Are you looking for Christmas cookies that are so good you’ll want to make them year after year?
Great! You’re in the right spot.
Every Christmas cookie recipe in this 5-star lineup has hundreds of glowing reviews.
These are the well done classics that have been perfectly perfected, with a few new flavor combinations as well.
As always, follow the in-text link below the image for full recipe details.
Let’s go to it!
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#1) Easy Italian Christmas Cookies
Source: Molly’s Home Guide
Sweet, simple sugar drop cookies are so good!
No fussy ingredients, rolling pins, or complicated frosting patterns.
These are easy and delicious Italian Christmas sugar cookies your family will love.
#2) Christmas Monster Cookies
These Christmas colored M&M candy cookies from Half Baked Harvest are so stinking good!
They are filled with the classic oatmeal chocolate chip flavor everyone loves with the addition of holiday candies and pretzel pieces.
No one can keep out of these Christmas chocolate chip cookies!
#3) Classic Roll & Cut Frosted Sugar Cookie Recipe
Source: Make A Whisk
This is the classic rolled out Christmas sugar cookie recipe everyone is craving!
You can make them thin and crispy, or thicker and soft all topped with delicious buttercream frosting.
#4) Cranberry Orange Christmas Cookies
Source: 3 Ingredients or Less
This classic cranberry orange combination is perfect for Christmas cookies.
Soft, chewy, and full of tangy and tart flavor with a sweet orange glaze these cookies won’t last long.
#5) Frosted Brownie Cutout Christmas Tree Cookies
Source: Completely Delicious
These frosted brownie ‘cookies’ are genius!
They are perfect for when you’re short on time and need a quick crowd pleasing favorite.
Rich brownie recipe but into tree shaped triangles is topped with a homemade butter cream and sprinkles!
#6) Drop Sprinkle Christmas Sugar Cookies
Sally’s Baking Addiction posted these flavorful and easy Christmas sprinkle cookies.
They have all of sugar cookie texture you love without the work of rolling and cutting sugar cookies dough.
#7) Candy Cane Frosted Sugar Cookies
Source: Things Cook
Calling all peppermint lovers!
These frosted sugar cookies with crushed candy canes are so good you can’t just eat one.
#8) Hot Chocolate Christmas Cookies
How have I not heard of these before?
Love From The Oven has a wonderful Christmas cookie recipe for any chocolate lover!
This recipe includes marshmallow bits and hot chocolate mix for the best texture and flavor combination.
#9) Gingerbread Macarons Christmas Cookie Recipe
Source: Anna Banana
This creative macarons recipe is both beautiful and delicious.
Tender macarons cookie recipe is filled with a gingerbread filling that is filled with holiday flavors.
#10) Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies Recipe
Source: In Bloom Bakery
These are the mother of all kitchen sink Christmas cookies.
They have everything from pretzels, M&Ms, to potato chips.
Full of a variety of textures and delicious flavors you won’t believe how good these are!
#11) Whipped Shortbread Cookies
These soft melt in your mouth butter cookies are from Just So Tasty.
I love them because they are not too rich, or too sweet but the perfect little bite sized snack.
#12) Peppermint Bark Christmas Shortbread Cookies
Source: Completely Delicious
This delicious shortbread cookie bar combines the best of both worlds.
Everyone love peppermint bark, and buttery shortbread so when they are combined together they are nearly irresistable.
Cut into cute triangular shapes these cookie bars will vanish in a snap!
#13) Brown Sugar & Pecan Christmas Cookies
Everyone thinks of pecan pie and pecan bars, but these pecan cookies from The Recipe Rebel are well worth your time!
A soft pecan cookie is topped with a rich brown sugar frosting for a mouth watering cookie flavor you and your guests will love.
#14) Chocolate Crinkle Christmas Cookies
Small Town Woman creates these delicious and festive looking chocolate crinkle cookies.
They have a rich fudge like a brownie texture and a beautiful white powdered sugar coating.
#15) White Chocolate Oatmeal Cranberry Christmas Cookies
Source: Slimming Violet
These cookies are good enough to be breakfast! Hey, it’s the holidays. 😉
Tart dried cranberries, chewy oatmeal and sweet white chocolate make these classic and flavorful holiday cookies.
#16) Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms
Beyond The Butter serves up the best recipe for a popular peanut butter Christmas cookie classic.
The milk chocolate Hershey’s kiss in the center makes these everyone’s favorite Christmas cookie.
#17) Raspberry Almond Shortbread Cookies
I make these raspberry almond thumbprint cookies from Dear Crissy almost every year!
They are so easy to make, and their bold and buttery almond flavor is simply the best.
#18) Chocolate Thumbprint Christmas Cookies
Source: Anna Banana
These tasty and adorable chocolate thumbprint cookies are fast and easy to make!
A quick chocolate shortbread recipe is topped with a flavorful chocolate ganache and sprinkles ~ yum.
#19) Best Ever Gingerbread Christmas Cookies
Hey, Lady Grey has what many online reviewers would say is the best gingersnap cookie recipe on the internet!
Chewy texture, bold molasses flavor and sweet sugar coating has everyone raving about these spiced ginger cookies!
#20) Almond Melt Away Christmas Cookies Recipe
Source: The Novice Chef Blog
These soft and flavorful almond cookies are also easy to bake.
Tender, simple and full of flavor these have hundreds of five star reviews!
#21) Neiman Marcus Chocolate Oatmeal Christmas Cookies
Source: Chef Recipes
These old fashioned chocolate chip oatmeal cookies have a near cult following.
Perfect for the holidays they have a the perfect proportions, with a mixture of chocolate chips, chunks and chopped pecans.
#22) The Best Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
Everyone claims to have the best frosted sugar cookie recipe.
But this Christmas sugar cookie recipe By Georgie Bowers, All Recipes has over 1,600 five star reviews.
Need I say more?
#23) Chinese Chocolate Christmas Cookie Clusters
These chocolate cookie clusters from Kasey via All Recipes is as much a candy as a cookie.
Yet I had to include it because of it’s simplicity to make, and delicious chocolate peanut butter flavor.
These chocolate cookie clusters are simple no bake goodness that has loads of five star reviews.
#24) Classic Snowball Sugar Cookie
Who doesn’t love a rolled pecan shortbread snowball cookie?
The Chunky Chef has one of the best classic snowball cookie recipes that are tossed in a perfect powdered sugar finish.
#25) Buckeye Brownie Christmas Cookies
Taste of Lizzy T is changing the rules with these insanely good peanut butter chocolate Christmas cookies.
They are just like buckeyes, but easier than you might think.
They start with your favorite brownie mix and are topped with a peanut butter cream cheese frosting that is insanely rich and good.
#26) Green Grinch Christmas Cookies
Does it get any cuter than these green Grinch cookies from Mom On Timeout?
These are a quick and easy cake mix cookie with a delicious subtle peppermint flavor.
#27) Holiday Spice Eggnog Cookie Recipe
Source: Tasty Home Plates
These cinnamon sugar spiced cookies have an eggnog spice flavor with soft buttery sugar cookie center.
Similar to snickerdoodle, they are the perfect easy Christmas drop cookie.
#28) Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Source: Slimming Violet
These double chocolate brownie cookies are any chocolate lovers dream.
They have a rich brownie flavor with chewy cookie texture and are topped off with chocolate chips and sea salt.
#29) Melted Snowman Christmas Cookies
Cook Craft Love created these adorable melting snowman Christmas cookies.
They became a Pinterest sensation with their adorable design.
They are also simple in that you can use any sugar cookie recipe you like, and simply focus on the frosting/marshmallow topping!
#30) Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookie Recipe
Source: Slimming Violet
Beautiful and delicious this Christmas cookie recipe calls for any candies and chips you might have on hand.
Get creative with a delicious brown sugar cookie base that compliments any flavor or candy additions.
Happy Christmas Cookie Baking
I hope you found some Christmas cookies that you can add to your family traditions.
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Cheers for now my friends.
<3 Ang
