Christmas without cookies is not worth it. The taste of cinnamon, nutmeg and aromatic fruity flavors of apricots and dates adds tons of excitement to the Christmas celebrations. But do you know how this frenzy about Christmas cookie started? Well, the origin of Christmas cookie recipes back to the medieval times when cooks started baking cookies as it was easy to give away to friends and neighbors unlike Cakes and pies.
Since then, until now Christmas cookies bring in that exuberance and excitement which is quite hard to contain. But as time has progressed it has gifted us with a plethora of options, which has its own perks and cons. Perks being that you don’t need to restrict yourself to the traditional ones to cons being that you worrying endlessly about the recipe that would make your evening more colorful.
You will admit that the Christmas holidays are incomplete with the pleasure of baking and enjoying handmade cookies. The myriad flavours and dry fruits used in making the cookie further escalates the experience of the cookie baking session. Get your hands dipped in dough and curate some of the most assorted flavours for the season. Here are some of the refreshing and crispy options that you will love to explore for Christmas Eve.
This holiday season if you are wondering which cookies to bake, then take a break and you check out these mouthwatering Christmas cookie ideas. Happy Holidays!
Get the party started with these yummy delicious Christmas cookie ideas
1. Chocolate Cherry Almond Biscotti
My Baking Addiction has got us this crunchy and sugary delight to enhance the joy of the season. Tart cherries and rich chocolate, this is the ideal company for a warm cup of beverage.
Get the recipe at My Baking Addiction
2. Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Loaded with slimy caramel and coated with salt, the cute thumbprint cookies are surely delightful and a wonderful treat by the Cooking Classy. Prepare a batch of these salted caramel turtle cookies this season.
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3. Honey Spice Gingerbread Cookies
What a delightful idea it is to go for the honey spice gingerbread cookies. With the fine flavour of the sweetness of honey blended with the righteous presence of spice, the celebrations of Christmas are dull without the gingerbread cookies by Martha Stewart.
Get the recipe at Martha Stewart
4. Speculoos Buttons
What a delightful idea it is to bake the speculoos buttons with just five ingredients in a single bowl. Elegant and crisp, the speculoos cookies by Bon Appétit are served with a dollop of frosting on top.
Get the recipe at Bon Appétit
5. Cranberry Bliss Cookies
Blissful and joyous, the advent of Christmas calls for you to create these elegant and creamy cranberry cookies by Gimme Some Oven. The blend of white chocolate and cranberries are simply commendable.
Get the recipe at Gimme Some Oven
6. Linzer Cookies
The hearty Linzer cookies by A Fox in the Kitchen are indeed an excellent creation! Planning an evening with your date! The Linzer cookies should adorn the table with hot chocolate this winter.
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7. Chocolate Swirl Meringue Cookies
You must have not heard about a chocolate meringue right! The swirls of meringue on the plate on a pleasant evening are all that you need for a wonderful vacation. Credits for this ball of delight go to Bakers Royale.
Get the recipe at Bakers Royale
8. Olive Oil & Sea Salt Brownie Cookies
Savoury and tasteful, each of the olive oil and sea salt cookies is crispy and bursting with flavours. The efforts by Butterlust have made these brownie cookies come true.
Get the recipe at Butterlust
9. Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies
What is a better combination than peppermint and chocolate! Here is a recipe by Pineapple & Coconut that you will regret not making this season. Grab yourself the recipe for hot chocolate peppermint cookies for after dinner cravings!
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10. Gingerbread Donut Cookies
These adorable gingerbread men are stunning to decorate your Christmas tree and watch your kids grab them from the branches and Saviour the doughnut cookies at the party. Here is the simple recipe by Studio DIY for your assistance.
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11. Peanut Butter Snowmen
Snowmen are the perfect companion for the season! Smooth and savoury doesn't butter snowman is ideal and customised to the season by Sweetopia.
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12. White Christmas Sugar Cookies
Ah, the best Christmas cookies ever! The sugar cookies are easy and exciting to bake with Julie Blanner as your guide. Winters and white chocolate go hand in hand to make your Christmas special.
Get the recipe at Julie Blanner
13. The Best Vegan Sugar Cookies
With the elegant star cutouts and the fascinating design with sugar dust, the vegan cookies are surely a very fancy looking biscuit that you can serve with tea. The recipe is an innovative attempt by Yummy Mummy Kitchen.
Get the recipe at Yummy Mummy Kitchen
14. Vegan Coconut Butter Ginger Snaps
Packed with sweetness and fine coconut butter, the crispy ginger snaps are a great choice of cookies to enjoy with beverages. Not to forget that the Vegan 8 has made the recipe completely vegan and healthy for conscious dieters.
Get the recipe at The Vegan 8
15. Alfajores Caramel Sandwich Cookies
Layers and layers of caramel between the crispy treat! Does it not sound like the most delightful recipe of all time? Well, you have to give the sandwich recipe a try by the Unconventional Baker to discover it for yourself.
Get the recipe at Unconventional Baker
16. Vegan Sugar Cookies
Soft, comforting and easy! The vegan sugar cookies are a source of warmth and refreshment at any time of the day your heart is craving cookies. The Salt and Lavender used rainbow sprinkles to enhance the beauty and flavour of the cookies.
Get the recipe at Salt and Lavender
17. Gluten-Free Holiday Thumbprint Cookies
Prepare batches of these thumbprint cookies to last the entire season. Crisp and tasteful, the recipe is gluten-free and good for your health. Oh, we forgot to mention the mixed fruit jelly in the centre, a recipe by Blissful Basil. Raw walnut and almond further help to escalate the taste of the dish.
Get the recipe at Blissful Basil
18. Perfect Vegan Snickerdoodles
Puffy and crispy, the snickerdoodles by A Virtual Vegan are coated with sugar and replenished with the goodness of flavour of cinnamon. A baking time of about twenty minutes is all that it requires.
Get the recipe at A Virtual Vegan
19. Oatmeal Date and Pecan Cookies
Oatmeal cookies are always a refreshing option for breakfast and are accompanied by the flavour of crushed dates, the pecan cookies are simply a wonderful creation by My Goodness Kitchen. These are healthy and tasteful to relish in the holidays.
Get the recipe at My Goodness Kitchen
20. Pine Needle Shortbread Cookies
The delicate and flavour pine cookies are intricately shaped in the form of conifers, an idea by A Virtual Vegan that is well suited to the theme of the occasion.
Get the recipe at A Virtual Vegan
21. German Spiced Cookies
These traditional Lebkuchens are authentic to Germany and stunning to relish. Drizzled with chocolates, the cookie recipe by Occasionally Eggs is certainly a great indulgence for the season. Use hazelnut flour to make the dough for the cookies.
Get the recipe at Occasionally Eggs
22. Chocolate Dipped Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
The fine butter flavour and the elegant essence of rosemary are splendid for you to bake this holiday season. Do not forget to dip the diagonal edges in liquid chocolate just as it is done by My Darling Vegan.
Get the recipe at My Darling Vegan
23. Chocolate Brownie Christmas Cookies
The rich peppermint flavour of this batch of Christmas cookies is gorgeous to relish for the season. The chocolate brownies by Cookinglsl and sprinkled with candy crumblings are detectable for one to saviour.
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24. Double Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Flooded with a rich cream frosting, the minty chocolate chip cookies have got it all that can impress the kids. The colourful candy crumbles on top and the crispy texture of the cookies by Hip Foodie Mom are much desirable by the crowd.
Get the recipe at Hip Foodie Mom
25. Whipped Shortbread Cookies
The light and flaky shortbread cookies are provided with a cherry on top to escalate the taste and the flavour of the recipe by Bake Eat Repeat.
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26. Snowy Gingerbread Christmas Trees
An entire stack of cookies in the shape of a coniferous Baked By An Introvert provides the appearance of a snow-covered Christmas tree. The gingerbread Christmas trees add splendour to the table.
Get the recipe at Baked By An Introvert
27. Christmas Pudding Cookies
The crispy chocolate Christmas puddings are delightful and awesome for you to relish. Coated with rich cream frosting, the cookies are tempting in appearance and hard to resist. Look up Culinary Ginger to take guidance.
Get the recipe at Culinary Ginger
28. Peppermint Macarons
Ah! Dive deep into the world of buttercream macarons with crushed candies for this Christmas. You will certainly relish the taste of the peppermint macarons by Cook With Manali. Here is another delectable recipe for indulgence for the season.
Get the recipe at Cook With Manali
29. Cherry Jam Cream Cheese Pastries
Flaky and cheese pastries by Cookinglsl are a source of bliss this holiday season. Filled with jam cream, the recipe is certainly a gorgeous one with the star-shaped appearance of cherry pastries with sugar dust.
Get the recipe at Cookinglsl
30. Cranberry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies
Snowy cookies of hazelnut and cranberry are an innovative creation by Cookinglsl to make the celebrations of Christmas Eve even more special and pleasant. You can even present it in a basket and offer it to the neighbour as Christmas treats.
Get the recipe at Cookinglsl
31. 3-Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies
Simple and short, the recipe for shortbread cookies by Chew Out Loud is always a desirable piece to explore. Experience buttery smooth cookies melting in your mouth at every bite!
Get the recipe at Chew Out Loud
32. Browned Butter Pecan Sandies
The heartwarming presence of the butter pecan cookies for the holidays is a source of joy among dessert lovers. Relish it with tea or snack in the middle of the day, the recipe by Melissa’s Southern Style Kitchen always comes in handy.
Get the recipe at Melissa’s Southern Style Kitchen
33. Chocolate Dipped Italian Butter Cookies
The authentic Italian butter cookies just got better with the liquid chocolate smears at one edge. In a recipe created by The Kitchen McCabe, you will find the steps easy to follow and create the marvellous buttery delights!
Get the recipe at The Kitchen McCabe
34. Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Small and cute, the chocolate toffee cookies seem ideally made to offer to the little ones that visit your home this holiday season. Created by Cookies and Cups and loaded with chocolate chips, these cookies are absolutely tempting.
Get the recipe at Cookies and Cups
35. Christmas Cookie Tree
Layers of cookies are stacked upon one another to create this conifer Christmas tree. The green frosting of each layer is done with perfection and intricacy by Bread Booze Bacon.
Get the recipe at Bread Booze Bacon
36. Christmas Funfetti Cookies
Sumptuous and awesome, the Christmas confetti cookies, more like funfetti, are devised by 36th Avenue. Vibrant and colourful the cookies are good to go for snacks.
Get the recipe at The 36th Avenue
37. Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies
Showered with rainbow sprinkles around the edge, the Christmas swirl sugar cookies are a recipe curated by {i love} my disorganized life to make your Christmas holidays colourful and special.
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38. Cinnamon Caramel Cookies
The chewy and sticky caramel cookies with a fine flavour of cinnamon form a great duo with the cup of beverage on a winter evening. The recipe is suggested by Inside BruCrew Life so you can have the best of the holiday season.
Get the recipe at Inside BruCrew Life
39. Citrus Stained-Glass Window Cookies
The lip-smacking and crunchy Linzer cookies with a jelly-filled centre are rightly termed as the stained-glass window cookies. The citrus flavoured cookie recipe is perfected by Nellie Bellie for a wonderful cookie baking session.
Get the recipe at Nellie Bellie
40. Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies
What a delight to relish the peppermint cookies for Christmas. Tasty and minty, the heavily loaded frosty cookies are always a great source of bliss provided by Cooking Classy.
Get the recipe at Cooking Classy
41. Hidden Mickey Candy Cane Cookies
The candy cane Mickey cookies Turkey reminds us of our obsession with Disney cartoons. Beautifully curated by Virtually Yours, the hidden Mickey cookies are exciting to bake and display on the table and leave it on everyone to discover the Mickey mouse in the puzzle made with cookies.
Get the recipe at Virtually Yours
42. Hot Chocolate Cookies
Mounchy and delicious, the amazing creation by Love From The Oven is a choice that you must make for your baking session to be more exciting. The rich chocolatey taste and the crispy crunch, cocoa hot chocolate with an abundance of choco chips is brilliant in a word.
Get the recipe at Love From The Oven
43. Mint Chocolate Cookies
There is nothing as splendid as chocolate. The special mint chocolate cookies by Roxana’s Home Baking are topped with green minty frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
Get the recipe at Roxana’s Home Baking
44. Peppermint Pattie Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
Calling the cookies delicious will be a sheer understatement to describe the excellence of the recipe created by Around My Family Table. A delightful piece of dessert with loaded chocolate chips is all that is needed for a splendid holiday.
Get the recipe at Around My Family Table
45. Chocolate Kiss Powder Puff Cookies
Flaky and white, these chocolate kiss powder puff cookies are crispy and at the same time filled with tender chocolate syrup in the centre. These cookies are a modification to Russian teacakes by Averie Cooks.
Get the recipe at Averie Cookes
46. Melted Snowmen Cookies
A crispy cookie base and then rich white chocolate frosting on to resemble the body of the snowman. The peanut butter cups can be used for the cap and head and some orange sprinkle for the eyes and nose.
Get the recipe at Home Is Where the Boat Is
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