Time to start baking Christmas cookies! I’ve applied a 12 Days of Christmas Cookies theme to holiday baking this year to help you easily pick cookies for this year’s cookie platters, cookie exchanges, gift-giving, and something for Santa!
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One of my favorite things to do around the holidays is to bake Christmas cookies and other delicious treats for my family and friends to enjoy. There’s just something about cold (snowy?) days outside and warm, cozy days inside baking goodies that make it feel like Christmas for me.
Extra points if you listen to Christmas music while you bake!
12 Days of Christmas Cookies
If you search the internet for the best Christmas cookies, you will receive 1,000 times the number of recipes you could even realistically consider making! That one simple search can make you consider not even baking this year.
That’s why I decided to take the theme of the 12 Days of Christmas and apply it to Christmas cookies. Here are twelve—and only twelve—delicious, tried, and true Christmas cookie recipes for you to love.
If you’re looking for a new favorite cookie recipe to make this year, you can’t go wrong with any of these easy-to-make recipes on this list!
🎄Christmas Surprise Inside Sprinkle Cookies | One Hot Oven
I just love these tasty, buttery-almond flavored cookies that contain a surprise fudge middle layer. Roll them in green, red, and white sprinkles for a beautiful presentation to make them the ultimate Christmas cookies.
These Linzer cookies use a simple shortbread cookie recipe and are filled with delicious raspberry jam. They definitely make a statement with the peekaboo cutout, and they will be a hit when you serve them for dessert!
🎄Holiday Jeweled Biscotti with Fruit and Nuts | One Hot Oven
Crispy and full of colorful candied fruits and nuts, these classic biscotti are the perfect cookie for the holidays. Make a batch to give as gifts; these cookies will stay and travel well.
🎄Peppermint Crunch Cookies | The Monday Box
Peppermint Crunch Cookies are crisp sugar cookies full of peppermint-y holiday flavor, topped with two kinds of chocolate and peppermint candy bits. Quick, easy, and beautiful, these cookies are ideal for sharing.
These cookies will make you feel warm and cozy during the holidays and all winter long!
🎄Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies | One Hot Oven
These chewy cookies are festive, delicious, and, best of all, homemade! Red velvet crinkle cookies are rich with that pop of red we all recognize and that delicious powdered sugar crackle top.
🎄Cornflake Wreath Cookies | One Hot Oven
These No Bake Christmas Cornflake Wreath Cookies are festive holiday treats with their adorable shape and red hot candies for the holly berries. Enjoy these crunchy marshmallow-y cookies and add them to your Christmas dessert table.
🎄Mint Sprinkle Christmas Cookies | One Hot Oven
These Mint Sugar Cookies offer more than just festive sprinkles on top—take a bite to discover a delightful mint green cookie inside. They’re a fun and unique addition to your holiday baking lineup and are sure to earn a spot on your 12 Days of Christmas Cookies list!
🎄Candy Cane Amish Sugar Cookies | Food Love
Candy Cane Amish Sugar Cookies are a snap to make – you don’t even need to roll them out! If you love crispy edges and soft middles for your cookies, you’ll love this cookie recipe. Top these delicate peppermint sugar cookies with crushed candy canes and serve.
🎄Grinch Cookies | Recipes From A Pantry
What 12 Days of Christmas Cookies list doesn’t include Grinch cookies? These instantly recognizable green cookies use common pantry staples and include an adorable red heart-shaped candy. Aren’t they adorable?
🎄Christmas Pinwheel Cookies| One Hot Oven
Are you looking for a tasty Christmas cookie recipe? Check out these colorful Christmas pinwheel cookies! They’re a hit with everyone – soft, chewy, and the perfect festive treat for the holidays.
🎄Christmas Candy Cane Cookies | Home Cooking Memories
I love this twisted dough recipe. They look like real candy canes and are packed with lots of festive holiday peppermint flavor. This recipe is sure to be a hit with family and friends.
🎄Spiced Christmas Tree Cookies | One Hot Oven
Oh, what fun it is to make these Spiced Christmas Tree Cookies. You can leave them plain or decorate them with colorful icing dots (or even candies). You will love the spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg) and these cookies are so simple to make, that’s why they had to round out this list of the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies!
Pretty Platters and Boxes for cookies
What a selection of cookies! I picked a variety of flavors, textures, and colors to help you round out your holiday baking this year. With this 12 Days of Christmas Cookies list, you can choose your one favorite holiday cookie or bake them all, and no one will complain. And, if you are into gift-giving, cookies are always a delicious gift to give.
Set your cookies out on a beautiful Red Christmas Platter, perfect for your holiday table or to give as a gift.
Another favorite way to display cookies is on these cute Red Christmas Sleigh Serving Trays.
These cute Christmas Cookie Boxes make giving your sweet treats a welcome gift.
More holiday delicious treats
If you are a tea lover, the Christmas Tea Pairing and Desserts post is the perfect way to enjoy a cup of your favorite tea with a delicious dessert.
You can’t have Christmas without candy, and this classic recipe for Hard Rock Candy flavored with cinnamon and covered in powdered sugar is great for gifts and your candy dish,
Everyone loves this easy recipe for Layered Peppermint Fudge. Make a batch and slice up this pretty candy to serve at your holiday party or give as a gift. It’s always enjoyed.
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First published: Nov. 10, 2024, Last updated: Nov. 1, 2024 for better readability.
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Hello there, I’m Jere’
From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California, my passion for food is never-ending. Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven sharing sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.
