Are you in need of some ideas for Christmas cookies this year? We’ve got you covered. These 60 easy recipes are sure to be a big hit at this year’s holiday party. You don’t have to be a professional pastry chef to make them either. With a little bit of effort, anyone can create these delicious cookies.
From gingerbread to sugar cookies, to macaroons, this list has it all. Some of the recipes can even be completed in as little as 10 minutes and don’t even require baking! Try out a few of them and let us know what you think. Which ones are your favorite?
The best part of these is that they are made with red velvet cake mix. It’s not cheating, just smart. All you have to do is mix up a couple of ingredients and toss them in the oven.
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2. Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
Your friends and family will go crazy over these. Shortbread is great on its own already. However, dip it in some chocolate and it’s pretty much game over.
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3. Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Adding molasses to cookies means that they are going to be extra moist and chewy. Mix in a little a ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt, and the end result is something really delicious.
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Each additional layer is tastier than the last one. Basically, they are almond cakes stacked with apricot filling. The tops and bottoms are coated in chocolate.
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5. Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Using cake mix allows you to skip a lot of the steps for making chocolate chip cookies, yet they still turn out just as good. We love how they also added white chocolate chips and sprinkles to these.
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Filling in the little holiday-themed shapes with jam is such a creative idea. They used berry jam for theirs, however, you can use whatever flavor you would like. The cookies are made out of shortbread.
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These are made with white chocolate chips, evaporated milk and marshmallow cream. Of course, the most important ingredient is the Oreos. You wouldn’t want to forget those!
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8. Vanilla Bean Christmas Sugar Cookies
It doesn’t take a whole lot of skill to make these amazing cookies. They are slice and bake. The hardest part is choosing how to decorate them.
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They are filled with pecans and the outside is covered in powder sugar. They are simple and delicious. What more could you ask for?
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10. Nutella Condensed Milk Cookie Bars
We can only imagine how gooey and wonderful these must be. The Nutella center is a great idea. They would go perfect with a nice big glass of milk.
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This recipe doesn’t even call for sugar. It’s not necessary! The creamy filling is enough to sweeten them on its own. You can make it vanilla, lemon, or peppermint flavored.
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12. Gingerbread Men Cookies
These are a classic. Every holiday party needs some gingerbread cookies. They are so much fun to decorate too. We recommend using red hot cinnamon candies for eyes.
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13. Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cookies
Snickerdoodles are one of our favorites. The brown butter in this recipe gives them a caramel-like flavor. Then, as always, they are coated with cinnamon sugar.
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14. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everyone has a different chocolate chip cookie recipe that they use. According to the chef, this one is the best ever. The cookies are extra chewy and gooey because of the brown butter and chopped chocolate.
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15. Double Fudge Irish Cream Cookies
The secret ingredient in these is Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur. Plus, you fold in copious amounts of milk chocolate chips and white chocolate chips. There is also a bit of cocoa powder and instant coffee powder too.
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16. Cornflake Holly Wreaths
Technically, they aren’t cookies, but they are Christmasy and delicious. The edible wreaths are made with melted marshmallows, green food coloring, and cornflakes. The berries are cinnamon Red Hots.
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17. Pistachio Cream Cheese Fingers
These will definitely stand out at your holiday get together. The cream cheese makes them delicate and fluffy. They are then topped with a chocolate drizzle.
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If you love smores, you will love these cookies. They are so gooey when you break them apart. It’s basically a cookie version of a cup of hot chocolate.
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19. No Bake Coconut Balls
These are both no bake and keto. We give them bonus points because they look like snowballs. They are a mix of desiccated coconut, almond flour, sugar, and coconut oil.
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Coconut macaroons won’t take you longer than 10 minutes to make. They have cocoa powder added to them, as well as rolled oats. The ingredients need to be cooked for a few minutes, but no baking is required.
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21. Cannoli Cream Chocolate Truffles
Cannolis are one of the tastiest types of Italian pastries. They are filled with cream. Mixed with truffles, it makes for a great combination.
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22. No Bake Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Peanut butter is one of our favorite food items. Mix it with Rice Krispie cereal, corn syrup, and chocolate kisses and you’ll have some pretty amazing cookies. They are super simple to make.
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23. Cookies & Cream Meltaways
If you enjoy cookies and cream, these will be perfect for your next party. They will melt in your mouth. They are made with Oreos, milk, vanilla, and butter.
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24. Reese’s Peanut Butter Granola Bars
Imagine a peanut butter granola bar topped with Reese’s Pieces and this is what you would get. It has our mouths watering just looking at them. There are even extra peanut butter chips in there too.
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25. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
Here we have another type of peanut butter bar. They are no bake and topped with a layer of chocolate. The best way to describe them is easy and delicious.
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26. Brownie Batter Truffles
Everyone loves brownies, but how about in truffle form? We think it’s a fantastic idea. They are also high protein as one of the ingredients is chocolate protein powder.
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These look so incredible. They are no bake, so they are easy to make. The topping is made from white chocolate candy melts and heavy cream.
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28. Coconut Praline Cookies
Praline cookies are made with pecans, but what really makes these special are the brown sugar flavors and coconut. It results in the perfect amount of sweetness.
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29. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate and peanut butter is a classic combination in a cookie. These ones are no bake. There is no flour in them. Instead, they use quick oats.
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There is nothing better than bite-sized cheesecakes. These ones have a raspberry filling and are coated in chocolate. They can be prepared in a matter of minutes.
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31. Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies
It only takes five ingredients to make these cookies — peanut butter, cornflakes, vanilla extract, sugar, and corn syrup. They are no bake and can be put together quite quickly.
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They might be easy to make, but that doesn’t mean they don’t look and taste amazing. They include oatmeal, chocolate cookies, and peanut butter. They are a fantastic dessert for any occasion.
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There are a lot of different no bake truffle recipes out there, but this is the first time that we’ve seen a gingerbread one. They are made by crushing gingersnaps into small crumbs using a food processor.
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Not everyone likes almond joy bars, but if you do, you will love these cookies. They contain almonds, coconut, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk.
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35. Peppermint Bark Oreos
We always thought that there was no way Oreos could get any better. They are already great on their own. Then we saw this amazing holiday Oreo recipe…
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36. Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies are one of the simplest cookies. They don’t need anything special to make them taste great. Just add a light topping of sugar on them and they are ready to eat.
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The cookies are made from eggs, Nutella, and flour. The filling is more Nutella, coupled with chopped hazelnuts. That’s a total of only four ingredients!
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38. Peanut Butter Cookies
You can actually substitute any type of nut butter that you want for these. The chef made them with peanut butter though. We think it was an excellent choice.
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Candy canes are a classic Christmas treat, but how about candy cane cookies? They certainly look festive. The dough has a vanilla and peppermint flavor.
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40. Buttery Shortbread Cookies
It takes just three simple ingredients to bake these cookies. You need flour, brown sugar, and butter. If you would like, you can top them with sprinkles too.
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41. Hot Chocolate Cookies
The flavor of hot cocoa is absolutely scrumptious. Not to mention, the cookies are embedded with tiny marshmallows and chocolate chips. We could eat dozens of these in one sitting.
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42. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
They are both soft and chewy, yet easier to make than regular chocolate cookies. You don’t have to chill the dough or form it into individual cookies. Just bake and slice.
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43. Chocolate Toffee Cranberry Cookies
Imagine pieces of toffee, chocolate, and little gooey cranberries melting in your mouth. That’s what these cookies are all about. Your friends and family will love them.
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44. Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies
They only require four ingredients to make — dark chocolate, almond butter, coconut oil, and rolled oats. Just mix them together. You can also add vanilla extract, but that step is optional.
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45. Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Like many recipes that use oatmeal, these cookies are no bake. You’ll just need to do a little bit of boiling to combine the ingredients together. They turn out great.
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46. Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
Hershey’s candy cane kisses are the perfect holiday treat. They are even better when served on top of a cookie. Once you try them, they are sure to become a new favorite in your household.
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These cookies are based upon the popular chocolate caramel candy called Rolo. They are chocolatey with a caramel center. It sounds heavenly.
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48. Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies
The exposed cracks in these cookies are their defining feature. We imagine that it is all the gingerbread flavor trying to escape out. The brown sugar and molasses make them extra chewy too.
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49. Chocolate Dipped Coconut Caramel Macaroons
Coconut caramel macaroons have some ingredients that you might not expect. For example, maple syrup and pumpkin seeds. However, that’s part of what makes them unique.
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50. Candy Cane Brownie Cookies
There are fudge brownies on the bottom layer and a white chocolate peppermint frosting on top. It’s made from melted Hersey’s peppermint kisses and Hershey’s milk chocolate frosting.
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51. Chocolate Dipped Vanilla Bean Cashew Crescent Cookies
They are cashew crescent cookies covered in chocolate. They have a very long name, but that’s because of how many good things are included in them. What’s not to like?
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52. Frosted Cranberry Cookies
These ones are smothered in vanilla icing and having sugar dried cranberries on top. You can have them completed super quick too. They only take about ten minutes to bake.
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53. Triple Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake Cookies
There are three types of chocolate in these — milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and bittersweet chocolate. It is a little crazy. Although, crazy in a good way.
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Fans of eggnog will definitely love this one. They are sugar cookies topped with an eggnog frosting. It’s an excellent combination.
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55. Toasted Hazelnut Cookies
The cookies are slice and bake which really simplifies the process. Afterward, they are coated with chocolate and hazelnuts and toasted to perfection.
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56. Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
It’s a recipe that’s very fitting for the Christmas season. They look like little snowballs. However, on the inside are some delicious chocolate chips.
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57. Peppermint Sugar Cookies
You will be amazed how soft these come out. Plus, there are peppermint crunch sprinkles mixed in. They are topped with a peppermint cream cheese frosting.
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58. Italian Ricotta Cookies
These cookies are very similar to cake. The insides are very moist. Yet, they are bite-sized like cookies and topped with beautiful holiday designs.
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59. Chocolate Caramel Swirled Meringues
Meringues have a crispy exterior with a soft marshmallow center. The caramel and chocolate swirls make them extra special. They are so pretty looking.
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These are one of the most traditional types of Christmas cookies in Denmark. If you bake them, you’ll soon find out why they are so popular. The vanilla flavor is fantastic.
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