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 whether you’re gearing up for Christmas or not. 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 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