Here are my top 10 Christmas cookie recipes for the 2022 holiday season! If you are looking to fill your cookie tray, heading to a cookie exchange, or need a great dessert or gift idea, look no further than this post where I share some of my favorite Christmas cookies!
1. Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
Christmas sprinkle cookies are the perfect way to celebrate the holidays! These sugar cookies are soft and chewy and coated in festive nonpareil sprinkles for holiday flair! The recipe is incredibly simple to make!
These sprinkle cookies are perfect treats for kids and add color to any Christmas cookie tray!
Click here to find the full recipe for Christmas sprinkle cookies!
2. Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
If you are a fan of red velvet cake or cupcakes, you must try these red velvet crinkle cookies! The cookies are made with a bit of unsweetened cocoa powder to give the cookies a light chocolate flavor and a few drops of red gel food coloring to create a bright red color.
My secret to the perfect crinkle is to first roll the cookie dough in granulated sugar and then in powdered sugar.
Click here to find the full recipe for red velvet crinkles cookies!
3. Ginger Molasses Cookies
If you are a fan of gingerbread cookies but don’t feel like rolling and cutting cookie dough, you must bake up a batch of these ginger molasses cookies.
The cookies are made with molasses for incredibly flavor and a soft, chewy texture. Warm spices including cinnamon and ginger add amazing flavor to these cookies.
Click here to find the full recipe for ginger molasses cookies!
4. Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
If you are looking for a cookie that is not super sweet, these cranberry orange shortbread cookies should be on your cookie tray. They taste just like Christmas!
The buttery, crisp shortbread cookies are made with fresh orange juice and orange zest for a bright citrus flavor. Dried cranberries add a sweet and tart texture and great flavor.
Click here to find the full recipe for cranberry orange shortbread cookies!
5. Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut butter blossoms are a nostalgic, classic Christmas cookie. If there is any cookie that reminds me of my childhood, this one is it!
Chewy peanut butter cookies crowned with a Hershey’s kiss. You can’t go wrong with the chocolate peanut butter combination! Give these cookies a twist by replacing the Hershey’s kiss with a mini Reeses cup or Rolo!
Click here to find the full recipe for peanut butter blossoms!
6. Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread cookies are a must-have at Christmas! These gingerbread cutout cookies are a little crisp and a little chewy. Decorate the cookies with royal icing for the perfect sweet touch.
My only question is, where do you take the first bite?
Click here to find the full recipe for gingerbread cookies!
7. Almond Shortbread Cutout Cookies
My favorite cutout cookie recipe is a shortbread cookie flavored with a bit of almond extract. Almond flavor just reminds me of the holidays.
These almond shortbread cookies are buttery, crisp and not overly sweet. I love frosting these cookies with royal icing and some festive Christmas sprinkles to add a little holiday cheer. Use cookie cutters to make whatever shape or design you would like!
Click here to find the full recipe for almond shortbread cutout cookies!
8. Pecan Snowball Cookies
These pecan snowball cookies have been on my annual Christmas cookie tray for the last ten years! These cookies go by many names – Mexican wedding cookies, Russian tea cakes, butterballs – whatever you call them, they are delicious!
Pecan snowball cookies are buttery, nutty and subtly sweet and made with finely ground pecans. Roll these cookies in powdered sugar when they are still warm, so the sugar sticks and they resemble snowballs!
Click here to find the full recipe for pecan snowball cookies!
9. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
If you love fudgy brownies, these chocolate crinkle cookies are for you! The chocolate cookies are made with dark cocoa powder for intense chocolate flavor and are fudgy and chewy like brownies.
To get the perfect crinkle, first roll the cookie dough in granulated sugar and then in powdered sugar before baking!
Click here to find the full recipe for chocolate crinkles cookies!
10. Snickerdoodle Cookies
Snickerdoodle cookies are so much more than just a sugar cookie. One of the key ingredients in snickerdoodles is cream of tartar which gives the cookies a slight tang and creates a soft, fluffy texture.
Roll the cookies in cinnamon sugar before baking for a little extra sweetness and a warm flavor.
Click here to find the full recipe for snickerdoodle cookies!
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I hope you enjoy my top 10 Christmas cookie recipes of 2022. If you make any of these cookies, please post pictures on Instagram and use #cakemehometonight or tag @cake_me_home_tonight so I can see your beautiful cookie creations!
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