Christmas Cookies
Find the best Santa-worthy Christmas cookies and be the talk of the cookie exchange. From gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies to shortbread and gluten free versions, we have more than 650 recipes to choose from.
- Springerle Cookies
- Pizzelle Cookies
- Biscotti
- Butter Cookies
- Shortbread Cookies
- Spritz Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cut-Out Cookies
- Filled Cookies
- Gingerbread Cookies
- Gingersnaps
- International Cookies
- No-Bake Cookies
- Oatmeal Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Sugar Cookies
- Thumbprint Cookies
- Cookie Icing and Frosting
Load Your Cookie Trays
![closeup of thumbprint cookies on a white plate, some with a dark red jam, some with apricot](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ERhEyx_BSEpK-sGJTu8hRkNdw1s=/771x514/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(617x675:619x677)/6141819_Perfect-Thumbprint-Cookies-4x3-7a47d9e538f2455ab74807c23b44dd35.jpg)
Chef John's Best Christmas Cookies
Explore Christmas Cookies
![five cake-like chocolate crinkle cookies coated with powdered sugar on a red plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/2wGwfj-Fq6KOfKVFVQMsMzujFl4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(882x749:884x751)/430444_ChocolateCrinkleCookies4x3originalrecipenameChocolateCrinklesII-d008e2f187f44d03a0a0202a0990a450.jpg)
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
![a low angle close up view of peanut butter blossom cookies cooling on a drying rack](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/gVkLg-TzOvCkHuX89JmyRk-Vrjk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/255735-worlds-easiest-peanut-butter-blossoms-hero-images-6-1x1-1-2000-024e0ab84f254b6eaf3cabddecf73af3.jpg)
Peanut Butter Blossoms
![The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies cut in daisy shapes and decorated to look like yellow, pink, and purple flowers](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/6ZcY2z_AHvQaa7b3R7u1vc8IbEE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1499x0:1501x2)/364570_The-Best-Rolled-Sugar-Cookies-4x3-flowers-56628526ff47462b8442c684d918643f.jpg)
The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
![closeup of cranberry-pistachio biscotti dipped in white chocolate on a cooling rack](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/PrTdxB2B0KKOrWy5OWa4i9lofKg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(917x590:919x592)/6178964_CranberryPistachioBiscotti4x3-4f6499e318034afb82db2238a79836c5.jpg)
How To Make Biscotti
![a close up view of a plateful of mrs sigg's snickerdoodle cookies.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/18Q5rr8Iw2IBF1_SgVA8-BvJcnc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2055x1495:2057x1497)/10687-mrs-siggs-snickerdoodles-daniellek-4x3-fe8853cc1ca84fa4a7f91ad2534d4ed1.jpg)
6 Dressed-Up Classics That Belong in Your Next Cookie Exchange
![close up view of Thumbprint Cookies on a white platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/TsOVrhH_RTeQSQ4Ua9VmGoUzBHg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/6141819-perfect-thumbprint-cookies-Kim-4x3-1-1948ac15a1e640e690224faff3879d93.jpg)
Perfect Thumbprint Cookies
![an overhead view of perfectly decorated gingerbread people cookies.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ZwoVfzj31MBUe7xQ9_X2YUYWzII=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/230238-gingerbread-men-cookies-mfs138-1-23bfc633ace644279429f187be06c9d1.jpg)
Best Gingerbread Men Cookies
![a close up view of beautiful raspberry and almond shortbread cookies each filled with jam and topped with a zigzag of icing](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/oFjMd0k5SGJGbRWNFdjjhtOQG1g=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/10222-raspberry-and-almond-shortbread-thumbprints-ingredients-step-vat-hero-4x3-1-4a3e7e1b16314afbb82976b333813a0f.jpg)
Raspberry and Almond Shortbread Thumbprints
![looking at a plate of brown sugar and rye shortbread cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/aUz9O58N2fyAmwACIbTNBSaftWE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/M7014949_JD_11480-1x1-1-a913911b86c84332a5b43b3b2414cfdb.jpg)
Brown Sugar and Rye Shortbread
![a low angle view of a pile of pecan pie cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/7bguAxHrU9r6LGw0cft91go9oqg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/212863-pecan-pie-cookies-lori-75889b7fbec44434a3b25d0a6505bebe.jpg)
Pecan Pie Cookies
![an overhead view of a round platter of easy sugar cokies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/JI6I4dF198p-JCF9EJaaHT_s9eQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/9870-easy-sugar-cookies-mfs356-1-8c317695c5b645a48f6b20d1b97d3c93.jpg)
Easy Sugar Cookies
![a close up view of a pile of best ever chocolate chip cookies with one broken in half](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/4yaBYgyqJe8UDCmX5Ecie3ZgnwA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/10813-best-chocolate-chip-cookies-mfs-step-7-148-52cdaefcd6e04707863288ded8451075.jpg)
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
![close up view of Peppermint Meringues garnished with green and red sprinkles](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/0hhrZAIXEsPd8MjCrzDIG_31CaA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/56547-peppermint-meringues-Amy-1x1-1-c4a06c79afe649c2b43e1b8253d23f6a.jpg)
Peppermint Meringues
![Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles cookies on a platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/GuvMuL4k7lE-QcOO2AKQwb-Hn3E=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1928x1488:1930x1490)/10687-Mrs-Siggs-Snickerdoodles-DDMFS-4x3-1145-88071c02d8f44181a36580a9b09597e0.jpg)
Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles
![stack of well crackled big soft ginger cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ASGpK7eDF0cL3dEvvyuuoSHj2w4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/17165_Big-Soft-Ginger-Cookies_ZAKIAH_4574068_original-1x1-1-20f62d43d3374f3fb180362324ea23c3.jpg)
Big Soft Ginger Cookies
![Gingerbread snowflake cookies on a green platter.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/3Gic6du2HGZ0yrbwsZieUBjXTq4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/ALR-recipe-8513071-gingerbread-snowflakes-03-4x3-6c0885f02f0441f2bb2ec30721955685.jpg)
Gingerbread Snowflakes
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/LFbVMAZEJWvRp4a-KXnF1T_C5PQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/4109813-6f5b98154c714d6fa0908506dc43d207.jpg)
Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
![Iced pumpkin cookies](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/1mzHSlRUbQWPjYCfysEAiA2ZaR4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2919x0:2921x2)/10033iced-pumpkin-cookiesAimeeBvideo4x3-fa4189691540476095d701afc45eef83.jpg)
Iced Pumpkin Cookies
![An array of soft decorated Christmas cookies on a plate.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/EWDMtb1pSIRyPmugFtRKhwWpMVQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/ALR-recipe-10110-soft-christmas-cookies-01-4x3-c75844ae9722478cb58056e30593dbbd.jpg)
Best Soft Christmas Cookies
![a low angle close up view of a pile of Russian tea cakes perfectly dusted with confectioner's sugar](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Osl0CyqOZktMQGErMLwWt8Fi12M=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/10192-russian-tea-cakes-vat-hero-02-4x3-LSH-3da91fc9805e4f779b757a9c9908b516.jpg)
Russian Tea Cakes
![close up view of Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti on a baking sheet](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/QB6C4NYcJLWqKudcNCZiCIxN-rs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/1076432-cranberry-pistachio-biscotti-Rob-Tanner-1x1-1-4d17e780e8b7419e8b47ee1535ce6ede.jpg)
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
![mid angle looking into a bunch of peanut butter cup cookies resting on a cooling rack with one bit into](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/62ueh-msUVuKty5gviNjeIO1324=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/9471-peanut-butter-cup-cookies-DDMFS-4x3-ee45cacdfe2a4c0fa62063da8b3fb767.jpg)
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
![a close up view of a pile of Mexican wedding cookies one with a bite out sits on top.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/a1kTdnNssdpelaS2JhXOCkcKGZU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/15542-mexican-wedding-cookies-mfs66-1-5fa8a162a7a745ea91d4730cdb87ab18.jpg)
Mexican Wedding Cookies
![Nanaimo bars with three layers on a wooden platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/LZOUeiEqrNh2ZkDBpmrs2u_WmLA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1913x1453:1915x1455)/AR-25095-nanaimo-bars-iii-ddmfs-4x3-a12764c85da6481d830bc28014ad3ed3.jpg)
Nanaimo Bars
![A serving plate of peanut butter bars with a top chocolate layer](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/qY3Eifx3UPFgGfrLlJxRe48Z-Jc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1739x1046:1741x1048)/AR-9999-peanut-butter-bars-ddmfs-4x3-beauty-1ef51c8aa4804884a72d77f57fd3a865.jpg)
Peanut Butter Bars
![a bunch of biscottis served on a white platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/EZT_PUqIx-ogeenbTUd6GTC9L10=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/17241-biscotti-3x4-022-2c173471f6964db49debe9baa05f2ea0.jpg)
Biscotti
![closeup of golden brown coconut macaroons stacked on a plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/5Uem2aYBLy5cda8qi2XkU8mxe3o=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2548x1193:2550x1195)/747272_Coconut-Macaroons-III-4x3-caa3a3c93bc74fb38f7e8ad5bb1fadfd.jpg)
Coconut Macaroons
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/-SFDwiLXwS-g1EFh-tIgm74UwXY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1511x0:1513x2)/7368576-869e126fb14a489bbcb6df6fb3c827f6.jpg)
Gramma's Date Squares
![A plate of chocolate-dipped peanut butter buckeye balls](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ILgbwMV_FonDKBOUQkU_oZLPHIo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1933x1153:1935x1155)/AR-15171-buckeye-balls-ii-DDMFS-4x3-514f5b6ddb2945a6844dc0f92673e7ec.jpg)
Buckeye Balls
![A view of chocolate-topped Scotcharoos on a surface](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/BoQyElR-yzFnAD86YQW7O-1o_wY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1679x1352:1681x1354)/15585-scotcharoos-DDMFS-4x3-df79c0b1d97a43fbb9dbaa681c57d537.jpg)
Scotcharoos
![A plate of molasses cookies served with glasses of milk](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/n2vQpSxrAUGARmRCZJFfTMqpMh0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2009x1513:2011x1515)/AR-9311-Molasses-Cookies-DDMFS-4x3-628bb56d50ac4a2eb1c7717ee9b7f604.jpg)
Molasses Cookies
![stack of fudgy cookie bars with white chocolate peppermint icing](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/qg4KyHcpLMkmNSxLY0h33vmHkqg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/8423140_Peppermint-Mocha-Cookie-Bars_Kim-Shupe_4x3-dcc291e6eb9444e0aeb0a06f9a083081.jpg)
Peppermint Mocha Cookie Bars
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/gxyt7W8G1YZtKoSfI2zX-DAw7m4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(479x0:481x2)/3282023-72cf2baaae054698b29fa79cfc3b80ee.jpg)
Chef John's Russian Tea Cakes
![a high angle view of several cornflake Christmas wreaths decorated with red hot candies on a red baking tray.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/4SKqGYw8HFtGKnApEg-VefdXSFY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/9546-Christmas_Wreaths_0512-4x3-8d28d0a2e15e4c1abe36a6bc38e90524.jpg)
Christmas Wreaths
![](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/O8YiLLlEi3oao4msESYeoiHCxro=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(980x0:982x2)/4533707-215c8b63f7ba4fd697a210343739c5f8.jpg)
Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
![close up view of a stack of Pizzelles garnished with powdered sugar on a white plate](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/jQHGixzi8LpFjtk812to1_F0nPA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(899x0:901x2)/616683-pizzelles-iii-ThatStephanie-1x1-1-2f7ef202c01d49b4aa6cefd0e87968c4.jpg)
Pizzelle
![close up view of Reindeer Cookies on top of paper towels](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Kuz5vELhJwaUzmy1hjyysHp0DY4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(845x998:847x1000)/4606759-reindeer-cookies-Laurie-4x3-1-fbb65a15b1654b65943cac87aa64d6ad.jpg)
Reindeer Cookies
![close up view of Jam Filled Butter Cookies in a Tupperware container](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/4tGAhEHmTAiiKykrkpHuWm5ZZ0Y=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(799x0:801x2)/8882142-jam-filled-butter-cookies-JOSYDAISY-4x3-1-fdbd77ae330745e0be7387f5a8664c10.jpg)
Jam Filled Butter Cookies
![looking at a stack of white chocolate and cranberry cookies with one broken in half](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/MLLO4PB_KnjM4oP76H3AkplxOvQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/10917-white-chocolate-and-cranberry-cookies-mfs-1x1-0422-7d51163a379e43cab908b7f3452b734c.jpg)
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
![A plate of cranberry orange cookies, topped with glaze and served with glasses of milk](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/fjV1XtfApYH1KtRG_Jje4Gouz8I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1894x1681:1896x1683)/AR-40180-cranberry-orange-cookies-DDMFS-4x3-9aae32b0e92446078429bac47f102439.jpg)
Cranberry Orange Cookies
![an eye level close up view of peanut blossom cookies on a black platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ES30ts944d5pVMiWRV-s9Us346c=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/9920-peanut-blossoms-VAT-hero-4x3-e92f5e03faf54c99941806825da4e143.jpg)
Peanut Butter Blossoms
![Overhead shot of macaron cookies on a plate.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/OAddLjbALDC8KvCva0U-C78FQUI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/223234-macaron-french-macaroon-beauty-4x3-BP-2679copy-af8a0f7412494c479ca6ce4ef08676ec.jpg)
Macarons (French Macaroons)
![A super close up view of a pile of pfeffernusse cookies, one on top of the pile has a bite out](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/yNEEMfDqNq8Hgm_jnyNnjKOL0e4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/155182-pfeffernusse-cookies-vat-1X1-3-3676ed353cc142aa85e0a41a4074bf26.jpg)
Pfeffernusse Cookies
![butter cookies with white butter frosting and yellow sprinkles](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/KymGcWnf48akUS6iU1mTQgXWZjM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1999x0:2001x2)/230230old-fashioned-butter-cookies-with-butter-frostingAimeeB4x3-b1aa9be3986d4c62b15410df2e384ad4.jpg)
Butter Cookies with Buttercream Frosting
![A square white baking dish with Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies neatly cut into 12 servings with two pieces pulled out](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Lfg4w1MeWj_0pWNqS9j5VWNec_U=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/143667-brookesbestbombshellbrownies-passano-alr0321-9397-2000-fccd07501bb346a9a63b194e6c85a329.jpg)
Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies
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Oatmeal Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
![close up view of Caramel Shortbread Squares on a platter](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/ckCcAzBo5gti0tps1oj0ThXLgQM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(439x0:441x2)/3206440-caramel-shortbread-squares-footballgrl16-4x3-1-a3c1682d3b2d4ab68830fa12def82f5b.jpg)
Caramel Shortbread Squares