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Everyone’s had that special moment during the holidays when you’re visiting friends and family and the host brings out a plate of assorted holiday cookies. Each one youbiteinto makes you think, “Oh, my goodness, everything is so scrumptious and homemade! I wish I baked like this.”
Well, good news! With our list of 20 BESTCHRISTMAS COOKIERECIPES,you can become the baker of your dreams. Everyone loves the taste of these tried-and-true holiday cookies. No need to make fancydessertswhen theserecipeswill make yourcookie plattersthe talk of the town.
You can scroll through the entire list of these favouriteChristmas cookierecipes,or click theGROUP HEADINGSto jump to a particular section of interest:
- MOST POPULAR– Show-stopping homemade cookierecipesthat are the most popular on our site, rated by family, friends, and maybe even you!
- NO-BAKE– Three simple but very flavourful cookies that always get rave reviews. Bonus: all threerecipesare gluten-free – noflourin sight!
- CHRISTMAS SUGAR COOKIES – Three distinctly different cookies that utilize the samesugar cookie recipeas their base. Cocoapowder, nuts, jam and coconut can take our classicrecipe in three amazingly different directions.
- HOLIDAYCLASSICS– Gingerbread, biscotti, a favourite crispy snap cookie, and a unique miniature tart confection.
- SQUARES– These squares are featured on this list because they’re as easy to make as a cookie. We also like how a bigbatchcan be cut into dainty 1-inch squares, adding a bit of interest and variation to your baking trays.
- BONUS ROUND– Two surpriserecipesfor sweet treats. Hint: they aren’t cookies, and you won’t need theovento make them. As a bonus, theymake lovelygifts too.
These essentialrecipesare keepers; speaking from experience, you’ll make them once, and they’ll return to your baking trays year after year. That said, best to keep them at the ready, so make sure to PIN therecipeson a favouritePinterestboard andSHAREthem with friends. We’d also appreciate seeing pics when you make them. Use#weekendatthecottagewhen you post onFacebookandInstagram. Thanks for sharing with the world!
Here is the essential cookie list for theholiday season, our top 20 BESTCHRISTMAS COOKIERECIPES! Don’t forget to click thoseLINK BUTTONSunder each listing to go straight to therecipeor video.
MOST POPULAR
Butter gets creamed with ground pecans and a pinch of sugar, then shaped into balls and rolled inconfectioners’ sugar. Bigflavour.
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Sun-dried cherries dot these almond-flavoured cookies, that feature a crisp outer texture of slicedalmonds,but a soft, chewy centre.
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Buttery sugar cookies rolled in choppedalmondsand pecans, then topped with a drop of homemade jam.
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A rich, buttery shortbread with a hint of nuttiness courtesy of finely chopped rolled oats. Santa approved!
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NO-BAKE COOKIES
Chopped nuts, fragrant spices and semisweet chocolate rolled into a log shape.Let it chill out in the fridge before coating it in icing sugar and slicing it as thin as a delicatessen.
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Vegan, no-bake cookiesmade with ground orange peel,vanillaextract, groundalmondsand a wonderfully scentedvanillasugar.
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Scrumptious chocolate balls with your choice of a rum-soaked cherry centre or a luscious rum buttercream. Rolled in nuts and either groundchocolate chipsorwhite chocolate.
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SUGAR COOKIES
Rich cookies with thetasteofcoconut macaroons,baked golden brown and brushed with chocolate and asprinkleof koshersalt.
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This most-requestedcookie dough recipeis enhanced with aclassicthumbprint indentation filled with chocolate or a favouriteraspberry jam. Easy never tasted so good!
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A melt-in-your-mouth mocha and pecan-flavouredchocolate cookierolled in icing sugar.
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HOLIDAY CLASSICS
Theclassiccrunchy finger-shaped biscuit flavoured with toasted hazelnuts and shards of dark chocolate, complete with a decorative chocolateglaze.
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Sugar-rolled crackledgingerspicecookies with a heady fragrant profile of spices and orange zest.
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Mounds of sweetened shredded coconut scrumptiousness that get baked and drizzled with chocolate. Yield is 36!
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Miniature tart shells made with butter andcream cheesefilled withcranberriesand pistachios in bubbly centres of dark brown sugar,eggand butter.
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Rich, crisp cookies flavoured with dark brown sugar and assorted freshly ground spices, plusroyal icingfordecorating.
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SQUARES
A buttery pastry base topped with thatclassicmix ofeggs, dark brown sugar, butter, walnuts and raisins.
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A rich,chewycakestudded with walnuts and bursting with chocolate flavour.Kidslove them!
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A caramel-flavoured pecan pie topping baked over a pecan-studded shortbread base.
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A buttery shortbread base topped with a richly flavoured, extra-tangy layer of golden lemon goodness.
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BONUS ROUND
Three types of chocolate melted and swirled together, finished with asprinkleof crushedpeppermintcandycane.
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Toastedalmondscoated with a rich, buttery toffee, then covered with melted chocolate and groundalmonds.
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