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Easy Holiday Cookies

Here are our best simple cookie recipes to make during the holidays (or right after).

Yossy Arefi for The New York Times (Photography and Styling)

Recipes

Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
3034 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,034
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2097 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,097
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Easy
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4421 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,421
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1596 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,596
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2905 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,905
1¼ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1550 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,550
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
910 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
910
40 minutes
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Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2103 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,103
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2007 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,007
35 minutes
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Easy
Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
4015 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,015
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
560
1½ hours
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Easy
Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
635 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
635
1 hour
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1669 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,669
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1875 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,875
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
711 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
711
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1810 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,810
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3016 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,016
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
571 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
571
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
510 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
510
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Yakgwa (Honey Cookies)
Eric Kim
78 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
78
About 27 hours
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Italian Almond Cookies
David Tanis
850 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
850
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
282 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
282
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
373 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
373
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2747 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,747
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
839 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
839
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1451 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,451
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3837 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,837
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6558 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,558
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4133 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,133
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8587 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,587
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
2024 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,024
45 minutes plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3757 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,757
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
383 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
383
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
19861 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
19,861
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1230 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,230
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1708 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,708
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4122 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,122
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
426 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
426
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
447 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
447
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
562 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
562
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
919 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
919
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15681 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,681
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2420 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,420
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2768 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,768
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
252 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
252
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1691 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,691
15 minutes
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Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7100 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,100
45 minutes
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Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
574
1 hour, plus cooling
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