Everyone knows Santa loves cookies. But what kinds of cookies does Santa like? Find out Santa’s favorites here.
Do you like to make homemade cookies during the holidays?
Do you make a cookie plate filled with different varieties for friends and neighbors, or make the same recipe year after year as Santa cookies?
Whatever the reason you make Christmas cookies, today I am sharing 20 delicious homemade cookie recipes that are perfect for the holiday season.
Christmas Cookies for Santa:
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1. White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies from The Crafty Blog Stalker
Delicious cranberry oatmeal cookie recipe made with white chocolate chips. Below is the complete recipe tutorial!
2. Salted Caramel Pecan Thumbprint Cookies from Real Housemoms
Salted caramel and pecan thumbprints are a rick cookie rolled in pecans and filled with a decadent salted caramel frosting for a sweet dessert that is perfect for the holidays!
3. Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies from Sugar Apron
I promise these No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies made with peanut butter, oatmeal, and cocoa are the quickest, tastiest, no-bake cookies you’ll ever eat though! Kids absolutely love them.
4. Chocolate Frosted Christmas Cookies from real Housemoms
Chocolate Frosted Christmas Cookies are the perfect chocolatey treat to add to your Christmas cookie plate!
5. Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle from The Crafty Blog Stalker
These Peanut Butter Cookies are especially delicious with a bit of chocolate added on top. Nothing better than putting Peanut Butter and chocolate together!
6. Dipped Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies from Creations by Kara
Dip these rich and buttery cookies in chocolate for an extra tasty treat. We love them sprinkled with toffee bits!
7. Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe from Liz on Call
This sugar cookie recipe makes the perfect rollout dough to make all kinds of shapes. Perfect for decorating for any holiday. Plus they are nice and soft and oh so delicious!
8. Peanut Butter Cup Cookies from Kleinworth and Co
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are the perfect blend of salty and sweet with a peanut butter cookie base and loaded with mini peanut butter cups and chocolate chips!
9. Caramel Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle from Creations by Kara
Tender buttery shortbread topped with gooey caramel and drizzled with chocolate. It doesn’t get much better than that!
10. Dipped Chocolate Chip Pizzelle Cookies from The Crafty Blog Stalker
Pizzelle cookies are unique and delicious cookies to make. Below is the complete recipe for Dipped Chocolate Chip Pizzelle Cookies.
11. Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Bars from Cupcake Diaries
My kids loved making this new treat this year – Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Bars. They could decorate the trees however they wanted using M&M’s, sprinkles, and Sixlets. The pretzel sticks were a cute little touch!
12. Homemade Oreos from Ashlee Marie
We love cookies at our house, and cookie sandwiches are like every child’s favorite thing, right? These homemade Oreos are chocolaty, and sweet with cream cheese filling the taste is amazing.
13. Chocolate Mint Cookies from Butter with a Side of Bread
Chocolate Mint Cookies are an easy holiday cookie that tastes great, looks festive and they’re dipped in chocolate!
14. Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies from Saving Dessert
These delicious Old-Fashioned Ice Oatmeal Cookies are so much better than the cookies of my childhood. They’re soft in the middle, chewy around the edges, they’re not overly sweet, and have notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. This is a really terrific cookie!
15. Peppermint Shortbread Cookies from Liz On Call
Christmas time to me means lots of homemade treats. Homemade treats are some of my favorite things to give and receive. Today I’m sharing a cookie recipe that is so festive and perfect for Christmas.
16. Sea Salt Butterscotch Pretzel Cookies from Cookies and Cups
Sea Salt Butterscotch Pretzel Cookies are my new salty/sweet obsession! Browned Butter adds depth to the flavor of this cookie recipe while the butterscotch and chocolate chips keep things perfectly sweet!
17. Lemon Sugar Cookies from The First Year
Soft and Chewy Lemon Cookies are a crowd favorite that you can make any time of the year. These lemon sugar cookies are thick and chewy and easy to freeze. Easy to make in one bowl with fresh lemon and everyday ingredients!
18. Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies from
These soft-batch cookies are made with a combination of butter and cream cheese, which makes them extra rich and delicious! I like to make mine using a combination of chocolate chips and chunks, and you can even use M&M’s in these!
19. Gingerdoodle Cookies from the Novice Chef
These Gingerdoodle Cookies are a cross between a chewy gingerbread cookie and a classic Snickerdoodle. They’re a totally addictive, festive addition to your Christmas cookie platter. Santa will love them!
20. Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies from The View From Great Island
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies might just be the perfect little slice-and-bake cookies for the holidays, I’ll be making them right through to when I snag that last bag of fresh cranberries of the season.
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Karen Howard
Hi- How Cute those Reindeer are & easy enough to make with just a few ingredients! Thanks.
Katie
Thanks Karen! I am so glad I could send a little Christmas cookie inspiration your way! Happy Holidays!
Melinda Mitchell
My fave? The oreo, no wait, the oatmeal white chocolate, no wait, all the shortbreads, no wait,
STOP the TRAIN!!! NO BAke cookies??? DING DING! We have a winner!!
Inspire me monday
Katie
HA HA!! That's totally how I feel about picking a favorite too, Melinda! Thanks for stopping by!
Kim~madeinaday
Great roundup! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
Kim
Katie
Thanks Kim! I'm glad I could send some Christmas Cookie recipes your way.
Kimm at Reinvented
That peppermint shortbread looks like a favorite to me! Yum! No bakes would be close behind, and frosted cut-outs for sure. 😉 Thank you for making my mouth water and for linking up to Funtastic Friday!
Katie
Thank you Kimm! I am so glad that you liked this collection of cookies and sorry if I made you drool! 🙂