24 Delectable Christmas Cookie Recipes

These soft, chewy, melt-in-your-mouth classics have been a long-time favourite in my family – they simply must be baked in large batches every year! Our secret? We add finely chopped, candied ginger and chocolate chips to ours.
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You were sold once you read the title, right? Me too. I haven’t made these before, but something tells me they will become part of my yearly mix.
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I love chocolate peppermint anything, so – COME TO MAMA. I’ll be making a few batches of these to spread around.
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Another one from my childhood. My granny always made them and I can’t imagine not including them in my own holiday baking.
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This one is for the kiddies. Smarties, peanut butter, chocolate pretzels…you can’t go wrong.
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If you have a waffle press, you simply must make these. Wafer thin, crisp and delicious – my polish grandma used to make these every holiday season. I never preferred them when I was a kid to the more rich and chewy cookies she would make – but now, now they are a favourite. Oh, nostalgia.
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Everyone has a favourite linzer cookie, except me I think. I’m looking to rectify that by trying out this new (to me) recipe.
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I received these a few times from an Italian friend growing up and as an adult I remembered them fondly. I vowed to try and find a similar recipe and I think I finally have. Another new one I’ll be testing out from one of my favourite food bloggers.
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This is an easy roll and slice recipe that you can refrigerate for up to a week before slicing and baking or wrap with parchment paper, bag and freeze for up to 3 months! I always make a few easy roll and slice recipes, as they can be made in large batches way ahead of time.
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I cannot resist the beauty of these. Usually I make cut-out gingerbread men, but I really want to try these out instead.
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Easy, classic and delicious. I always have a few different snowball cookies to fill out my collection as you have seen by the round-up!
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These classic pinwheel cookies are one of my favourites. Vanilla and chocolate shortbread make a winning combination. Another easy roll, slice and bake recipe.
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Absolutely mandatory.
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This will be a brand new recipe added to the collection this year, I can’t wait to try it out!
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There are so may different shortie recipes out there – this is the one my great grandmother made, my mom and now me. There have been a few adaptations to be sure, but I found this one and it’s the exact same as the aged, delicate recipe card that I have. I’m not even sure where the original comes from.
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I was looking for something a litte fancier than the traditional chocolate chip cookies I usually make every year and I think I’ve found it.
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My favourite kind of sugar cookies are the ones that stay slightly chewy, just like these ones. I’ve had to play around a bit with different recipes over the years – last year was close…but this one hit the mail on the head for me this year. Very easy to handle without a lot of crumbling and falling apart, and cuts beautifully!
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Another one that my polish grandma would make every year, except she sprinkled hers with powdered sugar. I don’t think they need it. What’s your favourite thumbprint cookie to make for the holidays?
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Can I be honest here? I’m not a huge fan of these ones – but so many of my family and friends LOVE them, so that’s why I keep making them.
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These are probably second in line next to my favourite ginger cookies. I simply must make these every year and pass on the deliciousness to everyone I love.
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Y’all have a least one thumbprint recipe in your holiday cookie arsenal, right? (If you are a baker that is). This recipe is easy and delicious.
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I always make biscotti, but I switch up the recipe every year. Last year I did decadent chocolate ones, so this year I’m going classic and simple.
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These represent everything that is awesome about Christmas.
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I love how daring these ones are, yet surprisingly easy to make. More than a few steps are involved, but nothing complicated. SO delicious.
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