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21 Vintage Christmas Cookie Recipes from Grandma

21 Vintage Christmas Cookie Recipes from Grandma - A curated collection of Christmas cookie recipes from The Cookie Index.

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1Soft coffee-scented ricotta cookies with a thin espresso glaze, an Italian-inspired home flavor variation.Italian

Espresso Ricotta Cookies

Soft coffee-scented ricotta cookies with a thin espresso glaze, an Italian-inspired home flavor variation.

⏱️ 60 minGet Recipe→
2Tender shortcrust sandwiches with snowy ring tops and a bright apricot-jam window.Italian

Occhi di Bue

Tender shortcrust sandwiches with snowy ring tops and a bright apricot-jam window.

⏱️ 76 minGet Recipe→
3Simple vanilla shortcrust stars and circles for an Italian-style Christmas tin.Italian

Vanilla Frollini

Simple vanilla shortcrust stars and circles for an Italian-style Christmas tin.

⏱️ 48 minGet Recipe→
4Almond-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→
5Buttery vanilla icebox sugar cookies with tender centers and crisp edges, made from convenient chilled dough logs.Sugar Cookies

Make-Ahead Sugar Cookies

Buttery vanilla icebox sugar cookies with tender centers and crisp edges, made from convenient chilled dough logs.

⏱️ 55 minGet Recipe→
64-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies: golden peanut butter cookies with fork markings and a visible crumb.Peanut Butter

4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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

⏱️ 49 minGet Recipe→
7A batch of lemon spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Lemon Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
8A batch of rosette spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Rosette Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
9Gingerbread wreath cookies with open centers, raised green icing leaves, red berry dots and bright red Christmas bows.Gingerbread

Gingerbread Wreath Cookies

Gingerbread wreath cookies with open centers, raised green icing leaves, red berry dots and bright red Christmas bows.

⏱️ 96 minGet Recipe→
10Rustic almond rings with citrus and pisto spices, made as a smaller, less-hard home interpretation of Neapolitan roccocò.Italian

Neapolitan Roccocò

Rustic almond rings with citrus and pisto spices, made as a smaller, less-hard home interpretation of Neapolitan roccocò.

⏱️ 75 minGet Recipe→
11Orange and anise-scented almond biscotti with a crisp twice-baked bite.Italian

Orange Anise Biscotti

Orange and anise-scented almond biscotti with a crisp twice-baked bite.

⏱️ 80 minGet Recipe→
12Coconut gingerbread stars half dipped in white chocolate and finished with a visible snowy layer of shredded coconut.Gingerbread

Coconut Gingerbread Cookies

Coconut gingerbread stars half dipped in white chocolate and finished with a visible snowy layer of shredded coconut.

⏱️ 81 minGet Recipe→
13Lightly tangy Greek-yogurt sugar cookies with softly risen centers and simple flower-shaped edges.Sugar Cookies

Greek Yogurt Sugar Cookies

Lightly tangy Greek-yogurt sugar cookies with softly risen centers and simple flower-shaped edges.

⏱️ 67 minGet Recipe→
14Flattened Milanese-style cocoa loaves made with plain biscuit crumbs, figs, raisins and almonds, finished with powdered sugar.Italian

Pan dei Morti Cookies

Flattened Milanese-style cocoa loaves made with plain biscuit crumbs, figs, raisins and almonds, finished with powdered sugar.

⏱️ 90 minGet Recipe→
15A specified gluten-free blend binds a firm, rollable shortbread studded with red and green jimmies.Shortbread

Gluten-Free Christmas Sprinkle Shortbread

A specified gluten-free blend binds a firm, rollable shortbread studded with red and green jimmies.

⏱️ 64 minGet Recipe→
16A batch of strawberry spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Strawberry Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
17A batch of nut-free spritz cookies arranged on a ceramic plate.Spritz

Nut-Free Spritz Cookies

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

⏱️ 52 minGet Recipe→
18Solid almond-butter discs paired around a thin apricot-jam layer, an Italian-style home sandwich cookie.Italian

Almond Apricot Sandwich Cookies

Solid almond-butter discs paired around a thin apricot-jam layer, an Italian-style home sandwich cookie.

⏱️ 81 minGet Recipe→
19Fudgy gingerbread-spiced brownie cookies with dark chocolate centers and glossy papery cracks, without icing or powdered sugar.Gingerbread

Gingerbread Brownie Cookies

Fudgy gingerbread-spiced brownie cookies with dark chocolate centers and glossy papery cracks, without icing or powdered sugar.

⏱️ 51 minGet Recipe→
20Whole-wheat flour and honey form a compact, slightly chewy-edged cookie with a rustic holiday crumb.Shortbread

Whole-Wheat Honey Christmas Shortbread

Whole-wheat flour and honey form a compact, slightly chewy-edged cookie with a rustic holiday crumb.

⏱️ 64 minGet Recipe→
21Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies: golden peanut butter cookies with fork markings and a broken cookie showing the crumb.Peanut Butter

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies: peanut butter cookies with plant butter and a flaxseed binder, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

⏱️ 49 minGet Recipe→