As far as I’m concerned, cookies are an appropriate accompaniment for any holiday. There’s something particularly special about cookies at Christmas, though. Somehow they’re a little sweeter than at other times of the year!
When I was a child, one of my favorite Christmas traditions was baking and decorating sugar cookies. When my grandmother started the annual tradition of giving each grandkid a shoebox stuffed with Christmas cookies of every imaginable shape, size, and flavor, I quickly realized that sugar cookies were just the tip of the iceberg!
I’ve made plenty of my own Christmas cookies since my grandmother passed away several years ago. Because I can only make a few varieties each year, I’ve compiled this Christmas cookie bucket list—a list of cookies I hope to try during my lifetime—to help me make sure I try as many wonderful varieties as I can.
Christmas cookie bucket list
- Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
- Chocolate Crinkles
- Chocolate Mint Candies Cookies
- Chocolate Toffee Cookies
- Peppermint Chocolate Sugar Cookies
- White Chip Chocolate Cookies
- Four Spice Crackles
- Gingerbread Cookie Cutouts
- Gingersnaps
- Molasses Cookies
- Pumpkin Spice Cookies
- Soft Ginger Cookies
- Candy Cane Cookies
- Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
- Cutout Sugar Cookies
- Maple Sugar Cookies
- Spiced Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Shortbread
- Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
- Gingerbread Biscotti
- Glazed Maple Shortbread
- Scottish Shortbread
- White Chocolate Cranberry Biscotti
- Cranberry Cornmeal Linzer Tarts
- Frosted Molasses Ginger Sandwich Cookies
- Glittering Lemon Sandwich Cookies
- Linzer Tarts
- Peppermint Whoopie Pies
- Raspberry Chocolate Macaroons
- Candy Cane Snowballs
- Cherry Snowballs
- Mexican Wedding Cakes
- Molasses Snowballs
- Nutty Orange Snowballs
- Chocolate Hazelnut Pinwheels
- Christmas Pinwheels
- Jeweled Thumbprints
- Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
- Pecan Pie Thumbprints
- Poinsettia Pinwheels
- Almond Oat Lace Cookies
- Iced Pumpkin Cookies
- Peppermint Meringues
- Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Stained-Glass Ornament Cookies
There are so many cookies on this list that I may never have to make the same twice…unless I want to because they’re so good!
Did I include your favorites here or are there additional cookies you’d suggest I add to my list?
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Oh boy do these look FANTASTIC. I love Christmas cookies, thanks for sharing!
Lexie Robinson
http://www.thegenesisfeminist.com
Don’t they, Lexie? I’m so eager to try some.
OH MY GOODNESS! Where to start?! lol
So many of these look absolutely amazing! I want to make them all.
Thank you for the awesome round-up. Pinning this to my Deliberate COOKIES board.
xoxo
I know…I can only make a few at a time, but I want to try them all!
I need to take a closer look at that board. 🙂
These all look so yummy! Thanks for sharing . I’m bookmarking this page! : )
Hi Cathy,
I just went to the store yesterday to get some supplies to make a few. I hope you get to try some, too!
This is wonderful! I have a cookie exchange coming up, and I was looking for some new recipes to try. Glad you compiled it all for me and saved me two hours on Pinterest 😉 Can’t wait to give them a try!
Hi Amanda,
Let us know if you try any of these!