Food & Drinks

20 Traditional Christmas Cookie Recipes

Baking cookies is one of our most beloved Christmas traditions: here you’ll find all our favorite cookies to make merry with. Complete your Christmas cookie tray for Santa with this guide to festive holiday favorites. From sugar cookies to gingerbread men, biscotti to snickerdoodles. These delicious (and easy!) Christmas cookie recipes are way better than any old gift card. Fill your cookie tins with batches and batches of classic cookies and creative variations.

Chocolaty melting snowmen via Better Homes and Garden

Glazed eggnog cookies via Crumbs & Chaos

Cinnamon roll sugar cookies via Diethood

Perfect sugar cookie cut-outs via Love Grows Wild

Chocolate shortbread cookies via Pint Sized Baker

Apple butter snickerdoodles via Crazy for Crust

Chocolate chip pretzel cookies via Chocolate, Chocolate and More

Candy cane blossoms via Baked Perfection

Brown sugar cinnamon cookies via Lemons for Lulu

Peppermint butter cookies via Taste and Tell Blog

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies via Bakergirl

Chocolate mint sandwich cookies via Sweet Twist of Blogging

Peanut butter cookies via Katrina’s Kitchen

Chocolate espresso pinwheel cookies via The Foodie Teen

Red velvet snowflake cookies via Created by Diane

Chocolate and Maraschino Cherry shortbread cookies via Closet Cooking

The best soft gingerbread cookies via One Little Project

Chocolate peppermint patty cookies via Buns in My Oven

Chocolate coconut pinwheels via Garnish with Lemon

Orange & Ginger Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle via Your Homebased Mom