The essentials for living your best life.
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These 12 Christmas cookie recipes include sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, spritz cookies, gingerbread, and other reliable favorites for gifting, freezing, and cookie platters. For more help, see our holiday baking guide (/easy-holiday-baking/) and cookie storage tips (/how-to-store-christmas-cookies/).
German Christmas cookies, or Weihnachtsplätzchen, trace Advent through Lebkuchen, Vanillekipferl, Zimtsterne, and Springerle, each shaped by spice, nuts, honey, and time.
Brighten your holiday baking with tender, buttery orange cranberry shortbread cookies bursting with fresh citrus zest and tart, chewy cranberries. Easy enough for everyday treats yet elegant enough for gifting, they’re a festive favorite everyone will love.
Bring the cozy magic of hot cocoa to your holiday baking with these soft, chewy Christmas cookies loaded with mini marshmallows, chocolate, and crunchy candy cane. Perfect for cookie boxes or festive snacking, they’re an easy treat that tastes like Christmas in every bite.
Bake a batch of Christmas cookies that’s as festive as it is delicious with simple tips, classic flavors, and decorating ideas everyone will love. From gingerbread to sugar cookies, this guide helps you create sweet holiday memories with every bite.
