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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
2986 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,986
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2078 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,078
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Easy
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4247 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,247
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1586 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,586
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2776 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,776
1¼ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1513 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,513
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
899 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
899
40 minutes
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Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2101 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,101
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1787 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,787
35 minutes
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Easy
Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
3916 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,916
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
550 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
550
1½ hours
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Easy
Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
633 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
633
1 hour
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1660 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,660
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1863 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,863
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
707 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
707
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1798 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,798
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
2842 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,842
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
563 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
563
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
417 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
417
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
844 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
844
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
280 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
280
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
359
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2739 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,739
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
815 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
815
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1440 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,440
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3690 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,690
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6462 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,462
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4056 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,056
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8492 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,492
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
1973 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,973
45 minutes plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3741 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,741
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
378
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
19511 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
19,511
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1212 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,212
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1700 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,700
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4089 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,089
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
423 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
423
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
443 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
443
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
560 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
560
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
909 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
909
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15439 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,439
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2397 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,397
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2562 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,562
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
242 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
242
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1674 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,674
15 minutes
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Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6944 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,944
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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