6 Christmas Cookies you need to make this year!

on Dec 23, 2022, Updated Dec 18, 2023

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The best, easiest Christmas cookies are here! These six recipes are our favourite because they are so sturdy, so reliable and always taste so so good.

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We know what it’s like to choose a cookie recipe from the internet and then have it fail on you massively at the last minute. Which is why we picked our favourite, most tried and tested recipes that will never give you trouble.

These cookie recipes are reliable because they always work. Plus they bring sooo much joy to everyone who tries it. Our current favourite – the Biscoff Cookie which only needs 3 ingredients and is so special because of its nutty, caramelly flavours – soft and chewy inside and crisp outside.

Our all time favourite – the fudgy Chocolate Brownie cookies which are perfect for dunking in milk, midnight snacking and gifting.

Try these Christmas Cookies and you’ll know why we love them so much!

Brownie Cookies sprinkled with sea salt and placed on a tray lined with parchment paper

5 from 8 votes

Extra Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies

These chocolate brownie cookies are extra fudgy and have a crinkly top with the brownie interior peeking through. They are pretty easy to put together and are amazing when dunked in milk. The key is to whip the egg and sugar mixture till it forms a ribbon like consistency as shown in the video above.

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5 from 5 votes

Danish Brown Butter Cookies

These Danish brown butter cookies are sweet, salty with a beautiful nuttiness from brown butter. One dough can be used to make various shapes and these buttery cookies make amazing Christmas gifts.

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies baked and ready to eat

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies – Soft and Chewy (No Cream of Tartar)

These Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are soft and chewy have all the fall flavours – pumpkin, cinnamon, chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Snickerdoodles are usually made with cream of tartar, but this recipe gives you an option to get the same taste but without it.

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The cakey cookies fresh out of the oven.

5 from 4 votes

Cakey Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies

Cakey Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies are soft, chewy cookies that are made from scratch and will fit right in with your holiday plans. Use them for cookie swaps, gifting or just to pass around the Christmas table!

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A shot of biscoff cookies stacked one one top of another on a black grill tray.

4.67 from 3 votes

These 3-ingredient Biscoff cookies are ridiculously easy to make and come together in less than 30 minutes!

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Eggless chocolate chips cookies freshly baked on a cookie sheet

3.67 from 3 votes

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

These soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies are completely eggless and you won't even know the difference!

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With the holiday season right round the corner, I would really encourage you’ll to try these making these cookies. Because in my opinion, it’s not really Christmas without your entire house smelling like a bakery. And if you have kids, this is such a great activity to do together!