21+ Best Christmas Cookies

Our rolled sugar cookie recipe gets tons of five star reviews every holiday season. The sugar cookie dough is lightly-flavored with vanilla, which makes for a delicate cookie that is addictive! Don’t miss our cookie icing recipe that makes for beautiful, stackable cookies.

These cakey, fluffy sugar cookies are just like the ones you’d get at the grocery store. We highly recommend adding sprinkles for holiday flair!

You can’t go wrong with a classic! Our secret ingredient makes these the best, most flavorful chocolate chip cookies ever! We’ll let you decide if you want to add nuts or not.

Monster cookies have a little something for everyone—M&Ms, nuts, oats, and more!—and can be customized to whatever ingredients you have kicking around your kitchen.

These cookies are buttery and mildly sweet. They are perfect for nibbling while you sip a hot drink!

Part cookie, part fudge, you won’t want to miss these decadent Christmas cookies topped with crushed candy canes.

This citrus-y sweet twist on the popular spritz cookies is full of holiday flavor and spice.

This Canadian classic is one that gets requested again and again every holiday season!

With a buttery shortbread base and a fruity jam filling, these cookies are festive and easy to make.

Easy Saltine Cracker Toffee is SO much easier to make than you'd ever believe, and it's the most delicious sweet-salty treat!

These never-fail magic cookie bars, also known as Seven Layer Bars, are super easy to make, have a rich chocolate flavor, and freeze well.

Hands down, these pillowy lemon cookies are one of our best Christmas cookies. They always make it onto my holiday cookie trays!

We love recipes for easy Christmas cookies, and these chocolate hazelnut cookies definitely fit the bill!

It’s not Christmas without some peppermint! Making these cookies is a combination of tasty baking and fun art project. If there is only one slice and bake cookie on your list, make it this one!

I always compare these cookies to a mocha chip frappuccino…in cookie form!

Bourbon and bacon in a cookie? Sure thing! They add a rich saltiness to these soft cookies.

Stand aside, tough gingerbread men. We’ll take our cinnamon, molasses, and ginger in the form of these soft, chewy cookies instead.

These caramel-stuffed chocolate cookies are what chocolate dreams are made of.

Inspired by the classic Kentucky Derby dessert, these Bourbon Chocolate Chip Blondies are rich, decadent, and flavorful without any of the fuss or muss of a Derby Pie!

Chewy and incredibly flavorful, these cookies will knock your socks off! Made with coconut, whole grains, and a secret crispy ingredient, this recipe is what I crave when I’m feeling nostalgic.

These festive cookies can be rolled out and cut just like traditional sugar cookies, so your gluten-free friends don’t have to miss out!

If you are gluten-free and like your chocolate chip cookies chewy and soft, then this recipe is for you!

More a candy than a cookie, Buckeyes are a Midwestern classic that will appeal to any chocolate and peanut butter lover.

These cookie mix jars are affordable and easy to make in bulk, so you can have a whole load of gifts ready in no time! The resulting m&m cookies are chewy, tender, and festive.

Treat your loved ones with this eggless, eat-it-with-a-spoon edible cookie dough.

Our Gingerbread Cookie Mix is pure holiday delight, and makes a great gift. Learn how to make our gingerbread cookie mix here.