A huge part of the holiday season are the delicious baked goods that come along with the time of year. Christmas cookies, of course, are THE traditional dessert to make for parties or to give away as gifts. If you’re looking for a new holiday cookie recipe, check out these 37 delicious treats that are guaranteed to make your season bright!
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Nutella-Stuffed Cookies
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Pull apart one of these ooey gooey double-chocolate cookies and marvel at how it gushes melty Nutella just like a mini lava cake. You’re going to want to eat these right out of the oven.
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4-Ingredient Almond Joy™ Cookies
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You only need 4 ingredients to make these irresistible chocolate-y, coco-nutty treats. And guess what? Flour, eggs, and butter aren’t one them!
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Zucchini-Oat Dark Chocolate Cookies
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You don’t have to miss out on Christmas treats just because you’re trying to be healthy! These oat-and-dark-chocolate-chip-filled treats sneak some veggies in there that even your pickiest kids will appreciate.
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Carrot Cake Cookies
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Of course, there’s also the classic way of sneaking some veggies into sweets: carrot cake! Give that dessert a cookie spin with these treats that also feature oats, currants, and maple syrup.
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Hot Cocoa Cookies
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What’s better than curling up on Christmas Eve with a cup of hot cocoa? Indulging in these rich, chewy cookies, that’s what!
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Graham Cracker Chocolate Chip Cookies
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These chewy cookies filled with gooey bits of chocolate are no ordinary chocolate chip cookie — because they’re made with graham crackers. These unforgettable cookies are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and just begging to be dunked into a glass of milk.
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Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
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These treats were just made for Christmas, in every way possible, from the delicious chocolate cookie to the sweet and tart cherries chilling in the middle of powdered sugar like ornaments on a snowy tree. Even better, they’re actually pretty simple to make!
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Festive Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Turn traditional chocolate chip cookies Christmas green and add a bit of refreshing and festive peppermint flavor.
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Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Cookies
Crumbly shortbread cookies are already a holiday favorite, but dip them in your favorite chocolate and you’ve hit a holiday home run.
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Secret Kiss Cookies
This recipe takes a traditional Russian tea cookie and gives it an extra-special surprise inside: a gooey Hershey kiss. The outside is the same buttery, crumbly, powdered sugar-covered cookie you’ve come to expect, but when you bite in you get an extra burst of indulgent flavor.
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Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can’t go wrong with this classic cookie. This recipe is meant to make your chocolate chip cookies even more tender and delicious.
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Holiday Jam Cookies
On these traditionally Polish cookies, called Kolackzi, the jam peeking out from either side of the folded dough looks like glittering pieces of glass. With a little powdered sugar sprinkled on top, these treats make for a unique addition to any humdrum holiday cookie platter.
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Wonderful Gingerbread Cookies
Almost as cute as they are yummy, gingerbread cookies are a holiday staple. This recipe creates dough that is easy to work with so you can create any cookie shapes you’d like to decorate!
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Cranberry Bliss Bars
This copycat recipe is even better than the one you can buy at Starbucks or in the store, and it’s sweet enough that one batch of the cakey cookies will satisfy you and your whole family!
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4-Ingredient Fudge Crinkles
You are only four ingredients away from fudgy, lovely little cookies that looks as good as they taste. Perfect for cookie platters!