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12 Cookies You Need to Make This Holiday Season
Cookie exchanges, the office Christmas party, gifts for your neighbors…all perfect reasons to break out your favorite holiday cookie recipes. With the season of sweets upon us, it’s time to share some of our favorite easy cookie recipes. Dress up these pin-worthy treats with wintertime decorations, and you’ll be totally prepared for every occasion this season.
1. Lemon-Glazed Sugar Cookies
Oh, sugar cookies…you make life so much better. If you’ve ever wondered how to make classic sugar cookies, this easy recipe will help you make batch after batch of sweet, sweet goodness. If you want to make yours a little more festive, skip the glaze and decorate your sugar cookies with sprinkles, jimmies, or your favorite holiday-themed frosting.
2. Gingerbread Truffles
Winter seems to be the only time anyone makes gingerbread, but with this recipe, you’ll want to make it year-round. This cute spin on traditional gingerbread cookies is still packed with all the flavor you love, but it only takes a fraction of the effort.
3. Snazzy Snickerdoodles
It’s one of our favorite recipes, and it’s one of yours! These cookies are so much more than snazzy…they’re soft, chewy, and perfect for the holiday season. Use a cookie press to make fun, festive shapes like trees, flowers, or pumpkins!
4. All-Occasion Cookies
If you’re looking for the best holiday cookie recipe, look no further. This 3-ingredient recipe is super easy to make, plus, the decorating possibilities are endless! If you’re looking for a bit of variation, try swapping the white cake mix for devil’s food or spice cake mix. There’s also a gluten-free version, so everyone can partake!
5. Mexican Wedding Cookies
Pecan snowballs, pecan puffs, Russian teacakes…no matter what you call them, these little treats are the definition of decadence. They’re nutty, buttery, and will melt in your mouth—just make sure to eat them over something, or you’ll end up with powdered sugar all over your holiday sweater.
6. Praline Cookies
Warm, fluffy, and sweet are just three words you could use to describe these heavenly cookies. They’re delicious right out of the oven, and we’re sure they’re good once they cool off, too…but we wouldn’t know. They never last that long!
7. Peppermint Fudge Cookie Sandwiches
Peppermint patties are good, but what would make them even better? Sandwiching them between two delicious chocolate cookies! The combination of peppermint, semi-sweet chocolate, and white chocolate topping makes these lovely little sandwiches perfect for the holidays.
8. Crème De Menthe Cookie Truffles
If the thought of minty, chocolaty treats gets you stoked for the holidays, this recipe will be your new BFF. These truffles are easy to make and come together quickly, so they’re a great option when company is on the way!
9. Cinnamon Pecan Biscotti
These twice-baked Italian cookies are a holiday staple for many families. They’re perfect for dunking in coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and they’re delicious on their own, too.
10. Cherry-Chocolate Skillet Cookie
This giant cookie is soooo good. Slice it up and serve it, or top it with ice cream, whipped cream, or froyo for a sundae-style dessert.
11. Stained Glass Cookies
This recipe for sugar cookies has a special twist—a festive candy center! Use cookie cutters to make stars or other festive shapes.
12. Celebration Cookies
‘Tis the season for celebrating, and these cookies will help you do it deliciously. White chocolate, cranberries, and pecans help make these cookies so darn good…but it’s who you get to share them with that makes them so unforgettable. You can even make this recipe (and 3 others) into a sweet homemade gift.
