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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

Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
713 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
713
45 minutes
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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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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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Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies
Krysten Chambrot
8984 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,984
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Malt Chocolate and Marshmallow Sandwiches
Yewande Komolafe
725 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
725
1 hour, plus 30 minutes chilling
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Pistachio Pinwheels
Claire Saffitz
1697 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,697
About 40 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3152 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,152
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Cornmeal Lime Shortbread Fans
Melissa Clark
786 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
786
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2708 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,708
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Honey-Roasted Peanut Thumbprints
Melissa Clark
536 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
536
25 minutes, plus cooling
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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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Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Charlotte Druckman, Ravneet Gill
8325 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
8,325
30 minutes, plus 12 hours’ chilling
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Coconut Caramels
Yewande Komolafe
432 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
432
1 hour, plus cooling
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Snickerdoodles
Samantha Seneviratne
4935 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,935
35 minutes
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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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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,253
45 minutes
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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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Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,155
1 hour
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Toasted Almond Snowballs
Melissa Clark
979 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
979
30 minutes, plus chilling
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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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Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Dirty Chai Earthquake Cookies
Susan Spungen
2046 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,046
45 minutes, plus chilling
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
815 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
815
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Stamped Citrus Shortbread
Susan Spungen
1330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,330
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1927 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,927
1 hour
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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
Blood Orange Poppy Seed Window Cookies
Susan Spungen
477 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
477
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Molasses Cookies
Alison Roman
1957 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,957
About 40 minutes
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Color-Field Cookies
Susan Spungen
705 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
705
1 hour, plus drying
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
765 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
765
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Abstract Art Cookies
Susan Spungen
644 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
644
30 minutes
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
752 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
752
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Thumbprints With Dulce de Leche, Nutella or Jam
Susan Spungen
1075 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,075
1 hour, plus chilling
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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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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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Marbled Tahini Cookies
Susan Spungen
1128 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,128
1 hour, plus overnight chilling
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Brown Sugar-Anise Cookies
Susan Spungen
657 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
657
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Cookies
Jennifer Steinhauer
3306 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,306
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Sugared Shortbread
Melissa Clark, Amy Casey
2620 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,620
1 hour
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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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Speculaas
Laura Anderson, “Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify, Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable”
468 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
468
About 30 minutes, plus overnight refrigeration time
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Chewy Chocolate Snowcaps
Kim Severson
760 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
760
45 minutes
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Shortbread, 10 Ways
Melissa Clark
2023 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,023
1 hour, plus cooling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,424
3½ hours, including chilling
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Pecan Tassies
Samantha Seneviratne
661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
661
45 minutes
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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
Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
703 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
703
1 hour 30 minutes
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Easy Baklava
Margaux Laskey, Einat Admony
204 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
204
About 1¼ hours, plus chilling and thawing
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