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16 Amazing Christmas Cookies Everyone Will Love

16 Amazing Christmas Cookies Everyone Will Love

A festive roundup of sixteen Christmas cookie ideas, ranging from classic spiced cutouts and buttery shortbread to chocolate, peppermint, jam-filled, and sandwich cookies. Ingredients, quantities, prep times, chilling times, and bake times vary by cookie.

Ingredients
  

Roundup Selection
  • Varies by recipe Gingerbread cookies
  • Varies by recipe Decorated sugar cookies
  • Varies by recipe Chocolate crinkle cookies
  • Varies by recipe Peppermint chocolate cookies
  • Varies by recipe Butter shortbread cookies
  • Varies by recipe Jam thumbprint cookies
  • Varies by recipe Peanut butter sandwich cookies
  • 10 styles Additional Christmas cookie varieties

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Select one or more cookie styles from the roundup and consult the specific recipe for its exact ingredients, quantities, oven temperature, chilling instructions, and baking time.
  2. Prepare doughs according to their individual recipes, keeping butter temperature, mixing method, and resting time in mind because these details affect spread, texture, and flavor.
  3. Bake each cookie according to its published directions, watching closely near the end of the suggested baking window since small cookies can change from soft to overbaked quickly.
  4. Cool cookies completely before adding icing, chocolate, powdered sugar, crushed peppermint, jam, or sandwich fillings. Store each variety according to its texture and filling.

Notes

This title represents a roundup, not one definitive recipe, so there is no single ingredient list or universal preparation and baking schedule. For dependable results, follow the exact quantities and timing provided with the individual cookie recipe. Let cookies cool completely before decorating or stacking, and separate soft cookies from crisp cookies during storage.