Our Best 35 Christmas Cookie Recipes Ever

These bright festive cookies will pop on the holiday table! Plus, you can't go wrong with cream cheese icing.

Get the recipe for Red Velvet Snowflakes with Cream Cheese Icing.

These pressed cookies are true holiday classics! They also make pretty cute gifts when packaged in Christmas tins.

Get the recipe for Classic Spritz Cookies.

These tender, delicious bars, kind of a cross between a blondie and a sugar cookie, are our favorite way to round out a Christmas cookie table. They're simple enough to make, and great for any time of year. But especially around the holidays, we find guests will eat just about as many as we can make.

Get the recipe for Sugar Cookie Bars.

Hailing from Eastern Europe and Russia, where they were originally cooked in their signature two-part skillet over an open fire, these crispy shelled sandwiches, also known as oreshki, boast a creamy chocolate-and-walnut filling

Get the recipe for Chocolate-Walnut Sandwich Cookies.

These traditional almond-flavored cookies are a classic treat! Popular in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany around the Feast of St. Nicholas, these highly spiced cookies are made by pressing dough into carved wooden molds known as speculaas planks.

Get the recipe for Speculaas Cookies.

Give these beautiful cookies a bit of a Christmas twist! Eggnog lovers, these delicate treats are just the thing for you.

Get the recipe for Eggnog Madeleines.

These beautiful French cookies are dusted with a seasonal treat. Serve them at your next Christmas party with cups of peppermint eggnog, for a cooling winter treat.

Get the recipe for Peppermint Palmiers.

They may look like they just came from a professional baker's dessert case, but these beautiful 5-ingredient Christmas cookies couldn't be easier to make. They're fun for the holidays and make excellent gifts!

Get the recipe for Striped Peppermint Sandwich Cookies.

Sugared cranberries are so festive for Christmas! Give your holiday dessert table a pop of sweet cranberry flavor with these shortbread bars.

Get the recipe for Cranberry Walnut Shortbread Bars.

How do you make gingerbread men cookies better? By making them cuter! These mini guys are great on their own but also make adorable toppers for cakes and other Christmas confections!

Get the recipe for Mini Gingerbread Men.

An assortment of candies and a string of licorice help turn these cute bulb-shaped cookies into impressive-looking treats. Keep the theme up by serving these with a retro Christmas tree cake.

Get the recipe for Christmas Light Sugar Cookies.

These simple, chewy, chocolaty little cookies are a classic for a reason! Put them on your Christmas cookie tray or stack them in little jars or bags for a cute holiday gift!

Get the recipe for Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.

This recipe will yield plenty of cookies, which you may not need right away. Roll unused dough into logs, wrap well, and freeze for up to one month. Then you can have delightful ginger cookies all Christmas season.

Get the recipe for Cookie Cutter Ginger Crisps.

These easy gingerbread cookies are festive enough as-is, but they look extra spectacular arranged on a platter in the form of a wreath!

Get the recipe for Christmas Light Gingerbread Cookies.

What better flavor combo is there during Christmas, besides peppermint and chocolate? This homemade version of a classic wintery treat features white chocolate and crushed peppermint on top.

Get the recipe for White Chocolate Peppermint Patties.

Think of these as the more elegant cousin to sugar cookies. With a rich, toasted-nut taste and a simple dusting of sugar, they're irresistibly good and will look so elegant on your Christmas dessert table.

Get the recipe for Pecan Snowflake Cookies.

These sweet easy-to-make Christmas cookies start with one dough that can then be turned into three different recipes. How great is that?

Get the recipe for Slice-and-Bake Shortbread Cookies.

Three rich layers—buttery shortbread, gooey caramel, and a thick layer of dark chocolate—make up this delicious bar cookie. Wrapped in festive paper and packed in a cute tin, these bars are on sweet holiday gift!

Get the recipe for Millionaires' Shortbread.