The Best Christmas Cookie Recipes

Christmas and Cookies they just go together. I mean what else are you supposed to leave Santa? At our house, it’s gotta be a good old Christmas Cookie.

Each year in the weeks leading up to Christmas we enjoy making different types of Christmas Cookies to enjoy and share with friends. Some years we do a cookie exchange with friends, which is a fun way to try new Christmas cookie recipes without having to make them!

This year we decided we wanted to try making some Christmas cookies we haven’t made before, so I asked some blogging friends to share their Best Christmas Cookie recipes and now I’m going to share them with you.

This list of cookie recipes is extensive! I’m sure you will find recipes that everyone in your family will enjoy.

Christmas Cookie Recipes

Since I wanted to share as many of the best Christmas cookie recipes as I could with you and still have it easy to find what you’re looking for I decided to put the cookies into different categories. Some cookies could fit into multiple categories, but I put them where I feel they fit best.

Kids Christmas Cookies

Cutout Cookies with Buttercream Frosting (recipe on Mighty Mrs.)

Peanut Butter Blossom Christmas Cookies (recipe on The Savvy Mama Lifestyle)

Grinch Christmas Crinkle Cookies (recipe on Mommyhood Life)

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies (recipe on Mom Foodie)

Grinch Cookies with Fur Frosting (recipe on Finding Zest)

Snowmen Meringue Cookies ( recipe on Vegan Huggs)

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookie Cut Out Cookies (recipe on The Keele Deal)

Traditional Christmas Cookies

Almond Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies (recipe on Who Needs a Cape?)

Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies (recipe on House of Nash Eats)

Old-Fashioned Butter Cookies (recipe on Little Sweet Baker)

The Best Snickerdoodle Cookie recipe (recipe on The Banana Diaries)

Gingerbread Men Cut-Out Cookies (recipe on Foodal)

Jam Thumbprint Cookies (recipe on Little Sweet Baker)

Lemon Shortbread Cookies (recipe on Sizzling Eats)

Unique Christmas Cookies

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies (recipe on Crayons and Cravings)

Grinch Heart Macarons (recipe on What the Fork)

Red Velvet Stuffed Cookies with Peppermint Crunch (recipe on The Savvy Mama Lifestyle)

Iced Toffee Cookies (recipe on Organized Island)

Gingerbread Yule Log Cookies (recipe on Food Meanderings)

Maple Bacon Cookies (recipe on Bacon is Magic)

Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies (recipe on Dancing Through the Rain)

Easy Peppermint Bark Cookies (recipe on Sotipical Me)

Fruitcake Christmas Cookies (recipe on Atta Girl Says)

Eggnog Cookies (recipe on Tikkido)

Eggnog Gooey Butter Cookies (recipe on The Flying Couponer)

No-Bake Christmas Cookies

Reindeer Cookies (recipe on ConservaMom)

Cereal Holly Cookies (recipe on Mission to Save)

Low Carb Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies (recipe on Wholesome Yum)

Christmas Tree Oreo Cookies (recipe on Moore or Less Cooking)

Chocolate No Bake Cookies (recipe on Mom with Cookies)

Peppermint Bark Cookies (recipe on Swirls of Flavor)

Mint Chocolate Creme de Menthe Bars (recipe on Tikkido)

Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies (recipe on Successful Homemakers)

Chocolate Pizzelle (recipe on Savoring the Good)

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (recipe on Confessions of a Baking Queen)

Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies (recipe on Mom Foodie)

Double Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread (recipe on Crowded Kitchen)

Double Dark Chocolate Mint Cookies (recipe on Baked Broiled and Basted)

Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies (recipe on Marathons and Motivation)

International Christmas Cookie Recipes

Italian Anise Cookies (recipe on Crayons and Cravings)

Lady’s Kisses – Baci di Dama Italian Cookies (recipe on Inside the Rustic Kitchen)

Holy Cannoli Italian Christmas Cookies (recipe on Snappy Gourmet)

Italian Ricotta Cheese Cookies (recipe on Ann’s Entitled Life)

Icelandic Christmas Cookies (recipe on Veggie Desserts)

Anise Pizzelle Recipe (recipe on Savoring the Good)

German Hazelnut Cookies (recipe on International Desserts Blog)

Mexican Wedding Cookies [aka Russian tea cakes] (recipe on House of Nash Eats)

Vanilla Crescents with Hazelnuts – Austrian Vanillekipferl (recipe on Where is my spoon)

Zimtsterne – German Cinnamon Star Cookies (recipe on The Toasty Kitchen)

Heidesand – German Browned Butter Shortbread (recipe on The Toasty Kitchen)

German Baked Marzipan Bites (recipe on Food and Journeys)

German Flourless Christmas Cookies (recipe on Food and Journeys)

Krumkake – Scandinavian Cardamom Cookies (recipe on Tikkido)

Healthy Christmas Cookie Recipes

Peppermint- White Chocolate Chickpea Cookies (recipe on Two Healthy Kitchens)

No-Bake Gingerbread Date Balls (recipe on Two Healthy Kitchens)

Almondina Hazelnut Date Thins (recipe on Savoring the Good)

Vegan Pumpkin Sugar Cookies (recipe on The Banana Diaries)

Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies

Classic Gingerbread Cookies Gluten Free (recipe Strength & Sunshine)

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Blossoms (recipe on What the Fork)

Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies (recipe on Strength & Sunshine)

Gluten-Free White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies (recipe on my gluten-free kitchen)

Lofthouse-Style Soft Frosted Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies (recipe on Strength & Sunshine)

Vegan and Gluten-Free Gingersnaps (recipe on Dairy Free for Baby)

Vegan Chocolate Ginger Cookies (recipe on Baked By Clo)

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies (recipe on Allergy Free Alaska)