Cookie Recipes

Christmas Cookies is one of the holiday traditions I look forward to the most! and when we prepare the Christmas tree, we find the best cookies for Santa.Now share with us the best recipe for Christmas cookies! These simple cake mix cookies will melt in your mouth this holiday season!

For these ultra-thick cookies, we melt the butter HALF WAY or less. So literally I heat the stick of butter until roughly half of it is melted. This gives me the most success with a cookie that is both soft and structured. And guess where I melt my butter? Well, I told you already. In the preheating oven. It goes slowly and it keeps most of the stick firm while just gently melting off the outer layer, unlike melting in the microwave where the whole thing gets kinda soggy. Try to melt half or less – my goal is usually about one third and it usually takes just 3-5 minutes. Set a timer, please! Any more than that will start to make the cookies flat. These small-batch chocolate chip cookies are perfect for when you’re craving a cookie, but don’t want to make a whole batch.

So tasty, delicious and easy to make! These cookies with cream cheese and mini chocolate chip simply melt in your mouth. Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies are simple, light and delicious. To keep the freshness you can store them in an airtight container. Cookies can be frozen up to one month if stored correctly! Enjoy.

Coconut dream bars. Magic cookie bars. Hello, Dolly bars. You’ve seen these classic treats at bake sales, holiday parties and potlucks over the years. But they tend to crumble when cut, thanks to a thin graham cracker crust. And, topped with gobs of super-sweet shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and semisweet chocolate, they have a cloying bite that may be too much for even the sweetest tooth. This version starts with a thicker graham cracker cookie base. It's baked with an egg and a bit of brown sugar, which makes it pleasantly dense and chewy and means that it cuts nicely and stands up well to the decadent toppings. Next, unsweetened flaked coconut and dark chocolate are layered with plenty of chopped pecans and condensed milk. The slightly bitter chocolate and toasty coconut tame the sweetness of the condensed milk, which caramelizes as it cooks, making the whole package well-balanced and full of flavor.

These fluffy sugar cookies are topped with a vanilla frosting and sprinkle just like the Lofthouse brand! Super easy to make at home. If you are making larger cookies, increase the baking time. For small cookies, I really only needed 3 minutes for my cookies – the ones that I baked longer than 3 minutes turned out very dry. Personally, I don’t care for these cookies plain. The frosting really makes them stand out!

These holiday pretzel bites deserve an award. They are essentially everything good about a Christmas cookie all in one tiny package: sweet, salty, festive-looking, and uber-cute! It's easy to make – just pretzels, Hershey hugs, and red and green M&Ms. Fun for kids and perfect for gifting. Don’t go higher than 200 degrees – the hugs will dry out and overbake.

Closing out cookie palooza with a throwback from 2013! Peanut butter blossoms are easily one of the best Christmas cookies on this planet because they’re (1) easy to make (2) super cute (3) peanut butter + chocolate and (4) peanut butter + chocolate. They’re the trademark of any Christmas cookie tray.

Well, I don't know about Santa's trash, but these cookies are sweet and salty -- and delicious Even Santa has a naughty side. These cookies are loaded with chocolate chips, sprinkles, pretzels, and potato chips for the salty-sweet dessert of your dreams. Santa's Trash Cookies are better than presents. Try it out!

Easy Cut Out Sugar Cookies with Icing features a simple dough that's fun to work with so you can make any festive shaped and decorated cookies you want! This simple sugar cookie dough is a joy to work with, it's almost like rolling out play-doh. That's because you roll the dough out first before chilling it. I find it's SO much easier this way and makes it so you can have little ones join in on this festive baking project.

Sugar cookie truffles are a must-try for Christmas or any holiday. It's a four-ingredient no-bake recipe that uses sugar cookies, cream cheese, white chocolate, and sprinkles! Biting into a sugar cookie truffle is incredibly satisfying. The hard white chocolate shell protects the soft sugar cookie ball that is texturally equivalent to a soft batch sugar cookie dough. It's the perfect recipe to try when you have leftover cookies!

Have you ever tried banana bread in cookie form with a thick fluffy layer of frosting sandwiched between two of them? With these cookies now is your chance. They taste just like banana bread with an added bonus, a luscious layer of vanilla bean frosting. Lightly said, these cookies are amazing!

Everyone needs a good sugar cookie recipe. If you can master the very simple technique behind this one dough, you have several variations at your disposal, most likely without a trip to the grocery store. This is the perfect Sugar Cookie Icing. (Our favorite buttercream for frosting is below!) Plus, get our best ideas for homemade Christmas sugar cookies!