Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with these Christmas cookie recipes that capture the essence of Christmas in every crumb, so that your holiday gatherings are filled with sweet and memorable moments.
16. Easy Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
If you’re a fan of red velvet, then you’ll love these easy-to-make red velvet cookies. Not only does the red food dye look festive for the season, but you can make them with just eggs, cake mix, and powdered sugar.
15. Sugar Cookie Trees
These sugar cookie trees are so cute and unique that it’ll be a surprise to everyone that they only took you 30 minutes! Layers of vanilla cookies are stacked and filled with seasonally-colored frosting to create these fun, bite-sized desserts.
14. Butter Cookies
These butter cookies have the prettiest presentation and offer many ways to customize them with rainbow sprinkles and edible glitter! Best of all, they can be made with supplies you already have like eggs, butter, flour, vanilla extract, and milk.
13. Fried Oreos
Bring the fun of the state fair to your dinner with this recipe for fried Oreos! They’re easy to make, as all you need to do is cover them in pancake mix and then deep fry them for two minutes.
12. Apricot Rugelach
These sweet rugelach cookies are filled with an apricot jam that is the perfect wintry treat. Of course, you can swap apricot jam out for any jam of your preference, including raspberry, orange, mint, and strawberry; you can’t go wrong.
11. Linzer Cookies
These cookies, which originated in Austria, are soft and filled with strawberry jam. However, you can use any type of jam you want, like blackberry, orange, and apricot; sprinkle with powdered sugar and you’ve got the cutest cookies for Christmas.
10. Butter Pecan Cookies
Bursting with sweetness – thanks to the brown sugar and vanilla extract – these delicious butter pecan cookies will be the perfect accompaniment to your Christmas dinner. If you want, add some flaky sea salt for the best sweet and salty combination!
9. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
You don’t have to sacrifice the taste of chocolate chip cookies while adhering to a vegan diet because these cookies are designed to be egg and dairy-free! Instead, you’ll use coconut milk and applesauce; you can even use vegan chocolate!
8. Classic Spritz Cookies
Sweet, irregularly shaped, and topped with colorful, seasonal sprinkles, nothing quite beats a classic Spritz cookie during the holiday season. They’re fully customizable, too, so you can drizzle caramel sauce on top or mix in some dried fruit and pecans!
7. Apple Crisp Cookie Cups
Whether served as a dessert or Christmas snack, these apple crisp cookie cups will be the talk of your next winter gathering. Because they’re naturally sweet, Granny Smith apples work best but feel free to play around with any apple.
6. Black Forest Cookies
With pops of red, these black forest cookies make the perfect quick and easy dessert to make for Christmas Eve! Ready to enjoy in 20 minutes, these chewy cookies feature cocoa powder and maraschino cherries with a hint of vanilla.
5. Neapolitan Cookies
With this fast and easy dessert recipe, you can now enjoy the flavors of Neapolitan ice cream but in a warm, chewy cookie form. Bursting with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry flavors, make sure that the flavors don’t overlap while baking.
4. The Best Sugar Cookies
Nothing beats the sweet flavor and crunchy texture of a classic sugar cookie topped with royal icing. Featuring a hint of both vanilla and almond extract, decorate your cookies with sprinkles, nuts, fruit, and even edible glitter to customize them.
3. Peppermint Meringues
These fun, flavorful peppermint meringues not only look great but taste great and are probably one of the easiest Christmas cookies to make ever! All you need is sugar, cream of tartar, egg whites, and peppermint candy canes for garnish!
2. Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Featuring a blend of the best salty and sweet flavors, these salted caramel chocolate chip cookies will be a huge hit this Christmas. Though you may want to make caramel sauce, store-bought is recommended because it melts down the easiest.
1. Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
Featuring the more unique flavors (and red and green colors) of the season, these cranberry pistachio biscotti will be a hit at your next party. Just don’t forget to add both vanilla and almond extract for that nostalgic cookie flavor.
If you’re hosting Christmas this year, delight your friends, neighbors, and family with these 18 delicious cookie recipes. Whether a fun spin on an old classic or something that your loved ones have enjoyed for generations, these recipes are sure to be a big hit this holiday season.
