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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
3141 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,141
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2133 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,133
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4674 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,674
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1611 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,611
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
3138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,138
1¼ hours
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Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1591 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,591
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
947 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
947
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
2301 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,301
35 minutes
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
4200 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,200
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla El-Waylly
566 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
566
1½ hours
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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
1711 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,711
30 minutes
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1898 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,898
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
718 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
718
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1877 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,877
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3556 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,556
45 minutes
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
581 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
581
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
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
About 27 hours
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Italian Almond Cookies
David Tanis
871 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
871
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
289 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
289
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
409 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
409
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2762 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,762
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
874 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
874
1 hour
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,461
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
4040 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,040
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6819 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,819
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4214 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,214
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8719 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,719
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
2123 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,123
45 minutes plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3835 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,835
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
391 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
391
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20642 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,642
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,293
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1731 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,731
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4173 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,173
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
429
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
563 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
563
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
939 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
939
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
16193 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
16,193
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2464 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,464
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
3275 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,275
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
268 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
268
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1729 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,729
15 minutes
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Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7554 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,554
45 minutes
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Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
579 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
579
1 hour, plus cooling
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