Here are my all-time best Christmas cookie recipes! I love holiday baking. It’s my favorite time of the year. I’ve got just the right cookie for your cookie platters, open houses, teacher and neighbor gifts, and potlucks. I’ve got lots of classics and plenty of unique cookies, too.
My All Time Most Popular Christmas Cookies
- Italian Christmas Cookies – are tender, cakey, and not too sweet. Bakery quality- Nonna approved. Gorgeous on your Christmas cookie tray!
- Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies – are decadent little Christmas cookies with subtle cinnamon undertones and a soft creamy texture that begs to be gobbled up.
- Haystacks – Easy, no-bake haystacks are the crunchy, salty, sweet sensation you’ve been waiting for! Shake up the flavors with your own liking for unique party desserts.
- Butter Pecan Cookies – Melt-in-your-mouth butter pecan cookies are the perfect addition to your holiday dessert platter. Nutty and buttery, crunchy and chewy, they are so delish!
- Italian Wedding Cookies – dust your dessert trays with confectioner’s sugar wonder! You only need 6 ingredients to make these cookies.
- Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies – these combine layers of cookie, jam, nuts, and meringue into a holiday sensation! They’re great all year round, btw!
Rolled Cookies
- Christmas Sugar Cookies – this has a light texture, tastes great, & rolls out beautifully. Gather your little helpers to decorate these classic treats!
- No Chill Sugar Cookies – This deliciously simple no chill sugar cookies recipe bakes up soft pillowy confections crowned with rich buttercream frosting in less than 30 minutes.
- Linzer Cookies – Sandwich-style Linzer cookies have a velvety smooth cookie & tart raspberry filling. With a window in the top cookie, they’re stunning as well as delicious!
- Candy Cane Cookies – These beautiful red and white candy cane cookies are the ultimate Christmas treat created using peppermint or almond-flavored sugar cookie dough.
- Gingerbread Mickey Cookies – They are moist and fluffy in the middle like good homemade gingerbread cookies should be. And they look fantastic – without all the mess.
- Reindeer Cookies – Candy antlers, chocolate coating fur, bright red button noses — let’s make some Reindeer Cookies! It’s always time for a little holiday festivity.
- Double Chocolate Snowballs – brighten faces and liven holidays with extra chocolate and a fluffy powdered sugar coating!
- Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Macaroons – Ooey Gooey and moist, loaded with tender coconut then dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with sliced almonds.
Christmas Drop Cookies
- Cinnamon Sugar Cookies – elevate simple sugar cookies to the ultimate in cinnamon yumminess! These melt-in-your-mouth cookies are super easy to make!
- Chocolate Chunk Cookies – are cosmic hunks of delicious happiness full of sweet chocolatey nuggets that take chocolate chip cookies to the next level!
- Italian Christmas Cookies – are tender, cakey, and not too sweet. Bakery quality- Nonna approved. Gorgeous on your Christmas cookie tray!
- Molasses Cookies – These chewy, soft, molasses cookies are everything a molasses cookie recipe should be! The perfect fall treat. Crackled tops with a sugary crust.
- Coconut White Chocolate Cookies – life is short so I’m going to keep baking these incredible cookies!
- Lebkuchen Cookies – are wunderbar! Warm gingerbread spices meet soft cakey dough and delicate frosting. A German gem that’ll make your holiday party special!
- Chocolate Christmas Cookies – Fulfill your chocolate fantasies and celebrate the season too with these sweet decadent chocolate Christmas cookies that will rock your world!
- Pistachio Cookies – bakes up the sweetest little chocolate chip cookies with a moist chewy texture, nutty crunch, and pretty green hue.
- Molasses Cookies – These chewy, soft, molasses cookies are everything a molasses cookie recipe should be! The perfect fall treat. Crackled tops with a sugary crust.
- Toll House Cookies – bring the iconic favorite to your kitchen with chocolatey nostalgia and milk-dunking perfection! Super easy to make too!
- Soft Gingerbread Cookies – bring all the homey flavors of the classic with a chewy bite! The perfect holiday cookie for dunking in hot cocoa!
- Almond Joy Cookies – are the sticky sweet reincarnate of the coconut candy Hershey’s pumps out by the truckload, only better.
- Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons – Ooey Gooey and moist, loaded with tender coconut then dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with sliced almonds.
- Buckeye Cookies – uses the classic combo of peanut butter and chocolate in 3 layers of chocolate and peanut butter perfection!
- Cranberry Bliss Cookies – All the elements you love, delicious cookie base, cream cheese frosting, lots of cranberries and, of course, the white chocolate drizzle.
- Magic Middle Peanut Butter Cookies – With their soft, moist chewy goodness – they’ve made my favorite list.
- Cranberry, White Chocolate, Pecan Cookies – This is a divine combination! They are soft, sweet and a wee bit tart all at the same time.
- Chewy Double Ginger Cookies – are thick, chewy, and loaded with the warm spice of fall. Not your average ginger cookie! Let’s bake some cookies!
- Coconut Cookie Sandwiches – Two little coconut cookies sandwiching a delicious sugary, vanilla filling? These coconut cookie sandwiches really ROCK!
Shortbread Christmas Cookies
- Brown Sugar Shortbread – Addictingly delicious brown sugar shortbread has a simple wholesome recipe and a sweet caramel flavor infused deep into each little cookie.
- Pecan Shortbread Cookies – Nutty crunch meets buttery crumble with my pecan shortbread cookies. Santa will love these, and so will you! Perfect in every traybake!
- Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies – celebrate iconic holiday flavors, from berry to citrus to butter! The perfect holiday cookie!
- Whipped Shortbread Cookies – are a Santa-approved combination of rich buttery flavor and a crumbly melt-in-your-mouth texture that is simply irresistible.
- Almond Shortbread Cookies – Celebrate the holidays with buttery, flavorful almond shortbread cookies. Made with simple ingredients, these cookies are perfect for any occasion!
- Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies – melt in your mouth with just the right amount of sweetness! Simple ingredients and easy prep! Perfect for cookie trays!
Spritz Cookies
- Spritz Cookies – are nothing short of melt-in-your-mouth buttery goodness that’s addictingly delicious oven-fresh or dressed in seasonal decor!
- Chocolate Spritz Cookies – are light buttery chocolate goodness with a crumbly texture that melts in your mouth and leaves you begging for more.
Red Velvet Cookies
- Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies – Super moist, fudgy, Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies with an unusual ingredient that gives them a really amazing texture!
- Red Velvet Brownies – are dense, chewy with just the right amount of red velvet tang and chocolate then topped with luscious cream cheese frosting.
- Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies – These moist, tender cookies are truly as good as they look. Too good to save for a special occasion – make a batch soon!
- Red Velvet Cake Balls – Make these cake balls from scratch or w/ a box, by yourself or w/ the kids. They’re as versatile as you need and as delicious as you’re expecting
- Red Velvet Oreo Brownies – Brilliant red & ooey-gooey chocolate combine in a holiday treat worthy of Santa himself–Red Velvet Oreo Brownies! Pre-made ingredients made this easier!
- Red Velvet Whoopie Pies – are a red velvet dream come true! Two cookies with fabulous red velvet flavor and the perfect cream filling!
Thumbprint Cookies
- Turtle Thumbprint Cookies – Both crazy delicious and beautiful my cookies rock! A dense chewy chocolate cookie with a dollop of rich buttery caramel plus pecans!
- Peppermint Candy Kiss Cookies – These are such a festive and delicious Christmas cookies! The cookie component of this recipe is tender and delicate. The peppermint-flavored kiss has just the right amount of peppermint.
- Peanut Butter Blossoms – are simply warm chocolatey bliss. Take your peanut butter cookies to the next level with a Kiss from above!
Italian Christmas Cookies
- Chocolate Biscotti – Triple chocolate flavor & double-baked make this Chocolate Biscotti recipe perfectly crisp & sweet. They’re simple to make, crunchy, & definitely dunkable!
- Italian Fig Cookies – These tried and true Italian fig cookies are perfect little elevated Fig Newtons that bring holiday cheer with their festive sprinkles
- Pignoli Cookies – these crunchy and nutty cookies will be your new favorite Christmas cookies! It’s only made with 6 ingredients and is naturally gluten-free!
- Ricotta Cookies – These creamy and chewy ricotta cookies bring unbeatable texture and taste to any dessert bar! The perfect cookie for any holiday!
- Amaretti Cookies – makes sweet crunchy aromatic little nuggets of bliss that are dusted in powdered sugar and chewy in all the right places.
- Anise Cookies – will make you a believer in the deliciousness of anise! Simple ingredients and prep result in your new favorite cookie.
European Christmas Cookies
- Almond Crescent Cookies – Simple, elegant cookies compliment any occasion. With common pantry ingredients, these yummy cookies melt in your mouth! Makes a big batch!
- Biscoff Cookies (Belgian Speculoos Cookies) – These crunchy little biscoff cookies are a warm spiced blend of yummy that culminates in deep caramel flavor buried in a light airy cookie.
- Danish Wedding Cookies – bring fluffy powdered sugar and a crumbly crunch to your holiday bash! One of the easiest cookies you can bake!
- Vanillekipferl– Vanilla Crescent Cookies – are crunchy buttery little crescent-shaped cookies with a melt-in-your-mouth consistency and sweet powdered sugar coating.
- Pfeffernusse Cookies – Move over gingerbread, there’s a new spice cookie in town. The German treat, Pfeffernusse, packs a spicy flavor punch in a chewy, simple to make cookie!
Hispanic Christmas Cookies
- Biscochitos – are slightly sweet crunchy little cookies that are warmly dredged in cinnamon sugar to complement those subtle anise undertones.
- Polvorones – You’re going to love these traditional polvorones cookies packed with cinnamon and the classic crumbly texture. This shortbread cookie melts in your mouth!
No Bake Christmas Cookies
- Bourbon Balls – Our traditional Southern recipe for Bourbon Balls is so deliciously festive, once you try them, you’re sure to make them a part of your holiday traditions!
- Rum Balls – 5 simple ingredients transform into bite-sized indulgence in this rum balls recipe. They assemble in minutes & will disappear even faster! Makes a big batch
- Buckeye Recipe – Our classic buckeye recipe is the perfect combination of candy, creamy peanut butter, and luscious chocolate. Homemade, easy to make, and amazing!
- Pretzel Snowmen – These crispy, chocolaty Pretzel Snowmen come together with just a touch of frosting and a little imagination.
- Church Window Cookies – is an addictingly delicious no-bake chocolate cookie treat that comes together with just a few simple ingredients.
- No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe – Simple ingredients come together to make no bake peanut butter bars. They taste just like peanut butter cups! Assemble in minutes and chill in the fridge!
- Butterscotch Haystacks – You don’t need to be a baking pro to make great treats! All you need for my super crispy & crunchy Butterscotch Haystacks is 30 minutes and a microwave!
- Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites – These pretzel bites are like two yummy no-bake treats in one adorable bite! A creamy buckeye and a crispy chocolate-covered pretzel.
- Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats – are a blast to make with the whole family — and that chocolate-marshmallow combo will have you eating the whole tray!
- Reindeer Nutter Butter Treats – All the other reindeer loved rudolph, and all your party guests will love these happy little guys.
- Golden Oreo Truffles – is so easy and no oven is needed. A deconstructed 3 ingredient ball of bliss. Enjoy, them any time of year!
Layer Cookies
- Pecan Pie Bars – Ooey, gooey, and just plain yummy, pecan pie bars make your favorite pie into a dessert that feeds a party — or just one sweet-toothed chef!
- Cranberry Bar Cookies – is a new one for the holiday cookie tray! I hope you try this one for Christmas.
- 7 Layer Bars – These one-pan 7 Layer Bars are crunchy and gooey…just what you need to satisfy that sweet tooth. Whip them up for your next get-together!
- Cranberry Bliss Bars -Our cranberry bliss bars (Starbucks’ copycat) are even better than any you can buy. Tender buttery bars, cream cheese frosting topped with Cranberries!
80 + Christmas Cookies
Here is my Ultimate Christmas Cookie Recipes. A lot of classics and plenty unique recipes as well. Let's get baking. Try these Chocolate Cranberry Magic Bars. They're perfect for you Christmas cookie tray!
Ingredients
CRUST:
- 1/2 cup butter cubed, unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
FILLING:
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cups dried cranberries
- 1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add butter to a 9X13 inch baking dish then place in the preheated oven until butter is completely melted.
- Swirl the pan to spread the butter. Add graham cracker crumbs and mix them together to combine evenly. Spread the crumb mixture evenly in the baking dish and press it firmly
- Evenly sprinkle the graham cracker layer with chocolate, cranberries, coconut, and pecans.
- Pour condensed milk over toppings and bake 18 minutes.
- Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Store in refrigerator
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I was just talking about butterscotch haystacks and here is the recipe! I can’t wait to make them.
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