Christmas Cookie Recipes

These Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes are all you need for making a Delicious Meal. Find the best Christmas Cookie Recipes for sharing with family and friends. Browse our Christmas Cookie Recipes collection to find the comfort foods and the classic dishes you love to make.

Forgotten Cookies

Cooking Time: 10h

Some people call them Forgotten Cookies, and some call them Forgotten Kisses. No matter how you call these chocolate chip meringue cookies, they taste delicious, and they are perfect for any occasion. The recipe is super easy to make and needs only one bowl. You can make them with your...

December 25, 2020

Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

Cooking Time: 2h 10m

These homemade Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies have a perfect combination of winter flavors. For me, winter flavors are cranberries, oranges, a hint of almond, and of course, a high-quality real butter. The last one is the key ingredient that plays a crucial role in all shortbread cookies. So, please don’t...

December 17, 2020

Vegan Aquafaba Pavlova

Cooking Time: 2h

Vegan Aquafaba Pavlova has been a game changer for me – I can enjoy egg-free Pavlova now! Aquafaba is the liquid which you find in cans of chickpeas. As it is very similar to egg whites aquafaba can be used as a direct replacement for them in meringues which makes...

December 14, 2020

Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies

Cooking Time: 52m

These Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies are perfect not only for your next cookie break but for any holiday occasion too. Shortbread cookies are my favorites! When I think of shortbread cookies, I think of their rich buttery and flaky melt-in-your-mouth texture. And these cookies meet my expectations fully. In addition,...

December 8, 2020

Irish Ginger Cookies

Cooking Time: 27m

Bake our ultimate Irish Ginger Cookies because Christmas deserves only the best cookies! I’ve always been fond of Christmas baking, and I truly believe that no holiday serving platter would be complete without a batch of ginger cookies. I love the deep ginger flavor of these soft in the middle...

November 27, 2020

Maple Glazed Gingerbread Scones

Cooking Time: 55m

These Maple Glazed Gingerbread Scones are one of the best recipes for Christmas desserts that I know! I love these gorgeous scones flavored with spices like cinnamon, cloves and ginger. To make these delicious scones, start by freezing butter to make it easier to grate. Mix the dry ingredients together...

November 20, 2020

Dutch Pepernoten Cookies

Cooking Time: 45m

I don’t know about you, but I am already thinking about recipes for Сhristmas desserts and these Dutch Pepernoten Cookies are top of my list of Christmas cookie recipes! “Peper” means pepper in Dutch and you might find it surprising that one of the ingredients in these spicy cookies is...

November 19, 2020

Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies

Cooking Time: 3h

I love these Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies – they are one of the best recipes for Christmas desserts. To make these cute cookies, start by making the meringue base by mixing egg whites, sugar and a pinch of tartar. Add mint extract and beat some more. Once the mixture is...

November 17, 2020

TOP 10 Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes

1. Star Anise Cookies These Star Anise Cookies are the cutest little cookies that I have chosen to include in all my Christmas boxes this year. The dough is made from a simple batter with a drop of star anise extract and a sugar-milk frosting flavored with anise too. A...

November 17, 2020

Walnut Rugelach

Cooking Time: 1h 20m

These Walnut Rugelach were most famously enjoyed in Russia and spread right around the world, especially between Jewish communities. Mini dough pastries, unlike other rugelach, are soft and crumbly, kind of like cookie dough, rolled and wrapped around a smashing filling made from apricot preserves, walnuts, dried cranberries, sugar and...

November 13, 2020

Russian Tea Cakes-Snowballs

Cooking Time: 1h 40m

These Russian Tea Cakes are also known as snowballs because of their white, round and fluffy appearance. These cookies are light, nutty and buttery and they get their snowball appearance because they are covered in powdered sugar! The perfect cookies to make at Christmas. To make this one of my...

November 12, 2020

Chocolate Orange Cookies

Cooking Time: 30m

These Chocolate Orange Cookies are like a taste of my childhood Christmases. I adore the combination of chocolate and orange – it reminds me of Christmas in my childhood. In my family, we always had chocolate orange flavor treated from about mid December on. It is a tradition that I’ve...

November 12, 2020

Cranberry and Almond Shortbread Bars

Cooking Time: 45m

I am such a shortbread fan and these Cranberry and Almond Shortbread Bars are one of my top favorite choices for flavor. Soft and buttery shortbread with a fruity, tangy chew from chopped cranberries and orange zest then drizzled with a soft and creamy, almond glaze over the top. Finally,...

November 12, 2020

Spiced Chocolate Shortbread Buttons

Cooking Time: 1h 42m

These Spiced Chocolate Shortbread Buttons are my favorite fall cookies. They look so cute too, like little brown buttons. I usually use cayenne pepper to spice up this recipe, but you could use ancho chili powder or regular or spicy chili powder if you prefer. To make these cookie buttons,...

October 8, 2020

Cranberry German Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 5m

These Cranberry German Cookies are my favorite things to make in winter. They are so easy to make and they taste absolutely delicious. They remind me of my childhood spent sitting in my German grandmother’s kitchen, while she would tell me stories about her childhood, growing up in Germany. Happy...

October 8, 2020

Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies

Cooking Time: 30m

I am so excited to share my Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies with you today! My all-time favorite cookie flavor is mint chocolate – I could eat them forever! One of my tips when cooking chocolate mint cookies is to use the best quality cocoa powder you can get your hands...

May 22, 2020

Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies

Cooking Time: 55m

These Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies are really cute bite-size cookies. I like to add assorted jam flavors to my thumbprint cookies – usually blackberry, apricot or strawberry. I like to make these with my kids when they are off school. They love getting messy and involved in the kitchen! To make...

May 21, 2020

Cartellata Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h

Cartellata Cookies are deep-fried Italian cookies which are usually served around Christmas time, but I say why restrict yourself to only eating these delicious crispy cookies to one time of year? I tend to make these cookies for events when I’d like to serve a homemade treat with coffee. ...

March 13, 2020

Star Anise Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 11m

These Star Anise Cookies are the cutest little cookies that I have chosen to include in all my Christmas boxes this year. The dough is made from a simple batter with a drop of star anise extract and a sugar-milk frosting flavored with anise too. A warm and tasteful addition...

December 25, 2019

Finnish Meringue Cookies

Cooking Time: 44m

What is the difference between Finnish Meringue Cookies and other meringue that we know and love? These cookies have a soft dough-like texture as a base then filled and wrapped between swirls of soft meringue that when baked in the oven are super sweet with a chunky and chewy bite....

December 20, 2019

Polish Kolaczki

Cooking Time: 2h

The only way to start describing these Polish Kolaczki is with OMG! Little, sweet bites with a pastry made from beaten butter and cream cheese combined with all-purpose flour, the result a crunchy pastry filled with a prepared fruit filling. You can use a commercially bought jam or jelly or...

December 18, 2019

Meringue Shell Cookies (Rakushki)

Cooking Time: 2h 45m

These Meringue Shell Cookies are crunchy, light and sweet, like little pillows of deliciousness that pop in your mouth quickly becoming your new favorite dessert treat. Perfect on their own or accompanied with ice cream or cream and famously served with fruit, particularly berries and strawberries. Ideal party treats or...

December 18, 2019

Gingerbread Reindeer Recipe

Cooking Time: 3h

This Gingerbread Reindeer Recipe is a true classic adapted from the recipe as the infamous gingerbread man, these reindeer will be the star of the show and the ideal cookie with milk, to leave for the Santa the night he climbs down the chimney! These scrumptious old style ginger biscuits...

December 10, 2019

Cranberry Shortbread Stars

Cooking Time: 1h 15m

Cranberry Shortbread Stars will leave you star struck this winter. They are so easy to make yet they taste absolutely delicious. A batch of these will feed an army so they are great to make around Thanksgiving and Christmas when you know you’ll have people dropping by unannounced. These shortbread...

November 28, 2019

Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies

These Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies are the perfect dunking treat. With already one half of the cookie dunked in melted chocolate, the other half is waiting to be dunked in your tea or coffee! Using a healthier alternative to white flour, I chose to use spelt flour instead with almond...

November 23, 2019

Stacking Snowmen Biscuits

Cooking Time: 1h 35m

These Stacking Snowmen Biscuits are a classic Christmas favorite and my children wait all year to help me prepare them for our family dinner. This recipe reminds me of my childhood when I would make them with my grandmother and now I am passing this recipe onto you as a...

November 22, 2019

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