25+ Christmas Cookie Recipes (+ Free Printable!)

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25+ Christmas Cookie Recipes you will definitely want to make this year. From sugar, to gingerbread, rugelach and more!

‘Tis the season for all things cookies friend! I love a good cookie any time of year, but there’s something about the holidays that has me in full cookie baking mode. Don the apron. Put the holiday tunes on. Maybe a hot cup of cocoa as you mix up these cookie recipes.

Oh yes. It’s my favorite time of year.

So I rounded up some of my favorite cookie recipes from the ye old blog, and the world wide web for you. 

And keep reading until the end for some cookie troubleshooting help and a FREE holiday cookie baking guide!

Christmas Cookie Recipes

Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

These sugar cookies are soft, covered in sprinkles, and require no chilling time!

Which means it cookies in your mouth sooner!

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies

Take those sprinkle sugar cookies one step further and top it with a candy cane kiss for an

extra festive touch!

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

Bust out your rolling pin and have fun making these buttery cut out sugar cookies that hold their shape! Perfect for decorating!

Chocolate M&M Cookies

A decadent chocolate cookie studded with pecans and M&M’s – these will disappear fast. 

Raspberry Almond Thumbprints

These buttery shortbread cookies get a little dollop of raspberry jam right in the middle before baking. Finish off with a sweet vanilla icing drizzled over for a Christmas cookie that everyone will devour. 

Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nothing says the holidays like a red velvet dessert. And these red velvet cookies are a cinch to make. And pairs so well with white chocolate. 

Grandma’s Russian Tea Cakes

This is the closest recipe I could find that mimics my grandmother’s recipe. It’s a favorite cookie from my childhood. Rolled in powdered sugar and toasted pecans!

Gingerbread Man Cookies

Is there anything more adorable? I placed a snowflake in the middle but you can keep them simple or have fun decorating them!

Raspberry Walnut Rugelach

This was my other 2nd favorite cookie. It’s a rolled cream cheese dough that puffs up, and a sweet raspberry jam and walnut filling. 

Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

You can use festive green and red M&M’s, or after baking plop a kiss down into the center and turn these into peanut butter cookie blossoms. 

Chocolate Rolo Cookies

Not sure if these are “holiday” or not. But with a hidden surprise of caramel in the center of these cookies. No one will care!

M&M Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Grab a bag of those red and green M&M’s to whip up a batch of these soft

and chewy oatmeal cookies!

Santa’s Favorite Cookies (Crazy For Crust)

Now I haven’t asked the big man myself. But I know these could quickly become my favorite! 

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Sugar Cookies (Cooking Classy)

These are sugar cookies kicked up for the holidays!

Dipped in white chocolate and candy canes..what’s not to love?

Peppermint Mocha Cookies (Sally’s Baking Addiction)

These cookies have it all! Chocolate, white chocolate, and candy canes!

 Gingerbread Cookies (Gimme Some Oven)

How adorable do these look? Almost too cute to eat. Almost 😉

Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies (I Love My Disorganized Life)

Ok, these are so fun and festive. Surely these will disappear from your

cookie platter quickly!

Chocolate Snowball Cookies (A Treats Affair)

When in doubt. Make chocolate cookies. These chocolate cookies.

Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms (I Am Baker)

Make a classic cookie even better by making them red velvet!

Apple Butter Rugelach (Bakerita)

These make take a little more effort. But worth all the trouble trust me!

Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti (She Wears Many Hats)

All this needs is a cup of coffee!

Christmas Tree Peanut Butter Blossoms (Java Cupcake)

Tis’ the season to decorate..your Hershey Kisses! If these don’t say Christmas…

Nothing will!

 

M&M Christmas Cookie Bars (No. 2 Pencil)

Maybe cookies aren’t your thing or you don’t want to go to the all the

hassle. Then these cookie bars are the answer!

Christmas Sugar Cookie Truffles (If You Give A Blonde A Kitchen)

Only 4 ingredients to make these festive and super simple no bake truffles!

 

 Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies (If You Give A Blonde A Kitchen)

A perfect crinkle cookie with all the spices you love this holiday season!

Hershey Kisses Secret Cookies (Cakes Cottage)

Snowball cookies are an ultimate fave for me. But would be a 1000x better with

a Hershey Kiss inside!

 Ultimate Grasshopper Cookies (Your Cup of Cake)

These start with a chocolate cake mix…genius!

 Cinnamon Maple Sugar Cookies (My Sequined Life)

Kick your sugar cookies up this year with the addition of

cinnamon and maple!

 Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies (My Incredible Recipes)

Mix up the traditional peanut butter blossoms with sprinkles and candy cane kisses!

 3-ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies (Chew Out Loud)

Only 3 ingredients, just add sprinkles! And they keep for days!

 Peppermint Shortbread Cookies (Mom On Timeout)

Only 5 ingredients and so pretty!

Oreo Peppermint Crunch Cookies (Inside BruCrew Life)

Um, these have Oreos in them. Need I say more?

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Christmas Cookie Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble mastering perfect Christmas cookies this holiday season. I have a few tutorials you may find helpful. And be sure to sign up for my Bake Your Best Cookies Ever- Free Email Series

• What Does Butter Do In Cookies?
• 8 Reasons Your Cookies Spread Too Much
• Which Flour Is Best For Cookies?

Free Holiday Cookie Baking Guide

This cookie baking guide includes a:

• pantry inventory checklist
• recommended baking ingredients and tools list
• grocery store list
• cookie baking menu plan

 

Happy cookie baking!