Winter just isn’t winter without mixing dough, cutting out cookies, slathering icing, and sprinkling sprinkles. Though Christmas cookies are, of course, traditional for those who celebrate, winter is the perfect time of the year to bake up batch after batch of your favorite cookies, whether or not you’re gearing up for Christmas. Mixed dough is easy to keep in the freezer for cookies (almost) whenever you want them and (in much of the country, at least) you don’t have to worry about the oven overheating an already sweltering kitchen like it does when you try to bake cookies in July or August. Baking cookies is basically the ideal winter activity. To help you get in the kitchen (and well on your way to a batch of your favorites) even faster, we rounded up 40 holiday cookie recipes that are perfectly fitting for this time of year.
1. Peppermint Bark Fudge
Source: Sally’s Baking Addiction
2. Slice and Bake Chocolate Orange Shortbread Cookies
Source: Girl Versus Dough
3. Gooey Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Source: What’s Gaby Cooking
4. Chocolate Ginger Cookies
Source: By Erin Clarke of Well Plated
5. Gingerbread Cookies
Source: A Classic Twist
6. Eggnog Iced Butter Cookies
Source: Grandbaby Cakes
7. Gluten-Free White Chocolate Matcha Shortbread Cookies
Source: Snixy Kitchen
8. White Chocolate and Peppermint Christmas Wreath Cookies
Source: Foodie Crush
9. Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Savory Nothings
10. Almond Flour Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: The Toasted Pine Nut
11. Spiced Vegan Christmas Cookies with Vanilla Almond Cream
Source: Well and Full
12. Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies with Easy Icing
Source: Snixy Kitchen
13. Mint Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Downshiftology
14. Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Source: Two Peas and Their Pod
15. Christmas Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Preserves
Source: What’s Gaby Cooking
16. Peppermint Mocha Cookies
Source: Sally’s Baking Addiction
17. White Chocolate Ginger Cookies
Source: Grandbaby Cakes
18. Raw Peanut Butter Patties
Source: Minimalist Baker
19. Speculoos Spice Cookies
Source: The View from Great Island
20. Raspberry-Chocolate Rugelach
Source: Brooklyn Supper
21. Shortbread Mug Lid Cookies
Source: As Easy As Apple Pie
22. Mini Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Source: Pinch of Yum
23. Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Source: Homemade in the Kitchen
24. Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Source: Isabel Eats
25. Red and Green Striped Christmas Meringue Cookies
Source: Salt and Lavender
26. The Best Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Source: Oh, Sweet Basil
27. Gingerbread Oatmeal Pies
Source: Ambitious Kitchen
28. Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies Three Ways
Source: A Classic Twist
29. Marbled Dark Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Cookies
Source: Host the Toast
30. Chai Spiced Santa Cookies
Source: Half Baked Harvest
31. Chocolate Peanut Butter Rocky Road Cookies
Source: Love and Zest
32. White Chocolate-Dipped Brown Butter Ginger Cookies with Pistachios
Source: Ambitious Kitchen
33. Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies with Amaretto
Source: Cotter Crunch
34. Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies
Source: The Café Sucre Farine
35. Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Source: Tastes Better From Scratch
36. Cranberry Bliss Cookies
Source: Gimme Some Oven
37. Ombré Peppermint Slice and Bake Cookies
Source: Girl Versus Dough
38. Southern Pecan Praline Cookies
Source: Sweet Tea + Thyme
39. Hazelnut Gelt Cookies
40. Lemon and Cardamom Gingerbread Cookies
Source: Top with Cinnamon
