50 of the Best Holiday Cookies Ever

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Here, without further dithering, is our list of 50 of the best holiday cookie recipes out there. Happy Holidays from us to you!


Breakfast Cookies
The Best Biscotti Ever - Paula at Quite Curious
Banana Bacon Cookies with Cinnamon - CraftFoxes
5-Step Pizzelles - Food Blogga
Palmiers - Ina Garten
Honey Nut Bars - My Baking Addiction
Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies - Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Madeleines - French Butter Cookies - David Lebovitz

Decadent Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies - All Recipes
Coconut Macaroons - Chewy Inside, Crunchy Outside. Bonus - Gluten Free! - The Kitchn
Um Yum Chocolate Chip Cookies with More Chocolate to Love - David Leite
Salted Caramel Butter Bars - Cookies and Cups
Chocolate Dipped Lace Cookies - Bon Appetit

Spiced-Flavor Cookies
Spiced Sorghum Snowflake Cookies - CraftFoxes
Chewy Molasses Cookies - Bon Appetit
Big and Soft Ginger Cookies - All Recipes
Chai Spiced Cookies - My Baking Addiction
Cinnamon Spiced Oatmeal Cookies - CraftFoxes

Classic Christmas Cookies
Gingerbread Men and Women - CraftFoxes
Jam Filled Thumbprint Cookies - Love and Olive Oil
Cannon Balls - Craft Buds
Rum Balls - Joy of Baking
Linzer Cookies - Real Simple
Eggnog Cookies - Your Cup of Cake
Fruitcake Cookies - Ina Garten
Chocolate Sandwich Candy Cane Cookies - Epicurious
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies - Betty Crocker
Shortbread Cookies - Joy of Baking

Cookies From Afar
Seven Layer Cookies aka Rainbow Cookies - The Smitten Kitchen
Hilarious Recounting of Family Traditions, Oh, And Traditional Italian Christmas Cookies Like Cucciddati - Sam Cooks
French Macarons - Martha Stewart
Amaretti Cookies - Joy of Baking
Pebernødder - Danish Pepper Nuts - About.com
Scandinavian Almond Cookies - Betty Crocker

Adorable Cookies
The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies - All Recipes
Cherry Lemon Candy Canes Cookies - CraftFoxes
Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies - Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond
Thick and Chewy OR Thin and Crispy Gingerbread Men - Brown Eyed Baker
Nutter Butter Reindeer Pops - The Idea Room
Stained Glass Cookies - Spoonful.com
Reindeer Cookies - CraftFoxes
Peppermint Stick Cookies - CraftFoxes

Not Quite a Cookie
Homemade Holiday Marshmallows - Craft Buds
Elizabeth's Eggnog Cheesecake Bars - Martha Stewart
Sugarplums - Alton Brown
Gingerbread - King Arthur Flour
Ooey Gooey Chocolate Pecan Turtle Cookies with Loads of Caramel - the Pixelated Crumb
Pralines - Paula Deen
Cocoa Brownies - Alton Brown
Bittersweet Chocolate and Walnut Fudge - Bon Appetit
Mascarpone Chocolate Toffee Bars - Giada De Laurentiis
German Chocolate Cake Bars - Paula Deen

Do you love to cook new recipes, bake appetizing desserts or whip up healthy snacks for your family? Snap a pic of your most delicious kitchen creation and upload it as a project at CraftFoxes! We’ll pick our favorites from each week to feature, and we’ll be back next Tuesday with more appetizing inspirations.