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If there’s a time of year that’s basically meant for testing out oodles of cookie recipes, Christmastime is it. Whether you’ve got a cookie exchange coming up or just want to have something festive and sweet to munch on around the house, you’ll find the perfect recipe in our Ultimate Christmas Cookie Roundup. We’ve got rolled cookies, drop cookies, refrigerator cookies… even a no-bake cookie. Basically, it’s cookies galore… so go ahead and get baking!

Chocolate Snowball Cookies

While there’s much to be said for the classic chocolate chip or oatmeal or peanut butter cookie, sometimes it’s nice to mix the cookie routine up a bit and these Chocolate Snowball Cookies are deserving of being in everyone’s cookie rotation! Get the recipe here!


Sugary Pecan Thumbprint Cookies

The holiday cookie countdown is ON! And this sweetly simple cookie recipe is sure to delight the cookie lovers on your list. Click here for the recipe!


Checkerboard Cookies

These fun cookies are easier than they look… and even tastier too. Get the how-to here!


Hot Chocolate Cookies

Our absolute favorite part of winter is the ability – finally! – to bundle up and get cozy. Once we’ve got on our coziest, comfiest clothes, the next thing to do is make hot chocolate! Or, in this case, make hot chocolate cookies… Get the recipe here!


Secret Kiss Cookies

The best part about these cookies, asides from how tasty and addictive they are, is how ridiculously adorable they are once you cut into them. Click here for the recipe!


Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

This classic thumbprint cookie is made up of rich, buttery shortbread with a dollop of sweet and tangy raspberry jam, topped with a powdered sugar glaze. What’s not to love about this treat? Get the full recipe here!


Classic Holiday Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookie recipes are a dime a dozen, but these are our very favorite. They have the perfect blend of sweetness and buttery goodness. And, of course, they’re absolutely adorable when you use seasonal cookie cutters for a little festive holiday spirit. We’ve been making this recipe for years and hope you love it as much as we do! Get the recipe here!


White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

In these cookies, white chocolate has a great sweetness that pairs perfectly with the slightly tart dried cranberries, and in this application it fits so much better than milk or dark chocolate could. Give them a try! Get the recipe here!


Perfect Snickerdoodle Cookies

They may be simple, yes. But when they’re done right – when they’re soft and chewy and they have that subtle tang and soft crunch of cinnamon and sugar – they’re a cookie all their own. And these Snickerdoodles, my friends, are done right. They’re the best Snickerdoodles we know how to make. Chewy, tender, and everything you want a Snickerdoodle to be. Get the full recipe here!


Ginger Molasses Cookies

There is plenty of love to go around for both hard ginger snaps and soft ginger molasses cookies, but today, we’re looking at the soft and chewy variety and showing you just how easy they are to make. Get the full recipe here!


Best Ever Almond Cookies

We wanted to fill these little almond cookies with as much almond flavor as possible and we think we totally succeeded. Get the full recipe here!


Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: peanut butter and chocolate are really the greatest combo! It’s like they’re the two best friends of the food world and we love them for it. This cookie recipe perfectly encapsulates their relationship, literally and figuratively, as it consists of cute, mini chocolate peanut butter cups that are nestled into fluffy peanut butter cookies. Get the full recipe here!


Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies

In the cookie-loving spirit of things, we decided to whip up a batch of bright, sweet cookies that are light and refreshing and perfectly tart… and we came up with were these adorable lemon cream cheese cookies. They’re a fan favorite here for a reason! Get the full recipe here!


No Bake Preacher Cookies

You don’t even need an oven for these tasty delights… and can you guess where they got their name? Get the full recipe here!


Mexican Wedding Cookies

Indeed, a cookie by any other name would be as sweet. Good thing too, since these Mexican wedding cookies have many aliases. From Russian tea cakes to snowballs, and even butterballs, what’s important is that these crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth cookies are simply superb. Get the full recipe here!

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