Gift Cookie Collection

17 Christmas Cookies That Make the Perfect Gift

17 Christmas Cookies That Make the Perfect Gift - A curated collection of Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Soft whole-wheat gingerbread drop cookies with a rustic bran-speckled crumb and a balanced whole-wheat and all-purpose flour blend.Gingerbread

Whole Wheat Gingerbread Cookies

Soft whole-wheat gingerbread drop cookies with a rustic bran-speckled crumb and a balanced whole-wheat and all-purpose flour blend.

⏱️ 58 minGet Recipe→
2Almond-scented shortbread balls baked with a small raspberry jam center.Shortbread

Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints

Almond-scented shortbread balls baked with a small raspberry jam center.

⏱️ 65 minGet Recipe→
3A batch of easy spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Easy Spritz Cookies

Easy Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
4An all-almond-flour cookie with a tender center and lightly crisp golden edges for gluten-free holiday tins.Shortbread

Gluten-Free Almond Christmas Shortbread

An all-almond-flour cookie with a tender center and lightly crisp golden edges for gluten-free holiday tins.

⏱️ 46 minGet Recipe→
5A batch of toffee spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Toffee Spritz Cookies

Toffee Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
6Small lemon-zest sugar cookies filled with bright lemon buttercream.Sugar Cookies

Lemon Sugar Cookie Sandwiches

Small lemon-zest sugar cookies filled with bright lemon buttercream.

⏱️ 55 minGet Recipe→
7A batch of spritz cookies with a pastry bag arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Spritz Cookies with a Pastry Bag

Spritz Cookies with a Pastry Bag: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
8Red-and-white twisted peppermint sugar cookies shaped into small candy canes, with a sparkling peppermint finish.Sugar Cookies

Candy Cane Twist Sugar Cookies

Red-and-white twisted peppermint sugar cookies shaped into small candy canes, with a sparkling peppermint finish.

⏱️ 98 minGet Recipe→
9A pressed cardamom dough holds a thin date-paste stripe through the middle, sliced into small tiles after a low, even bake.Shortbread

Cardamom Date Pressed Shortbread Tiles

A pressed cardamom dough holds a thin date-paste stripe through the middle, sliced into small tiles after a low, even bake.

⏱️ 65 minGet Recipe→
10Classic gingerbread men with neat white icing faces, buttons and cuffs, ready for a Christmas cookie plate.Gingerbread

Gingerbread Men Cookies

Classic gingerbread men with neat white icing faces, buttons and cuffs, ready for a Christmas cookie plate.

⏱️ 65 minGet Recipe→
11Three-size sugar-cookie stacks decorated with white icing, tiny faces and colored scarves.Sugar Cookies

Snowman Sugar Cookies

Three-size sugar-cookie snowmen assembled from overlapping white-iced rounds, with tiny faces and colored scarves.

⏱️ 111 minGet Recipe→
123-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies: plain golden peanut butter cookies with fork crosshatch markings.Peanut Butter

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies: simple flourless peanut butter cookies, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

⏱️ 49 minGet Recipe→
13Paleo-style gingerbread people with almond flour, tapioca, maple syrup and coconut oil, served plain without conventional icing.Gingerbread

Paleo Gingerbread Cookies

Paleo-style gingerbread people with almond flour, tapioca, maple syrup and coconut oil, served plain without conventional icing.

⏱️ 47 minGet Recipe→
14Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms: golden round cookies with chocolate kiss-shaped centers on a ceramic plate.Peanut Butter

Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms

Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms: sugar-rolled peanut butter cookies with a chocolate center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

⏱️ 47 minGet Recipe→
15A batch of snowman spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Snowman Spritz Cookies

Snowman Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
16Lemon-zest and crushed-anise dough knots with a thin lemon glaze, an Italian-style home adaptation.Italian

Lemon Anise Knot Cookies

Lemon-zest and crushed-anise dough knots with a thin lemon glaze, an Italian-style home adaptation.

⏱️ 72 minGet Recipe→
17Soft ricotta cookies with shredded coconut in the dough and a lightly toasted coconut top, an Italian-style home adaptation.Italian

Coconut Ricotta Cookies

Soft ricotta cookies with shredded coconut in the dough and a lightly toasted coconut top, an Italian-style home adaptation.

⏱️ 60 minGet Recipe→