Hello, my foodie folks!! Christmas is almost here, and as the pace of festive preparation is reaching its peak, so is my excitement. So what better time than this to share with you all some super delicious yet Easy Christmas Dessert Cookies Recipes?
Be it, kids or adults, a yummy dessert is something that lightens up everyone’s mood and heightens everyone’s spirit. And out of all desserts, cookies are something that will suit every occasion. You can serve it at any party, you can give it to your friends as a gift, or you can simply enjoy a whole jar by yourself.
But hey if you are not into cookies, don’t skip the article because we have some out-of-world cake recipes in the list that will blow your mind.
If you are already a pro baker, then just add more feathers to your cap by mastering the new recipes, but if you are a humble beginner fret not because we have some of the easiest recipes for you to try. Even if you don’t like baking, you can try the no-bake cookies from the list and enjoy them to your heart’s content.
Be it flavors, uniqueness, ease, or taste, this article has every recipe to help you make the best of desserts.
So, wear your apron and get ready because we are going to whip up some utterly soft, chewy, and delicious desserts this Christmas with this list of 51 Easy Christmas Dessert Cookies Recipes!!
Holiday Pinwheel Cookies
From the lines of cookies on any party table, these Holiday Pinwheel Cookies will stand out as the campus belle. These red and white pinwheel cookies rolled in colorful sprinkles and baked to perfection are what you need to add that Christmas flair to the dining table.
Eat it all by yourself or share it with your friends, these cookies will fetch you some wonderful reviews!
Ingredients
- 3-cup flour
- 1/4 baking powder
- 1/2″ salt
- 1 cup cold butter
- 1,3-cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Red dye paste
- Sprinkles or colored sugar
Get the recipe here.
Peppermint Mocha Chocolate Cupcakes
A soft fluffy cupcake with flavors of chocolate and peppermint, on which sits elegantly a fresh peppermint frosting and tempting chocolate drizzle complete with crushed candy canes! Well, I am already drooling and so are you.
These cupcakes are easy to make and the results are out of this world. Sign it up as your contribution to parties or make it as a dessert for family dinner, I bet this Peppermint Mocha Chocolate Cupcakes will win your heart!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut/canola oil
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, cubed
- 3 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate
- 3/4+2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2″ baking soda
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2″ salt
Get the recipe here.
Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies
If you are a fan of red velvet cake then this recipe will make you swoon. These are so easy to make that you will find yourself making them on repeat. Just mix all the ingredients and form a dough and scoop out balls to form the cookies. Press your thumb to create the indent and let it bake.
Once cooled, pipe in the indent with chocolate. You can drizzle some chocolate sauce on the cookies and serve it. These freeze really well so make a lot of this and enjoy these Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies any time you want!
Ingredients
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Chocolate Cheesecake Oreo Balls
If you are not a fan of baking and still want to enjoy a nice dessert then this recipe is tailored for you. Melted chocolate, chopped Oreo cookies, and Cream Cheese are combined well and formed into balls.
These are then dipped into chocolate and chilled. And just like that, you get a dreamy yummy dessert without baking!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup semisweet chips
- 1 cup softened cream cheese
- 20 Oreos finely chopped
- Milk chocolate chips, 2 1/4 cups
- 2 tbsp chocolate-flavored shortening
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Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Already a die-hard fan of Thumbprint Cookies? Well, this one takes it to a whole new level. To make these Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprint Cookies you have to scoop out balls from the dough and give it the indent using your thumb.
The cookies are then coated in egg white and pecans to make them stick well. Salted caramel is piped into the indent and the cookie is completed with a drizzle of chocolate and served. Make it a lot because these cookies are going to disappear in a wink!
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- salt
- 1/2″ softened unsalted butter
- Sugar, 1/3 cup
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 big, separated egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2-tablespoon buttermilk
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Triple Ginger Snaps
Triple Ginger Snaps cookies will fit well as a regular weekday tea-time snack and also as a festive treat during Christmas.
The earthy taste of ginger and the subtle essence of cinnamon and clove will make you fall in love with these cookies. Well coated with sugar and baked till incredibly tasty these cookies will receive rave reviews from everyone!
Ingredients
- two-and-a-half cups flour
- 1/3 cup crystallized ginger
- 2t baking soda
- 1/4-tsp salt
- 3/4 cup cold butter
- brown sugar 1 cup
- 1 room-temperature egg
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Crackle Brownie Cookies
Get a dreamy dessert ready in just 30 minutes, with this Crackle Brownie Cookies Recipe. These can be made using a brownie mix which makes the work easier. The cookie dough is smeared with powdered sugar and then baked for a few minutes.
Make it for a Christmas party, give it to your neighbors, or simply pack some for yourself to enjoy in between your frenzy schedule. I bet these brownie cookies will make your taste buds dance out of happiness!!
Ingredients
- 18.3 ounces Fudge Brownie mix
- 3 eggs,
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 3/4 icing
Get the recipe here.
Cheesecake Cookies
These Cheesecake Cookies can be whipped up in just 20 minutes and the ingredients are all so basic that you won’t have to take multiple trips to the store. Just mix all the ingredients well and drop the batter in dollops on a baking dish.
Bake it for a few minutes and take it out when the edge starts browning. If you want to add more sweetness, then dip the cookies into melted chocolate. Once set you will get a chewy, soft cookie that will be cherished by kids and adults alike!
Ingredients
- 8 oz room-temperature full-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2t baking powder
- 1/2″ salt
- Sugar powder
Get the recipe here.
No Bake Sparkling Cranberry Orange Cheesecake
Don’t have an oven? No worries! You can still enjoy a drool-worthy Cheesecake from your kitchen with this, No Bake Sparkling Cranberry Orange Cheesecake. Making it is incredibly simple. This dessert sports some delicious sugar-coated cranberries layered on top of a creamy zesty Cheesecake and crumbly sweet crust.
Graham crackers or vanilla wafers work wonders as the crust while the orange zest gives that punch of flavor to the cream. These can be made in advance, so assemble everything and let it chill and the perfect dessert for your Christmas party is all ready to be devoured!
Ingredients
- 24-oz room-temperature cream cheese
- half-cup sugar
- orange juice 1 tbsp
- 8 ounces Cool Whip
- 1/2 tbsp orange zest
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Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies
No matter how old I get, I can never have enough of these Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies. A chocolaty buttery cookie with a sweet peppermint frosting is already so tempting and the crushed candy canes act as the cherry on the cake.
Each bite into this soft chewy cookie with the breeze of freshness coming from the frosting makes you go for seconds or even third and fourth. So make a lot of it because everyone will ask for more!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped unsalted butter
- 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 ounces chopped unsweetened baking chocolate
- 1 1/4 cups (175g) (175g) APF (scoop and level to measure)
- baking powder
- 2 eggs, 1/2 tsp salt
Get the recipe here.
Star of Bethlehem Cookies AKA Peanut Blossoms
These Star of Bethlehem Cookies AKA Peanut Blossoms add that special Christmas touch to your plate. Peanut butter and Chocolate are a match made in heaven, and this cookie can be safely considered their love child.
Make the cookies and stick the chocolate stars on them when they are still hot. Serve it to your guests or pack them as gifts, these cookies will surely make you smile!
Ingredients
- sugar 1 cup
- brown sugar 1 cup
- 1 cup cold butter
- 1 c peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1/2″ milk
- 2tsp vanilla
- 3 1/2″ flour
Get the recipe here.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
This chewy chocolate cookie with a thin layer of white sugar coating will make your heart melt. As the cookies bake, it cracks and together with the white coating give that old-school bakery vibes which I personally love.
Even if you are a beginner, you can whip these up without any issues. Add it to your cookie platter and you will not be disappointed by the results!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2t baking powder
Get the recipe here.
Christmas Tree Meringues Recipe
This dessert screams Christmas!! These Christmas Tree Meringues are too cute to eat and too tasty to resist. Eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract are whipped up really nicely, piped in the shape of cute little trees, and baked.
The food color gives that green color and sprinkles make up the Christmas tree decor. Place it on the center of your party spread and watch it steal all the thunder!
Ingredients
- 4 yolks (room temperature)
- sugar 1 cup
- 1/8 tsp tartar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Coloring gel green
- Sprinkle stars
- Sprinkling gold
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Sprinkle Cookie Bites
You can make these Sprinkle Cookie Bites around the year and they will be loved by everyone every time. It can be made from scratch in 30 minutes so that you can jazz up every occasion with these little beauties.
Just make the dough and roll it between plastic sheets, and then cut it into pieces. Pop them in the oven to bake. Take it out and serve. Snack on these on regular days, or serve them on birthdays, get-togethers, or on Christmas. These cookies will surely be a regular in your household!
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 2-tablespoon nonpareils
- 1-cup unsalted butter
- sugar 1 cup
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Get the recipe here.
Cranberry, White Chocolate, Crystallized Ginger Cookies
Sweet berries, earthy undertones of ginger, and lots of white Chocolate are the main ingredients of these delicious cookies. Just whisk all the ingredients together, roll the dough, and pop it into the oven to bake.
These will come out perfect. The Crystallized ginger works like a charm to give that extra kick of flavor. Make this once and it will be a family favorite for sure!
Ingredients
- 1/2″ room-temperature butter
- 1/2 cup oil
- Sugar: 3/4 cup
- brown sugar, 1/2 cup
- 1 egg
- 2tsp vanilla
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1tsp baking soda
Get the recipe here.
M&M Shortbread Cookies Recipe
What can be better than a delicious combination of a yummy cookie and your favorite M&Ms. To make these you just have to mix all the regular cookie ingredients to form a dough.
M&Ms are then added gently to make sure they get into the dough without breaking much. Now spread the dough, cut it into rectangles or any shape you want, and bake them. Your M&M Shortbread Cookies are ready for you to munch on!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1-cup softened butter
- Cups flour
- 1-2 T water
- 1/2 cup mini-M&Ms
- optional: 1/2 cup of chocolate candy melts
Get the recipe here.
Holiday Truffle Cookies
For all my chocolate lovers, we have this Holiday Truffle Cookie which is loaded with chocolates. A rich creamy batter is whipped up using Chocolate, butter, sugar, and flour.
Then again is added with chopped chocolate and M&Ms (because the more the better). Then these are scooped out into cookie shapes and baked. Take it out and put it on your plate, and there you have the perfect festive dessert you have been looking for!
Ingredients
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 eggs
- half-cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4+tbsp flour
- 1/4t baking powder
- 1/4-tsp salt
Get the recipe here.
Cranberry and Walnut Cake With Mascarpone Frosting
Want to give a gourmet touch to your Christmas party? Make this Cranberry and Walnut Cake with Mascarpone Frosting! Three layers of walnut and cranberry incorporated cakes are stacked together and then coated with a smooth creamy Mascarpone Frosting.
The Cranberry decoration on top acts as a crown making the cake appear even more tempting. Cut the cake and have a slice. I bet you will find yourself gliding in taste paradise!
Ingredients
- 350g (2/3 cup) 330g (134 cups) plain/all-purpose flour
- 60 g (1/3 cup) powdered walnuts
- Baking powder 1 tbsp
- 1 tsp soda pinch cardamom
- half-tsp salt
- 3 eggs
Get the recipe here.
Holiday Pinwheel Cookies
These Holiday Pinwheel Cookies are so easy and fun to make that you will instantly want to add them to your menu. Making them can be a little tricky but once you get a hold of them, there is no looking back.
The best part is you can customize it with different colors and flavors to match the occasion. As they freeze really well, I love to store the dough in the fridge and cut and bake the cookies whenever I feel like it.
Ingredients
- 250g sugar
- 1 cup room-temperature unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 420g all-purpose flour
Get the recipe here.
Italian Anise Cookies
If you are looking for something new to try this festive season, then these Italian Anise Cookies might appeal to you. The smooth buttery cookies can be made in minutes. A sweet glaze is then added over the cookies and some nonpareils are added to it to complete the recipe.
The use of Anise extract is the key ingredient here giving the cookies the signature taste, but if you are not into this you can swap it with any of your favorite flavors. So this Christmas make these cuties and share them with your loved ones!
Ingredients
- Sugar, 3/4 cup
- 1/2 cup melted butter 2 eggs
- 1/2″ milk
- tsp anise extract
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- baking powder
- 1/4-tsp salt
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No-Bake Christmas Tree Cookies
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Stained Glass Cookies
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Christmas Vanilla Roll Cake
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Hot Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
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Glazed Ginger Molasses Cookies for Christmas
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
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Caramel Biscoff Blossoms Cookies
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Christmas Bundt Cake Recipe
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Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies
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Winter White Red Velvet Fudge
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Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
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Turtle Thumbprints Cookies
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Cranberry Macarons
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White Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
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Chewy Gingersnaps Cookies
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Mint Chocolate Macarons
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1 Dough Neapolitan Cookies
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Snowball Cookies
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Santa’s Whiskers Cookies
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Chocolate Raspberry Cake for Christmas Dessert
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Christmas Tree Cupcakes
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Christmas Lasagna
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Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies
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Cranberry Pear Tart With Almond Cream
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Eggnog Cake
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Meringue Christmas Cake With Whipped Coconut Cream and Mulled Port Drizzle
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Christmas Chocolate Layer Bars
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Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies
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Toffee Butter Icebox Cookies
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Drop Style Christmas Sugar Cookies
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Wine Cookies Ciambelle al Vino
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Conclusion
This year the festive season will be even more pleasant with these easy Christmas Dessert Cookies. Kids will go crazy over these cookies, and even adults will want these cookies all for themselves.
Be it a birthday bash, a posh tea party, or a weird but heartwarming family dinner, these recipes will fit every occasion like a glove.
So, this year bring the whole Christmas magic on your plate with these amazing yet Easy Christmas Dessert Cookies Recipes!! Happy Eating!!
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