Kick off winter with these favorite holiday cookie recipes! Whether you are throwing a party for family or taking a plate of cookies to pass at work, giving treats to the neighbors or simply baking cookies with friends while wrapping presents and sipping wine, celebrate in style with these delicious recipes. Thanksgiving is the “unofficial-official” beginning of the winter parties and baking season and we have got some seriously good recipes for you to try!
Everything from traditional spritz, shortbread and sugar cookie to chocolate mint cookies, caramel chocolate sugar cookies, meringues, oatmeal cookies and fun snowman cookies.
This year, Swanky Recipes has compiled a list of traditional holidays cookies. Last year, our holiday cookies ranked in over 170,000 pins and shares on social media and is still rapidly growing today. To see last year’s list, click here. Tis the season’s of baking and giving. Get everyone in the kitchen this year and make memories while baking up a delicious storm of cookies!
Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies – Swanky Recipes
The ultimate soft and chewy lemon cookie is great for any occasion. Wow your family and friends with this luscious cookie.
Holiday Meringue Cookies – Sweet and Savory by Shinee
Tis the season with holiday meringue cookies. Jazz the flavor up with peppermint extract. These cookies will melt in your mouth!
Shortbread Melting Moment Cookies
Start holiday baking with shortbread cookies. Everyone love shortbread cookies and this recipe is perfect for the holidays.
Peanut Butter Caramel Cookie Cups – Lovely Little Kitchen
A sweet and salty bite all in one delicious and easy recipe. This recipe has a cookie base and is packed with peanut butter and caramel then topped with a salty pretzel.
Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookies – Chelseas Messy Apron
Classic sugar cookies with peppermint frosting and festive holiday sprinkles makes this one of my favorite cookies!
Snowman Christmas Cookies – Taste of Home
Family and friends will love these fun and creative holiday inspired snowman cookies. Make these cookies with the kids during the holidays!
Caramel Chocolate Sugar Cookies – Swanky Recipes
The best sugar cookie recipe this holiday is loaded with caramel bits and chocolate chunks. This recipe is simple to prepare and will be a big hit at holiday parties!
Melting Snowman Cookies
Holiday inspired cookies don’t get much cuter than these melting snowman cookies. Bake this recipe over the weekend and let the kids help with these fun cookies!
Peanut Butter Lava Cookies – Oh Bite It
This easy recipe has peanut butter stuffed between two layers of pie crust making this one of the best peanut butter stuffed cookies. Top it off with sugar and take them along to a cookie swap.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookie Brownies – Swanky Recipes
These gourmet cookie bars are loaded with a layer of brownie bottom and an oatmeal peanut butter top. One of the best cookie bars ever, friends and family will ask for this recipe!
Holiday Spritz Cookies – Chic and Sugar
Classic holiday spritz cookies that are both buttery and rich. Add variety to a tray of cookies with these traditional spritz cookies.
Triple Fudge Hot Chocolate Brownie Cookies – Chelseas Messy Apron
Delicious chocolate cookies oozing with more chocolate. This is truly the ultimate chocolate lover’s dream cookie this season!
Chocolate Chip Cookies – Swanky Recipes
Chocolate chips cookies are a classic dessert no matter what age or occasion. I think we can all agree that chocolate chip cookies are the most beloved cookie of all time. Take this cookie to the next level and add chocolate chips to the top of rolled out dough.
Jam Filled Sandwich Cookies – Natasha’s Kitchen
Decadent shortbread cookies filled with jam makes for a traditional and flavorful cookie this holiday season. If you’re looking for a classic Christmas cookie, you need to bake this recipe.
Greek Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies – Heather’s French Press
A healthier cookie obsession this season is okay! Enjoy classic chocolate chip cookies without the guilt. These cookies use Greek yogurt in place of butter!
White Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies – Life Love and Sugar
This classic oatmeal cookies is packed with cranberries and nuts then dipped in white chocolate. Make this cookie a staple this holiday season.
Mint Chocolate Grasshopper Cookies – Your Cup of Cake
Mint and Chocolate Cookies are one of those dessert cookies everyone loves. This chocolate cookies is topped with mint frosting and mint candies.
Chocolate Chip Crunch Oatmeal Cookies – Two Peas and Their Pod
Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies is a classic Christmas recipe that guests will love. These decadent cookies will be the star cookie on any holiday dessert plate.
Candy Cane Sugar Cookies – Lovely Little Kitchen
Bake these classic candy cane cookies that grandma used to make. Family and friends will ask to take a few of these cookies home this year.
Assorted Cookies – Raspberri Cupcakes
Every holiday party needs an assorted batch of cookies on a plate. These cookies all start with the same dough base and have fun and festive topping that we all love this time of year.
Holiday Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing – Chic and Sugar
A tried and true classic sugar cookie recipe with holiday icing. These adorable cookie cutter shapes are a must this season!
Marshmallow Snowman Cookies – A Pumpkin and A Princess
Stack up on these easy marshmallow snowman cookie toppers. Take holiday cookies to the next level and have fun getting creative and festive with this recipe.
Whipped Shortbread Cookies- My Friend’s Bakery
Delicious, melt-in-your-mouth whipped shortbread cookies with gummy candies make this a must have festive cookie this season.
Molasses Cookies – Sift & Whisk
Baking holiday cookies is a fun tradition. This crowd-pleasing cookie will be a family favorite and is soft and deliciously chewy.
Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies – Gimme Some Oven
Bite into a classic soft, melt in your mouth delicious oatmeal cookie sandwiched between cream pie filling.
Candy Cane Cookies
Candy Cane Cookies are a holiday favorite and are especially popular during Christmas. bake our favorite version of candy cane cookies like grandma used to make.
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies – A Pumpkin and a Princess
Chocolate cookies loaded with peppermint have us feeling a bit of nostalgia. These decadent cookies are perfect for the holidays!
Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting – Your Cup of Cake
Christmas is one of our favorite holidays of the year. Red velvet cookies sandwiched between a layer of cream cheese frosting take the holidays to a whole new level.
Classic Shortbread Cookies – My Friend’s Bakery
The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a classic recipe for shortbread cookies. Get this recipe and bake everyone’s favorite cookie!
Peanut Butter Banana Cookies – Gimme Some Oven
Peanut butter cookies are a classic recipe to serve on holiday cookie platters. Take this cookie to the next level and make it with banana for an extra rich flavor.
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies – Sift & Whisk
Chocolate chip cookies are the perfect comfort food to bring to any holiday party and cookie swap. Take this classic recipe and put a new twist on it this year with the addition of cherries.
Peanut Butter Streusel Cookies – Swanky Recipes
Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with a cinnamon and peanut butter streusel topping. Classic Christmas cookie that everyone enjoys.
Glazed Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies – Swanky Recipes
Simply classic shortbread cookies filled with strawberry jam and drizzled with a vanilla glaze.
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Hi Barbara,
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Jessica, what a great collection of cookie recipes! And thank you for including my meringue cookies.