Cookie season is here, and I’m sharing 40+ of the best Classic Christmas Cookies and Candies for 2021. There’s something here for everyone to help get you into the holiday spirit.
Get ready for the Best Christmas Cookies and Christmas Candies Recipes!
Baking season is here! Spending the whole day in the kitchen, blasting Christmas music, and wearing cute aprons, is one of my most favorite traditions. I love baking cookies and making candy to put together some unforgettable cookie trays to deliver to friends and family.
It can be fun to bake cookies by yourself or as a group with your kiddos or grandkids to help. I also love doing a baking day with girlfriends and sisters.
Baking them is the fun and easy part. But, deciding which recipes to use is always the hardest part for me.
This Christmas baking season just got a whole lot easier. So right here is your one-stop Christmas cookie recipe shopping stop! You will see my compilation of favorite recipes, from Soft Gingerbread Cookies to 3 Ingredient Fudge.
I have compiled the best of the best, just for you! Enjoy!
These Chocolate Mint Cookies have a chewy and fudgy texture, and they’re loaded with Andes Mint pieces. They’re easy to make and perfect for Christmas cookies trays.
Our Homemade Gingerbread Houses Recipe is more than a recipe; it’s a tradition. Ours comes complete with a template. Our recipe costs just $6.95 to make 2 large houses!
Five ingredients and 15 minutes are all that you need to make these no-bake Christmas Wreath Cookies. Grad the kids, because they’ll love making these cornflake wreath cookies with you.
Pistachios, cranberries, and white chocolate drizzle make this Cranberry Pistachio Cookies recipe festive in both flavor and color. Our recipe has a vanilla cookie base for a melt-in-your-mouth Christmas cookie that’s perfect for parties and cookie exchanges.
These Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies are chewy, fudgy, and oh-so-good! They're festive and fabulous for giving as gifts-either baked or in cookie dough form!
Whether you call them Gingersnaps, Ginger Snaps, Ginger Doodles, Ginger Biscuits, or Ginger Nut, these cookies are just plain good! They’re great any time of the year or especially during Thanksgiving and Christmas time!
These Church Window Cookies are easy no-bake chocolate, marshmallow, and coconut cookies that are fun to make and a little something different for your cookie trays.
These Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses are a fun Christmas tradition that you’ll find yourself making year after year with family and friends. They’re easy to make and so fun to customize.
Packed with peppermint flavor and topped with a festive candy kiss, these quick and easy peppermint cookies capture the essence of holiday cheer in every delicious morsel.
This easy Coconut Macaroons recipe has so much coconut flavor and they are just the thing for speedy holiday baking. These are a Christmas and Easter staple around my house!
It’s Christmas cookie time! The holidays wouldn’t be the same without these Soft Gingerbread Cookies. Decorating gingerbread cookies are a yearly tradition that the entire family loves.
This Ricotta Cookies recipe is a soft buttery Italian cookie with a hint of lemon and almond and is covered in icing and sprinkles. They’re popular during Christmas and Easter, but can be enjoyed year-round.
These No-Bake Chocolate Oat Cookies are easy to make and delicious any time of the year. However, we like making them for the holidays when we need an easy cookie option for our cookie trays.
This easy Brownie Cookies Recipe is just the Christmas Cookie recipe to make for the busy holiday season. They cost only $4.75 to make and 15¢ per cookie.
These Gummy Bear Thumbprint Cookies help spread holiday cheer with simple surprises. They’re an easy Christmas cookie recipe that are so tasty! Grab the kids-they’ll love making them, too!
This Hanging Gingerbread Cookie recipe is a unique spin on the classic. Just add a small candy cane to the back and hang the cookies from a nice warm cup of cocoa!
Dipped Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are an easy cookie that you can enjoy for the holidays or anytime. They’re chewier on the outside and soft in the middle. That’s cookie perfection if you ask me!
This White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge recipe is a soft, velvety fudge with a marshmallow creme base. It’s easy to make and perfectly festive for the holidays.
These Christmas Ornament Oreo Pops are fun, festive treats perfect for gifting or sprucing up cookie trays. Grab the kids because they’ll love making them with you!
This Rocky Road Fudge recipe is loaded with mini marshmallows and toasted almonds. This fudge can be enjoyed year-round or dressed up for the holidays.
Homemade Peanut Brittle is a sweet, salty, and crunchy candy that is made on the stovetop. It’s one of our favorite edible gifts to give during the holidays.
These Gingerbread OREO Truffles are easy holiday treats that are great for Christmas parties, cookie exchanges, and gifting! Picture tutorial included!
This Divinity Candy recipe is a classic holiday favorite! You only need a handful of ingredients, a little time, and you have soft and chewy Divinity Candy.
Peppermint Bark Candy makes a great holiday gift. It has layers of chocolate and white chocolate with a peppermint hint, and it’s sprinkled with crushed candy canes.
Crockpot Candy is an easy recipe that is perfect for holiday cookie trays and potlucks. Grab the kids because they’ll love making this Christmas candy!
Cookies can be made ahead of time. I like to make mine up to two days before I am going to eat them. However, you can freeze cookie dough in an airtight container for up to two months. Making the dough ahead of time and freezing it might be a great option to free up some time instead of baking all your recipes in one day.
Should Christmas cookies be refrigerated?
Generally speaking, cookies are best when stored at room temperature in an airtight container. However, refer to each recipe specifically, as some cookies might be ok to refrigerate.
Aaaahhhh I want to make every single thing here! It’s gonna be hard to choose, so maybe I’ll let my kids pick a few things to make together. Thanks for all the great ideas!
Christmas is about the only time of year I make cookies. I love to give them as prezzies. You have some really fun ideas here. I like the hanging gingerbread cookies and the Christmas wreath cookies!
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Aaaahhhh I want to make every single thing here! It’s gonna be hard to choose, so maybe I’ll let my kids pick a few things to make together. Thanks for all the great ideas!
Oh my I have a lot to bake looking at all these wonderful recipes!
What a great list of cookies with such variation! There is something to everyone. I need to add a few of these to the line up this Christmas.
Christmas is about the only time of year I make cookies. I love to give them as prezzies. You have some really fun ideas here. I like the hanging gingerbread cookies and the Christmas wreath cookies!