Christmas cookies are a festive treat to share with family and friends. If you need a reason to be excited about the holidays, these cookies will do it. Find various Christmas cookie ideas and decorations to add more holiday sparkle to your dessert table or if you need a festive snack to share!
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are hands down the best brown butter chocolate chip cookies that everyone needs in their baking repertoire! Crispy and chewy, gooey and buttery, sweet but very well balanced with some sea salt on top. Brown butter (beurre noisette) is a classic French gold that will take your chocolate chip cookies to the next level! It has a deep, nutty, complex flavor and really elevates butter to the next level.
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Brownie Cookies
These fudgy chocolate brownie cookies are the ultimate sweet treat for brownie and chocolate lovers! With a perfectly crinkled top, an ooey-gooey center, and a sprinkle of salt, these cookies are impossible to resist and come together in just 10 minutes! The sprinkle of salt on top enhances the overall flavor and perfectly balances the richness of the chocolate.
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, they will make you feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Their warm, comforting flavor makes them the perfect dessert to sweeten holiday gatherings.
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Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
These irresistible soft batch cream cheese chocolate chip cookies are so chocolatey, moist, and flavorful that it’ll be hard to resist sinking your teeth into a second or third! Made with just some essential pantry ingredients, this easy cookie recipe is the perfect dessert to serve for special occasions and a casual dessert to keep in the kitchen cookie jar. It won’t be long before it becomes the family’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.
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Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
These delicious almond flour peanut butter cookies are gluten-free and packed with flavor. They are also incredibly straightforward to make! These cookies are made with almond flour, creamy peanut butter, two types of sugar, and a hint of vanilla to create delicious, gooey cookies that the whole family will love. Whether you eat them alone or with a cold glass of milk, they're sure to be the best peanut butter cookies with almonds you've ever tried!
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Pie Crust Cookies
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious buttery pie crust cookies are the best thing that can happen to leftover pie dough! In this easy four-ingredient recipe, I am sharing two different options to use leftover pie dough. It's the perfect recipe to make super tasty flaky cookies out of something that we normally just toss out!
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Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love. These are perfect for holiday parties or as edible gifts.
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These easy chocolate chip walnut cookies are a delicious way to give the nut lovers in your family a sweet treat. Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a sprinkle of bright sea salt to balance the flavors make this an indulgent cookie to enjoy during those darker evenings as we move into fall and winter. Everyone will love the chewy texture and the gooey inside that is the hallmark of the best chocolate chip walnut cookies!
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Biscoff Butter Cookies
These Biscoff butter cookies are the most delicious chocolate chip cookies, loaded with Lotus Biscoff spread, cinnamon, and brown sugar. They're an indulgent treat for everyone in the family! These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with that special Biscoff flavor everyone loves!
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Tiramisu Cookies
These delicious, coffee-flavored tiramisu cookies are the perfect after-dinner treat, dessert table addition, or compliment to your morning cup of coffee. A delightful twist on the classic Italian dessert, this easy tiramisu cookies recipe combines espresso powder and sweet mascarpone frosting topped with cocoa powder. No matter how or where you eat them, it is sure to be something that everyone will love!
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Coffee Cookies
These rich and chocolatey coffee cookies are a bold and decadent dessert filled with delicious flavor in every bite. This chewy and indulgent treat pairs wonderfully with a cup of coffee to help you double down on the dreamy flavors that will keep you coming back for more! The espresso powder gives these cookies a wonderful flavor and fantastic nutty aroma. Enjoying these cookies and coffee on the side is a coffee lover's dream.
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Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
This oatmeal craisin cookies recipe is the ultimate soft and chewy cookie treat to make over the holidays and beyond! Making these healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies is easy yet provides a luxurious cookie experience. The cookies are loaded with craisin, cinnamon, and brown sugar, making them wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness.
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S´Mores Cookies
These s'mores cookies put a fun, tasty twist on your regular chocolate chip cookies! Made with decadent dark chocolate, gooey marshmallows, and sweet graham cracker crumbs, they are a family favorite that you will want to make over and over again!
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Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies don’t last long on a cookie tray. With chocolate stripes and sprinkles, this shortbread is alluring! The ultra-chocolaty flavor makes these melt-in-your-mouth cookies an instant favorite.
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Christmas Spice Cookies
Classic vanilla cookies with a dash of the best holiday spices for Christmas. Decorate with coarse sugar for a little extra crunch and a touch of sweetness!
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Eggnog Cookies
A deliciously decadent holiday treat, eggnog cookies are simple, sublime, and oh-so satisfying! Soft and chewy, with an eggnog frosting that would make Santa weak at the knees, this is one Christmas cookie treat you don't want to miss out on!
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Grinch Cookies
These Christmas Grinch cookies are green sugar cookies loaded with chopped Andes mints. They are rolled in green sugar and topped with a jumbo heart sprinkle.
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Mocha Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
Chocolate marshmallow cookies are fudgy, brownie-like cookies with a hint of espresso and a gooey marshmallow center! These marshmallow-stuffed cookies are easy to make in one bowl with simple ingredients.
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Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies are a great festive activity for adults and children alike. Check out my recipe to do the whole thing from scratch!
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Christmas Cake Mix Cookies
These Christmas Cake Mix Cookies are soft and chewy cookies that are filled to the brim with white chocolate chips and M&M’s. They are so easy to make and are always a hit during the holiday season.
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