Best Christmas Cookie Recipes
Best Christmas Cookie Recipes – Every kind of homemade holiday cookies to make for your holiday baking boxes or cookie exchanges!
My go to combo for cookie boxes is:
1. Cut-out sugar cookies
2. Chocolate crinkle cookies
3. Pretzel M&M hugs (you can make the day before!)
4. Rice Krispie treats (you can make thees the day before too!)
If you need one more: I’d choose from gingerbread men, peanut butter blossoms, 7 layer bar macaroons, or make mini brownies with a boxed mix.
One thing to note – gingerbread men, peanut butter, and mint are all very strong flavors. So the flavors may transfer to your other cookies. I would recommend putting those ones in a plastic bag of their own!
19 of the Best Christmas Cookie Recipes…

Best Cut Out Sugar Cookies
Chills for 5 minutes, cookies hold their shape, soft and flavorful, perfect for decorating.
Pretzel M&M Hugs
These are the perfect easy treat if you want a make ahead holiday dessert, or something to bake with kids!
Rice Krispie Treat Recipe
These aren’t just any rice krispie treats… they have browned butter, butterscotch chips, and extra marshmallows! THE BEST.
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
Make these if you’re looking for something different, yet amazing to add to your traditional cookie box line up.
Brown Butter Salted Caramel Snickerdoodles
Browned butter in the batter and caramel in the center (!!!)
Easy Hot Chocolate Lace Cookies
These cookies are crisp, buttery, and perfectly sweet with hints of caramel throughout. Sandwiched between chocolate ganache.
Hot Cocoa Cookies
These won a cookie bake-off another blogger did on her search for the best Christmas cookie!!!