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Home » Christmas Cookies Recipes

Best Christmas Cookies Recipes

Published: Nov 4, 2019 Last Updated: Sep 17, 2020 by Marye 456 words. | About 3 minutes to read this article.

Here are the best Christmas Cookies Recipes on Restless Chipotle! Drop cookies, slice and bake, rolled sugar cookies... I've sifted through hundreds of my recipes to bring you my favorite holiday cookie recipes plus tips for shipping, freezing, and more.

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What's Your Favorite Christmas Cookie?

There are so many to choose from - I can't pick just one. But I've added some of my favorites here and I think they'll soon be your favorites, too!

To go to each recipe just click on the recipe title in each image.

Hershey Kiss Cookies

Hershey Kiss Cookies are simple to make, they freeze well, and with all the new Kiss varieties it's easy to make new, interesting combinations!

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My Favorite

Easy Peanut Butter Blossoms cookies recipe is straight from your childhood! It’s the Hershey’s classic that’s soft and chewy with the Kiss melting in the center just like you remember. 

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    Peppermint Blossoms
  • Chocolate cookies in a star shaped dish with red and green bells around.
    Peppermint Kiss
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    Orange Kiss-Me Cookies

Shaped Cookies

Shaped cookies include any kind of cookie that needs to be rolled, pressed, or formed, including sugar cookies for decorating! Shape them and then freeze them for up to a month. Bake as normal!

Closeup of chocolate covered cherry cookies.

My Favorite

Chocolate Cherry Bon Bons are chewy fudgy cookies with maraschino cherries in the center and a fudgy frosting baked right on top.

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    Peanut Butter Rolo
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    Spicy Snickerdoodles
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    Rolled Sugar
  • Red Velvet sugar cookies are easy to make and such a pretty color! From RestlessChipotle.com
    Rolled Red Velvet Sugar
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    Pumpkin Pie Biscotti

Christmas Drop Cookies Recipes

Drop cookies are the easiest! Drizzle with some melted chocolate or a thin glaze and then use sprinkles to make them festive.

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My Favorite

Cranberry oatmeal white chocolate cookies are filled with dried cranberries, toasted pecans, white chocolate chips, and a burst of citrus flavor.

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    M&Ms Cookies
  • Plate stacked with cranberry cookies.
    Cranberry Cookies
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    Classic Oatmeal Cookies

More Christmas Cookies Ideas

These are some of my favorite Christmas cookie posts that just didn't fit anywhere else! The main thing is that you spend time with those you love and enjoy every minute observing old traditions and creating new ones.

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My Favorite

Shipping cookies is a way we connect with our loved ones in other parts of the world. These tips will get them there in the best shape possible!

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    Maple Pecan Sandies
  • Easy Lofthouse cookies recipe lets you make those buttery, cakey sugar cookies at home! From RestlessChipotle.com
    Lofthouse Cookies
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    One Dough Five Ways
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    50 Best Christmas Cookies

Gingerbread House Fun

Those fancy gingerbread houses are gorgeous but sometimes it's just fun to grab a ton of candy, get the family together, and make these easy graham cracker gingerbread houses!

kids decorating gingerbread houses at a gingerbread house party

Ok y'all, let's talk about one of my favorite holiday traditions - Gingerbread houses! I've hosted a Gingerbread House party every year since 1992! Follow these instructions for making Graham Cracker Houses.

  • a white pit bull dog looks at the candy on the table, ready for the gingerbread house party to begin
    Toby is waiting her turn.
  • A finished gingerbread house from graham crackers is waiting to be decoraged with plenty of candy!
    Don't worry about perfection!
  • two gingerbread houses on a table await decoration. Green and red candy is strewn around
    Let them dry overnight.
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    Paper plates mean easy clean up.
  • pretzels and candy on the table for the gingerbread house party
    Use lots of different candies and snacks!
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    Clear your space so there's plenty of room.
  • A decorated gingerbread house from this years gingerbread house party.
    Let the kids use their imaginations.

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About Marye

With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White is an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.

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  1. Tamra

    November 04, 2019 at 11:34 pm

    Thank you for all the recipes and tips! I'm going to reference this post when I'm ready to begin my holiday baking.

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  2. Nancy

    November 04, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    I thought this site was about cooking for dogs with kidney disease.

    Reply
    • Marye

      November 04, 2019 at 10:27 pm

      Nope. Has never been that. I shared one recipe I used for my dog.

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