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The ultimate round-up of festive Christmas cookies! From deeply spiced cookies

Our list of Christmas cookies includes classics like our Chewy Gingerbread Cookies and Hermit Cookies along with new takes on old favorites like our Chocolate Snickerdoodles and Chewy Cardamom Cookies.

gingerbread cookie cut outs on a platter, decorated with icing, sprinkles and red hot candies

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Soft Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Our favorite gingerbread cookie recipe for the holidays! Loaded with spice and perfectly chewy, we can't get enough of these!
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cookie bars with orange glaze arranges on a piece of parchment paper on a wood table

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The Best Chewy Hermit Cookies
Chewy, spicy, and bold in flavor, these old-fashioned cookies are a more unique version of chewy molasses cookies. 
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brown chewy-looking cookies stacked on a wire rack on a blue table

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Cardamom Cookies Recipe
The ultimate chewy, spice cookie featuring a crunchy sugary coating.
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yellow-hued snickerdoodle cookies with glaze set on a wire rack

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Eggnog Cookies
Eggnog meets Snickerdoodle in these eggnog cookies with crisp exteriors and chewy interiors.
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many biscotti on a parchment-lined plate

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Christmas Biscotti
Taking inspiration from the classic German holiday bread, Stollen, this delicious Christmas biscotti recipe is studded with dried fruits, nuts, spices and of course, a log of marzipan or almond paste. Easy to make and incredibly festive!
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chocolate cookies topped with white chocolate drizzle and crushed peppermint candies set on a parchment-lined plate

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Peppermint Cookies Recipe
These Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are baked to crisp perfection, drizzled with silky white chocolate, and topped with crushed peppermint candies. They're perfect for the holidays and so simple and easy to make. Plus, they're fun for kids to decorate too!
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Chocolate salami log on a parchment-lined tray with a few slices cut from it.

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Chocolate Salami Recipe
An easy and impressive no-bake dessert with roots in Southern Europe.
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Overhead image of chocolate cookies arranged on a white table with glasses of milk set around them

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Chewy Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Chewy chocolate snickerdoodle cookies! The ultimate upgrade from the classic treat. Rolled in a spiced (and spicy) sugar mixture, these cookies are anything BUT boring!
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Three apple pie cookies set on a counter, two stacked on each other, the top cookie with a bite taken out showing the flaky pie crust, apple pie filling and streusel.

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Apple Pie Cookies Recipe
These Apple Pie Cookies are the perfect autumn sweet treat. Full of crisp apples, a crumbly streusel topping and flaky pie crust, these have everything you love about a slice of apple pie, but in bite-sized cookie form. They're simple to make and full of warm, cozy fall flavors.
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Pistachio shortbread cookies stacked on a floral platter. Some cookies drizzled with white chocolate, some with edges covered in sparkling sugar and some with nothing on them.

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Pistachio Shortbread Cookies Recipe
An easy slice-and-bake shortbread cookie that's made with pistachios and a touch of spice. Served as is, rolled in sparkling sugar or drizzle in white chocolate, these are bound to be a favorite.
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Thumbprint cookies with lemon curd filling on a cooling rack, with a measuring spoon and lemon nearby.

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Lemon Curd Cookies
A buttery lemon cookie filled with bright lemon curd. These are easy to make and absolutely stunning!
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Rows of colorful slice and bake cookies with different mix-ins on parchment paper, featuring dark chocolate. mint, raspberry and lime flavors.

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Icebox Cookies Recipe
An easy slice and bake cookie recipe. The cookie dough base is similar to shortbread—sweet, buttery and tender. But toss in a few flavorful mix-ins and you create a totally different cookie. One base, infinite flavor combinations!
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Lauren Grant is a professional culinary food scientist, food writer, recipe developer, and food photographer. Lauren is a previous magazine editor and test kitchen developer and has had work published in major national publications including Diabetic Living Magazine, Midwest Living Magazine, Cuisine at Home Magazine, EatingWell.com, AmericasTestKitchen.com, and more.

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