Christmas Cookie Recipes

One of my favorite parts of Christmas is the baking! These Christmas cookie recipes will bring joy to your holiday through delicious flavors and adorable designs. Whether you’re looking for Christmas cookies, Christmas baking ideas, or just want to bake something with your kids, this list has it all!

These Christmas cookies are great as stocking stuffers, Christmas gifts, and Christmas party desserts!

Reindeer Sugar Cookies

Sweet, chocolatey, and oh-so-adorable, Reindeer Sugar Cookies bring instant cheer to the dessert table. With golden sugar cookies as the base, topped by swirls of chocolate frosting, salty pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and bright red M&M noses, these holiday sugar cookies transform into Rudolph and his reindeer friends right before your eyes. 

Reindeer Sugar Cookies: Fun Christmas Cookies for Kids

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Oreo Ornament Cookies

Some of the best Christmas treats are the ones that look fancy but are secretly simple to make. Oreo Ornament Cookies are exactly that — quick, colorful, and the perfect mix of sweet and festive. With a smooth vanilla coating, bright sprinkles, and a cute little “ornament hook” on top, they look like they came straight off a holiday dessert table.

Oreo Ornament Cookies: A Festive No-Bake Treat for the Holidays

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Santa Nutter Butter Cookies

Some of the most memorable holiday treats aren’t the ones that take hours in the kitchen — they’re the ones that bring big smiles with simple ingredients and a little creativity. These Santa Nutter Butters are exactly that kind of magic. With their red sugar hats, fluffy white beards, and sweet little chocolate-chip eyes, they’re the perfect no-bake cookie for kids, families, or classrooms.

Santa Nutter Butters: A Jolly No-Bake Christmas Treat

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Grinch Gingerbread Cookies

This year, instead of the standard gingerbread men, try giving those cookies a mischievous holiday twist. These Grinch gingerbread cookies are festive and loads of fun. They bring together the comforting warmth of classic gingerbread with a playful nod to the season’s favorite green character.

Grinch Gingerbread Cookies: A Fun and Delicious Christmas Cookie Recipe

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Grinch Crinkle Cookies

The Grinch crinkle cookies are the cutest Christmas dessert you’ll make all year! They are so simple, yet instantly recognizable and only take 25 minutes to make. They are great for a Christmas dessert table, to gift in a Christmas cookie box, or to bake at home on the weekend.

Grinch Crinkle Cookies

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Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies

Gingerbread reindeer cookies are made from premade or store bought gingerbread men cookies turned upside down and decorated with pretzels, candy eyes, and strawberry candies for the bright red nose. 

Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies

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Christmas Oreo Cookies

The easiest Christmas Oreo cookies that you’ll ever make! With only a few minutes to prep, these holiday Oreo cookies are fun.

Christmas Oreo Cookies: A Fun Holiday Treat

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Stacie is a former first grade teacher who loves to share educational activities to help kids learn, grow, and develop! She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Child Development with a focus on Mental Health.

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