Need a quick treat to bring to your neighbors or a cookie swap?
Try one of these 17 delicious recipes and you’ll make everyone’s holidays a little brighter!
Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
Ingredients: unsalted butter, granulated sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, unbleached all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sprinkles, Candy Cane Hershey Kisses, packed light or dark brown sugar, eggs, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, milk, confectioners’ sugar | Get the full recipe at sallysbakingaddiction.com
Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Ingredients: butter, granulated sugar, molasses, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, salt | Get the full recipe at gimmesomeoven.com
Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Ingredients: unsalted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, flour, salt, mini chocolate chips | Get the full recipe at crazyforcrust.com
Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients: dark chocolate, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, brown sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, coarse sugar, white chocolate, heavy cream | Get the full recipe at completelydelicious.com
Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies
Get the recipe at ilovemydisorganizedlife.com
Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies
Ingredients: egg whites, granulated sugar, cream of tartar, almond extract, gel food coloring, multi color sprinkles, star sprinkles, frosting | Get the full recipe at thissillygirlslife.com
Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Ingredients: all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, unsalted butter, light or dairy-free eggnog, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, light brown sugar | Get the full recipe at amyshealthybaking.com
Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies
Ingredients: unsalted butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, unsweetened baking chocolate, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, egg yolk, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, peppermint cream cheese frosting, cream cheese, powdered sugar, peppermint candy canes | Get the full recipe at cookingclassy.com
Fudgy Mint Chocolate No-Bake Cookies
Ingredients: butter, sugar, milk, cocoa, instant chocolate pudding mix, quick cooking oats, sweetened shredded coconut, icing sugar, mint extract, green food coloring, semisweet chocolate chips | Get the full recipe at thereciperebel.com
Grandma’s Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients: unsalted butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, cornstarch, salt, all purpose flour | Get the full recipe at spendwithpennies.com
Lemon Snowflakes
Ingredients: lemon cake mix with pudding, frozen whipped topping, egg, confectioners’ sugar | Get the full recipe at food.com
Marble Sugar Cookies
Get the recipe at twosisterscrafting.com
Nutter Butter Rudolph Cookies
Ingredients: Wilton light cocoa candy melts, vegetable shortening, Nutter Butter cookies, popsicle sticks, red peanut butter M&M’s, thin pretzel twists, candy eyes | Get the full recipe at thekrazycouponlady.com
Peppermint Cream Bites
Ingredients: chocolate sandwich cookies with white filling, butter, powdered sugar, milk, peppermint extract, bittersweet chocolate, shortening | Get the full recipe at bhg.com
Raspberry Hazelnut Macaroons
Ingredients: whole hazelnuts, egg whites, salt, sugar, raspberry jam | Get the full recipe at foodandwine.com
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies
Ingredients: flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, cream cheese, butter, egg, red liquid food coloring, powdered sugar | Get the full recipe at chef-in-training.com
White Chocolate Covered Peppermint Oreos
Ingredients: white chocolate chips, vegetable oil, Oreos, peppermint candy canes | Get the full recipe at thekrazycouponlady.com
