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21 Christmas Cookie Exchange Winners That Always Get Requested

21 Christmas Cookie Exchange Winners That Always Get Requested - A curated collection of Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Fine cornmeal adds a grainy crunch beneath a sparkling sugar crust and crystallized ginger pieces.Shortbread

Cornmeal Ginger Sugar-Crust Shortbread

Fine cornmeal adds a grainy crunch beneath a sparkling sugar crust and crystallized ginger pieces.

⏱️ 68 minGet Recipe→
2Homemade gingerbread people and heart cookies on a cream plate with a rolling pin in the backgroundGingerbread

Easy Gingerbread Cookies

Simple gingerbread cut-outs made with melted butter, a wooden spoon and a short dough chill — no mixer needed.

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
3Tender vanilla dough knots with a thin glaze and festive sprinkles.Italian

Vanilla Knot Cookies

Tender vanilla dough knots with a thin glaze and festive sprinkles.

⏱️ 63 minGet Recipe→
4A batch of coconut spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Coconut Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
5Red velvet sugar-cookie hearts with a subtle cocoa crumb and a smooth ivory cream-cheese frosting layer.Sugar Cookies

Red Velvet Sugar Cookies

Red velvet sugar-cookie hearts with a subtle cocoa crumb and a smooth ivory cream-cheese frosting layer.

⏱️ 73 minGet Recipe→
6An 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→
7Round vanilla cookies showing red, green and cream spirals with lightly golden edgesCookie Box

Red, Green and White Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Three thin layers of vanilla dough form red, green and cream spirals in these slice-and-bake Christmas cookies.

⏱️ 86 minGet Recipe→
8Espresso Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: dark chocolate cookies with chocolate chunks and a dark crumb.Peanut Butter

Espresso Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Espresso Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: cocoa peanut butter cookies with espresso and dark chocolate pieces, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

⏱️ 49 minGet Recipe→
9Vegan gingerbread cut-outs made with a flax egg, vegan butter and rich molasses.Gingerbread

Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

Vegan gingerbread cut-outs made with a flax egg, vegan butter and rich molasses.

⏱️ 57 minGet Recipe→
10A batch of easy cookie press spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Easy Cookie Press Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
11Soft & 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→
12Golden cornmeal cookies with raisins and lemon zest, inspired by Venetian zaletti.Italian

Venetian Zaletti

Golden cornmeal cookies with raisins and lemon zest, inspired by Venetian zaletti.

⏱️ 50 minGet Recipe→
13Chai gingerbread cut-outs with fragrant cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and a gentle hint of black pepper.Gingerbread

Chai Gingerbread Cookies

Chai gingerbread cut-outs with fragrant cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and a gentle hint of black pepper.

⏱️ 65 minGet Recipe→
14Golden sugar-cookie cups filled with chocolate and topped with a toasted marshmallow.Sugar Cookies

Smores Sugar Cookies

Golden sugar-cookie cups filled with chocolate and topped with a toasted marshmallow.

⏱️ 67 minGet Recipe→
15A gingerbread village cookie platter of flat snowy houses, green Christmas trees and cheerful gingerbread people with coordinated icing details.Gingerbread

Gingerbread Village Cookies

A gingerbread village cookie platter of flat snowy houses, green Christmas trees and cheerful gingerbread people with coordinated icing details.

⏱️ 96 minGet Recipe→
16Firm joined dough strips make green-and-cream checkerboards with a tea-shortened crumb.Shortbread

Matcha-Vanilla Checkerboard Christmas Shortbread

Firm joined dough strips make green-and-cream checkerboards with a tea-shortened crumb.

⏱️ 99 minGet Recipe→
17Gluten-free teff-and-rice shortbread rounds with sesame throughout and a brief hydration rest.Shortbread

Gluten-Free Teff Sesame Shortbread

Gluten-free teff-and-rice shortbread rounds with sesame throughout and a brief hydration rest.

⏱️ 73 minGet Recipe→
18Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Bars: square peanut butter cookie bars with red and green candy-coated chocolate pieces.Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Bars

Peanut Butter M&M Cookie Bars: peanut butter cookies with red and green candy shells, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
19A batch of chocolate vanilla spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Chocolate Vanilla Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
20Small egg-free hazelnut shortbread discs sliced from a chilled log, with toasted-nut flavor and an uncoated face.Italian

Hazelnut Shortbread Rounds

Small egg-free hazelnut shortbread discs sliced from a chilled log, with toasted-nut flavor and an uncoated face.

⏱️ 66 minGet Recipe→
21A thin layer of cooked fig and orange paste spirals through a slice-and-bake dough for neat, fruit-filled holiday pinwheels.Shortbread

Fig Orange Pinwheel Shortbread Cookies

A thin layer of cooked fig and orange paste spirals through a slice-and-bake dough for neat, fruit-filled holiday pinwheels.

⏱️ 73 minGet Recipe→