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Easy Holiday Cookies

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

Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
3342 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,342
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2213 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,213
1¼ hours
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Easy
Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
461
1½ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1229 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,229
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
866 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
866
40 minutes
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1290 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,290
35 minutes
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Easy
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
2865 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,865
55 minutes
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1513 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,513
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1596 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,596
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1719 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,719
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
695 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
695
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
592 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
592
1 hour
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1763 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,763
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
2499 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,499
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
553 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
553
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
353 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
353
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Yakgwa (Honey Cookies)
Eric Kim
77 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
77
About 27 hours
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Italian Almond Cookies
David Tanis
824 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
824
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
274 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
274
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
296 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
296
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2702 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,702
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
785 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
785
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1390 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,390
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,560
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
or to save this recipe.
Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6316 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,316
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
3480 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,480
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3523 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,523
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
or to save this recipe.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
7711 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,711
35 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
1835 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,835
45 minutes plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3691 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,691
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
363 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
363
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
19058 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
19,058
45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1150 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,150
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
1935 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,935
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1603 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,603
1 hour
or to save this recipe.
Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
3691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,691
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
418
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
433 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
433
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
555 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
555
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
871 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
871
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14892 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,892
45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2045 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,045
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
or to save this recipe.
Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2169 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,169
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2388 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,388
20 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
212 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
212
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
or to save this recipe.
No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,638
15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6761 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,761
45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
571 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
571
1 hour, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
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