20+ Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes and 5 tips on hosting your own cookie exchange!
So after putting together my Holiday Cookie Baking Guide to help you plan out a fabulous month of baking cookies this year I figured I need to round up some really great Christmas Cookies to make for you! To gear up for Christmas here is a list of 20+ Christmas Cookie Recipes for you to make! I also included some tips on hosting your very own Christmas Cookie Exchange party!
These sugar cookies are soft, covered in sprinkles, and require no chilling time!
Which means it cookies in your mouth sooner!
Take those sprinkle sugar cookies one step further and top it with a candy cane kiss for an
extra festive touch!
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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And now some tips on hosting your own cookie exchange! I created a free download that has 5 tips on hosting your own cookie exchange.
And there you go! Hopefully this helps you in hosting your cookie exchange party or least inspired you to get in the kitchen and bake some cookies! And don’t forget to get my free Holiday Cookie Baking Guide- which includes a baking checklist, inventory and plan- to help you get organized this Christmas season!
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The cookies looked really good! I want some please!
One Awesome Momma
Thanks Belle!! If I could deliver some I would 😉
Now this is the ultimate cookie exchange. Several of these types of cookies I have made there are some that I will have to give it a try.
Aw thanks 🙂 let me know which ones you’ve made and love!
Yummy post! Can’t wait to get my baking guide!!
You’re welcome Michelle! Let me know what you think of it!
OHH my cookies.. cookies for days. love love these thanks for sharing!!
You’re welcome Susie! Enjoy 🙂
This is a treasure! Just wonderful, for every taste and color!
Thank you 🙂 I tried to make sure to include all different kinds no matter what your craving 😉
These all look delicious! I’m always looking for new cookie recipes for Christmas…but I probably won’t be exchanging them. I’ll be keeping them!
Thanks Rebekah! Nothing wrong with that either 🙂
thanks for compiling these! i’m always on the look out for cookie inspiration!
You’re most welcome Hetal..I’m always on the hunt too so I figured I can’t be the only one so may as well make a great compilation! Enjoy!
My Grandma used to make those Chocolate Snowball Cookies — OMG. The bomb dot com — and like crack, you can’t just have one, or two. 🙂
– Annie @ http://www.somethingaboutnavy.com
I think I love your grandma 🙂 and seriously you can’t have one..I mean why would you?