50 Best Christmas Cookies

Get ready to bake up a storm with this collection of 50 Best Christmas Cookies.

Included in this HUGE collection are classic favorites like sugar cookies to creative twists, like my delicious Chocolate Shortbread Cookies. Get ready to check out the ultimate list of holiday treats!

Check out all the other Christmas Cookies for more delicious ideas and recipes that are perfect for the holiday season.

Whether you're sharing them at a holiday party or leaving them out for Santa, these Christmas cookies are the epitome of sweet nostalgia.

They're a fun treat that can be shared at holiday parties, given as gifts, or as Santa treats left out on Christmas Eve. These cookies represent love, togetherness, and the spirit of the season. So gather your loved ones, put on your aprons, and start baking!

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Tips for Baking Christmas Cookies

• Make sure the ingredients you're using are fresh.  If you don't bake often, you might want to purchase a new box of baking soda or baking powder before you start a new recipe.
• Don't over-mix the dough. 
• If a recipe calls for chilling the dough, chill the dough.  Really, don't try to roll out dough or form it into balls unless it's been chilled for at least an hour. 
• Watch the cookies as they bake. Baking time for most recipes is a "guideline" but you know your oven better than the recipe author.  Watch them closely as they bake so you don't overcook them.  Cookies are done when the edges are set and lightly browned. 
• Remember, cookie centers will continue to cook for a few minutes while they're out of the oven and cooling. 
• Let the cookies cool completely before storing in air tight containers. 

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Best Cookies for a Party

When it comes to choosing the best cookies for a cookie exchange party, it's all about personal taste and the theme of the event.

Check out the recipes included in this list for inspiration. Explore to your heart's content and discover the perfect cookies that will surely delight your guests at your next gathering.

Best Christmas Cookies to Freeze

Here are some friendly tips for freezing your favorite cookies:

• Check out my easy recipe for How to Freeze Cookie Dough with my Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe.
• Gingerbread cookies are another easy recipe to prep ahead. Check out my Gingersnap Cookies.
• Try my Candy Cane Sugar Cookies for another recipe to freeze ahead of time.

To freeze them, simply bake the cookies as usual and allow them to cool completely. Once they're frozen solid, transfer them to an airtight container or freezer bag.

When you're ready to enjoy the frozen cookies, simply take out as many as you need and let them thaw at room temperature.

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Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Delicious Christmas cookies dipped in white chocolate and adorned with colorful sprinkles. Perfect to share with family and friends.

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Colorful Christmas Cookies

These Colorful Christmas Cookies are easy slice and bake sugar cookies with red and green layers for a festive spiral design.

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Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

White chocolate dipped Gingerbread Cookies with colorful sprinkles make the perfect holiday treat.

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Best Italian Christmas Cookies

Delicious Italian Christmas cookies with a lemony glaze and colorful sprinkles, perfect for any occasion but especially popular during the holidays.

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Peppermint Blossom Cookies

Peppermint Blossom Cookies: Deliciously festive treats with red colored sugar coating and topped with a peppermint kiss candy. Perfect for candy cane lovers!

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Shortbread Christmas Cookies

These classic Shortbread Christmas Cookies are buttery, sweet, and aasy to make with only 4 ingredients.

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Christmas Thumbprint Cookies

These Christmas Thumbprint Cookies are a delightful treat made with a simple cookie dough. They are rolled in chopped walnuts, baked to perfection, and filled with jam in the center.

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Christmas Cookies with Peppermint

Christmas Cookies with Peppermint are a quick and easy treat made with a cake mix, homemade frosting, and crushed peppermint candies.

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Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies

Delicious chewy chocolate cookies with marshmallows and crushed peppermint. They're a great addition to holiday parties or gifting during the holidays.

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Sugar Christmas Cookies

The Sugar Christmas Cookies are soft, delicious treats with red and green frosting. They are topped with crushed peppermint candies, making them easy to make and customizable.

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Reindeer Sugar Cookies

Delicious Reindeer Sugar Cookies are made with chocolate frosting, candy eyes, and red M&Ms. Add a festive touch to any gathering with these cute reindeer!

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Perfect Sugar Cookies

These chewy Perfect Sugar Cookies with self-rising flour are soft, light, buttery, and not too sweet. They'll melt in your mouth!

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Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot Cocoa Cookies are irresistibly delicious cookies made with hot cocoa mix, perfect for Christmas and cookie exchanges.

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Christmas Cookies {easy, delicious, make ahead}

Delicious Christmas cookies packed with M&M's and sprinkles - soft, chewy, and irresistible!

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Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Christmas Sugar Cookies topped with festive red and green sanding sugar for the perfect holiday treat.

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Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe with Frosting

The Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe! Soft, chewy cookies that hold their shape perfectly with a delicious frosting that gives them a beautiful shine!

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Traditional Christmas Linzer Cookies

These Traditional Christmas Linzer Cookies are a must-have for many family holiday traditions. They look impressive, yet they're surprisingly simple to make!

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Christmas Snowman Cookies

Delicious Christmas snowman cookies with a sugary sweet buttercream topping and a soft sugar cookie texture. Easy to make and adorable for cookie swaps or Santa!

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Christmas Cake Mix Cookies

Deliciously soft and chewy Christmas Cake Mix Cookies are perfect for the holidays!

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Spiced Christmas Tree Cookies

Indulge in the heavenly aroma and delicious taste of a holiday favorite - Spiced Christmas Tree Cookies, infused with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.

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Chocolate Cherry Almond Christmas Cookies

Delicious and simple chocolate shortbread thumbprint cookies with candied cherries and almond topping.

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Classic Spritz Cookies

Crisp and buttery, spritz cookies are like a heavenly combination of sugar cookies and shortbread. They melt in your mouth, making it hard to resist another bite!

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Italian Fig Cookies (Cucidati)

Italian Fig Cookies (Cucidati), also known as Sicilian or Christmas Fig Cookies, are tender, sweet treats filled with delicious fruit.

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German Lebkuchen Cookies (How to Make Lebkuchen)

Traditional German Christmas cookies are filled with warming spices and glazed for a festive holiday treat!

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Easy Shortbread Christmas Tree Cookies

These cute shortbread Christmas tree cookies are perfect for baking with kids or giving as festive gifts.

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CRAZY Cute Reindeer Cookies!

Impress this year with these super cute reindeer cookies! They are adorable, delicious, and easy to make - a perfect Christmas gift or treat!

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Easy Eggless Christmas Cookies

Soft, chewy, and sweet, these easy eggless Christmas cookies require no special ingredients or chilling time.

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Melted Snowman Cookies - An Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe

Easy and festive Christmas cookies that come together in under 20 minutes! Perfect for the whole family to enjoy.

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Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies Have Never Been Easier to Make!

These moist and colorful Christmas cookies are made from an easy cake mix crinkle cookie recipe, perfect for any occasion.

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Christmas Thumbprint Cookies (Grinch Inspired!)

These Grinch inspired cookies are buttery sweet Christmas thumbprint cookies with a soft green vanilla center and red candy hearts, perfect for any holiday cookie tray or exchange.

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Foolproof Holiday Cookies

These Foolproof Holiday Cookies are easy to make and taste delicious. Decorate with a glaze and sprinkles or go all out with royal icing.

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Candy Cane Cookies - Kristine's Kitchen

Candy Cane Cookies are delightful Christmas treats, great for gifting or enjoying during holiday gatherings!

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Peanut Butter Pretzel Reindeer Cookies Recipe - Fun and Easy Christmas Recipe!

Easy and adorable reindeer cookies made with chocolate covered pretzels. They'll be a perfect addition to your Christmas cookie plate!

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Super Simple Cherry Pecan Pinwheel Cookies with Brown Sugar Cookie Dough

Brighten up your Christmas cookie collection with these delicious Cherry Pecan Pinwheel Cookies - a delightful twist on the classic date pinwheel cookie that the whole family will love!

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Loaded Festive Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies

Loaded Festive Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies are soft, delicious cookies packed with chocolate chips and are perfect for any cookie platter!

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Christmas Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Christmas Sugar Cookies topped with Cream Cheese Frosting are delightful treats for the holiday season, ideal for those who love festive sugar cookies.

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Pecan Snowball Cookies, Mexican Wedding Cookies

These pecan snowball cookies, also known as Mexican wedding cookies, are easy to make and irresistibly buttery. Perfect for Christmas cookie tins and sharing with friends!

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Meringue Snowmen

Meringue snowmen are crunchy, sweet, and festive Christmas cookies! They're great for enjoying on their own, with hot chocolate, or gifting to loved ones.

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Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies (The Best Recipe!)

Try these Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies for a unique twist on the classic. Perfect for gifting and cookie decorating parties!

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Eggnog Madeleines – Best Christmas Cookies!

Delicious Christmas cookies filled with eggnog and seasonal spices!

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Peppermint Keto Christmas Cookies

Peppermint Keto Christmas Cookies with two slice and bake options - one rolled in sugar-free crushed peppermint candy, the other dipped in sugar-free chocolate. Both have a delicious hint of peppermint flavor!

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Easy Christmas Light Cookies

Try these festive Christmas Light Cookies! They're easy to make and perfect for getting the whole family into the holiday spirit.

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Fun Peppermint Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Delicious holiday cookies with a perfect balance of mint and rich chocolate. Fancy looking yet easy to make!

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Easy Chocolate Chip Whipped Shortbread

These Easy Chocolate Chip Whipped Shortbread cookies are delicious melt-in-your-mouth treats. Perfect for gifting and adding to your holiday cookie tray!

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Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups - Perfect for this year's Cookie Exchange!

Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are made with sugar cookie dough and pudding cups. Perfect for holiday desserts, Christmas parties, or cookie exchanges.

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Christmas Lofthouse Cookies

These Christmas Lofthouse Cookies are a delicious replica of the famous bakery cookies from the grocery store then adorned with festive sprinkles.

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Easy Gingerbread Cookies

Super easy Gingerbread Cookies recipe for creating delicious holiday memories. Decorate with royal icing or your favorite candies.

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Santa's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Santa's Chocolate Chip Cookies are irresistibly delicious treats with a crispy exterior and a gooey center, packed with two types of chocolate. They are sure to be the ultimate indulgence for any cookie lover.

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White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Try these delicious White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies for a tasty treat that's both easy to make and irresistibly good!

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Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

Whip up irresistible Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies in no time. Soft and chewy, these cookies are made using a box of red velvet cake mix, eggs, oil, and white chocolate chips.

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