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Christmas Cookie Recipes

For some, Christmas cookies are the best part of the holidays: chewy sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, easy gingerbread, shortbread and more. Discover more ideas for the big day in our Christmas recipes super collection.

Light brown cookies, coated in sugar and each topped with a chocolate kiss, sit on a metal cooling rack. — Craig Lee for The New York Times

Recipes

Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8493 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,493
35 minutes
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Holiday Citrus Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
329 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
329
2 hours 45 minutes, plus 1¼ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Brown-Butter Cookies
Sue Li
267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
267
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Cake Snowballs
Samantha Seneviratne
359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
359
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ freezing and cooling
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Chewy Chai Gingerbread
Genevieve Ko
490 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
490
1 hour 30 minutes
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
3917 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,917
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Mortadella Cookies
Claire Saffitz
430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
430
1 hour 10 minutes, plus at least 2 ½ hours’ freezing and cooling
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Matcha Sugar Cookies
Genevieve Ko
56 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
56
2 hours 50 minutes
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Popcorn Bucket Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
178 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
178
About 1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Dark ’n’ Stormy Cookies
Dan Pelosi
1140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,140
1 hour 55 minutes
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Eric Kim
1011 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,011
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies
Melissa Clark
755 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
755
About 1 ½ hours
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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
Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
125
40 minutes
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Easy
Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ali Slagle
652 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
652
25 minutes
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Easy
Skillet Sprinkle Sugar Cookie
Jessie Sheehan
32 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
32
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
510 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
510
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Eric Kim, Autumn Moultrie
220 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
220
45 minutes (plus overnight resting)
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Prăjitură Turnată Cu Mere (Jammy Apple Bars)
Carolina Gelen
147 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
147
2 hours
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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
Cocoa Krispies Treats
Samantha Seneviratne
303 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
303
20 minutes
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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
Cranberry Pecan Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
107 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
107
About 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Matcha-Black Sesame Shortbreads
Sue Li
555 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
555
1 ½ hours, plus at least 4 ½ hours’ chilling
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Mbatata (Sweet Potato Cookies)
Yewande Komolafe
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
35 minutes, plus 25 minutes’ cooling
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Stained Glass Cookies
Yossy Arefi
237 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
237
About 1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Ginger Cheesecake Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1244 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,244
About 2 hours
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Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
728 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
728
7 hours 15 minutes
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Biscochitos
Lisa Donovan
155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
155
1 hour, plus cooling
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Layered Chocolate Mint Bars
Caroline Schiff
80 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
80
2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Pignoli Cookies
Dan Pelosi
136 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
136
1 hour 40 minutes
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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
Iced Peppermint Cookies
Melissa Clark
490 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
490
2¾ hours
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Chocolate Cherry Magic Cookie Bars
Yossy Arefi
191 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
191
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1514 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,514
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Kaab el Ghazal (Gazelle Horn Cookies)
Nargisse Benkabbou
61 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
61
35 minutes
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Bûche de Noël Cookies
Claire Saffitz
584 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
584
3½ hours
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2778 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,778
1¼ hours
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Easy
Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6869 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,869
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1788 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,788
35 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Peppermint Bars
Melissa Clark
1029 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,029
1 hour 10 minutes, plus chilling
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Old-Fashioned Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
289 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
289
4 hours
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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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Hazelnut Cookies
Moira Hodgson
571 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
571
30 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
Italian Rainbow Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Mary Carpino, Nicole Carpino Frasco
933 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
933
About 2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Neapolitan Checkerboard Cookies
Sue Li
853 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
853
1 hour 40 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Spiced Chocolate Marble Shortbread
Yewande Komolafe
512 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
512
1 hour, plus chilling
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