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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
3088 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,088
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2120 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,120
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4571 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,571
or to save this recipe.
Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1605 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,605
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
3044 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,044
or to save this recipe.
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1575 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,575
or to save this recipe.
Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
939 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
939
40 minutes
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Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,105
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2170 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,170
35 minutes
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
4135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,135
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla El-Waylly
564 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
564
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Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
639 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
639
1 hour
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1695 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,695
30 minutes
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1888 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,888
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
714 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
714
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1868 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,868
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3265 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,265
45 minutes
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
578 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
578
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
555 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
555
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Yakgwa (Honey Cookies)
Eric Kim
78 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
78
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Italian Almond Cookies
David Tanis
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
286 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
286
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
396 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
396
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2756 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,756
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
860 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
860
1 hour
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1460 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,460
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3959 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,959
or to save this recipe.
Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,691
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4190 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,190
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8651 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,651
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
2079 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,079
or to save this recipe.
Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3812 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,812
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20273 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,273
or to save this recipe.
Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,260
or to save this recipe.
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1724 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,724
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4154 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,154
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
427 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
427
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
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
927 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
927
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15974 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,974
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2441 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,441
or to save this recipe.
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
3041 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,041
or to save this recipe.
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
261 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
261
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1707 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,707
15 minutes
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Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7352 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,352
45 minutes
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Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
576 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
576
1 hour, plus cooling
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