12 Festive Cookies Guaranteed to Spread Instant Holiday Cheer
Nothing says “holiday season” quite like a fresh batch of festive cookies, and these recipes are guaranteed to bring joy with every bite. From colorful classics to creative new favorites, each cookie is packed with flavors that instantly spark cheer. Whether you’re baking for a cookie swap, gifting homemade treats, or simply filling your home with holiday magic, these recipes have you covered. Get ready to bake your way into the merriest mood of the season.
Christmas Star Cookies
Growing up, the holiday season always meant lots of quality time in the kitchen baking Christmas cookies with my mom — now I do the same with my little ones and these Christmas Star Cookies are always a festive favorite.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies
This Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookie recipe makes the most irresistible, thick, soft Christmas cookies ever. Topped with a gooey sweet vanilla marshmallow, crushed peppermint candies and drizzled with chocolate icing, this will become your new favorite winter holiday cookie recipe!
No Bake Cornflake Wreath Christmas Cookies
Christmas cookies and festive desserts are at the heart of holiday traditions, bringing families together to bake, decorate, and indulge in sweet seasonal treats. If you’re looking for a simple, no-bake dessert that’s as adorable as it is delicious, Cornflake Wreath Christmas Cookies are the perfect choice!
Christmas Dipped Oreo Cookies
These Christmas Oreos are almost too cute to eat but I bet they won’t stick around for long! Easy and festive, these holiday cookies are as much fun to make as they are to eat.
Christmas Crumbl Sugar Cookies
Upgrade your holiday cookie game with these easy and festive Christmas tree cookies! Packed with chunks of chocolate and walnuts, they’re as delicious as they are adorable. Perfect for hanging on your tree or dunking in milk, these simple treats bring a fun twist to holiday baking without the sugar cookie overload.
Christmas Cowboy Cookies
These Christmas cowboy cookies are thick and chewy oatmeal cookies that are packed with a ton of different tasty treats! Loaded with coconut, peanuts, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and festive red and green M&Ms, what’s not to love about these sweet cookies? They are the perfect dessert to add to your list of holiday baking!
Peppermint Cake Mix Cookies
Super soft and dreamy, cake mix cookies are probably the easiest cookie recipe out there. These Peppermint Cake Mix Cookies are elevated to holiday status with the addition of white chocolate chips and crushed peppermint.
Classic Buttery Spritz Cookies
Tender, buttery Spritz Cookies are so fun to make and come in the prettiest shapes! Dip them in glaze or sprinkle them before baking for a festive, easy cookie!
Linzer Cookies Recipe
This Linzer cookies recipe makes festive and beautiful cookies that can be served for any occasion, especially during the holidays! Buttery, crispy and nutty, these jam-packed, sugar dusted Linzer cookies are absolutely delicious!
Grandma’s Soft Molasses Crinkle Cookies
Extra chewy, moist and soft molasses crinkle cookies. From the glittering crinkle top to the warm spiced flavour, these chewy molasses cookies are just like grandma used to make!
Ginger Cream Cookies
These irresistibly soft and chewy Ginger Cream Cookies are a perfect cookie for the holiday season and beyond. No electric mixer necessary so the cookie dough whips up in just minutes. A brown sugar buttercream pairs with the ginger and spices of the cookies so perfectly!
Pillsbury Christmas Cookies
These Double Decker Christmas Cookies made with Pillsbury Christmas Cookies are a simple and festive dessert sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face at your next Christmas party!
