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Christmas Cookies Recipes

Find your favorite cookie recipe for holidays filled with the sweetness of the season.

Decorated Cinnamon (or Cardamon) Butter Cookies.

Cinnamon (or Cardamom) Butter Cookies

Val Al avatar
By Val Al
This is my grandmother's recipe. She made them every Christmas. These little cookies just melt ...
(2 ratings)
A snack of Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle-ish Cookies.

Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle-ish Cookies

Michelle Bersani =^..^= avatar
By Michelle Bersani =^..^=
I was making peanut butter cookies and decided on a whim to change up my ...
(2 ratings)
Grammy Peg's Christmas Cookies decorated.

Grammy Peg's Christmas Cookies

Bridget Rucki avatar
By Bridget Rucki
As a child, receiving these cookies from my Grammy Peg was a huge part of ...
(2 ratings)
A stack of Caramel Nut Squares.

Caramel Nut Squares

Deanna Ogle avatar
By Deanna Ogle
These bars have a rich, buttery shortbread crust, a creamy caramel nut filling, and a ...
(2 ratings)
An assortment of decorated Gingerbread Cookies.

Gingerbread Cookies

Jennifer S avatar
By Jennifer S
This is a cookie that says Christmas. I increased the amount of ginger and cinnamon ...
(1 rating)
Platter of Almond Gingerbread Cookies.

Almond Gingerbread Cookies

Cat Kiselica avatar
By Cat Kiselica
For the ginger lovers in your life -- a little 'twist' on traditional gingerbread.
(3 ratings)
A plate of Gingerbread Sugar Plum Kisses.

Gingerbread Sugar Plum Kisses

Didi Dalaba avatar
By Didi Dalaba
When I think of Christmas I think of sugar plums and sugar and berries and ...
(2 ratings)
Two Oatmeal Carmelitas bars on a napkin.

Oatmeal Carmelitas

Sarah D. avatar
By Sarah D.
This is an irresistible bar that joined our Christmas Cookie list a few years ago. ...
(16 ratings)
Inside of Dolly's Chocolate Snowballs.

Dolly's Chocolate Snowballs

Rosemarie Zub avatar
By Rosemarie Zub
This recipe is from my mom. As a child, I would watch her make these ...
(9 ratings)
Pinulada (Honey Balls) formed into a mound on a plate.

Pinulada (honey Balls)

Roberta Savio avatar
By Roberta Savio
This is a great hostess gift! My mom would use festive holiday bowls and bring ...
(3 ratings)
A tray of Grandma Lu's Vanilla Anisette Christmas Cookies.

Grandma Lu's Vanilla Anisette Christmas Cookies

Nancy A. avatar
By Nancy A.
Growing up in an Italian family, our kitchen was always filled with family, food, and ...
(2 ratings)
A pile of Pecan Tassies.

Pecan Tassies

Janet Scott avatar
By Janet Scott
You just can't have the holidays without Pecan Tassies. Please be very careful, they are ...
(2 ratings)
Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies decorated with Christmas trees.

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

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By Cassie Thornburg
Every year at Christmas, I go into cookie baking mode. I have several recipes that ...
(7 ratings)
Butter Cookies on a cooling rack.

Butter Cookies (swedish)

Wendy Levier avatar
By Wendy Levier
These were a staple of holiday cookies in my childhood. My great grandmother, grandmother, mom, ...
(3 ratings)
Italian Nut Rolls on a cooling rack.

Italian Nut Rolls/cookies

Elizabeth Fletcher avatar
By Elizabeth Fletcher
My mother got this recipe from a coworker many years ago. It takes a little ...
(1 rating)
A plate of Pat's Ricotta Cookies.

Pat's Ricotta Cookies

Patricia Dixon avatar
By Patricia Dixon
Chilling the dough overnight helps these tender cookies keep their puffy shape during baking. A ...
(2 ratings)
A plate of Speculaas (Dutch Style Gingerbread Biscuits).

Speculaas (dutch Style Gingerbread Biscuits)

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By Lisa 'Gayle' Goff
These are one of our family's favorite Dutch cookies. They bake thin and crisp, so ...
(3 ratings)
Brown Family Butter Cookies decorated.

Brown Family Butter Cookies

Patti Brown avatar
By Patti Brown
My mother-in-law used to make these cookies every Christmas. She gave me her recipe back ...
(2 ratings)
An assortment of decorated Basic Spritz Cookies.

Basic Spritz Cookies

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By Terri Slotterback
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without these. Watch it though because they go fast.
(2 ratings)
A plate of Raspberry Shortbread With a White Chocolate Drizzle.

Raspberry Shortbread With A White Chocolate Drizzle

Doris Carlson avatar
By Doris Carlson
Out of all my Christmas cookies, this is my MOST requested of all! A happy ...
(2 ratings)
Texture inside Stefanie's Italian Ricotta Cookies.

Stefanie’s Italian Ricotta Cookies

Megan Kelly avatar
By Megan Kelly
My husband's cousin, Stef, gave me this recipe (hence the name). We add food coloring ...
(2 ratings)
Frosted Sour Cream Tea Cakes.

Sour Cream Tea Cakes

Marsha Gardner avatar
By Marsha Gardner
A soft cake-like cookie that isn't too sweet, so it's okay to pile it with ...
(8 ratings)
Perfect Sugar Cookies decorated.

Perfect Sugar Cookies

Becca Smith avatar
By Becca Smith
The BEST sugar cookies you will ever make. Great for cut-outs and decorating! Depending on ...
(6 ratings)
Decorating a cookie with Sugar Cookie Buttercream Frosting.

Sugar Cookie Buttercream Frosting

Jenni K avatar
By Jenni K
This is by far the best frosting I've ever used on my sugar cookies for ...
(4 ratings)
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