Christmas Cookie Recipes (2024)

Published: Nov 30, 2015 · Modified: Jan 30, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

Over 30+ Cookie Recipes that are sure to be a hit with your family and friends this holiday season. Nothing is better than a cookie tray stacked high with delicious treats during the holidays.

I love holiday baking. There's just something about the smell of cookies baking during the holiday season that just makes me so utterly happy. Nothing beats the aroma of fresh cookies baking to perfection. The soft batter, the smell of vanilla and chocolate drifting from room to room. It's heavenly.

Usually I start baking on December 1. Once the month officially changes I'm in the kitchen baking up a storm. Whether it's cookie recipes, fudge recipes, candy recipes, or hot chocolate, if it's December there's some kind of holiday sweet happening in my kitchen on a daily basis. You can bank on it.

Holiday recipes abound this time of year. I tend to favour all things chocolate, but honestly as long as it's sweet I'm a happy girl. If you are looking for something specific this holiday season you can use my search bar by typing in what you're looking for. You can also check my recipe index. Or just email me.

I love hearing from readers so if you have something you're looking for or need help with a recipe just email me and I'll do my best to help you out. Nothing feels better than being able to help someone find a recipe that their whole family falls in love with. That's why I do this job.

Plus the perks are amazing. I mean I get to cook and bake for a living. Then I get to eat all the things I cooked and baked. My life is not hard. At all. In fact it's pretty wonderful. I'm seriously looking forward to tomorrow when the baking marathon begins. I can't wait to make more cookies.

In the meantime I'm just going to keep scrolling back and forth through all these amazing cookie recipes. Be sure to pin all your favourites so you can bake them for the holidays. Or send the link to your friends and family so they can bake for you. It's all good. Whatever works for you!

Chewy Molasses Cookies by Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts

German Chocolate Cake Cookie by A Dash of Sanity

Cookies & Cream Cookies by Domestic Superhero

Italian Ricotta Cookies by Love Bakes Good Cakes

Triple Ginger Snaps by That Skinny Chick Can Bake

Pin this to your Holiday Pinterest Board so you have all these cookies at your fingertips!

Craving more Holiday Recipes? Check these out:

Gingerbread Fudge

Peppermint Fudge

White Chocolate and Milk Chocolate Peppermint Dip

Be sure to tune in next week for my Annual Christmas Week Event. This year over 35+ bloggers joined forces to host a huge week long event with tons of recipes and a huge Amazon Gift Card Giveaway, 3 Prizes totalling $800! You're not going to want to miss that. The Christmas Week event runs from Monday, December 7 to Saturday, December 12.

Also be sure to tune in from Sunday, December 13 to Thursday, December 24 for my 12 Days of Giveaways. Yes, your read that right. 12 whole days with a different prize up for grabs each day. This is sure to be a blast. I can't wait to share all my holiday recipes with you. Plus giveaways rock.

Toodles! xx

FAQs

What is the number 1 Christmas cookie? ›

Peanut Butter Blossoms are America's favorite Christmas cookie, based both on total number of pageviews from the U.S. population as a whole, and number of states that ranked it as their top cookie (which is six, by the way).

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What is the least favorite Christmas cookie? ›

On the naughty list of cookies, Americans gave the lowest win records to anise cookies, which only won 29% of its matchups.

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What is Santa Claus's favorite cookie? ›

Chocolate Chip cookies

Santa himself lists these as his favorites, and he prefers them soft and gooey with lots of chocolate chips. If you decide to leave these out for him, make sure there's a glass of cold milk nearby!

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What is the most popular cookie in the United States? ›

Chocolate chip cookies

What is the most popular type of cookie? It might just be this one. Ever the crowd-pleaser, the chocolate chip cookie is renowned for its balance of richness and sweetness.

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What is America's favorite holiday cookie? ›

Among those who can make a single choice, frosted sugar cookies lead the list (32%), with gingerbread (12%) and chocolate chip (11%) rounding out the top three. Snickerdoodles (6%) come in fourth place, followed by butter (4%), peanut butter (4%), and chocolate (4%) tying for fifth.

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What is the original Christmas cookie? ›

Modern Christmas cookies can trace their history to recipes from Medieval Europe biscuits, when many modern ingredients such as cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, almonds and dried fruit were introduced into the west.

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Which Christmas cookies last the longest? ›

Shortbread and spritz cookies are longer-lasting cookies, which means they are perfect for holidays when there is some competition on the table. After all, Christmas in many homes is celebrated with a variety of dishes and sweet treats.

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What is the world's Favourite cookie? ›

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co. But did you know Oreos are a copycat product?

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Which cookies freeze best? ›

As a general rule of thumb, 'drop cookies,' which include oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, and 'cut-out cookies,' such as gingerbread and sugar cookies, are freezer-friendly.

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What is Santa's real name? ›

It is believed that the first Santa Claus was Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was a monk and therefore did not marry. The Santa Claus that we know lives in the North Pole. According to some North American sources, his original name was Kris Kringle before he changed his name to Santa Claus.

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What is Santa's phone number? ›

Santa Claus' phone number

Father Christmas can be reached at 605-313-4000, his official hotline. Those wishing to call Santa can also visit FreeConferenceCall.com/Santa-Hotline to call the Santa Hotline through the official website.

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What is a popular Christmas cookie shape? ›

🍪CHRISTMAS COOKIE CUTTER SET: Package includes 8 different classic Christmas Cookie Cutter Shapes: Snowflake, Snowman, Gingerbread, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree, Candy Cane, Reindeer, Glove.

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What is in cowboy cookies? ›

As with most things in Texas, Bush's Cowboy Cookies are enormous and wholly stuffed with so many mix-ins: oats, coconut, pecans, and of course, chocolate chips. They're sure to win over any crowd.

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What is the number one selling cookie in the world? ›

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What is the 1 cookie in the US? ›

America's favorite cookie and the one dubbed “the American cookie” is the Chocolate chip cookie.

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What is the most popular Christmas cookie in Pennsylvania? ›

According to Google Trends, the most-searched cookie recipe in Pennsylvania over the holidays is the famous peanut butter blossom! The peanut butter blossom was created in 1957 by Freda Smith.

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