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My Best Collection Of Christmas Cookies

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Here is My Best Collection Of Christmas Cookies that you don’t want to miss. From buttery, mouthwatering shortbread to the most decadent chewy and soft chocolate chip cookies, and everything in between.

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  • Shortbread Cookies
  • Spritz Cookies
  • Sugar Cookies
  • Gingerbread Cookies
  • Amaretti Cookies
  • Rugelach Recipe
  • Chocolate Sugar Cookies
  • Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Pineapple Coconut Crescents
  • Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies
  • Thumbprint Cookies
  • Raspberry Pinwheels
  • Churro Apple Pie Cookies
  • Pretzel Turtles
  • Walnut Cookies
  • 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Lemon Shortbread Cookies
  • Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • Gingersnap Cookies
  • Mexican Wedding Cookies
  • Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies
  • Poppy Seed Rugelach
  • Chocolate Rum Balls
  • Lime Meltaways
  • Brookies (Brownie Cookies)
  • Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
  • Cinnamon Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies
  • Coconut Macadamia Cookies
  • Lemon Thumbprint Cookies
  • Chocolate Pecan Snowballs
  • M&M Cookies
  • Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
  • Cranberry Orange Cookies
  • Red Velvet Kiss Cookies
  • Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread
  • Checkerboard Cookies
  • Hazelnut Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Chocolate Fudge Cookies
  • Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies
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Holiday time is so unbelievably exciting for me as I simply love baking just about anything, especially my favorite cookies. They are one of my go-to desserts to bring to a potluck or gathering. One yearly Holiday tradition that my friends and family count on, is they anxiously wait for a large container of my mixed homemade cookies. One year I was unable to do them, and I don’t think they’ve forgiven me yet. I do love gifting these items because they are so appreciated and everyone seems to adore my homemade treats.

With these 40 Christmas cookie recipes, you’re bound to find some you like! Although these are made for special occasions, they are perfect for any time. Great for snacks, or for a break with a nice cup of tea or coffee. I usually make a few batches and then place them in airtight containers for freezing, as they freeze beautifully. When unexpected company lands on your doorstep, you will always be prepared and have something to offer them. The perfect host!

stacks of shortbread on a cooling rack.

Shortbread Cookies

These Shortbread Cookies are made with only 3 ingredients. They're incredibly mouthwatering, buttery and melt in your mouth delicious. A classic holiday cookie, made two ways!
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beautifully decorated spritz cookies on a cooling rack.

Spritz Cookies

These make-ahead classic Spritz Cookies fit perfectly with the rest of my Holiday cookie collection. They are super easy to make, melt-in-your-mouth delicious, buttery, perfectly sweetened, and have a wonderful hint of almond flavor. Decorate them any way you like, dip them in chocolate, cover them in sprinkles, you decide!
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iced sugar cookies on a black cooling rack.

Sugar Cookies

These easy no-spread authentic Sugar Cookies are a favorite during the Holidays. The yearly ritual of making and decorating these easy-to-make cut out cookies with the family is a long time tradition.
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beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies on a board.

Gingerbread Cookies

These are the most Perfect Gingerbread Cookies ever! Incredibly easy to make and so much fun to decorate any way you want. Soft in the middle and crispy on the outside, these spiced Gingerbread cookies are loaded with lots of great flavors!
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a bunch of amaretti cookies on parchment paper with almonds.

Amaretti Cookies

These almond infused Amaretti Cookies are a Christmas classic. Made with a handful of simple ingredients, these soft, chewy cookies are totally gluten-free and a holiday staple!
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rugelach cookies on a cooling rack.

Rugelach Recipe

These Rugelach Cookies are incredibly flaky and delicious filled with your favorite jam, pecans and finally dusted with some powdered sugar! They're perfect for your holiday cookie spread or even to treat yourself any time of the year!
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a stack of chocolate sugar cookies next to a glass of milk.

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

These Chocolate Sugar Cookies are so simple to make and melt in your mouth delicious! They go perfect with a good cup of coffee or tea and are a great holiday cookie!
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side view shot of a stack of chocolate chip cookies.

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Chocolate Chip Cookies are my go-to cookies for whenever we have a sweet tooth or want something yummy and quick. They're chewy, soft and just simply the best! Incredibly easy to make, no chilling time, perfect every single time!
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pineapple coconut crescent cookies on a plate dusted with powdered sugar.

Pineapple Coconut Crescents

These Pineapple Coconut Crescents are sweet, flaky and buttery little morsels that are the perfect addition to your holiday table. Loaded with chunks of pineapple and coconut flakes, these cookies are a crowd pleaser!
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a stack of blueberry cheesecake cookies with the top one ripped in half

Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies

These Blueberry Cheesecake Cookies are soft, fluffy, almost cake-like, bursting with fresh blueberries, they're bound to become your new favorite cookies. I'm talking cheesecake and blueberries all in a cookie. What's not to love?
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a few thumbprint cookies with a glass of milk.

Thumbprint Cookies

These Thumbprint Cookies are the perfect holiday cookies. Cookie dough balls are coated in walnuts then topped with raspberry jam. An old fashioned cookie but a classic and incredibly delicious!
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a plate full of raspberry pinwheels with pistachios.

Raspberry Pinwheels

These delicious Raspberry Pinwheels with crushed pistachios are sweet and buttery. These cookies are festive, easy to make and perfect for your holiday table. 
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churro apple pie cookies with one split in half exposing the center

Churro Apple Pie Cookies

Churro Apple Pie Cookies – Adorable little apple pies, churro style! They're crispy, crunchy and a lot of sugary goodness, trust me, you wouldn't want it any other way!
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Pretzel Turtles

These Pretzel Turtles are the perfect combination of sweet and salty! Made with just 4 ingredients, these are ideal little treats to serve for the holidays! A little crunchy, a little chocolate, a little caramel – to die for.
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walnut cookies dusted with powdered sugar

Walnut Cookies

Walnut Cookies – these walnut shaped cookies are bursting with a delicious walnut and Nutella filling. Festive, delicious and so adorable.
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a stack of 5 peanut butter cookies with a glass of milk in the background surrounded by more cookies.

3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Unbelievably simple and incredibly delicious, these 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are a game-changer in the world of desserts. With just peanut butter, eggs, and sugar, you can create a batch of heavenly cookies that are sure to disappear in no time!
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Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Lemon Shortbread Cookies – Classic shortbread with a lemony twist. Using only 4 ingredients and festive decorations, fill your house with the wonderful aroma of Christmas just in time for the holidays. 
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a few snickerdoodles stacked on top of each other with top on broken in half.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

You won’t be able to eat just one of these Snickerdoodle Cookies! Coated in a nutmeg and cinnamon sugar, these cookies are crisp on the outside, and pillowy soft on the inside. 
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a few gingersnaps stacked on top of each other.

Gingersnap Cookies

Gingersnaps are the best! The combination of spices with a hint of sweetness is so nostalgic and comforting, not to mention your kitchen will smell amazing!
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mexican wedding cookies on parchment paper.

Mexican Wedding Cookies

These Mexican Wedding Cookies are soft, buttery pecan cookies that melt-in-your-mouth! Don’t be fooled by the name, these little snowballs make a great addition to your favorite holiday cookie collection. They'll be gone in seconds! 
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a pile of chocolate pecan pie cookies on a plate

Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies

Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies – Chopped pecans mixed together with butter and corn syrup and cocoa powder, simply makes for the most perfect cookie filling.
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a bunch of poppy seed rugelach cookies on a plate.

Poppy Seed Rugelach

Rugelach is a traditional holiday cookie, but this Poppy Seed Rugelach brings new, fresh flavors to an old favorite. I like to bring flavors from my childhood to the blog whenever I can, and these cookies are worth the trip down memory lane.
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chocolate rumballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Chocolate Rum Balls

These Chocolate Rum Balls coated in shredded coconut are a delightful bite sized treat sure to make you want to reach for another and another.
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lime meltaway cookies stacked on a plate with a bite taken out of one

Lime Meltaways

These Lime Meltaways are the perfect Christmas cookie. They simply melt in your mouth and if you love lime flavor then this cookie is for you.
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brookies stacked on top of each other surrounded by chocolate chips

Brookies (Brownie Cookies)

These Brookies (Brownie Cookies) are decadent and oh-so-chocolatey. A layer of chocolate chip cookie topped with brownie batter? Yes please! This recipe takes two classics to turn them into a unique treat that is ridiculously rich and delicious.
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overhead shot of crinkle cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are rich and fudgy, coated in sugar then baked to perfection. Perfect for that chocolate craving and a must for your holiday table!
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overhead shot of cinnamon chocolate pecan pie cookies

Cinnamon Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies

Cinnamon Chocolate Pecan Pie Cookies – you won't believe how easy these cookies are to make with store bought pie crust! They're super flaky, tastes just like pecan pie but are so much easier to throw together!
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coconut macadamia cookies on a dessert plate surrounded by more cookies.

Coconut Macadamia Cookies

Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside Coconut Macadamia Cookies! Studded with crunchy macadamia nuts and shredded coconut, these little morsels make the perfect holiday treat!
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side view close up shot of lemon thumbprint cookies garnished with lemon slices

Lemon Thumbprint Cookies

These Lemon Thumbprint Cookies are the perfect holiday cookies. Cookie dough balls are coated in walnuts then filled with lemon curd. This citrusy twist on an old fashioned cookie is incredibly delicious!
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chocolate pecan snowballs on a plate with a bite taken from one

Chocolate Pecan Snowballs

These Chocolate Pecan Snowballs are one of my favorite holiday cookies because they are packed with pecans and they simply melt in your mouth. 
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overhead shot of m&m cookies piled together on parchment paper.

M&M Cookies

Soft and chewy M&M Cookies loaded with M&Ms, as well as dark AND white chocolate chips! You're going to want a mouthful of these chocolate loaded cookies.
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side view shot of red velvet crinkle cookies surrounding a glass of milk

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside, the perfect little treat for your holiday parties. 
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a bunch of cranberry orange cookies with a cup of coffee.

Cranberry Orange Cookies

These Cranberry Orange Cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie! Chewy cookies chock full of fresh cranberries and zesty orange, topped with a brightly flavored, homemade orange glaze.
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red velvet kiss cookies spread out on parchment paper

Red Velvet Kiss Cookies

Red Velvet Kiss Cookies – chewy and delicious red velvet cookies topped with a Hershey's Kiss! A delightful Christmas cookie that will make everyone smile!
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a stack of shortbread on a cooling rack

Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread

These Brown Sugar Scottish Shortbread are buttery, deliciously chewy, sweet and incredibly easy to make! These cookies are so delicious, they're begging to become a new holiday tradition!
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checkerboard cookies stacked on top of one another, surrounded by more cookies and a glass of milk in the background

Checkerboard Cookies

These Checkerboard Cookies are so appealing with their black and white checkerboard design that gives you both a chocolate and a vanilla flavored cookie in one.
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a stack of hazelnut toffee chocolate chip cookies with the top one split in half

Hazelnut Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hazelnut Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies – delicious rich chocolate chip cookies loaded with hazelnuts and toffee bits. Totally irresistible and perfectly chewy cookies.
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chocolate fudge cookies with maraschino cookies on a cooling rack.

Chocolate Fudge Cookies

These Chocolate Fudge Cookies are so adorable and perfect for your winter festivities! You have a chocolate cookie topped with chocolate fudge and a maraschino cherry, perfect with a cold glass of milk.
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a stack of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with the top one split in half

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can not go wrong with a pumpkin and chocolate combination, and this cookie recipe proves it! These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and loaded with pumpkin spice flavor! Oh so decadent and oh so delicious; good thing they only take 35 minutes to make because they'll be devoured in no time! 
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a stack of date nut pinwheel cookies on a christmas plate.

Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies

This Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies recipe transports you to a world of sweet memories and comforting flavors. Experience the delightful spiral of creamy dates, crunchy nuts, and the soft, buttery embrace of the cookie."
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