If you’re searching for the best Christmas Cookies to bake this season, you’ve come to the right place. This collection features a wide variety of holiday favorites that are perfect for filling a cookie tin, prepping for a swap, or sharing something sweet. These easy and reliable recipes will help you bake with confidence all season long.

This collection includes all the classics you know and love, like soft gingerbread cutouts, snowy Mexican wedding cookies, and crinkly, fudgy chocolate cookies! We threw in a few new favorites that are sure to become traditions. Think melt-in-your-mouth shortbread, peppermint mocha delights, and even a few surprise twists like fluffernutter sandwiches and cookies & cream peppermint patties. There’s truly something here for everyone.

If you’re baking with kids, making ahead for a party, or just indulging in a little seasonal joy, these Christmas cookie recipes will bring the sweetness of the season right to your kitchen. Let’s bake some memories!

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Ricotta Cookies

Ricotta Cookies are soft, cake-like treats with a tender crumb and perfect lemony flavor. They come together easily with everyday pantry staples and a tub of ricotta, and you get a cookie that’s incredibly moist and light. The buttercream on top adds just the right amount of sweetness and looks beautiful.
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Pale pink meringue kisses in a white bowl.

Meringue Cookies

These baked meringue cookies are crisp, sweet, & light as a cloud! Plus, lots of tips on how to make meringue that’s stiff and fluffy as can be.
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Red velvet chocolate chip cookies with white and dark chocolate chips.

Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

Red velvet chocolate chip cookies that bake up so incredibly soft & tender, and stay that way! With a hint of tangy cream cheese & cocoa.
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Butter cookies stacked with tea cups and spoons.

Butter Cookies

These butter cookies are simple but so good! Melt-in-your-mouth tender, & perfumed with sweet vanilla, with a crunchy sparkling sugared edge.
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pile of melting moments cookies on a plate with fresh flowers

Melting Moments Cookies

These delicate melting moments cookies are easy to make, soft, crumbly and fantastic with coffee or tea! Made with only 6 ingredients.
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soft-baked peppermint mocha cookies topped with peppermint crunch.

Peppermint Mocha Cookies

These soft-baked peppermint mocha cookies are thick, chewy with slightly crisp edges, just like a brownie! With the perfect ratio of peppermint and rich mocha flavor, these are are guaranteed to be a hit for the holidays.
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Brown sugar cookies piled high on a pink glass plate.

Brown Sugar Cookies

Regular sugar cookies get an upgrade! These soft brown sugar cookies are made with dark brown sugar, for a more warm, caramel-y flavor.
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Butter pecan cookies served in a vintage pie plate with a cup of coffee and a small pitcher of cream.

Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter Pecan Cookies: Meltingly soft, & infused with warm brown sugar, toasty browned butter, & crunchy nuts. They'll make you feel so cozy!
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Mexican wedding cookies piled on a wooden board with Christmas ribbon in the background.

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies: Such a delicious treat! With a crumbly, nutty texture and a rich, buttery taste, they're sure be a real favorite!
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Thumbprint cookies in a white ceramic dish with a pink gingham cloth.

Jam Thumbprint Cookies

These jam thumbprint cookies are so soft they practically melt in your mouth! A tender cream cheese cookie topped with a dollop of sweet & fruity jam.
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Chocolate crinkle cookies with a dish of powdered sugar and a red kitchen towel.

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate crinkle cookies: a total classic for the holidays! With a deep, rich chocolate flavor & a soft, fudgy middle. So pretty to look at!
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Square image of a heart-shaped soft cut-out sugar cookie with pink sour cream icing.

Soft Cut-Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

These cookies are perfect for using to decorate for Christmas! Just ice with seasonal colors and decorations. These are soft cut-out sugar cookies that are delicious!
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The best gingerbread cookie recipe I've ever tried- these kept their neat edges while baking and didn't spread at all! Tons of flavor, and a really nice texture too that's not too hard to bite :)

Gingerbread Cookies

Making gingerbread cookies this holiday? This is the recipe for you! These cookies have a wonderfully traditional molasses and spice flavor, a tender texture that’s not too hard, and the dough is a dream to work with. No spreading in the oven! Keep your cute shapes and neat edges.

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Best Snickerdoodle Recipe

Soft Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

Searching for the best snickerdoodle cookies ever? Look no further! This easy recipe bakes up soft, thick, and fluffy, with plenty of cinnamon sugar!
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An assortment of buttery spritz cookies, on a red and green plate with holiday greenery in the background.

Spritz Cookies

Light, crisp, and so buttery, these spritz cookies are a beloved holiday tradition. So good with a warm cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa!
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These cookies and cream peppermint patties were so much fun to make! Loved the addition of crushed Oreos, for that added cookie crunch. I'll be making these again every year now, as homemade Christmas gifts! @ghirardellico #SweetestSecret

Cookies and Cream Peppermint Patties

Homemade Cookies and Cream Peppermint Patties make such a fun and delicious holiday gift! You’ll love the addition of crunchy Oreo cookies.

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Chocolate Peppermint Swig Cookies with chocolate sour cream frosting and chopped peppermint bark on top, on a round wire cooling rack over a pale pink checked cloth.

Iced Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These dark chocolate peppermint sugar cookie cut-outs are decorated with pink and red candy cane stripes of royal icing!  Follow my video tutorial and enjoy this fun and festive holiday recipe.
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These homemade Do-Si-Dos were even better than the original Girl Scout Cookie! Loved the crunchy peanut butter oatmeal cookies, and could've eaten that peanut butter creme filling with a spoon!

Homemade Do-Si-Dos

Peanut Butter lovers- these are the cookies for you! Crunchy peanut butter oatmeal cookies are sandwiched around a creamy peanut butter filling. Just like the original Girl Scout Cookie, only better!

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Whipped shortbread in a bowl

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Whipped shortbread tastes exactly like the shortbread you’re familiar with, but it has a light, airy texture that melts in your mouth!
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Stack of cranberry orange shortbread cookies on a wooden coaster, with a jar of dried cranberries and a whole orange in the background.

Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

These tender, buttery cranberry orange shortbread cookies are so much fun to make! Just bursting with wintry holiday flavor!
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Fluffernutter cookies stacked on a white plate with cups of coffee in the background.

Fluffernutter Cookies

Fluffernutter Cookies: How fun! Soft peanut butter cookies sandwiched around a gooey marshmallow filling. Naturally gluten-free & dairy-free.
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  • Allie is the creator and owner of Baking a Moment. She has been developing, photographing, videographing, and writing and sharing recipes here since 2012.

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