14 Christmas Cookie Recipes That Make the Season Sweeter
Nothing says the holidays like the smell of freshly baked cookies filling the house. These 14 Christmas cookie recipes are perfect for adding sweetness, cheer, and a touch of magic to your festive season. From classic favorites to creative twists, each cookie is designed to delight both kids and adults alike. Get ready to bake, share, and savor the flavors that make Christmas truly special!
Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
No Who down in Who-ville can resist the mesmerizing swirls of Christmas Pinwheel Cookies rolled in nonpareil sprinkles for an extra festive touch! These swirly treats are sure to be the talk of your next cookie exchange!
Hazelnut Lingonberry Linzer Cookies
Crunchy, nutty, jam-filled Linzer Cookies are such a beautiful and fun cookie from Austria. You can make them with hazelnuts or almonds and fill them with your favorite fruit preserves, lemon curd, or Nutella spread!
Christmas Gumdrop Cookies
These fun and festive Christmas gumdrop cookies combine a delightfully tender sugar cookie with fruity gummy-candies to create an irresistible Christmas treat that is sure to become a family tradition! These picture-perfect cookies are so easy to make the whole family can enjoy baking them together!
Vintage Betty Crocker Rolled Sugar Cookies
What more can I say about this wonderful Vintage Betty Crocker Rolled Sugar Cookies recipe, other than PERFECT! This is the same recipe that my Grandma Janet and I used when we made sugar cookies every year at Christmastime and I hunted it down when it was time to make the traditional rolled sugar cookies with my own children.
Shortbread Cookies with Jam
Sables, or Shortbread Cookies with Jam, are a delicious cookie sandwich usually topped with powdered sugar and filled with some type of jam. These shortbread cookies are delicious in all contexts, whether it’s to taste the culture of Algeria or simply to impress at your next Christmas party.
Walnut Cookies
Walnut Cookies, or Walnut Roll-Up Cookies, as we call them in my house are a delicious way to bring the holiday spirit to your home! The dough is made with yeast, so it rises a bit and is then stuffed with a chopped walnut filling that will leave your taste buds singing.
Buttery Pecan Snowball Cookies
This cookie recipe is made with pecans and exhibits an almost shortbread-like texture that we LOVE. With just 6 ingredients and 10 minutes of active work, you’ll love these melt-in-your-mouth Buttery Pecan Snowball cookies!
Traditional Italian Biscotti Recipe
Try out this Italian Biscotti Recipe that comes straight from Italy! This recipe will teach you the step-by-step perfect method for creating delicious, toasted, cozy biscotti.
Italian Pistachio Cookie Recipe
This recipe for Italian Pistachio Cookies uses only 5 ingredients. The cookies are soft and share the tastes of pistachio and lemon. They are great for a quick cookie recipe any time of the year, and the green color also makes them a great fit for Christmas dessert!
Traditional Italian Pizzelle Recipe
This Pizzelle Recipe will teach you how to make Italian Pizzelle Cookies, the oldest cookies in the world. Pizzelle are thin, snowflake shaped cookies that are thin and delicate. They are great served plain, with powdered sugar, nutella, or even ice cream!
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Dipped in White Chocolate
These White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies are soft and chewy with nutty and crunchy pecan pieces. Delicious flavor and amazing texture, these chewy homemade cranberry oatmeal cookies are great to make during the holidays and year round!
Shortbread Christmas Cookies with Icing
Looking for the ultimate, classic Christmas cookie? These Shortbread Christmas Cookies with Icing are perfect to make with your family this holiday season.
Mini Christmas Tree Cake Cookie
These mini Christmas Tree Cake Cookies are bite-sized, soft and buttery sugar cookies that are filled with Christmas Tree Cake buttercream and then decorated to match your favorite holiday snack cake!
Christmas Pink Velvet Cookies
A cake batter-flavored Christmas Pink Velvet cookie that is soft and sweet and perfectly PINK! Topped with velvety cream cheese frosting, this one is better than Christmas morning.
