This holiday season if you’re looking for some cookie inspiration look no further than my collection of 12 days of Christmas cookies! These recipes will add some tasty cheer to the season and give Santa a delicious new treat on Christmas Eve.
From fruit-filled to chocolatey, soft and chewy to kid-friendly there’s something for everyone here!
Let the 12 days of baking begin!
Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Starting off day 1 with oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal cookies has always been synonymous with Christmas for me. Growing up we really only at them during the Holiday season. With these brown butter oatmeal cookies and I make them ultra chewy and rich with brown butter, brown sugar, and a bit of molasses.
Hot Cocoa Cookies
Now this is winter as a cookie! Hot cocoa cookies are made with 3 packets of dark chocolate hot cocoa mixed into the batter. Swirl in some marshmallow fluff and you’ve got a cookie treat that will surely impress Santa!
Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
If it’s easy Christmas cookies you’re looking for this cookie is for you. These are also super kid friendly! These sugar sprinkle cookies bake as one large rectangle cookie. After it bakes, use your pizza cutter to slice the large cookie into mini cookie squares. Beautiful, tasty, and easy!
Chewy Molasses Cookies
If warm and spiced is your jam then these chewy molasses cookies are what you should be baking this Christmas. Loaded with molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves these really represent all the warmth of the Holiday season.
Apple Pie Cookies
An apple a day keeps the doctor away…those apples can be in cookies right? Apple pie cookies have all the warm spiced flavors of apple pie but in a cookie! Make these extra indulgent by warming them up and add a little vanilla ice cream.
Strawberry Dark Chocolate Cookies
Who doesn’t love a chocolate covered strawberry? These strawberry dark chocolate cookies are made with a soft baked cookie dough and loaded with chopped dark chocolate and diced fresh strawberries.
S’mores Cookies
A s’more is such a classic summer dessert so I wanted to transform that into a cookie you can make anytime of the year. S’mores cookies are a soft baked cookie made with crushed graham crackers, chopped dark chocolate, and marshmallow fluff. I don’t think Santa could eat only 1!
Coconut Dark Chocolate Cookies
Now if you really want to impress this Christmas make these coconut dark chocolate cookies. They are made with a coconut sugar cookie, dipped in melted dark chocolate, then sprinkled with toasted coconut. These look like they came straight from a bakery!
Blueberry Pie Cookies
Blueberry pie but make it a cookie! These blueberry pie cookies are made with crushed baked pie shell, a homemade blueberry pie filling, then sprinkled with nutmeg. The perfect combination of spiced and sweet.
Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Cookies
If you want a cookie that represents Fall then you’ll want to make pumpkin dark chocolate cookies. A soft and chewy cookie made with pumpkin puree and pumpkin spices then loaded with chunks of chopped dark chocolate. Santa and the elves will eat these up!
Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Santa’s got a long night ahead of him, so give him a little espresso to give him energy all night long! Espresso dark chocolate cookies have 3 and 1/2 tablespoons of espresso powder to really give that deep and warm flavor of coffee.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me chocolate peanut butter swirl cookies ! One of the most perfect flavor combinations is chocolate and peanut butter. A rich and fudgy chocolate cookie batter gets swirled with sweetened peanut butter. These would be a delicious addition to your Christmas cookie baking this year
So there you have it! 12 new and inspired cookies to try out this Christmas season! Which one do you think would be Santa’s favorite?
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