Christmas wouldn’t be complete without cookies! There are so many different Christmas cookies to bake, such as gingerbread, sugar cookies, thumbprints, and spritz cookies (including no bake cookies). You can put them on a pretty Christmas cookie plate or leave some out for Santa to nibble on. They’re even a delectable addition to your Christmas dessert.

Some new and inventive Christmas cookies are available, such as cookies shaped like a cup of hot chocolate and snickerdoodle bar cookies. Searching for a way to include the kids in the joy of the holidays? Grab your cutest holiday cookie cutters and try one of the many cookie decorating ideas that call for frosting, candy, and Christmas sprinkles.

120 Yummiest Christmas Cookies Ideas For Party

Lavender Shortbread Wedges

MIKE GARTEN

Try this recipe for a unique take on your favorite shortbread Christmas cookies. These zesty wedges make a delightful Christmas cookie when topped with a sprinkle of dried lavender.

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Halvah With Chocolate

MIKE GARTEN

These bite-sized treats with handmade Tahini, dark chocolate, and sesame seeds are an unusual yet delicious addition to the Christmas cookie table.

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Brown Butter Crispy Rice Treats

MIKE GARTEN

Although these aren’t strictly cookies, we promise that a plate of these marshmallow treats with brown butter will not go unnoticed. For a festive touch, you can sprinkle some red and green sprinkles on top.

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Deep-Fried Oreos

MIKE GARTEN

This Christmas, bring your favorite fair food into your home. Oreos, pancake batter, and a generous amount of confectioners’ sugar are all you’ll need.

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Christmas Butter Cookies

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A classic like these butter cookies is always a good choice because they’re tasty, adaptable, and make the ideal base for frosting that’s overly sweet.

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Linzer Stars Cookies

MIKE GARTEN

The key to making these traditional Austrian cookies is to use high-quality jam. Believe us when we say that they taste just as good as they look.

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Matcha Snowball Cookies

MIKE GARTEN

These green cookies, dusted with a little sugar, don’t they just scream Christmas? Nobody else is likely to contribute something as inventive to this year’s cookie exchange, we venture.

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Black Forest Cookies

MIKE GARTEN

The classic cake is now available in cookie form. Who wouldn’t want a chocolate cookie with whipped cream and cherries on top?

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Cranberry-Pistachio Cornmeal Biscotti

MIKE GARTEN

Skip the store-bought biscotti. These crunchy cookies are flavored with ginger, orange zest, dried cranberries, and pistachios. They also go great with coffee.

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Neapolitan Cookies

MIKE GARTEN

Your favorite ice cream flavor is now available in cookie form. These eye-catching cookies are much simpler to make than you might think.

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White Chocolate-Dipped Madeleines

MIKE GARTEN

No one needs to know the madeleines are store-bought. Dip them in melted chocolate and top with chopped cranberries and pistachios to make them look (and taste!) homemade.

Melting Eggnog Cookies

From Cooking Classy

Eggnog Cheesecake Cookie

From Liv for Cake

Eggnog Snickerdoodles Cookies

From Taste of Home

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

From Cooking Classy

Cheesecake Red Velvet Cookies

From Two Peas and Their Pods

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Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies

Better Than Anything Cookies

Cherry Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Chocolate Cherry Blossoms

3-ingredient Nutella Truffles

From Crazy for Crust

Candy Cane Oreo Truffles

From Cakescottage

Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss

From Boston Girl Bakes

Peppermint Chocolate Cookie Cups

From The Gunny Sack

Christmas M&M Mini Cookies

From Two Sisters Crafting

M&M’S Christmas Santa Cookies

From No 2 Pencil

M&M Shortbread Cookies

From Something Swanky

Melted Chocolate Drizzle Cookie Sticks

From Creations by Kara

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Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

Chocolate Dipped Italian Butter Cookies

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate Spritz Cookies

Chocolate Truffle Snowball Cookies

From Inside Bru Crew Life

Copycat Lofthouse Cookies

From Wholefully

Christmas Tree Cookies

From One Little Project

Cinnamon Maple Sugar Cookies

From My Sequined Life

Christmas Cookie Truffles

From If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen

Reindeer Sugar Plum Cookies

From One Little Project

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Eggnog Cookies with Rum Sugar Glaze

Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups

Confetti Cake Batter Cookies

Cream Cheese Pistachio Cookies

Eggnog Snickerdoodles

Mint Chip Sugar Cookies

From Little Dairy on the Prairie

Grinch Sugar Cookie Bars

From Wine and Glue

Peppermint Sugar Cookies

From Chelseas Messy Apron

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Sugar Cookies

From Cooking Classy

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Christmas Tree Cookies

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Christmas Wreath Cookies

Christmas Meltaway Cookies

Christmas Sugar Cookie

From Cakescottage

No-Bake Christmas Cookies

Peppermint Divinity

Classic Bourbon Balls

bourbon balls 25+ Delicious No-Bake Christmas Cookies

A large enough batch of these no-bake bourbon balls is produced for your gift-giving and party needs. They also have a great little punch! We enjoy giving them a sweet finishing touch by rolling them in powdered sugar.

No-Bake Dark Chocolate-Peppermint Sandwich Cookies

Due to the use of store-bought chocolate wafers, these cookies have an elegant appearance that will trick any partygoer. Peppermint crushed adds more holiday flare. A baking trick to make the cookies shine more is to mix coconut oil with the chocolate.

Chocolate-Cherry Dips

The maraschino cherries in these chocolate no-bake cookies are a tasty surprise. Spread the rich cream cheese mixture between two vanilla wafers after blending the rosy-red fruit. Before the chocolate coating solidifies, enlist the help of the little ones to decorate.

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Chocolate-Covered Peanut Pretzels

Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Pretzels — JASON DONNELLY

Our pantry always has pretzels, chocolate, and peanut butter on hand. Combine them to create these amazing sweet-and-salty delights that outperform store-bought peanut butter sandwich cookies.

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Mom’s Christmas Jello Balls

Christmas Tree Cookie Stacks

From Delish

Christmas Crinkle Whip Cookies

From Bread Booze Bacon

Italian Ricotta Cookies

From Cooking Classy

Traditional Newfoundland Snowballs

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Chocolate Coconut Balls

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Holiday Spiced Snowballs

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Holiday Wreath Treats

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Haystack Cookies – 2 WAYS!

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Marshmallow Caramel Balls

These marshmallow caramel balls are made by rolling fluffy marshmallows in a silky, smooth, and rich caramel before rolling them in crushed cereal. Very freezer-friendly, but also very simple to keep in your fridge for a week or more!

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