Editors’ Collection

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.

Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth.

Recipes

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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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1243 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,243
45 minutes
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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
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Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2115 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,115
1 hour
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Toasted Almond Snowballs
Melissa Clark
947 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
947
30 minutes, plus chilling
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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
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Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
563 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
563
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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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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Dirty Chai Earthquake Cookies
Susan Spungen
2004 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,004
45 minutes, plus chilling
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
806 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
806
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Stamped Citrus Shortbread
Susan Spungen
1300 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,300
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1840 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,840
1 hour
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,638
15 minutes
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Easy
Blood Orange Poppy Seed Window Cookies
Susan Spungen
468 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
468
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Molasses Cookies
Alison Roman
1925 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,925
About 40 minutes
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Color-Field Cookies
Susan Spungen
682 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
682
1 hour, plus drying
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
746 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
746
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Abstract Art Cookies
Susan Spungen
634 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
634
30 minutes
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
745 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
745
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Thumbprints With Dulce de Leche, Nutella or Jam
Susan Spungen
1012 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,012
1 hour, plus chilling
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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
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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
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Marbled Tahini Cookies
Susan Spungen
1109 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,109
1 hour, plus overnight chilling
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Brown Sugar-Anise Cookies
Susan Spungen
646 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
646
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Cookies
Jennifer Steinhauer
3104 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,104
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Sugared Shortbread
Melissa Clark, Amy Casey
2531 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,531
1 hour
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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
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Speculaas
Laura Anderson, “Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify, Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable”
443 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
443
About 30 minutes, plus overnight refrigeration time
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Chewy Chocolate Snowcaps
Kim Severson
753 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
753
45 minutes
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Shortbread, 10 Ways
Melissa Clark
1967 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,967
1 hour, plus cooling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,388
3½ hours, including chilling
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Pecan Tassies
Samantha Seneviratne
631 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
631
45 minutes
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1597 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,597
30 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
684
1 hour 30 minutes
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Easy Baklava
Margaux Laskey, Einat Admony
201 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
201
About 1¼ hours, plus chilling and thawing
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Grasshopper Brownies
Yossy Arefi
892 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
892
About 1 hour plus chilling
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Aunt Phillomena’s Pizzelle
Kim Severson
333 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
333
1 hour
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Cardamom-Walnut Crescents
The New York Times, Kristine Kidd
725 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
725
40 minutes
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Emily Luchetti’s Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies
Martha Rose Shulman
604 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
604
About 1 hour
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Cultured Butter Cookies
Melissa Clark
1918 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,918
50 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Rugelach
Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan
1093 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,093
About 4 hours
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Rich Chocolate Cookies
The New York Times, Carole Walter
432 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
432
30 minutes
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Orange Butter Cookies
Julia Moskin, Amy Scherber, Toy Kim Dupree
989 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
989
1 hour
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Spritz Cookies
Alison Roman
854 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
854
1 hour
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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
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Bacon Fat Gingersnaps
Julia Moskin
1047 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,047
45 minutes, plus chilling time
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
968 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
968
An hour and a half
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Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1603 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,603
1 hour
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