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These 25 delicious holiday cookie recipes are just begging to be made this year. What better time than the holidays to turn on the oven and bake up some yummy cookies. These holiday cookie recipes make perfect additions to cookie boxes, to hand out as gifts, or to just enjoy by yourself. Give one, heck give all 25, a try.
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25 of the most delicious cookies perfect for the holidays.
Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easy chocolate chip cookies: ooey, gooey chocolate chips melted into a golden brown, soft cookie. Everyone needs a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe and this is it.
Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Soft, chewy, buttery oatmeal cookies pair perfectly with a tall glass of ice cold milk. This classic cookie recipe is a favorite and one to try.
Macadamia Nut Snowball Cookies
Snowball cookies are the epitome of Christmas and holiday cookies. This recipe for macadamia nut snowball cookies is a must have in your cookie recipe arsenal.
Lilikoi Butter Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
This thumbprint cookie recipe is my favorite yet. Buttery, soft cookies rolled in sugar, filled with a decadent scratch made lilikoi butter, and dusted with a fine sprinkle of powdered sugar. This simple recipe is sure to please.
Brownie Mix Cookie
Brownie mix cookie: soft, fudgy center, ever so slightly crispy edges, and filled with chocolate chips. This recipe is for all you chocolate lovers out there.
Cheesecake Stuffed Snickerdoodles
Classic snickerdoodle with a yummy twist. Cheesecake stuffed snickerdoodle cookie: creamy, rich cheesecake stuffed into a sugar cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar. So delicious.
Crinkle cookies with an island twist. . .UBE. Soft, buttery, fluffy cookies packed with delicious ube flavor. Perfect for all you soft cookie lovers.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
White chocolate macadamia nut cookies: crispy edges, soft, chewy centers with a touch of crunch. This recipe uses a no chill dough and is sure to please the crowd.
Red Velvet Cookies
This red velvet cookie recipe is perfect for the holidays. Soft, chewy, vibrant red cookies with white chocolate chips, baked to perfection.
Shortbread Cookies
Easy, 4 ingredient shortbread cookies that even your kids can make. Buttery, crunchy, and so yummy. Makes for a great cookie box addition to give away or a quick snack to keep for yourself.
Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Chocolate sugar cookies have a soft, chewy center, crispy edges, and taste amazing with a cold glass of milk. This twist on the classic sugar cookie is something you have to try.
Caramel Cookie
Caramel cookies are the best no chill no spread cookies around. Golden brown, crispy edges, soft, chewy center, bursting with loads of buttery sugar flavor.
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Christmas Snickerdoodles: Chocolate and Cranberries, A Festive Twist
Chocolate chip and cranberry
snickerdoodle cookies are a delicious riff on the cinnamon dusted
American cookie classic. These Christmas Snickerdoodles are an easy bake
perfect for the holidays.
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Old Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies
Sour cream cookies are old fashioned Christmas classic. Super soft and not too sweet!
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Chocolate Chunk Candy Cane Cookies
These chocolate chunk candy cane cookies are.packed with holiday cheer! The candy cane and dark chocolate make a killer pair, plus Santa loves them!
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Grandma's Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies with White Chocolate Icing
A chewy old fashioned molasses cookie gets a new twist when iced with white chocolate! Delicious nostalgia.
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Reindeer Gingerbread Cookies from Gingerbread Men
A chewy old fashioned molasses cookie gets a new twist when iced with white chocolate! Delicious nostalgia. Thesereindeer gingerbread cookies are super simple to make with a gingerbread man cookie cutter. The kids will love to help decorate them!
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Apple Pie Cookies Recipe with Crumb Topping
Apple pie cookies are the perfect way to satisfy that Dutch apple pie craving in single serve shareable bites. Trust me, these cute crumb topped cookies are like mini apple pies, and a must for holiday baking!
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Lemon Glazed Christmas Wreath Cookie Recipe
These Lemon Glazed Christmas Wreath Cookies are a butter cookie with a sweet but tart lemon glaze shaped like a wreath. Perfect for a holiday cookie platter or a fun homemade Christmas decoration.
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Lemon Bar Cookie Cups Recipe | Barbara Bakes
These Lemon Bar Cookie Cups are easy to make--and so much easier to serve than lemon bars. These little bites of sunshine are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie platter.
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Christmas Surprise Inside Sprinkle Cookies
Everyone loves a surprise and these colorful Surprise Inside Christmas Cookies have a delicious fudgy layer. The perfect cookies for exchanges and gift-giving and Santa treats.
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Easy Sugar Cookies + Glaze
Sugar cookies are the perfect year-round holiday cookie! They are, soft, chewy, sweet, and oh so much fun to decorate with your family and friends!
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The BEST Vegan Rocky Road Cookies
This one bowl cookie recipe is gluten,
dairy and refined sugar free!! It comes together in minutes and is sure to please everyone. It completely taste like the real deal and you
would have no idea it's not junk food.
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The Best Keto Sugar Cookies - less than 3 g carbs!
A classic cookie everyone enjoys, this keto sugar cookie has incredible flavor. With each bite, it's hard to believe they are low carb. This best ever keto sugar cookie recipe produces a cookie that is soft, yet still has that crunch when you bite into it. They make the perfect cutouts too!
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Keto Maple Bacon Cookies
Everyone loves BACON! Especially on the keto diet, so I created a cookie with the flavor of maple paired with maple syrup. This keto cookie will surprise you by how good it is! Plus, it's dairy free!
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By Relle on December 17th, 2019
About Relle
Aloha, my name is Relle and welcome to my little home on the internet where I like to share all my favorite Hawaiian recipes (and local ones too).
I am a wife, mom of two, and nurse practitioner here in the beautiful state of Hawai’i. I was born and raised in Hawai’i and I am of native Hawaiian descent. In my spare time I love to cook and bake and I have compiled many of my favorite recipes here for you to enjoy.
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4 thoughts on “25 Delicious Holiday Cookie Recipes”
This is such a great assortment of cookies all are perfect for the holidays. Can’t wait to start baking.
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Thank you! Happy Holidays.
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I baked your macadamia nut snowball cookies and it was a hit at my family Christmas gathering.
I really enjoy receiving your mail and trying your ono recipes.
Thank you for keeping me connected to home cooking. I left Hawaii but my heart and home will always be Hawaii🌺Reply
Aloha Essy. Aw thanks so much for sharing. Happy to hear. Happy New Year
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