21 holiday cookie recipes perfect for cookie swaps
The holidays are the perfect time to bake something sweet. These holiday cookie recipes are great for cookie swaps, gift boxes, family gatherings, or cozy nights at home. With classic favorites and fun seasonal twists, each recipe is easy to make and perfect for sharing all season long.
Cherry Blossom Cookies
These cherry blossom cookies are bite-sized pink cookies topped with a Hershey’s Kiss which makes them great for Christmas and Valentine’s!
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Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies
Make Nutter Butter reindeer cookies with chocolate dip, pretzel antlers, candy eyes and cute little red noses for fast, no-bake holiday fun.
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Church Window Cookies
Church window cookies are cute, sweet, colorful, and fun. They’re the perfect cookie to add to your festive baking list but popular anytime.
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Gingersnap Icebox Cookies
You’re going to love these icebox gingersnaps. They’re bursting with warm, earthy and spicy flavors and they’re really hard to stop eating!
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3D Stacked Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
This fun recipe for 3D stacked Christmas tree sugar cookies is a great project for Christmas time when you’re in a baking mood.
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Sparkling Frosted Cranberry Cookies
Christmas cranberry cookies are sweet sugar cookies with cranberries on top. These sparkling frosted cranberry cookies are so good.
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Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
Every bite of these red velvet sugar cookies is a treat! They taste so good with vanilla and cocoa flavors and the creamy frosting is so good
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Easy Gingerbread Man Cookies
Gingerbread man cookies are popular with kids and grownups alike. They’re soft, sweet and full of wonderful warm spice flavour.
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Tiramisu Cookies
Sink your teeth into these fabulous tiramisu cookies. They taste just like the classic Italian dessert but are in a portable cookie format.
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Peppermint Mocha Cookies
Not only are these peppermint mocha cookies as pretty as a picture, but they also taste phenomenal, and they’re incredibly simple to make.
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Hot Cocoa Cookie Cups
Pair these cute little hot cocoa cookie cups with your favorite hot drink (hot chocolate, coffee, anything goes!) They super-simple to make.
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Linzer Cookies
Linzer cookies are a classic holiday cookie recipe consisting of buttery almond cookies sandwiched around a tart raspberry filling.
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Grinch Crumbl Christmas Sugar Cookies
Grinch Crumbl Christmas sugar cookies are wonderfully sweet, with hints of almond and vanilla extract in every bite.
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Gingerbread Collagen Cookies
Gingerbread collagen cookies are a healthy little festive treat. High in protein from the collagen, they’re also gluten-free. A cozy cookie for winter!
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Biscoff Reindeer Linzer Cookies
You have to try these super-cute reindeer Linzer cookies this Christmas. They’re ridiculously simple but so charming and adorable as well.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect balance of rich, chewy, and crisp. Whether you’re baking for a special occasion or a weekend treat, these cookies will always leave everyone wanting more. Enjoy the comforting, nutty aroma that fills your kitchen and the gooey chocolate chunks that melt in every bite.
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Spekulatius
Speklatius are buttery, German shortbread cookies made with gently warming spices. Perfect for snacking during the holidays.
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Chocolate Christmas Cookies
This recipe for Chocolate Christmas Cookies is a festive twist on a classic treat. Ready in under 30 minutes too!
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Christmas Oreo Cookies
This easy Christmas Oreo Cookies recipe gives a festive twist to a classic cookie. Try them, and they’ll be a new holiday tradition.
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Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies will make you push Santa out of the way for more. Tender cookies are full of chocolate and sprinkles!
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Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Cranberry orange shortbread cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth treats perfect for holiday baking with vibrant flavors and simple prep.
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