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 30 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. White Chocolate and Peppermint Christmas Wreath Cookies
Source: Foodie Crush
6. Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Savory Nothings
7. Almond Flour Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: The Toasted Pine Nut
8. Spiced Vegan Christmas Cookies with Vanilla Almond Cream
Source: Well and Full
9. Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies with Easy Icing
Source: Snixy Kitchen
10. Mint Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Downshiftology
11. Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Source: Two Peas and Their Pod
12. Raw Peanut Butter Patties
Source: Minimalist Baker
13. Speculoos Spice Cookies
Source: The View from Great Island
14. Raspberry-Chocolate Rugelach
Source: Brooklyn Supper
15. Shortbread Mug Lid Cookies
Source: As Easy As Apple Pie
16. Mini Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Source: Pinch of Yum
17. Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
Source: Homemade in the Kitchen
18. Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Source: Isabel Eats
19. Red and Green Striped Christmas Meringue Cookies
Source: Salt and Lavender
20. The Best Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Source: Oh, Sweet Basil
21. Marbled Dark Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Cookies
Source: Host the Toast
22. Chai Spiced Santa Cookies
Source: Half Baked Harvest
23. Chocolate Peanut Butter Rocky Road Cookies
Source: Love and Zest
24. White Chocolate-Dipped Brown Butter Ginger Cookies with Pistachios
Source: Ambitious Kitchen
25. Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies with Amaretto
Source: Cotter Crunch
26. Christmas Tree Shortbread Cookies
Source: The Café Sucre Farine
27. Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Source: Tastes Better From Scratch
28. Cranberry Bliss Cookies
Source: Gimme Some Oven
29. Ombré Peppermint Slice and Bake Cookies
Source: Girl Versus Dough
30. Lemon and Cardamom Gingerbread Cookies
Source: Top with Cinnamon
