50+ Festive Christmas Cookies to Share and Swap

Dipped in creamy white chocolate and topped with festive green trees and sprinkles, these merry little cookies are pure holiday fun. They come together in minutes—no oven required—and make the perfect sweet gift or party treat. Quick, cheerful, and irresistibly cute, they’ll steal the spotlight on any Christmas dessert table.

Colorful, soft, and chocolate-topped, these Holiday Blossom Cookies are a festive twist on a classic favorite. With red, green, and sprinkle-coated dough topped with a Hershey’s Kiss, they’re as fun to make as they are to share.

Add a healthy twist to your holiday baking with these Crunchy Almond Flour Gingerbread Cookies. Made without molasses, dairy gluten or eggs, they're friendly for many diets yet just as delicious!

Snowflake Cookies are the perfect holiday cookies for Christmas and Winter. Decorated with royal icing, this sugar cookie dough perfectly balances buttery goodness and almond flavoring. You’ll love sharing them at parties and Christmas cookie exchanges or decorating with the kids for Santa.

Soft and chewy ginger molasses cookies are made with plenty of ground ginger, cinnamon and molasses then rolled in sugar! These cookies are a holiday favorite. They come together in 30 minutes and taste incredible. They’re everything you want in a holiday dessert!

Deck the halls with our easy, one-bowl Christmas M&Ms and chocolate chip cookies for a very merry holiday season! These soft, chewy, and festive cookies are perfect for gifting, cookie exchanges, or setting out for Santa.

These Maple Pecan No-Bake Cookies are the perfect solution. With simple pantry ingredients like oats, butter, and pecans, you can whip them up in no time. The maple glaze on top adds just the right amount of sweetness, making these cookies my go-to!!

This cherry chocolate crinkle cookies recipe is the perfect cookie recipe for anyone who loves the combination of cherry and chocolate! These adorable red and white cookies are super chewy. A great addition to your Valentine’s Day, 4th of July, or Christmas treat rotation!

Soft and sweet, these almond flour cookies use healthy baking swaps like vegan molasses, coconut sugar, and coconut oil to make the tastiest gluten-free gingersnaps! Simply combine the ingredients, chill the dough, and bake! Easy, delicious, and perfect for the holiday season.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are delectable, soft, melt in your mouth treasures. The recipe is quick and easy to follow with options for splitting the batch and adding chopped peanuts or chocolate chips.

These Christmas Crinkle Cookies are loaded with tons of delicious fudgy chocolate flavor. They are so soft and will just melt in your mouth! These cookies are a must make holiday staple.

These gingerbread blossoms have a beautiful soft and chewy gingerbread cookie with a Hershey hug on top. Perfect for the holidays and to add to cookie boxes. These gingerbread blossoms are super easy to make and will be one of your favourites to eat during Christmas.

This easy and soft Gingerbread Cookies with a cake mix recipe is the perfect holiday cookie. The dough comes together quickly, rolls out perfectly and bakes up with a soft bite that is totally delicious.

These Peanut Butter Blossoms are so good! The recipe itself is SUPER simple and I have added a couple of tips to make the recipe even easier. Turning the Hershey’s Kiss into a Christmas tree isn’t a new idea. I saw it online but wanted to recreate it and show all of you how fun and easy it is to do.

Mini Gingerbread Men Cookies are a fantastic way to have fun in the kitchen with the kids for the Holidays! They are made with the usual spices and an extra orange touch. These Mini Gingerbread Men Cookies are the ultimate Christmas bites to make with kids! However, beware—they are highly addictive! The mini size helps to contain the amount of sugar your kids consume.

These Reindeer Peanut Butter Cookies are guaranteed to bring instant smiles. Not only are they adorable and fun to make, but they’re also incredibly easy! With a simple peanut butter cookie dough, a quick pinch, bake, and a few cute decorations, you’ve got a batch of cookies that look impressive but come together in no time.

When you want a festive holiday treat, these mint Christmas cookies will hit the spot! They’re made with mint M&Ms, so the flavor and green color make it a great choice for cookie exchanges, a dessert table, or just a simple and delicious holiday snack!

The holiday season is the perfect time to whip up some heartwarming, delightful treats, and there’s no better way to do that than with a batch of these festive chocolate blossom cookies. These cookies are a twist on the classic peanut butter blossom cookies and are a must-have on your holiday cookie tray.

Sleigh the holiday season with these festive Christmas reindeer cookies! Soft, moist, and brimming with peanut butter goodness, they’re a must-have on every dessert table. A plate of Christmas reindeer cookies with pretzel antlers, chocolate chip eyes, and red M&M noses, surrounded by holiday decorations and baking ingredients.

These vegan gingerbread cookies are so fun and festive! They are warmly spiced and have a strong ginger flavor. Top them with icing, frosting or eat them by themselves. They are especially great for Christmas and the holiday season! These vegan gingerbread cookies are so fun!

These Christmas Oreos are festive and fun for the holiday season! This quick and easy recipe takes only 15 minutes from start to finish. They can be decorated and frosted many different ways. Switch up the colors and sprinkles for other holidays, birthdays, celebrations and more!

The Chocolate Caramel Sauce comes out silky and perfect for topping ice cream, brownies, sundaes or dipping fruit in. It is especially great for sharing with friends. It is the perfect way to spread a little Christmas cheer this holiday season. Plus, the extra special homemade touch will show you really care.

Chocolate dipped gingersnaps are the perfect chewy cookies with the sweetness of white chocolate to make for a delectable treat. Make these yummy cookies as a delicious treat for Santa to enjoy on Christmas Eve or perfect to serve with hot chocolate at a Christmas party.

These Almond croissant cookies are a delectable mashup of the classic French pastry and a soft, crumbly cookie, and they’ve gone viral on TikTok for good reason! These cookies are buttery and tender, with a rich almond flavor that mimics the filling of an almond croissant. The filling is creamy, nutty, and sweet, while the dough provides a soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

If you’re looking for an easy, colorful, and crowd-pleasing dessert, these M&M Cookie Bars check all the boxes. Buttery, chewy, and loaded with gooey chocolate chips and crunchy holiday M&Ms, they taste like your favorite chocolate chip cookie, only in a bar form and way easier to make.

These keto almond flour Linzer cookies are the best!! They are buttery, delicious, and bound to transform your low-carb cookie baking! They are gluten-free, sugar free and low carb. They are perfect to make during the Christmas season or even all year round!!

These Christmas gooey butter cookies are soft, chewy, and made with just a few simple ingredients. They’re a festive treat perfect for holiday cookie swaps or cozy gatherings. These delicious cookies are a fun twist on the classic gooey butter cake but in cookie form! The cream cheese makes them super soft, and they’re one of my favorite cake mix cookie bases.

Cherry sugar cookies topped with a Hershey's Kiss. Tastes like a chocolate covered cherry, and looks gorgeous on Christmas cookie trays! However, this version tastes amazing and looks so festive! Serve them alongside your traditional blossoms for a colorful looking cookie tray!

Classic, rich, soft, chewy and delicious Christmas cookies with the warm flavors of molasses and spices. They’re an irresistible addition to any holiday cookie tray. These delicious holiday treats are super easy and fun to make and are a great addition to your cookie tray. The molasses gives the cookies a deep, smoky caramel flavor, while cinnamon, ginger and cloves add warmth.

A festive twist to the classic snowball cookies, packed with warm, cozy gingerbread flavor in every bite. These are the perfect cookies to enjoy during the holiday season! These tiny cookies are made with flour, butter, light brown sugar and molasses, infused with warm, aromatic spices like ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and allspice.

Gingerbread Star Cookies are magical cookies perfect for the holiday season. These star cookies have a less spicy gingerbread flavor and are also lightly crisp with soft centers. These lightly spicy Gingerbread Star Cookies are perfect for Christmas cookie plates or anytime you have a gingerbread craving!

Snickerdoodles are a favorite sugar cookie with soft, chewy texture and classic cinnamon flavor. These Eggnog Snickerdoodles are perfect for Christmas time with a familiar taste of the holidays. Buttery Snickerdoodle cookies made with the holiday classic eggnog. A perfect pair in an easy cookie recipe!

These Cake Mix Christmas Cookies are soft, chewy and packed with colorful M&Ms for a festive twist on a classic treat. Made with just four simple ingredients, a box of cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs and candy. This easy cookie recipe comes together in under 20 minutes and will be on repeat in your kitchen all year long.

Treat your friends, family and relatives this year with a plate of colorful, easy, homemade Christmas cookies. Bright red-and-green M&Ms, tiny marshmallows and Christmas sprinkles sparkle in the glow of your holiday lights. These festive cookies take less than 30 minutes to make. They are crispy on the outside with a chewy interior!

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies steal the show every time – and you can see why! They’re colorful, mouthwateringly sweet, delicate and soft, and just beautiful to look at! Pinwheel Christmas cookies can be made with your own homemade or store-bought dough. Talk about easy!

These gluten free & dairy free cookies perfectly capture the flavor of the southern Red Velvet cake. They come out soft and chewy, sweet and perfectly chocolate-y. They are very easy to make and you'll just love them. It's gluten free and dairy free. It tastes just like a traditional red velvet cake in cookie form. Enjoy during the Christmas holiday.

Cut-out sugar cookies are a classic of the holiday season. If you love a sturdy sugar cookie that is soft in the center and perfect for decorating, these gluten free Christmas sugar cookies will not disappoint. These gluten free and dairy free cookies are sturdy enough for decorating and even shipping. They bake up nice and flat and hold their shape. Plus they taste delicious!

These Peppermint Bark Cookies are gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free! Made with a soft and chewy chocolate brownie cookie, dipped in sweet dairy-free white chocolate, and sprinkled with crushed peppermint candy canes! These fudgy chocolate peppermint Christmas cookies are quick and easy to make, with all the holiday flavors of your favorite no-bake Christmas candy!

During the Christmas family movie night, enjoy these Grinch Cool Whip cookies as you watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas. These cookies are so fun to make. It's like playing with play dough! It's a great activity to let your kids get their hands a little dirty! Enjoy these Grinch Inspired Cool Whip Cookies!

This buttery cookie goes by many names - Mexican wedding cookies, Russian tea cakes, and Italian wedding cookies. Whatever you call them in your house, I hope this Snowball Cookie recipe becomes one you love. These are great for a Christmas cookie tray because they look like actual snowballs. And they're fantastic for a cookie exchange because this recipe makes three dozen buttery snowball cookies!

Reindeer balls are the most cute and magical Oreo balls for Christmas! They’re made with just 2 main ingredients – Oreos and cream cheese – plus pretzels and candies to turn them into adorable reindeer cookies! These reindeer Oreo balls are deliciously rich and decadent even without a chocolate coating, and SO easy to make! They’re the perfect quick, last minute Christmas dessert.

These Easy Gooey Chocolate Brownies are rich, fudgy, and packed with deep chocolate flavor. Made with both cocoa and dark chocolate, they bake up with a crackly top, soft middle, and just the right amount of gooeyness in every bite. Simple to make and irresistibly indulgent, they’re the perfect homemade treat for chocolate lovers.

Peanut Butter Blossoms, also called Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies, are soft, chewy, and a Holiday favorite! Soft peanut butter cookies topped with a sweet Hershey Kiss – the perfect combination for any dessert lover. These Holiday cookies are incredibly easy to make, with chocolate and peanut butter. They are a tried-and-true cookie that has been around for many generations.

Grinch Cake Mix Cookies! These cookies made with vanilla cake mix give a fluffy cake-like texture to your delicious chewy cookies. It’s a great recipe to use if you want to let your children help in the baking process. They will love being able to use food coloring, and decorating these cute Grinch cookies is such a cinch!

Easy no spread sugar cookies (no chill)! This is the best no spread sugar cookie recipe to make cut out cookies for any holiday! If you need no spread sugar cookies for decorating, you'll love these! These aren't just any sugar cookies -- these are the easiest, no-chill, no-spread cut-out sugar cookies you can ask for, with festive sprinkles and a super simple dipped icing! The perfect cookies for holiday gatherings or any celebration!

This gingerbread men recipe makes classic cut out gingerbread men cookies. This simple recipe takes minimal prep to make, and the gingerbread men make a tasty addition to any cookie tray. Embrace the holiday spirit and fill your kitchen with the warm, inviting aroma of freshly baked gingerbread men cookies!

Italian ricotta cookies are soft, sweet, and topped with a sweet glaze and festive sprinkles—the kind of treat that makes the holidays feel extra special. These melt-in-your mouth cookies are easy to make and a must-have for any Christmas cookie platter. This ricotta cookie recipe makes a huge batch of 6 dozen cookies, so they are truly perfect for sharing.

German Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) are classic Christmas cookies made with marzipan, almonds, cinnamon, and lemony icing. Light, spiced, and perfect for gifting, they keep well for weeks and bring a cozy festive touch to any holiday table. These German Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) are really easy to make to serve with coffee or to give as a gift over the holiday period.

Cream cheese cookies are a delightful treat that combines a rich, creamy texture with a hint of sweetness. This recipe is a quick and simple way to whip up soft cookies with cream cheese that everyone will enjoy. This easy cream cheese cookie recipe is perfect for using up leftover ingredients like cream cheese and butter, making it both practical and delicious.

Cuccidati are a heavenly Italian dessert with a sweet, sticky, nutty center and delicate shortbread cookie exterior. Think you don’t like figs? Think again! When you get a taste of that luxurious, zesty center, you won’t be able to stop until the last of the fig cookies are gone!!