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25 Christmas Cookies Just Like Grandma Used to Make

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Peanut Butter Blossoms
39 Ratings
Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars
cupcake cake shaped like Yukon Cornelius character from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Our 21 Cutest Christmas Recipes, Ranked From Easy To Difficult
Gingerbread snowflake cookies on a green platter.
Gingerbread Snowflakes
4 Ratings
looking down at two plates of swirled citrus butter cookies
Swirled Citrus Butter Cookies
3 Ratings
looking at a plate of brown sugar and rye shortbread cookies
Brown Sugar and Rye Shortbread
3 Ratings
looking down at a platter of strawberry malted milk meringues
Strawberry Malted Milk Meringues
1 Rating
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Pecan Pie Cookies
132 Ratings
cookies decorated for fall: orange pumpkins with curly green vines and brown maple leaves
The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
11,125 Ratings
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Easy Sugar Cookies
8,564 Ratings
a close up view of a pile of best ever chocolate chip cookies with one broken in half
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
18,882 Ratings
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
12,409 Ratings
snickerdoodles
Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles
6,991 Ratings
stack of well crackled big soft ginger cookies
Big Soft Ginger Cookies
6,829 Ratings
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
2,464 Ratings
Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
539 Ratings
Iced Pumpkin Cookies on blue and white plate
Iced Pumpkin Cookies
4,577 Ratings
close up view of Soft Christmas Cookies in the shapes of gingerbread men, candy canes and Christmas trees on a plate
Best Soft Christmas Cookies
1,590 Ratings
an overhead view of perfectly decorated gingerbread people cookies.
Best Gingerbread Men Cookies
371 Ratings
a low angle close up view of a pile of Russian tea cakes perfectly dusted with confectioner's sugar
Russian Tea Cakes
1,558 Ratings
close up view of Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti on a baking sheet
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
1,807 Ratings
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
4,523 Ratings
a close up view of a pile of Mexican wedding cookies one with a bite out sits on top.
Mexican Wedding Cookies
358 Ratings
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Nanaimo Bars
368 Ratings
Peanut Butter Bars
3,061 Ratings
a close up view of beautiful raspberry and almond shortbread cookies each filled with jam and topped with a zigzag of icing
Raspberry and Almond Shortbread Thumbprints
2,803 Ratings
Biscotti
1,101 Ratings
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Coconut Macaroons
1,552 Ratings
Gramma's Date Squares
467 Ratings
close up view of Buckeye Balls on a platter
Buckeye Balls
943 Ratings
Scotcharoos
395 Ratings
Molasses Cookies
1,090 Ratings
Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
11,076 Ratings
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Pizzelle
181 Ratings
close up view of Jam Filled Butter Cookies in a Tupperware container
Jam Filled Butter Cookies
1,288 Ratings
looking at a stack of white chocolate and cranberry cookies with one broken in half
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
1,442 Ratings
close up view of Cranberry Orange Cookies garnished with orange-sugar icing on a white plate
Cranberry Orange Cookies
1,313 Ratings
Overhead shot of macaron cookies on a plate.
Macarons (French Macaroons)
365 Ratings
A super close up view of a pile of pfeffernusse cookies, one on top of the pile has a bite out
Pfeffernusse Cookies
229 Ratings
A square white baking dish with Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies neatly cut into 12 servings with two pieces pulled out
Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies
5,040 Ratings
Oatmeal Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
87 Ratings
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Caramel Shortbread Squares
889 Ratings
Mincemeat Cookies
34 Ratings
close up view of Snowball pastries on a white platter
Best Snowball Cookies
597 Ratings
Shortbread Christmas Cookies
42 Ratings
a close up view of a plate full of golden brown rosettes dusted with confectioners sugar
Rosettes
124 Ratings
Soft gingerbread cookies on baking sheet and wire rack
Soft Gingerbread Cookies
close up view of Peppermint Holiday Cookies on a baking sheet
Peppermint Holiday Cookies
70 Ratings
a high angle view of several cornflake Christmas wreaths decorated with red hot candies on a red baking tray.
Christmas Wreaths
240 Ratings
Easy Lemon Cookies
1,896 Ratings
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies stacked on a green plate
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies
86 Ratings
close up view of a pile of Cream Cheese Kolacky garnished with powdered sugar on a platter
Cream Cheese Kolacky
326 Ratings
Norwegian Krumkake
27 Ratings
round shortbread cookies garmished with half a maraschino cherry
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
626 Ratings
meringues with green and red sprinkles
Our Top 20 Most Cherished Christmas Cookies
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shortbread
1,515 Ratings
peanut butter balls in white bowl
Peanut Butter Balls
452 Ratings
a low angle view looking into a Christmas cornflake wreath cookie standing upright, against a white bowl with more cookies
Christmas Cornflake Wreath Cookies
182 Ratings
an eye level close up view of peanut blossom cookies on a black platter
Peanut Blossoms
696 Ratings
Grandma's Gingersnaps
479 Ratings
close up view of Thumbprint Cookies on a white platter
Perfect Thumbprint Cookies
87 Ratings
Perfect Vegan Sugar Cookies
21 Ratings
Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor
35 Ratings