43 Cookies to Bake This December (The Sweetest Season 2021 Great Cookie Round-Up)

Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies are 3-layer bar cookie with a rich buttery shortbread base, a layer of jam, and a crumbly meringue topping.

These nutty, buttery, chewy Noels Bars, are a classic Christmas cookie that are made with almond flour. They're a great non-chocolate addition to your cookie plate.

These creamsicle-inspired shortbread cookies are the perfect balanced cookie for the holiday season.

Biscochitos, or bizcochitos, are a traditional flaky sugar cookie native to New Mexico. Made with lard, these naturally dairy free cookies are perfect for holidays.

These sweet and snappy Gingerbread Cookies taste just like Christmas. If you weren't told they are egg, dairy and flour-free, you’d never know it.

Spritzgebäck (German Spritz Cookies) is the traditional holiday cookie in San's family, and they are made with love yearly.

Christmas Double Chocolate Star Cookies are buttery and decadent shortbread cocoa cookies with the indulgence of a chocolate glaze and the festiveness of sprinkles.

Christmas Shortbread Cookies are the EASIEST cookie to make for the holidays. The dough comes together in the food processor, and with 5 simple ingredients, it’s perfect for a holiday cookie platter!

Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, these gingerbread cookies are made without molasses. They taste just like real gingerbread, are easy to make, perfect for decorating and spiced to perfection.

This Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Men Cookie Recipe is so simple, delicious and adorable! They're made in one bowl and take less than an hour to put together!

Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies start with a classic chocolate chip cookie base and then add peppermint chips for flavor and texture. The result is a soft, gooey center with a little bit of exterior crunch.

Turtle Cheesecake Cookies are a cookie version of the irresistible candies. These soft cream cheese cookies are filled with caramel and pecans and finished with a chocolate drizzle.

These small batch Eggless Praline Pecan Cranberry Cookies are delicious and so easy to make. You do not need an electric mixer or to chill the dough, so mix, bake, and enjoy!

Loaded with traditional warm holiday flavors of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and molasses these soft-baked Ginger Molasses Cookies are like gingerbread in a hand-held cookie form!

Espresso Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies have crispy edges with chewy centers and are chock full of chocolate, espresso and nutty hazelnuts, too!

The earthy flavor of these Lime Matcha Cookies is balanced with vibrant lime zest and topped with a drizzle of white chocolate for a stunning, yet subtle cookie.

These Chocolate Almond Coconut Keto Cookies are made with almond flour and grated coconut, as well as garnished with 85% cocoa chocolate pieces.

Moscow Mule Cookies turn the famous cocktail into a dessert that’s worth sharing. Soft ginger cookies made with real ginger and lime zest are topped with a tart vodka-lime brown sugar icing.

Brown Butter Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt are the best because the brown butter gives these cookies more depth of flavor with a caramel nutty-like taste.

Peppermint Brownie Mix Cookies are an easy festive and delicious treat! Chocolate Brownie Cookies dipped in Andes Menthe chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint!

Christmas Funfetti Cookies are a fun twist on a classic cookie recipe. These festive confetti cookies have a nice crunchy exterior and are chock full of Christmas-colored sprinkles.

Raspberry White Chocolate Cookies are sweet and tart. Bursting with fresh raspberries, these cookies are a different take on the chocolate chip cookie.

These white chocolate raspberry cookies are buttery and soft, and have a hint of tartness. The beautiful bright red raspberries make these a stunning cookie, and perfectly festive for the holidays!

These Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have a chocolate base and are studded with peppermint and white chocolate chips. Each cookie contains the flavors you’d find in peppermint bark!

These Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies are soft and drizzled with melted Sugar Cookie Kisses! Homemade Christmas cookies are the best, don’t you agree?

Buttery, sweet, and zesty, Gluten-Free Italian Lemon Cookies are a traditional holiday treat! Vegan and allergy-free, these lemon knot cookies are known as Tarallucci al Limone or Anginetti in Southern Italy.

A fun twist on the classic cookie, Eggnog Snickerdoodles are sure to be a fun addition to your holiday baking list! Containing with rum extract and nutmeg, these cookies are filled with the flavors of eggnog and sugar cookies!

Nothing is better than a giant soft, fudgy cookie with crushed Oreos in the batter, swirled with a creamy vanilla buttercream and sprinkled with more crushed Oreos!

These melt-in-your-mouth Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are decadent and so easy to make. They are Santa’s new favorite cookie with a tall glass of milk!

White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies are a soft, chewy cookie, loaded with white chocolate chips and raspberries. This recipe combines the sweet and buttery flavors with bites of tartness from the raspberries.

Looking for an amazing Cranberry Cookie recipe? These Cranberry Walnut Cookies are bite-sized treats are cute, easy to make, and so delicious!

If you’re a cookie fanatic, you absolutely have to try these Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. They’re perfectly crispy on the outside with a generous bite of Nutella in the middle of every cookie!

Healthy Peanut Butter Blossoms are a healthier twist on a favorite holiday cookie. Even though this cookie is popular during the holiday season, you can enjoy these all year long!

Fresh baked cinnamon chocolate chip cookies with just the perfect amount of chewy gooey goodness are perfect for the holiday season.

Crispy Gingersnap Cookie Recipe is an easy and delicious holiday cookie to bake this season. These gingersnap cookies are a classic cookie with the perfect blend of warm spices.

These soft and chewy Red Velvet Crinkles are joyful in every bite! These cake mix cookies are made with only 4 ingredients and will satisfy that sweet chocolate craving any time of the year.

Whenever you want to have a show-stopping cookie tray for your next holiday party, serve beautiful white chocolate Oreo truffles. Guests of all ages will adore this special treat sometimes called Oreo snowball cookies.

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats are the best no-bake dessert for the holidays, and they’re fun to add to a cookie tray, too! Made with just eight ingredients, these homemade rice krispie treats get Christmas flair and color from their toppings!

These Salted Brown Butter Bourbon Rice Krispie Treats are made with fragrant brown butter and your favorite bourbon. Crunchy and chewy, this upgraded childhood sweet treat gets a sprinkle of flaky sea salt to boot.

Maple rum balls are an easy, no bake holiday treat for grownups. This easy rum ball recipe is a great nibble for holiday gatherings and for shipping to friends and family.

Kids and adults alike swoon over these charming Christmas Pinwheel Cookies with swirls of chocolate and peppermint rolled in colorful nonpareil sprinkles!

Chocolate pinwheel cookies are as soft and delicious as they are fun to make. Perfect any time of year, these easy slice and bake cookies stand out with their striking visual swirls.

Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies are the perfect cookie to share during the holidays! If you dream about the combination of peppermint and chocolate together during the holidays, these pretty swirled cookies will be your new favorite.