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

Chocolate Italian Wedding Cookies
Ron Lieber, the Gerrero family
97 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
97
65 minutes
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Hazelnut, Orange and Honey Biscotti
Martha Rose Shulman
247 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
247
2 hours
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Healthy
Kelly Fields’s Haystack Cookies
Martha Rose Shulman
355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
355
40 to 50 minutes
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Linzer Trees
Kim Severson
292 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
292
1½ hours, plus chilling time
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Salty-Sweet Peanut Butter Sandies
Julia Moskin
3104 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,104
1 hour
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3470 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,470
45 minutes
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Easy
Raspberry Rose Rugelach
Melissa Clark, Mindy Segal
242 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
242
4 hours
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Crisp Toffee Bars
Julia Moskin, Charlotte Druckman
378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
378
1 hour
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Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
Melissa Clark
617 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
617
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6761 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,761
45 minutes
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Pistachio Linzer Cookies With Orange Marmalade
Melissa Clark
124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
124
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Sparkly Gingerbread
Melissa Clark
498 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
498
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Date and Walnut Cookies
Florence Fabricant, Schuyler-Brown Homemakers Extension
636 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
636
2 hours
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
456
20 minutes
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Easy
Salty Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nigella Lawson
738 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
738
50 minutes
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Cowboy Cookies
Marian Burros, Laura Bush
371 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
371
35 minutes
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Easy
Black-and-White Cookies
William Grimes
653 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
653
1 hour
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The $250 Cookie Recipe
Barbara Whitaker
7900 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7,900
45 minutes
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Fudgy Bourbon Balls
Melissa Clark
1574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,574
15 minutes, plus overnight resting
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Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread Cookies
The New York Times, Dorie Greenspan
513 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
513
45 minutes, plus 2 days' refrigeration
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Oatmeal Spice Cookies
Marian Burros, Harriot Kimmel
570 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
570
2 hours 30 minutes
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Cardamom Butter Crescents
Melissa Clark, François Payard
718 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
718
1 hour
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2539 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,539
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Kolbasa (Russian No-Bake Fudge Cookies)
Julia Moskin, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Deena Prichep
361 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
361
30 minutes, plus 3 hours’ cooling
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Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1164 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,164
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Kim Severson, Georganne Bell
374 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
374
50 minutes
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Gingerbread Snickerdoodles
Genevieve Ko
902 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
902
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Salted Cocoa-Hazelnut Cookies
Alison Roman
316 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
316
3½ hours, including chilling
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
4852 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,852
About 30 minutes
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Black and White Brownies
Melissa Clark
303 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
303
30 minutes
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Cocoa Nib Sablés With Flaky Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
223 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
223
1 hour, plus chilling and setting
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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
634 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
634
1 hour
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Bittersweet Brownie Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2697 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,697
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies
Aaron Hutcherson
857 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
857
30 minutes
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German Chocolate Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2948 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,948
45 minutes
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Pecan Pie Sandwich Cookies
Genevieve Ko
801 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
801
1½ hours, plus chilling and cooling
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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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Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
920 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
920
40 minutes
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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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Chocolate-Stuffed Oatmeal Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
656 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
656
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon Cakes
Priya Krishna, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, Sariann Lehrer
899 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
899
40 minutes, plus cooling
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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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Cranberry Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
7284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7,284
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Peppermint Brownies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
829 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
829
1¼ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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