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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
3052 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,052
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2109 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,109
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Easy
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4503 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,503
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1600 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,600
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2970 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,970
1¼ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,563
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
935 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
935
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
2078 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,078
35 minutes
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Easy
Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
4087 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,087
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
561 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
561
1½ hours
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Easy
Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
638
1 hour
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,683
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1880 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,880
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
712 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
712
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1858 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,858
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3112 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,112
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
574
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
529 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
529
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
860 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
860
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
284
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
385 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
385
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2753 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,753
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
851 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
851
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1455 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,455
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3889 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,889
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6602 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,602
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4166 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,166
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8622 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,622
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
2043 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,043
45 minutes plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3793 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,793
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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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20035 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,035
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,251
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1715 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,715
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4146 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,146
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
922 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
922
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15823 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,823
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2429 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,429
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2886 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,886
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
257 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
257
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1699 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,699
15 minutes
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Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7199 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,199
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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