Magical Holiday Cookie Recipes: 12 Easy Christmas Cookies Free eCookbook (2024)

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When the holiday season rolls around, you want to be well stocked with the best Christmas cookie recipes, so we've gathered a collection of delicious holiday cookie recipes from the recipe boxes of some of our favorite bloggers. In this free Christmas cookie recipe collection you'll find everything from traditional favorites to some unexpected yet totally delicious surprises. One thing's for sure: every single one of these twelve Christmas cookie recipes is sure to make your holiday season truly magical, so get out your baking ingredients and enjoy!


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Let's be honest: Christmas is the one time of year when you can never have enough sweet treats. When December rolls around, you're constantly attending holiday parties, Christmas cookie exchanges, potlucks and other festive gatherings and the one thing everyone always seems to be munching on is cookies. From classic sugar cookie recipes to fun snowball cookie recipes to indulgent chocolate crinkle cookie recipes and a whole host of other delicious sweets, there are so many varieties of Christmas cookie recipes that we don't think we could ever get tired of baking during the holiday season!

Since we know Christmas is one of the busiest baking times of the year, we've compiled this collection of some of our all-time favorite recipes for Christmas cookies. These easy Christmas cookies are perfect to whip up anytime in December, whether it's for your family to enjoy at home or to bring along to a holiday party or Christmas cookie exchange. None of these Christmas cookie recipes is difficult to prepare because we know the last thing you need during the holidays is extra stress. These quick-prep, effortless cookie recipes are the kind of easy baking recipe that you'll enjoy making just as much as you'll enjoy eating!

We hope you like this roundup of festive and magical holiday cookie recipes as much as we do. We had a lot of fun collecting these Christmas cookie recipes and we hope you and your family will enjoy baking them and eating them this holiday season!

Happy Baking!

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Classic Christmas Cookie Recipes

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Festive Iced Sugar Cookies (pg. 6) - This recipe for sugar cookies will put your favorite cookie cutters to good use. Make festive shaped treats of all kinds to display on your holiday table! Best of all, this easy cookie recipe also includes instructions for how to make royal icing to decorate your sugar cookies.


So Easy Snowball Cookies (pg. 7) - Snowball cookies are perhaps some of the most popular of all Christmas cookie recipes. Perfectly white and fluffy for the winter season, these walnut-infused dough balls will look great stored in your Christmas cookie tin, so pile 'em high and give them as gifts for friends and family this holiday season!


Cinnamon Chip Shortbread Christmas Cookies (pg. 16) - With their red and green sprinkle decorations and their cinnamon chip infused flavor, these shortbread cookies are the perfect Christmas dessert recipe. Use festive shaped cookie cutters to make your holiday cookie recipe even more special!


Classic Gingersnaps (pg. 17) - An old-fashioned favorite, gingersnaps are one of those Christmas cookie recipes you can't not make during the holiday season. You'll love the chewy texture and slightly spicy flavor of these gingersnap Christmas cookies.

Bonus: Holiday Baking Made Easier: How to Melt Chocolate

Best Cookie Exchange Recipes

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Peppermint Fudgy Brownie Cookies (pg. 18) - Peppermint instantly makes people think of Christmas, so when you serve up these delicious brownie cookies at your next holiday party, you're sure to get more than a few compliments! This rich, indulgent Christmas cookie recipe may quickly become a new favorite in your household once your family gets a taste of the minty-chocolatey combination!


Snickercake Cookies (pg. 9) - If you've never heard of these cookies before, you're missing out. One bite of these fluffy and pillow-y Christmas cookies will have you hooked and making this easy Christmas cookie recipe for years to come. A generous dusting of cinnamon and sugar on top makes this holiday cookie recipe one to remember!


Classic Pecan Tassies (pg. 14) - Use your muffin tin to make this easy Christmas cookie recipe that's like a cross between a cookie and a miniature pie. This pecan tassies recipe will soon become one of your new favorites because it's creamy and nutty at the same time... the best of both worlds!


Fudge Walnut Cake Mix Cookies (pg. 13) - Who doesn't love cake mix? If you're looking to make easy Christmas cookies but don't have a lot of time on your hands, these chocolatey treats are for you! The addition of walnuts makes these holiday cookies stand out from the pack.

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Unique Christmas Cookie Ideas

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Lemon Crinkle Cookies

(pg. 8) - Crinkle cookies are classic Christmas treats that everyone loves. These citrus-flavored treats are a nice break from all of the other Christmas cookies you'll be enjoying this holiday season that are dense and rich. These light and bright holiday cookies are sure to make your mouth water with their awesome lemon flavor.

Red Velvet Brownie Cookies

(pg .12) - Any fan of red velvet will go crazy for these brownie cookies that would be great to serve at any Christmas party. The red coloring of these Christmas cookies is perfectly festive for the season, making this one of the most magical holiday cookie recipes you'll find.

Magic Christmas Bars

(pg. 19) - Bar cookie recipes are a nice change from classic Christmas cookie recipes, so make these treats the next time you want something a bit different. Filled with chocolate chips, M&Ms, pecans, two kinds of chocolate chips and more, these Christmas bars are some kind of wonderful!

Surprise Stuffed Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

(pg. 10) - With a caramel candy pressed inside the center of each of these delicious Christmas cookies, you get some ooey gooey goodness with each and every bite. If all holiday cookie recipes were this addictive, we'd be in big trouble!

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Ingredients You'll Need

Every Christmas cookie recipe is unique, but these are the ingredients you are most likely to need for baking up the holiday sweets included in this Christmas cookie eCookbook:

  • Flour
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Powdered sugar
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Cocoa powder
  • Chocolate chips
  • Cinnamon

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FAQs

What are the most Googled Christmas cookies? ›

Italian Christmas Cookies grow as top cookie

Zoom in: Italian Christmas Cookies were the top cookie in 13 states, more than double the six states from 2022, Google Trends curator Katie Seaton told Axios. Seaton said the Italian cookies dominated the East Coast both this year and last year.

What is the favorite Christmas cookie survey? ›

Among those who can make a single choice, frosted sugar cookies lead the list (32%), with gingerbread (12%) and chocolate chip (11%) rounding out the top three.

How to make and freeze Christmas cookies? ›

After baking, allow cookies to cool completely. Place them in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet to freeze them, then store them in a freezer-safe zip-top storage bag labeled with the name and date. Squeeze out extra air and place flat in the freezer. To save space, you can flat-stack freezer bags.

What is the most popular cookie in December? ›

What are the most popular Christmas cookies? Our survey found frosted sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies to be the most popular Christmas cookies in the country. They were the fan favorites in 39 states.

What is the number one cookie in the world? ›

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.

Which Christmas cookies last the longest? ›

Shortbread and spritz cookies are longer-lasting cookies, which means they are perfect for holidays when there is some competition on the table. After all, Christmas in many homes is celebrated with a variety of dishes and sweet treats.

What was the first Christmas cookie? ›

History. Modern Christmas cookies can trace their history to recipes from Medieval Europe biscuits, when many modern ingredients such as cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, almonds and dried fruit were introduced into the west.

What is the most loved cookie? ›

Chocolate chip cookies

What is the most popular type of cookie? It might just be this one.

What is the most popular Christmas cookie in the United States? ›

#1 Iced Sugar Cookie

The Iced Sugar Cookie takes the top spot, stealing the show as the most favorite Christmas cookie with classic sweetness and festive decorations. Simple, delicious, and a canvas for creativity- it's the “go-to” for holiday bakers.

What does Santa eat instead of cookies? ›

In the United States, many children leave a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa. Some families deviate from the norm by leaving Santa and his reindeer carrots, pizza, or even celery.

How many cookies does Santa Claus eat? ›

(If we're talking about just the U.S., it's approximated that of the 100 million households, about 1 million are serving sweets to St. Nick.) According to An Idea, If Santa takes two bites of each cookie served around the world, he consumes roughly 336,150,386 cookies.

How long before Christmas should you make Christmas cookies? ›

As for the cookies—made for cookie swaps, church potlucks, household snacking, and Santa's plate—there is one little cheat: make now, freeze for later. You'll find that most of your favorite Christmas cookie recipes can be made anywhere from a month to six months before the 25th of December.

Can I freeze Pillsbury ready to bake cookies? ›

The good news: You can freeze cookie dough rolls and Ready to Bake! ™ cookies up to two months in advance! Take our place-and-bake cookies straight from the freezer to the oven and simply give them two to three minutes of additional cook time.

Is it better to freeze or refrigerate Christmas cookies? ›

While cookies can last in the fridge for two weeks, eating them sooner is better. (We recommend storing a few in the refrigerator for eating in a few days and freezing the rest if eating more than four days after baking.)

What is America's least favorite cookie? ›

On the naughty list of cookies, Americans gave the lowest win records to anise cookies, which only won 29% of its matchups. Other low performers included chai sugar cookies (30%), pfeffernusse (31%), spritz cookies (32%), and meringue cookies (34%).

What is the least popular Christmas candy? ›

These Are the Most Hated Christmas Candies in America, and the List Will Make You Furious
  1. Reindeer Corn. Walmart/Allrecipes.
  2. Christmas Nougat. Walmart/Allrecipes. ...
  3. Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cordials. Walmart/Allrecipes. ...
  4. Candy Canes (Non-Peppermint) ...
  5. Peeps. ...
  6. Ribbon Candy. ...
  7. Old-Fashioned Hard Candies. ...
  8. Lifesavers Storybooks. ...
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What is Santa's second favorite cookie? ›

2. Holiday Candy Cookie Bites – Number two on the list of Santa's favorite cookies is Holiday Candy Cookie Bites, which is a holiday version of the year-round favorite, Chocolate Chip Cookies. Instead of traditional chocolate chips, these cookies are studded with red and green candies and white baking chips.

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