Get ready to bake and impress with these delicious and easy-to-make holiday cookies! 😉

From decorating tree-shaped cookies to gifting them to your loved ones, baking cookies can bring lots of joy during the holiday season. Here are seven recipes that will make your loved ones’ taste buds tingle! 🍪

##1. Gingerbread Cookies Spice it up with these classic holiday cookies! 🎄

Gingerbread cookies are an all-time classic when it comes to holiday baking. To make them, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, sugar, molasses, eggs, and butter. Roll out the dough and cut them into gingerbread shapes before baking. Once they have cooled, you can decorate them with frosting, candies, or anything you like!

A tray of gingerbread cookies decorated with green and white frosting, sprinkles, and candies

##2. Sugar Cookies Simple and customizable, your creative options are endless! 🌟

Sugar cookies are another classic that can be customized for different occasions. For the dough, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, and butter, before rolling and cutting them into various shapes. Once the cookies have baked, give them your own creative spin, such as decorating them with colored icing, sprinkles, or chocolate chips.

Sugar cookies shaped like Christmas trees and circles, decked with red, green, and white frosting, sprinkles, and colorful candies

##3. Peppermint Chocolate Cookies Add a bit of festive flavor with peppermint and chocolate! 🍫🎄

For a holiday twist on a traditional chocolate cookie, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, eggs, butter, and peppermint extract. Bake the cookies and add crushed candy canes on top for that extra peppermint-y goodness.

A glass jar filled with delicious-looking brown peppermint chocolate cookies sprinkled with candy canes

##4. Snowball Cookies Roll into the winter mood with these yummy snowballs! ❄️

These Snowball Cookies, also known as Mexican Wedding Cookies or Russian Tea Cakes, are a popular treat for the winter season. Combine powdered sugar, flour, butter, ground nuts, vanilla, and salt, before forming them into small balls. Bake the cookies until they are lightly browned and toss them in powdered sugar once they have cooled.

A platter of powdered sugar-dusted Snowball Cookies on a red-and-white checkered pattern cloth

##5. Linzer Cookies Add some elegance to your cookie jar with these fancy sandwich cookies! 🍓

Linzer Cookies are sandwich cookies made with almond flour, sugar, and butter, with a jam filling in the center. Choose your favorite jam flavor and spread it between two crumbly cookies, shaped with a cookie cutter. These cookies are a great option for impressing your guests with elegance and sophistication.

Close-up of a cookie plate with beautiful Linzer sandwich cookies, some round and some heart-shaped, filled with red strawberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar

##6. Hot Chocolate Cookies Stay cozy and bake some cookies with this hot chocolate twist! ☕️

Hot Chocolate Cookies are made with flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and chocolate chips. You’ll feel warm and cozy just baking them, and the taste of melted chocolate goodness will keep you coming back for more.

A tray of freshly-baked hot chocolate cookies with hot cocoa in the background on a cozy winter setup with sweatshirts, a blanket, and an open fire

##7. Chocolate-Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies Your favorite flavor combination in a cute and bite-sized form! 🍪

For a fun twist on the classic thumbprint cookie, add cocoa powder, peppermint extract, and chocolate chips to the dough. Roll the dough into small balls and make thumbprints on top before baking. Add a dollop of peppermint-flavored frosting or a mini candy cane in the center for a pop of color and flavor.

Close-up of hand showing a pinky finger pushing into a small chocolate peppermint thumbprint cookie, revealing a white peppermint-flavored frosting filling and tiny candy cane pieces on a wooden board

#Happy Holidays and Happy Baking! 🎉🍪🎄 May these cookie recipes bring you joy, warmth, and lots of smiles!

A holiday-themed flat lay with different ingredients, baking tools, and platters around a tray of beautifully decorated holiday cookies