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1 / 40Perfect Thumbprint Cookies
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 20 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 20
- Yield: 20 to 24 cookies
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
40 Christmas cookies recipes
One of the best parts of the holidays is the baking. After all, nothing adds a little sweetness to the season quite like a fresh plate of sugar cookies or a warm yule log.
The practice of baking cookies specifically for Christmas dates back to the 16th century, and can be seen across the world in countless variations today. Most still consider gingerbread to be the ancestor of the modern Christmas cookie. Gingerbread itself originated with the German lebkuchen, a soft, spiced biscuit that dates back to at least the 13th century. Inventions like icing and cookie cutters arrived over the following centuries, opening up new possibilities for Christmas cookie designs
In the years since, professional and amateur chefs have developed hundreds of thousands of different recipes for everyone's favorite holiday treat. Some of them are mind-blowingly delicious, others less than delectable. In order to help you narrow down your options this holiday season, Stacker compiled a list of the best and most unique Christmas cookie recipes from Allrecipes.
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2 / 40Hedgehog Cookies
- Prep: 1 hr
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs
- Total: 3 hrs 10 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen cookies
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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3 / 40Royal Icing II
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 3 cups
- Number of ingredients: 3
- Read more about the recipe here
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4 / 40Russian Tea Cakes I
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 3 mins
- Total: 35 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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5 / 40Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Additional: 10 mins
- Total: 80 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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6 / 40Chocolate Pecan Sandies
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 30 mins
- Total: 65 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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7 / 40Citrus Shortbread Cookies
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs
- Total: 4 hrs 35 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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8 / 40Crescent Butter Biscuits
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 40 mins
- Servings: 100
- Yield: 100 cookies
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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9 / 40Chocolate Crinkles II
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 4 hrs 28 mins
- Total: 4 hrs 60 mins
- Servings: 72
- Yield: 6 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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10 / 40Peanut Blossoms II
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 48 mins
- Total: 90 mins
- Servings: 84
- Yield: 7 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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11 / 40Sugar Cookie Icing
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 1 dozen cookies' worth
- Number of ingredients: 5
- Read more about the recipe here
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12 / 40Easy Sugar Cookies
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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13 / 40Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 15 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 18
- Yield: 1 1/2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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14 / 40Iced Pumpkin Cookies
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Additional: 40 mins
- Total: 80 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 16
- Read more about the recipe here
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15 / 40Original Nestle® Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 9 mins
- Additional: 15 mins
- Total: 39 mins
- Servings: 60
- Yield: 60 servings
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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16 / 40Scotcharoos
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 30 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 24 bars
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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17 / 40Soft Christmas Cookies
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 8 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs 32 mins
- Total: 2 hrs 60 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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18 / 40Date Nut Pinwheel Cookies II
- Servings: 60
- Yield: 5 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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19 / 40Drommar
- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Total: 57 mins
- Servings: 25
- Yield: 50 cookies
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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20 / 40Pizzelles III
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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21 / 40Cinnamon Stars
- Servings: 18
- Yield: 3 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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22 / 40Cranberry Cornmeal Linzer Cookies
- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 55 mins
- Servings: 42
- Yield: 42 servings
- Number of ingredients: 13
- Read more about the recipe here
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23 / 40Meringue Mushrooms
- Prep: 45 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 45 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 36 mushrooms
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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24 / 40Gingerbread Cookies
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 30 mins
- Servings: 30
- Yield: 2 1/2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
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25 / 40White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 25 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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26 / 40Sicilian Fig Cookies
- Servings: 72
- Yield: 6 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 15
- Read more about the recipe here
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27 / 40Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
- Prep: 1 hr 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Total: 1 hr 35 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen cookies
- Number of ingredients: 6
- Read more about the recipe here
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28 / 40Traditional Springerle
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 35 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 48 servings
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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29 / 40Speculaas Cookies or Spicy Sinterklass Cakes
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 30 mins
- Servings: 30
- Yield: 30 small cookies
- Number of ingredients: 13
- Read more about the recipe here
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30 / 40Perfect Coconut Macaroons
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Additional: 45 mins
- Total: 80 mins
- Servings: 18
- Yield: 18 macaroons
- Number of ingredients: 8
- Read more about the recipe here
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31 / 40Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 2 hrs 30 mins
- Total: 2 hrs 60 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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32 / 40Orange Slice Cookies I
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 6 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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33 / 40Chocolate Mint Candies Cookies
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 50 mins
- Total: 80 mins
- Servings: 40
- Yield: 3 to 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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34 / 40Eggnog Thumbprints
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 28 mins
- Total: 60 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 11
- Read more about the recipe here
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35 / 40Oma Kiener's Hazelnut Christmas Cookies
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 12 mins
- Additional: 8 hrs
- Total: 8 hrs 27 mins
- Servings: 48
- Yield: 48 servings
- Number of ingredients: 9
- Read more about the recipe here
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36 / 40Reindeer Cookies
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Total: 40 mins
- Servings: 36
- Yield: 3 dozen cookies
- Number of ingredients: 10
- Read more about the recipe here
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37 / 40Tina's Shortbread Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Servings: 12
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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38 / 40Fudge Puddles
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 4 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 14
- Read more about the recipe here
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39 / 40The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
- Servings: 60
- Yield: 5 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 7
- Read more about the recipe here
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40 / 40Big Soft Ginger Cookies
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Additional: 25 mins
- Total: 50 mins
- Servings: 24
- Yield: 2 dozen
- Number of ingredients: 12
- Read more about the recipe here
