67 Holiday Cookie Recipes

By: Jessica Farris, Editor, RecipeLion.com

When the weather outside is frightful, these 67 Holiday Cookie Recipes are oh so delightful! Let it snow and snow as long as a batch of warm, comforting Christmas cookies are waiting inside. This ultimate collection of baked sweets includes cookies for every winter holiday occasion, from gift-giving to decorating to snacking. Classic Christmas cookie recipes make inexpensive gifts for family members and friends.

There is a huge variety of Christmas cookie recipes. In this collection, you'll find sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, gingerbread cookies, and so much more. After all, you can never have too many cookies at Christmas! Browse through these holiday cookie ideas until you find the perfect one; it won't take long.

Take shelter from chilly winter weather and enjoy the taste the sweetness of Christmas cheer with great holiday cookie recipes!

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67 Holiday Cookie Recipes

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Easy Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

How to Make Gingerbread Cookies

Christmas Cookies from Other Countries

Christmas Cutout Cookies Recipes

Dried Fruit and Nut Cookies

More Great Holiday Cookies

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies are the most basic of holiday cookie recipes. The perfect canvas, these tasty Christmas cookies can be iced, frosted, frozen, sandwiched, or simply saved for the perfect occasion.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies? Since Ruth Graves Wakefield's lucky mistake in 1930, chocolate chip cookies have become America's favorite cookie. Celebrate this grand chocolatey tradition with this list of chocolate chip cookie recipes. They're a chocaholic's dream come true!

Easy Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

The perfect addition to any cookie recipe, oatmeal adds a dense, chewy texture and a protein punch to traditional holiday desserts. From classic oatmeal raisin cookies to fruity and nutty additions, you will return to these oatmeal cookie recipes again and again.

How to Make Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread people are the epitome of Christmas cookies. The perfect canvas for creative minds, these gingerbread cookie recipes can be cut to any size and shape. Build a gingerbread castle surrounded by a gingerbread moat filled with gingerbread crocodiles, or just chomp the heads off your personalized gingerbread man. The possibilities are endless!

Cookies aren't the only type of Christmas dessert. Bark recipes make great gifts and treats. Check out these 16 Decadent Chocolate Bark Recipes for Dessert.

Christmas Cookies from Other Countries

Whether you say Froehliche Weihnachten, Joyeux Noel, or just Merry Christmas at the holidays, these Christmas cookies from around the world will help you to reconnect with your heritage. Try a traditional German recipe, or try new Italian Christmas cookie recipes.