thumbprint Cookies

five cake-like chocolate crinkle cookies coated with powdered sugar on a red plate

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Peanut Butter Blossoms

heart-shaped sugar cookies decorated with white icing and different types of red, white, and pink sprinkles for Valentine's Day

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

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How To Make Biscotti

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6 Dressed-Up Classics That Belong in Your Next Cookie Exchange

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Perfect Thumbprint Cookies

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Best Gingerbread Men Cookies

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Raspberry and Almond Shortbread Thumbprints

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Brown Sugar and Rye Shortbread

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Pecan Pie Cookies

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Easy Sugar Cookies

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

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Peppermint Meringues

snickerdoodles

Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

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Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Gingerbread snowflake cookies on a green platter.

Gingerbread Snowflakes

Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

Iced pumpkin cookies

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

An array of soft decorated Christmas cookies on a plate.

Best Soft Christmas Cookies

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Russian Tea Cakes

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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

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Peanut Butter Bars

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closeup of golden brown coconut macaroons stacked on a plate

Coconut Macaroons

Gramma's Date Squares

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Molasses Cookies

stack of fudgy cookie bars with white chocolate peppermint icing

Peppermint Mocha Cookie Bars

Chef John's Russian Tea Cakes

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Christmas Wreaths

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Reindeer Cookies

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Jam Filled Butter Cookies

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White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

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Cranberry Orange Cookies

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Peanut Butter Blossoms

Overhead shot of macaron cookies on a plate.

Macarons (French Macaroons)

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Pfeffernusse Cookies

butter cookies with white butter frosting and yellow sprinkles

Butter Cookies with Buttercream Frosting

A square white baking dish with Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies neatly cut into 12 servings with two pieces pulled out

Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies

Oatmeal Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

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Caramel Shortbread Squares

Mincemeat Cookies

Meringue Mushrooms

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Best Snowball Cookies

Shortbread Christmas Cookies

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Soft gingerbread cookies on baking sheet and wire rack

Soft Gingerbread Cookies

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Peppermint Holiday Cookies

Easy Lemon Cookies

Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies stacked on a green plate

Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

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Cream Cheese Kolacky

Norwegian Krumkake

round shortbread cookies garmished with half a maraschino cherry

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

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Our Top 25 Most Cherished Christmas Cookies

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