What’s better than a rich hot chocolate and a batch of homemade cookies? Celebrate the holiday season with these must-try 30 Easy Christmas Cookie recipes.
You can never have enough cookie recipes in your life, especially this time of the year! Cookies are just perfect for entertaining guests over the holidays, or as a way to decorate your Christmas tree, and my favorite use of all, for gifting the people you love.
I asked some of my blogger friends to share their delicious Christmas cookie recipes, to inspire you baking a big batch of cookies during the festive season.
Whether you’re looking for traditional cookies, chocolatey versions, or vegan & gluten-free alternatives to make the cookie-lover in your life *including yourself* happy – I’ve got you covered!
And if you need more cooking ideas for the holidays, check out my favorite fuss-free Christmas recipes.
Traditional Christmas Cookies
- Easy Maltese Almond Cookies – recipe by The Petite Cook
- Spiced Gingerbread Man Cookies – recipe by The Comfort of Cooking
- Stained Glass Cookies – recipe by Liv For Cake
- Christmas Tree Cookies – recipe by Kerry Cooks
- Melomakarona: Greek Honey Spice Cookies – recipe by Supergolden Bakes
- Piparkakku-Traditional Finnish Christmas Cookies – recipe by Rashmis Desi Zaika *pictured*
- Orange & Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies – recipe by Recipes from a Pantry
- Holiday Linzer Cookies – recipe by Umami Girl
- Gingerbread Star Cookies – recipe by My Fussy Eater
- Christmas Tree Chocolate Dipped Cookies -recipe by Cooking lsl
Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate & Orange Butter Spritz Cookies – recipe by What’s For Lunch, Honey? *pictured*
- Twix Cookies – recipe by This Grandma Is Fun
- Brownie Chocolate Cookies – recipe by Family Spice
- Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies – recipe by Imagelicious
- Homemade Oreo Cookies – recipe by The Petite Cook
- Chocolate Mint Penguin Stained Glass Coookies – recipe by Eats Amazing *pictured*
- Chocolate Cherry Bakewell Biscuits – recipe by The Crafty larder
- Chocolate Mint Cookies – recipe by The Recipe Wench
- Chocolate Chip & Oatmeal Christmas Cookies – recipe by Made With Pink
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies – recipe by Bakingqueen74
Vegan & Gluten-free Cookies
- Chocolate & Orange Shortbread Cookies {Vegan} – recipe by The Petite Cook *pictured*
- Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies {Vegan} – recipe by Healthy Helper
- Snowflake Sugar Cookies {Gluten-free} – recipe by Garden In The Kitchen
- Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies {Vegan} – recipe by Brewing Happiness
- Almond Butter Blossom Cookies {Vegan/Gluten-free} – recipe by Joy Food Sunshine
- German Lebkuchen {Vegan/Glutenfree} – recipe by Natural Kitchen Adventures *pictured*
- Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies {Vegan/Gluten-free} – recipe by Beaming Baker
- Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies {Gluten-free} – recipe by Fit Mitten Kitchen
- Orange Cinnamon Christmas Cookies {Vegan} – recipe by Vegan Heaven
- Eggnog Cheesecake Thumbprints {Vegan} – recipe by My Darling Vegan
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