16 super-easy holiday cookie recipes everyone will love
Name a more iconic duo than the holidays and freshly baked cookies. We’ll wait. Whether you’re looking to add a few new favorites to your standard holiday baking repertoire, on the hunt for killer treats to bring to this year’s cookie exchange or just want easy holiday cookies (that look impressive) to share with family, we’ve got you covered.
From easy, unique holiday cookies to treats that fit the vegan and/or gluten-free bill, here are 16 holiday cookie recipes that will have everyone reaching for just one more.
Chocolate chip cookies
1. Large peanut butter cookies with chocolate morsels
Looking to level up your go-to holiday chocolate chip cookie recipe? Try making these large peanut butter cookies loaded with milk chocolate morsels from Haute Cooking and Baking. Because nothing goes together quite like peanut butter and chocolate.
2. Chewy mint chocolate chip cookies
If there ever was a time to add mint to a classic chocolate chip cookie, it’s during the holidays. These chewy mint chocolate chip cookies from My Baking Addiction add that perfect little something to your wintertime cookie collection.
3. Chocolate chip cookies with milk chocolate drizzle
A simple way to up your chocolate chip cookie game? Add a drizzle of milk chocolate on top. Because nobody ever said: “No thanks, that’s enough chocolate.”
Sugar cookies
4. Sour cream sugar cookies
There’s a reason sugar cookies are a classic around the holidays: Everybody loves them! And these sour cream sugar cookies from Baker Bettie take things up just enough to have them stand out among the rest.
5. Softbatch no-roll holiday sprinkle cookies
The best thing about these softbatch holiday sprinkle cookies from Averie Cooks? (Besides, you know, the taste.) They require no rolling or decorating. You can throw the sprinkles right into the batter!
Vegan cookies and gluten-free cookies
6. Best vegan sugar cookies
Looking for a vegan sugar cookie recipe that’s perfect for holiday cookies? Look no further than the best vegan sugar cookies from Nora Cooks. With vegan dough like this, the possibilities are endless!
7. Chocolate-dipped vegan sugar cookies
With chocolate, candy cane bits and a crunchy vegan sugar cookie base, there’s no going wrong with these chocolate-dipped vegan sugar cookies from Hashtag Vegan.
8. Gluten-free mint sugar cookies
What’s the one thing the gluten-free sugar cookies in your life have been missing? Why, a melted Peppermint Patty, of course! These gluten-free mint sugar cookies from Fearless Dining will bring a pleasant surprise to everyone who bites into them.
Cookie exchange cookies
9. Chewy Mexican chocolate cookies
Not only are these chewy Mexican chocolate cookies from Zestful Kitchen a fun departure from the holiday classics, they’re full of natural alternatives (such as millet instead of sprinkles for crunch), so you can feel semi-virtuous eating them.
10. No-bake white chocolate and peanut butter ‘cookies’
Want to throw everyone in the cookie exchange for a loop? (Or looking for a super-easy holiday recipe to do with the kids?) Whip up a batch of these no-bake white chocolate and peanut butter cookies from Little Broken. Ritz crackers never tasted so good.
11. Chocolate peppermint sour cream crinkle cookies
You’d be hard-pressed to find a holiday cookie more festive-looking than these chocolate peppermint sour cream crinkle cookies from We Are Not Martha. They’re almost too pretty to eat!
12. Nutella-stuffed snowball cookies
It’s a fact: Everything is better with Nutella. So, it’s a no-brainer that these super impressive Nutella-stuffed snowball cookies from The Cookie Rookie need to make it into your holiday treat repertoire.
13. Candy cane kiss cookies
The holidays aren’t the time to scale back when it comes to cookie decor, so you sort of have to make these super-festive candy cane kiss cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction. Your friends and loved ones will thank you.
Pillsbury cookies
14. Raspberry sandwich cookies
Sometimes you just need to stick to the classics, and these raspberry sandwich sugar cookies from Pillsbury certainly fit the bill. Yum!
15. Easy gingerbread cookies
Looking for a super easy gingerbread cookie recipe? Pillsbury has one that couldn’t be simpler to make — perfect for little ones who are eager to help out in the kitchen!
16. Oatmeal chip cookies
Whether you’re making a batch for the family or leaving a few out for Santa, it’s pretty much impossible to resist taking a bite out of these sweet-smelling oatmeal chip cookies from Pillsbury.
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