35+ of The Best Christmas Cookies

Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookies are perfectly spiced with molasses, cinnamon, ginger and other warm spices, and sweetened with brown sugar. The best way to spread Christmas cheer might be singing out loud for all to hear, but these cute little fellas come in a close second!

Simple, classic and iconic, these peanut butter blossoms are Christmas baking at it’s best! They are soft & chewy (and stay that way!), coated in crackly, sparkling sugar, and have a chocolate Hershey’s Kiss in the center of each cookie. They are one of our all-time favorite Christmas cookies!

Thumbprint Cookies are a buttery shortbread bite-size delight filled with your favorite jewel-colored jams, then drizzled with a simple vanilla glaze. They make a fun and tasty addition to any holiday cookie plate!

Mexican Wedding Cookies, also known as Russian Tea Cakes or Snowball Cookies, are delightfully nutty little balls of powdered sugar covered goodness! These classic holiday cookies come out every year at Christmas and everybody loves them!

These Soft & Chewy Molasses Cookies are a year-round classic that deserve special attention at Christmas time. Mildly spiced, richly flavored from the molasses and brown sugar, and generously sprinkled with granulated sugar for a touch of sparkle, this classic molasses cookie recipe belongs in your dessert arsenal.

This Authentic Italian Pizzelle Recipe for the classic Italian cookie includes anise extract and anise seeds for a truly traditional pizzelle flavor with a crunchy texture. 

Your search for the best Snickerdoodle Cookies recipe is over! This easy snickerdoodle recipe is my go-to for this cinnamon-sugar coated, soft and chewy sugar cookie recipe that is a perennial classic!

Pro Tip: Melt white chocolate and dunk half of each cookie for an extra special holiday snickerdoodle.

Soft sugar cookies with crisp edges and a buttery, almost melt-in-your-mouth quality to them, these really are the best cut-out sugar cookies ever. Perfect for using your favorite holiday cookie cutter shapes!

Crunchy, nutty, jam-filled Linzer Cookies are such a beautiful and fun cookie from Austria. You can make them with hazelnuts or almonds and fill them with your favorite fruit preserves, lemon curd, or nutella spread!

Chocolate Thumbprint Turtle Cookies have a rich cocoa cookie base that is rolled in chopped pecans and filled with soft caramel. Drizzle with a little melted chocolate for a tasty, nutty treat that’s perfect for your next cookie exchange, holiday party or simply just because!

Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies have a layer of smooth melted Andes mints on top of a soft, rich chocolate cookie. These cookies are perfect for anybody who loves the classic combination of mint and chocolate!

Two slice-and-bake homemade chocolate cookies sandwiched around a rich, delicious nutella filling make these Double Chocolate Nutella Sandwich Cookies as much fun to make as they are to eat! Perfect with a glass of milk!

No need to heat up the oven for these classic Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies! They are quick, easy, and a super tasty treat that is one of the first recipes I learned to make when I was a kid.

Chocolate Salted Caramel Whoopie Pies are decadent handheld treats that bridge the gap between a cookie and cupcake. The rich chocolate cookie/cakes are offset by the surprising salted caramel filling!

The best fudgy chewy chocolate brownie cookies are made in one bowl with cocoa powder, lots of chocolate chips, and chopped walnuts! These thick, soft chocolate chocolate chip cookies with walnuts are basically like eating brownies in cookie form! 

Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a Christmas classic with soft and fudgy centers and a sweet crackled exterior. Make these for your Christmas cookie platters this year!

Toffee Pecan Shortbread Cookies are buttery and rich, studded with caramelized toffee bits and crunchy pecan pieces in each bite. Enjoy them as is or dip them in melted dark chocolate for an extra special Christmas cookie around the holidays!

Bring a little citrus to your season with these Lime Meltaways! These bite-size slice-and-bake shortbread cookies are made with lime zest and coated in powdered sugar for a sweet, citrus flavor that melts in your mouth.

These Fresh Cranberry Shortbread Bars make a great Thanksgiving dessert or a beautiful addition to a Christmas cookie platter! Simple, buttery, and full of sweet-tart cranberry flavor, these wonderful bars have white chocolate and macadamia nuts to make them even more special!

Toffee Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are hands down the best oatmeal cookie variation there is! Perfectly balanced flavors with caramelized toffee bits and milk chocolate, and always soft & chewy on the inside while barely crisp around the edges. These cookies are impossible to resist!

These Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies are packed with semisweet chocolate chips and crunchy pecans in a browned butter cookie dough. Perfectly crisp around the edges and chewy through the middle, everybody raves about every bite of these nutty, chocolate-crammed cookies. 

The best Soft & Chewy M&M Cookies are always homemade and loaded with plenty of milk chocolate chips and candy-coated M&M’s! Use holiday colored M&M's for a perfectly festive cookie!

Chocolate, caramel, and oats join forces in this Carmelitas recipe for the best cookie/bar combo dessert OF ALL TIME. Ever. Like, in the history of the world. They are like an incredibly soft, chewy oatmeal cookie loaded up with chocolate chips and plenty of gooey caramel, but in bar form.

Turkish Baklava, also known as Fistikli Baklava or Pistachio Baklava, is a deliciously rich, buttery, sweet dessert made from phyllo dough, finely ground pistachios, butter, and a syrup made from sugar, water and lemon juice. That’s it!

This Greek Baklava recipe has walnuts and cinnamon layered between flaky phyllo dough brushed with melted butter then baked and drizzled with a sugar and honey syrup to create a crispy, sweet, and impressive dessert! If I'm pressed, I would say that Greek baklava is my personal favorite of the different varieties of baklava, although that preference seems to change every year!

These festive and fun White Chocolate Cranberry Blondies are made with fresh cranberries, white chocolate chips, and chopped pecans, with a little extra melted white chocolate drizzled over the top for good measure! A perfect addition to a holiday cookie platter at a Christmas cookie exchange party!

Pecan pie and classic cheesecake with a graham cracker crust meet in handheld, deliciously layered form to create these creamy, crunchy, sweet Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars!

These Cookie Butter Rice Krispie Treats take a simple, basic rice krispie treat to a whole other level with actual chunks of Biscoff cookies and cookie butter mixed into the marshmallow rice krispie base, and a layer of cookie butter glaze over the top!

Not your average lunchbox rice krispie treats, these Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats have that salty-sweet, nutty brown butter flavor, with pockets of gooey marshmallow that make them extra amazing.

These Oatmeal Rolled Sugar Cookies are an old-fashioned cut-out sugar cookie recipe with a chewy twist thanks to the addition of rolled oats and almond extract. We love them frosted with buttercream frosting and topped with colorful sprinkles!

This recipe makes the most delicious buttery, flaky Rugelach filled with cinnamon, walnuts, and raisins! Rugelach is such a unique, fun treat to make and share during the holidays and is perfect for a cookie exchange!

Rugelach is actually a Jewish cookie so it's wonderful for sharing with friends celerating Hanukkah!

Peppermint Macarons are the sweetest, most melt-in-your-mouth delicious Christmas cookie with a wonderful vanilla peppermint buttercream filling. They fancy up a Christmas cookie platter or Christmas cookie exchange with one of the best flavors of the holiday season!

Chocolate-Dipped Almond Biscotti are the twice-baked, scrumptiously crunchy and dunkable cookie of Italian origin. My favorite biscotti cookies are loaded with toasted almonds, baked until crunchy, then dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with more chopped almonds for a delightful treat!

These Iced Oatmeal Cookies are a delicious cookie treat that will bring you a delicious chewy crunch and sweet icing in every bite. 

Part cookie sandwich, part cupcake, these Red Velvet Whoopie Pies are a tasty handheld treat for anyone who loves red velvet cake! Their light cocoa flavor and cream cheese frosting centers make for a uniquely delicious dessert!

These Dulce de Leche Stuffed Cookies are made with a wonderful brown sugar cookie dough and stuffed with creamy, sweet dulce de leche caramel inside. You’ll find yourself craving them as soon as they are gone!