Cookie season is the best season of all. Baking Christmas cookies is one of my favorite holiday traditions and my family and friends appreciate the abundance of cookies and sweet treats. From classic buttery shortbread cookies to linzer cookies, to cranberry and orange shortbread you'll find a cookie perfect for a big cookie platter, a cookie exchange with friends, or as part of a holiday cookie basket.
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Delicious Christmas Cookies
Pecan Snowball Cookies
This Pecan snowball cookie recipe is a classic Christmas cookie. Made with butter, sugar, flour, and toasted pecans, these cookies have a delicious buttery nutty flavor. Once baked the cookies are rolled in powdered sugar giving the cookie its signature snowball appearance, making them perfect for the holiday season.
Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
This Peppermint Shortbread Cookie recipe is buttery with a wonderful peppermint flavor. My recipe combines my delicious shortbread cookie recipe with crushed peppermint candy canes for the perfect holiday cookie.
Classic Shortbread Cookies
These classic shortbread cookies are based on a simple ratio of flour, butter, and sugar. They're buttery and tender the way a shortbread cookie should be with a slightly crumbly texture.
Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies
This incredible Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookie recipe is based on my buttery classic shortbread cookie recipe. The molasses in the dark brown sugar produces a wonderful blend of toffee and caramel, making these cookies so good they'll disappear fast.
Chocolate Rugelach
Rugelach is a traditional Jewish cookie during the holidays. This delicious chocolate version starts with a traditional cream cheese dough, but I've added a twist with a chocolate and brown sugar filling.
Espresso Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
These pinwheel cookies are a yummy combination of chocolate and vanilla doughs with a touch of espresso. The cookies look impressive on any cookie platter and my recipe and helpful detailed instructions will guarantee your success.
Chocolate Orange Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate and orange are a classic combination, so I've combined them in this citrusy melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookie
Peppermint Snowball Cookies
This Peppermint Snowball Cookie recipe is inspired by my classic Pecan Snowball Cookie recipe. Made with just 6 ingredients, these tender, buttery cookies are flecked with candy cane crunch, all dressed in a powdered sugar snowscape.
Pecan Caramel Chocolate Bars
These bars are a family favorite. They're the perfect combination of pecans, chocolate, and homemade caramel sauce with an oatmeal cookie base. The first bite will have you wanting more.
Cranberry and Pistachio Shortbread Cookie
Year after year these are one of the most popular cookies with family and on the blog. It's a delicious combination of sweet-tart cranberries and sweet nutty pistachios.
Chocolate Shortbread Sandwich Cookie
A double dose of chocolate is what you get with these buttery chocolate shortbread cookies and creamy dark chocolate ganache.
Cocoa Molasses Spice Cookies
Soft chewy cookies packed with cinnamon, ginger, molasses, and brown sugar make for an intensely flavorful holiday cookie. These cookies stay soft for days so they're perfect for making ahead or shipping to friends.
Cranberry Linzer Cookies
Sweet buttery linzer cookies are a classic Christmas cookie with flaky shortbread and fruit jam. This version features orange and almond shortbread and tart cranberry curd.
Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
These soft and tender Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread cookies are one of my favorite cookies and one of the first recipes on the blog. They're buttery and tender with just the right amount of chopped bittersweet chocolate and toasted hazelnuts.
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint cookies are typically filled with a fruit jam, but these buttery soft cookies are filled with a rich chocolate ganache for a double chocolate delight
Cranberry Orange Cookies
Cranberry orange shortbread cookies are bursting with flavor from fresh cranberries and fresh orange zest. These delicious buttery cookies are rolled, sliced, and baked.
Chocolate Cherry Hazelnut Cookies
These shortbread cookies feature a delectable combination of dried Montmorency cherries, sweet Oregon hazelnuts, and chocolate.
Lemon Shortbread Cookies
These lemon cookies are tart with plenty of lemon flavor. They're easy to make and ready in less than an hour.
Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies
These Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies are buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies that everyone in your family will love. They have a nutty flavor from the toasted pecans and the brown sugar not only gives them a chewy texture but also a deep rich molasses flavor.
Pistachio Shortbread Cookies
These cookies are based on my tried-and-true classic shortbread cookies, but I take the flavors up a notch with a wonderful combination of pistachios, lemon zest, and vanilla bean paste. For a truly impressive flavor and look, top them with a simple raspberry glaze.
Did You Make Any of These Christmas Cookies
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Jennifer Custer says
Currently obsessed with rugelach anf ran across your recipe. Cant wait to try it and so many other great looking naked goods from your blog! So happy to have found you, Bakes By Brown Sugar ❤️
Jennifer L. Custer says
Please delete previous comment and replace with this corrected version🤦🏽♀️
Currently obsessed with rugelach and ran across your recipe. Can't wait to try it and so many other great looking baked goods from your blog! So happy to have found you, Bakes By Brown Sugar ❤️