Here’s a collection of the best classic Christmas cookies. These are recipes that have been around for many years. You’ll likely spot some familiar Christmas cookie favorites that you’ve made before. And hopefully you’ll discover a few new ones too. Click on the recipe titles below to go to the printable recipe.

Pecan Sandies Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies Holiday Nuggets Red Currant Thumbprint Cookies Rum Balls Buckeyes Spritz Cookies Linzer Pinwheel Cookies Jelly Twinkles Holly Cookies Peanut Butter Blossoms Butter Dream Cookies Swedish Butter Cookies Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Eggnog Cookies Christmas Frosted Sugar Cookies Best Gingerbread Cookies (BONUS recipe included at the end of this post)

Everyone has their favorite Christmas cookie recipes, and we’re prepared to share all of our favorites with you. These are cookie recipes that are on repeat at our house year after year. We like them so much that we often bake some of them in the off-season too! Click on the recipe titles below to go to the printable recipe.

Butter Brickle and Pecan Cookies Candy Cane Kiss Cookies Lemon Gumdrop Cookies Italian Cookies Chocolate Mint Wafers Almond Dream Cookies Christmas Monster Cookies Peppermint Buttercream Cake Mix Cookies Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies Chocolate-Drizzled Toffee Chip Cookies Cinnamon Sugar Stars Chocolate Peppermint Stars Hazelnut Peppermint Brownie Cookies Bake and Slice Chocolate Swirls Sparkling Butter Toffee Cookies Easy Frosted Sugar Cookies Peppermint Sugar Cookies Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies White Christmas Crinkles Cinnamon Bun Cookies Gingerbread Biscotti Soft-Baked Christmas Sprinkle Cookies Swirled Mint Cookies Peppermint Puffs Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies Holiday Biscotti Chocolate Mint Filled Cookies Triple Chocolate Kiss Cookies Caramel Pecan Sticky Bun Cookies

The classics are great, and of course we make those often. But it’s also fun to bake classic Christmas cookies with a little bit of a twist to them. This section includes different kinds of Christmas kiss cookies, variations on sugar cookies, crinkles, gingersnaps, thumbprints and shortbread. Some of these recipes are a little surprising and all are simply delicious! Click on the recipe titles below to go to the printable recipe.

Chocolate Espresso Snowcaps Blackberry Sage Thumbprints Dark Chocolate Peppermint Crackles Almond Crinkle Cookies Strawberry Sandwich Cookies Lemon Kiss Cookies Crunchy Nutmeg Sugar Cookies Chocolate Mint Kiss Crinkles Chocolate Turtle Cookies Hot and Spicy Gingersnaps Chocolate Mint Thumbprints Rosemary Shortbread Cookies Milk Chocolate Gingersnaps Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Not Quite Christmas Cookies:

Baking Christmas cookies is definitely the way to go when assembling holiday dessert platters. But there are some non-cookie Christmas sweet recipes that shouldn’t be overlooked. I’ve included a few recipes for bars, barks and candies that are the perfect holiday treats but are not quite Christmas cookies in the traditional sense. Click on the recipe titles below to go to the printable recipe.

Cranberry Bliss Bars Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Almond Roca Quick Peanut Butter Cups Peanut Brittle Peppermint Oreo Truffles Five Minute Fudge Wreath Christmas Fudge Peppermint Brownies Kahlua Cashew Pralines Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Balls Layered Peppermint Crunch Bark Fantasy Fudge