60+ Of The Best Christmas Cookies!

Here’s a collection of over 50 of the best Christmas cookies around! Whether you’re hosting a cookie exchange, or love bake cookies as holiday gifts, there is something for everyone!

For this round-up, I gathered recipes from some of my favorite blogger friends. Baking cookies for the holidays is a time honored tradition in so many households. Even non-bakers will find something in this collection of favorite Christmas cookie recipes! 

Sugar cookies and cookies with rolled-out dough

The holiday season would not be complete without Christmas sugar cookies! Whether you like to decorate your cookies with sprinkles or Royal Icing these recipes will bring holiday cheer to any cookie platter.

• Perfect rolled out Sugar Cookies from Rose Bakes.

• Unlike most sugar cookie recipes, this No Spread Sugar Cookie Recipe also doesn’t require chilling. Recipe from Kitchen Serf.
• Chocolate Peppermint Cookies from Binky’s Culinary Carnival.
• Christmas Pinwheel Cookies from Little Black Skillet.

• Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting from Saving Talents.
• Oatmeal Sugar Cookies from The Fresh Cookie.

• These Gingerbread Cut Out Cookies come with a gingerbread house template. Recipe from Cents For Cookery.
• Christmas Sugar Cookies from Slow Roasted Italian.

• Old fashioned Sugar Cookies from The 1800’s Housewife.
• Classic Gingerbread Cookies from Baking Beauty.

• Slice and Bake Peppermint Shortbread Cookies can be stored in the freezer and baked at the last minute. Craving Something Healthy.

Gluten free cut out Sugar Cookies from Well Fed Baker.

Fall leaf Gingerbread Cookies from The Monday Box.

Cookies from around the world

It’s always fun to add new recipes from around the world to your classic holiday favorites!

• Austrian Linzer Cookies

• Italian Christmas Bow Tie Cookies from Christina’s Cucina.

• Eastern European Rugelach with Cinnamon

• Scottish Snowball Cookies from Christina’s Cucina
• From India, try Nankhatai, Northern India’s version of a shortbread cookie from Buttered Veg.
• Italian Almond Biscotti

• Moravian Molasses Cookies
• Ginger Spice Cookies
• French Salted Caramel Macarons From Jill Colonna, Mad About Macarons

• French Meringue Cookies
• Italian Wedding Cookies

• French Butter Cookies from Mad About Macarons.
• Zimtsterne, German Cinnamon Stars from Christina’s Cucina.

• Chocolate Meringue Cookies
• Mexican Wedding Cookies (Toffee noel nut balls) from That Skinny Chick Can Bake.

• Buttery Shortbread cookies from Scotland.

More cookie recipes

• Snowball Sandwich Cookies

• Candy Cane Blossom Cookies from That Skinny Chick Can Bake.

• White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
• Brown Sugar Walnut Acorn Cookies

• White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies That Skinny Chick Can Bake.

• Orange Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
• Samoas from Tessie’s Table.

• Chocolate Thumbprint Peanut Butter Cookies Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.
• Christmas M&M Cookies from the Feathered Nester.

Bars

Bar cookies are a nice addition to holiday baking. Because they’re made in pans, there’s no cutting out or rolling. You can also control the size and cut the bars as large or small as you wish.

• Lemon Bars
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispie Squares That Skinny Chick Can Bake

• Lime  Bars 
• 7 Layer Bars

• Millionaire Brownies

• Oatmeal Carmelitas
• Scottish Coconut Macaroons  Christina’s Cucina

• Walnut Brownies

Candy

While these recipes are not cookies, adding candy to a holiday platter or gift basket is a nice touch.

• Divinity Candy Saving Talents

• Saltine Toffee Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
• Easy Chocolate Truffles

• Soft Caramel Candies That Skinny Chick Can Bake.

• Marzipan Candy Vegetables
• Apple Cider Caramels Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

• Candied Citrus Peel Christina’s Cucina.
• Chocolate Covered Coconut Candies Christina’s Cucina.

• French Mendiants (French chocolate disks) Jill Colonna Mad About Macarons.

• Butter Mints Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.
• Scottish Tablet Candy Christina’s Cucina.

• Honey Roasted Nuts
• Cinnamon Rock Candy Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

• Pumpkin Spice Toffee
• Peppermint Creams

• Pecan Turtles

Cookie and candy making supplies

Not only are these nice to have during baking season, they make great stocking stuffers and holiday gifts! (Affiliate links)

• Baking Sheet
• A Stackable Wire Rack is a space saver!
• Parchment Paper
• Silicone Baking Mats
• The perfect classic Rolling Pin
• Almond Extract, Vanilla Extract and Peppermint Extract
• Festive Sprinkles
• Piping Bag and Decorative Tips
• A Squeeze Bottle is perfect for drawing with royal icing.
• Gel Coloring
• Santa Claus Cookie Cutter
• Holiday Cookie Platter
• Assorted Christmas Cookie Cutters