19 Holiday Cookie Recipes for a Merry and Bright Season
Baking holiday cookies is one of the most cherished traditions of the season. These recipes are perfect for sharing with loved ones or adding to festive dessert spreads. Bring joy to the table with cookies that taste as good as they look.
Tiramisu Cookies
Sink your teeth into these fabulous tiramisu cookies. They taste just like the classic Italian dessert but are in a portable cookie format.
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Gingersnap Icebox Cookies
You’re going to love these icebox gingersnaps. They’re bursting with warm, earthy and spicy flavors and they’re really hard to stop eating!
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Peppermint Mocha Cookies
Not only are these peppermint mocha cookies as pretty as a picture, but they also taste phenomenal, and they’re incredibly simple to make.
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Hot Cocoa Cookie Cups
Pair these cute little hot cocoa cookie cups with your favorite hot drink (hot chocolate, coffee, anything goes!) They super-simple to make.
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Church Window Cookies
Church window cookies are cute, sweet, colorful, and fun. They’re the perfect cookie to add to your festive baking list but popular anytime.
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Linzer Cookies
Linzer cookies are a classic holiday cookie recipe consisting of buttery almond cookies sandwiched around a tart raspberry filling.
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Grinch Crumbl Christmas Sugar Cookies
Grinch Crumbl Christmas sugar cookies are wonderfully sweet, with hints of almond and vanilla extract in every bite.
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Easy Gingerbread Man Cookies
Gingerbread man cookies are popular with kids and grownups alike. They’re soft, sweet and full of wonderful warm spice flavour.
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3D Stacked Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
This fun recipe for 3D stacked Christmas tree sugar cookies is a great project for Christmas time when you’re in a baking mood.
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Sparkling Frosted Cranberry Cookies
Christmas cranberry cookies are sweet sugar cookies with cranberries on top. These sparkling frosted cranberry cookies are so good.
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Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies will make you push Santa out of the way for more. Tender cookies are full of chocolate and sprinkles!
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Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry orange shortbread cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth treats perfect for holiday baking with vibrant flavors and simple prep.
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Gingerbread Collagen Cookies
Gingerbread collagen cookies are a healthy little festive treat. High in protein from the collagen, they’re also gluten-free. A cozy cookie for winter!
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Biscoff Reindeer Linzer Cookies
You have to try these super-cute reindeer Linzer cookies this Christmas. They’re ridiculously simple but so charming and adorable as well.
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Chocolate Christmas Cookies
This recipe for Chocolate Christmas Cookies is a festive twist on a classic treat. Ready in under 30 minutes too!
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Christmas Oreo Cookies
This easy Christmas Oreo Cookies recipe gives a festive twist to a classic cookie. Try them, and they’ll be a new holiday tradition.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect balance of rich, chewy, and crisp. Whether you’re baking for a special occasion or a weekend treat, these cookies will always leave everyone wanting more. Enjoy the comforting, nutty aroma that fills your kitchen and the gooey chocolate chunks that melt in every bite.
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Spekulatius
Speklatius are buttery, German shortbread cookies made with gently warming spices. Perfect for snacking during the holidays.
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Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
Every bite of these red velvet sugar cookies is a treat! They taste so good with vanilla and cocoa flavors and the creamy frosting is so good
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