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12 Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes

These easy Christmas cookie recipes are a few of our favorites for cookie exchanges and cookie platters!

Having a handy stash of easy Christmas cookie recipes is invaluable during the holiday season, which is why I like to keep a bunch of favorites up my sleeve!

The annual cookie baking parties my mom and aunts would organize for us kids during the month of December make up some of my happiest memories from my childhood.

Needless to say, Christmas cookies are something I take very seriously. And this collection of easy cookie recipes is perfect for cookie exchanges and cookie platters alike.

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Nutella Stuffed Sugar Cookies Photo
AMANDA POWELL
Nutella Stuffed Sugar Cookies Recipe
Super soft sugar cookies filled with a hidden pool of Nutella – this cookie recipe is sure to become a new family favorite.
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2
Peppermint Patty Cookies Photo
Kristan Roland
Peppermint Patty Cookies Recipe
These creamy, minty cookies are the perfect fudge-like treat combining everyone’s favorite flavor combination – chocolate and mint!
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3
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Photo
Sharon L.
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Recipe
These gluten free peanut butter blossom cookies are delicious, gluten free cookies topped with chocolate candy kisses. A new twist on the iconic Christmas season cookie!
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4
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Photo
Alaina Doyle
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Recipe
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are perfect for celebrating the holidays. Sweet, chewy, and utterly delicious.
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5
Double Chocolate Macaroons Photo
Amanda Powell
Double Chocolate Macaroons Recipe
Chewy coconut macaroons loaded with chocolate are a decadent yet super easy Christmas cookie recipe you’ll make year after year.
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6
Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies Photo
Nancy Piran
Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Chocolate hazelnut crinkle cookies are impossible to resist. They’re made with sweet hazelnut spread and rolled in powdered sugar – a Christmas classic!
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7
Keto Sugar Cookies Photo
Taylor Kiser
Keto Sugar Cookies Recipe
These classic, traditional sugar cookies are made with a special twist – they’re completely keto-friendly. (And super delicious, too!)
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8
Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies Photo
Amanda Powell
Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
A unique take on classic chocolate chip cookies, these tasty morsels are perfect for adding to your Christmas cookie lineup.
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9
Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies Photo
Stacey Mebs
Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies Recipe
These soft and chewy ginger cookies are one of our favorite Christmas cookies. So fast and easy to make and everyone loves them!
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10
Cardamom Cranberry Clusters Photo
Taylor Kiser
Cardamom Cranberry Clusters Recipe
Cardamom cranberry clusters taste like the holidays! Almonds, cranberries, orange, and cardamom combine to create one irresistible cookie.
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Peppermint Chocolate Cookies Photo
Amanda Powell
Peppermint Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Peppermint chocolate cookies are the quintessential winter cookie. Buttery, chewy chocolate cookies studded with white chocolate peppermint chips.

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Classic French Madeleines Photo
Amanda Powell
Classic French Madeleines Recipe
Light, buttery classic French madeleines are a melt-in-your-mouth cross between cake and cookie. Learn how easy they are to make!
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