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Whether you’re gifting some scrumptious homemade cookies to friends or simply wanting to cook up a batch of festive treats for the family, there’s something for everyone in this list of the Best Christmas Cookies!
Cookies and Christmas go hand in hand, from gingerbread to chocolate dipped and so much more. I’ve rounded up some of the Best Christmas Cookies for gifting and, of course, eating! Easy to make and guaranteed to spread festive cheer, these yummy cookies will please young and old alike, as well as Santa!
Tips for baking Christmas cookies
- No cookie cutter, no problem! You can easily use a butter knife to cut Christmas shapes from rolled out pieces of dough, or you can get creative with kitchen utensils. Stamp out dough with the rims of different shaped glassware. The rustic, handmade vibe adds to the festive charm!
- Freeze some of your unbaked cookies and make a big batch to last longer. You may have multiple waves of visitors over the holidays. No need to bake a big batch and serve up days old cookies. Just pull some of your frozen, unbaked cookies out of the freezer and bake them as and when you need to.
- Cook shaped cookies on a lower rack to retain their shape. If your cookies aren’t holding their shape when you bake them, put them on a lower oven rack with an empty cookie sheet on the top rack. This will block the cookies from the most intense heat that rises to the top of the oven.
- Check the bottom of your sugar cookies, not the sides, for doneness. Sugar cookies with golden edges can be overdone. When baking sugar cookies, the bottoms are the best indicator of doneness. If the base is light golden brown, they are perfect!
Tips for packaging cookies for the holidays
- Re-use the Pringles tube shaped containers. Don’t throw away those tubes, cover them in holiday wrapping paper and voila! You have a sturdy, beautiful cookie container.
- Attach two festive cupcake liners together to create a pouch to snuggle cookies. If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to individually wrap Christmas cookies, this is such a fun way to do so.
- Go classic with cellophane and ribbons. With more sturdy cookies you can wrap a row up in cellophane and tie it up with a festive bow, this shows off the cookies with a pop of Christmas!
- Use jumbo-sized mason jar for holding stacks of Christmas cookies in a very eye catching way. Add a festive sticker label and a pretty patterned lid for a colorful twist.
Best Christmas cookies to try
Dessert
Peppermint Sugar Cookies
These pepper sugar cookies dipped in white chocolate & crushed peppermint are a wonderful treat for the holidays – dairy free and made with simple pantry items!
20 minutes
Snack
Ginger Snap Cookies
Quick and easy to make, these ginger snap cookies and bursting with flavor. Ready to enjoy in less than 30 minutes.
20 minutes
Dessert
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are quick, easy-to-make & tasty. They're made with peanut butter, egg & sugar so they're naturally flourless & dairy-free
20 minutes
Dessert, Snack
Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies have a Middle Eastern twist by swapping half the butter in traditional chocolate chip cookies with tahini (sesame paste)
25 minutes
Snack
Almond Joy Cookies
These Almond Joy Cookies are quick and easy to make and are wonderfully soft and fluffy! Ready to enjoy in 20 minutes for any coconut and chocolate lovers!
20 minutes
Snacks
Pistachio Cookies
These pistachio cookies are a healthier version of my favorite Middle Eastern cookies. Gluten free with no added refined sugar. Delicious and easy to make.
20 minutes
Dessert
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
The best Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies you’ll ever make – they’re crunchy around the edges, incredibly chewy throughout and filled with chocolate chips!
32 minutes
Dessert
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you like banana bread, you’ll love these Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are a great way to use up overripe bananas and have a soft cake-like texture
24 minutes
Dessert
Date Cookies
A fun mediterranean inspired cookie recipe, these buttery date cookies are sweet, nutty, chewy and completely irresistible – perfect for cookie exchanges
30 minutes
Snacks
Sesame Tahini Cookies
Sesame Tahini Cookies are chewy delicious gluten-free cookies with a Middle Eastern flavor. Instead of butter, tahini paste is used to add a rich nutty taste
23 minutes
Hope you find joy in baking cookies this holiday season. And if you’re baking with your kids, be sure to check out some of my practical tips for getting them involved!
More Christmas cookies to try:
- Homemade Gingerbread cookies
- Soft Gingerbread Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies
- Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
- Crispy, Buttery Candy Cane Cookies
- Best Fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Christmas Wreath Coconut Macaroons
- Snowball Cookies
- Slice and Bake Christmas Cookies
- Biscotti
- Traditional Christmas Linzer Cookies
- Almond Cookies
- Soft & Chewy Christmas Molasses Cookies
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