Tried-and-true Christmas cookie recipes for the holiday season, plus the tips, tricks, and techniques you need to get them just right every time.
White frosted cookies with sprinkles on a baking sheet
Lofthouse-Style Frosted Sugar Cookies Recipe
Two parchment-lined sheet pans with one-bowl ladyfinger cookies.
One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers Recipe
Homemade Fig Newtons on a kitchen towel
Homemade Fig Newtons Recipe
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The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies
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Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Quick and easy chocolate chip cookies on a purple linen.
Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies | BraveTart
Brown sugar cookies on a cooling rack
Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe
Two Hello Dolly bars with a graham cracker crust, chocolate chips, pecans, and toasted coconut on top.
Hello Dolly Bars Recipe
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Easy One-Bowl Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
A stack of homemade Oreos on a plate.
Homemade Oreo Cookies Recipe | BraveTart
Overhead of a plate of soft and chewy sugar cookies on a glass plate
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies Recipe
Short stacks of brown butter shortbread with one bite taken from first cookie
Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies Recipe
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A Royal-Icing Tutorial: Decorate Christmas Cookies Like a Boss
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New-Fashioned Snickerdoodles Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Almond Horns Recipe
Closeup of cocoa butter cookies topped with cocoa nibs and milk chocolate
Cocoa Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips Recipe
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Lacy Brown Butter and Ricotta Cookies Recipe
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Easy Chocolate Rugelach Recipe
Overhead of sugar cookies covered in thick layer of powdered sugar
Rolled Sugar Cookie Cutouts Recipe
Cookies and cream cookies on a sheet pan
Cookies 'n' Cream Cookies Recipes | BraveTart
Stacks of lemon ginger sandwich cookies.
Crispy Lemon-Ginger Sandwich Cookies Recipe
Two rows of fudge-filled, owl-shaped shortbread sandwich cookies on parchment paper.
E.L. Fudge-Style Chocolate and Vanilla Sandwich Cookies Recipe
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Almond Biscotti With Anise Recipe
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The Best Gingersnaps Recipe
Trio of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies plated
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe
snickerdoodle cookies
Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles Recipe
Powdered sugar-covered lemon meltaway cookies against a yellow background
Lemon Meltaways Recipe
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Malted Chocolate Chip-Pecan Cookies Recipe
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Classic Butter Shortbread Recipe
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Homemade Chocolate Graham Crackers Recipe
A chocolate-drizzled coconut macaroon on parchment paper.
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons Perfect for Passover
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Easy Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe
Coating DIY Twix with melted chocolate
Chocolate-Covered Caramel-Filled Shortbread Cookies (a.k.a. Homemade Twix) Recipe
Three almond-raspberry rugelach on a ceramic plate.
Raspberry-Almond Rugelach Recipe
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Soft and Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
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Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Everything-Bagel Rugelach With Onion Jam Recipe
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How to Make the Best Christmas Cookie Assortment
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30 Christmas Cookies to Spread the Holiday Cheer
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Olive Oil Pistachio Biscotti Recipe
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Peppermint Brownie Cookies Recipe
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Iced Lemon Cookies Recipe
Snowball cookies spilling from a polka dot bag onto a red countertop
Snowball Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Peppermint Snowflake Cookies Recipe
Sweet potato cookies
Spiced Sweet Potato Cookies Recipe
Overhead shot of crackled, sugar-coated chocolate molasses cookies
Soft Chocolate Molasses Cookies Recipe
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Peanut Butter Oat Cookies With Salted Honey Buttercream Recipe
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Oatmeal Jammys Recipe
Closeup of a brown butter bourbon cookie next to a nearly empty bottle of Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey.
Brown Butter Bourbon Cookies Recipe
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Glazed Spice Biscotti Recipe
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Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Rows of brown cookie squares glazed with white icing
Moist and Chewy Lebkuchen (German Spiced Christmas Cookies) Recipe
spritz cookies
Spritz Butter Cookies Recipe
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Little Debbie-Style Christmas Tree Cakes Recipe
Shortbread Sandwiches Recipe
stuffed date cookies
Stuffed Date Cookies Recipe
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Peanut Butter Oat Cookies Recipe
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Pignoli Cookies Recipe