The best part of Christmas preparations is the holiday baking. Especially, Christmas cookies recipes. Right? I can never decide which to bake, so I always over-bake and have a large cookie platter for the holidays.

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And, yet, no matter how large a platter of cookies, they always get over. The truth is you can never have too many cookies, can you? For me, they bring back childhood memories of baking with my mom. My kids know that the cookie jar is always full of cookies this time of the year.
Here you will find a collection of 45 Christmas cookies recipes that are perfect for the holiday season - from the classic to something new.
Try old fashion gingerbread cookies, gingerbread men, snickerdoodle, or gingersnaps. Of course, we also have a few different variations of the classic Linzer cookies or sandwich cookies. And most of these Christmas cookies are also quick and easy to make. Or you can try something new this Christmas such as stained glass snowflakes, Christmas trees, or Christmas M&M cookies.

Gingerbread or cookies with molasses
Molasses is the taste of fall. In fact, one of the first cookies I make when fall sets in are gingerbread cookies. And because we love this recipe so much I make them in shapes such as Christmas trees, snowflakes, and of course jam sandwich cookies.
Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cookies
Stained Glass Cookies
Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Old-Fashion Molasses Cookies
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Soft Ginger Cookies
The BEST Molasses Cookie
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Spritz cookies
These are easy to make and very simple to decorate. As you can see below, I have frosted the Christmas wreath spritz cookies with sprinkles and Christmas trees with melted white chocolate chips. You could also sprinkle some crushed peppermint candy. The flower spritz cookies have raspberry jam centers but you can also use cream cheese frosting, Nutella, ganache, for those chocolate lovers.
Christmas Spritz Cookies
Jam Spritz Cookies
The BEST Thumbprint Cookies Eggless Jam Cookies Recipe
Sugar cookies to decorate
We all need good sugar cookie recipes so we can cut them in any shape for any special occasion be it Christmas, Easter, Valentine's day, etc.
And while I have the best recipe for sugar cookies, I also have a no-chill cookie recipe that can be used instantly for those last-minute baking. And then, of course, my no-spread cookies make sure that those cookies do not get distorted no matter their shape.
The Best Sugar Cookies Recipe
No Chill Sugar Cookies
No-Spread Sugar Cookies
The Best Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe
Stenciled Christmas Sugar Cookies Video Tutorial
Gingerbread Sugar Cookies
Christmas Star Cookies
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Soft Almond Cookies
Rice Flour Sugar Cookies (naturally gluten-free)
Shortbread cookies
You can't have a holiday cookie platter without shortbread cookies. Can you? Here are a few from the classic with just 5 ingredients to the whipped and easy.
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Melting Moments Cookies
Easy Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread Stamped Cookies Recipe
Condensed Milk Cookies
Sweetened Condensed Milk Cookies
Linzer / sandwich cookies
Kids love sandwich cookies no matter what the filling is. You can make the classic Austrian Linzer or the shortbread Linzer. My kids' favorite is, of course, gingerbread so we sandwich those too.
Almond Linzer Cookies
Linzer Cookies
Sandwich Cookies
Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies
Cookies with cranberries
Cranberries are always wonderful this time of the year. While you can use the fresh cranberries, the dried are also perfect when baked in cookies. And you can also add white or dark chocolate chips.
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Cookies with nuts
While pecans are the flavor of the month, you can also try pistachios or hazelnuts, and macadamia. And blend some nuts with dates to make the most delicious date roll cookies.
Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
Cranberry Pecan Snowball Cookies
Hazelnut Cookies
Date Roll Cookies
Chocolate cookies
Who does not love chocolate any time of the year? Yes, Christmas only gets more wonderful with chocolate chip cookies. In fact, bake a large Piz cookie aka Chocolate chip cookie in a skillet, topped with ice cream for the whole family.
Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies - Soft and Chewy
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie - Pizcookie
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thin Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
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Cathleen
I am so intrigued by the rice flour one!! Definitely putting that one on my list of things to make, thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
Chandice
Thank you so much for doing the work of rounding up all these amazing cookie recipes for me and putting them in on easy to find and navigate post!
Farrukh Aziz
This collection is so good! I love all the cookies listed here, looking forward to try all of them!
Annie
These cookies look great! The post inspired me to up my game this holiday and make more cookies.
susan | the wimpy vegetarian
What a fabulous selection of cookies to make! I'm letting my granddaughter choose which one we'll make!