Are you looking for easy Christmas cookies with just a few ingredients? This list has everything you need!
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I love to bake Christmas Cookies but I make so many that I need to have easy cookie recipes. These homemade cookies have to have simple steps and just a few ingredients! The fewer ingredients – the better! Our baking day really gets us into the holiday spirit!
Here are some tips to get you ready for your day of baking easy Christmas cookies
- Make sure you have a few cookie sheets. I have a really big baking sheet and a few smaller ones. It helps you get your cookies in the oven faster when each batch is done cooking.
- Always use Parchment paper. This really helps to make sure the cookies don’t get too brown. You want them to be a golden brown. Not a burnt brown. The best part is – it makes clean-up so much easier. I use the parchment paper for 3 batches and then I change it to a new sheet.
- Before you go to the store make a list of the ingredients you need to make your favorite Christmas cookie recipes. This free printable list will help you keep track of everything you need.
- On the day of baking – it’s a good idea to put the butter on the counter. It’s much easier to have butter at room temperature.
- You need a good cookie scoop – you should actually get a few so you don’t have to wash them every time you change the cookie recipe.
- Make sure you can find your favorite cookie cutter! My recipe for easy sugar cookies has 8 ingredients but nothing fancy.
- When the cookies are done – cool them in a single layer on a wire cooling rack. Then store them in an airtight container.
40+ Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes With Few Ingredients
Looking for easy to make Christmas cookies? Check out the recipes on this list!
I love cake mix cookies! They make the easiest cookie recipes! And they are perfect to bring to a holiday party! It's a tasty treat with basic ingredients!
You always have to have peanut butter blossoms on your cookie platter! This recipe has several ingredients but it's mostly ingredients you already have in your pantry. I like to make them bite sized!
This easy holiday cookie recipe starts with a brownie mix and the dough is rolled in powdered sugar. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are much fun to make!
These are the best Christmas cookies because they are so easy to make! You need a few no-bake Christmas cookie recipes! Try this Easy Ritz Cracker Cookie Recipe. I love the combination of sweet and salty.
I also have a chocolate kiss cookie recipe that is really yummy. I love to roll the dough in sprinkles.
Bring these cookies to a Christmas Party! Coconut Mexican Wedding Cookies *aka Snowballs* have a delicate, crumbly texture that immediately melts in your mouth upon taking a bite. This unique cookie gets a coconut-forward makeover that makes them irresistible.
I love classic cookies like sugar cookies - but I changed up this recipe for chocolate sugar cookies! It has 7 ingredients - but it's worth checking out!
Made with only 5 ingredients, these snowball cookies are a must-try this holiday season. Coated in powdered sugar, the pecan shortbread cookies have a snowy appearance!
Is it even Christmas without shortbread? This classic Scottish cookie (biscuit) is made with only 3 simple ingredients, but tastes incredible!
An easy, vanilla sugar cookie dough is topped with sinful Nutella to make these Nutella thumbprint cookies. A twist on your classic holiday thumbprint cookie that is sure to please!
These easy brown sugar shortbread cookies are buttery and crisp with a crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth texture. Using a cookie stamp of your choice, they make for a delicious and beautiful Christmas cookie!
All you need to make these amazing and fudgy Brownie Cookies with Cream Cheese is 5 ingredients and 15 minutes! They are simple to make and full of chocolatey goodness!
Three-ingredient no bake cookies! These easy crisp and crunchy potato chip cookies are super simple and stay fresh for ages. Perfect for making ahead and serving up in a holiday assortment.
Red Velvet Brownie Cookies with white chocolate chips use cake mix and only 4 total ingredients to make a gooey, rich, fudgy cookie from simple supplies. This easy recipe is just as good as from scratch!
These Almond Shortbread Cookies are the most delicious, buttery and crumbly cookies ever. Perfect for Christmas and the Holidays, these cut-out Almond Meal Cookies are super easy to make from 6 ingredients only and can be decorated in a fun way!
These deliciously fresh and buttery Strawberry Shortbread Cookies are packed with Strawberry Flavours. They are perfect for an Afternoon Tea sweet treat, for your Holiday Cookie Exchange Party or Valentine's Day!
Are you looking for an easy peanut butter cookies? Check out this 4 ingredient Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe everyone will love! Peanut butter cookies are delicious & quick to make!
Everyone will love these easy Cookies! Chocolate Cake Mix cookies can be whipped up with under 10 minutes of prep time. Soft, chewy and oh so fudgy. Inspired by the classic blossom cookies, with a Reese's peanut butter cup in the middle. Kid friendly and a perfect recipe for them to help make!
My favorite holiday cookie recipes are the easiest ones to make! Not a baker? These No Bake Avalanche Cookies are the perfect holiday cookie for you! Chocolatey, peanut buttery, and crispy, these cookies come together in just 15 minutes!
If you don't want basic chocolate chip cookies you could make these Mexican-Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies are yummy and so easy-to-make. Only 6 ingredients are needed to make these tasty sweet treats.
These three-ingredient Nutella cookies are the perfect way to end your dinner. They're easy to make, only take 25 minutes and a delicious, sugary treat!
These 3 ingredient almond flour peanut butter cookies are so easy to make, with tons of delicious peanut butter cookie flavor! Plus, they're vegan and gluten free, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup!
Fun for holidays, birthdays, and other occasions, easy cake mix cookies are a time saver in the kitchen. Sprinkles are a fun addition to these festive cookies.
These Christmas Shortbread cookies recipe calls for Berry sugar. You won't be disappointed by baking these delicious cookies!
Grain-Free Italian Wedding Snowball Cookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Paleo)
Snowball cookies are a classic nutty, buttery, sweet holiday dessert with many forms: Italian wedding cookies, Mexican wedding cookies, or Russian tea cakes! But this almond-based recipe for Grain-Free Italian Wedding Snowball Cookies is gluten-free, vegan, paleo, keto, and sugar-free! Just 4 ingredients, they're a healthy low-carb addition for the Christmas cookie tray!
Butter spritz cookies are perfect for any holiday, especially Christmas! These cookies are pressed into festive shapes. They are buttery, sweet and an easy treat to make!
This looks like a delicious treat! No-Bake Fluffernutter Tree Cookies, you can make an easy and festive Christmas treat with just 6 ingredients (including peanut butter and marshmallows). Great to make with kids for the holidays.
The cutest Christmas treats are these Rudolph the Red-Noses Reindeer Cookies. Decorate Oreos with pretzels & candies for an easy no-bake recipe that’s sweet, salty, & crunchy. These chocolate peppermint shortbread cookies are dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peppermint! The perfect Christmas cookie!
Mascarpone cookies are soft, tender and so simple to make. They’re great on their own, dipped in chocolate, sprinkled with your favorite nuts, dusted with powdered sugar, or jazzed up any way you like.
Crunchy exterior with a soft , marshmallowy center, and just the right amount of chocolate! These Chocolate Swirled Meringue Cookies are the perfect treat for any and every occasion. The best part? They're naturally gluten and dairy free!
These delicate Danish butter cookies are irresistible and perfect for any occasion. With a bit of patience and six ingredients, you can make a batch of delicate, melt-in-your-mouth cookies in no time!
Christmas Shortbread Bites are cute little squares of buttery goodness! A fun alternative to the standard Christmas cookie!
White Chocolate No Bake Cookies are quick and easy. A great addition to your holiday baking list!
Kourabiedes Greek butter cookies are traditional Christmas cookies. If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, these cookies are for you!
These Cinnamon Cookies are quick and easy to make, and have a delicious cinnamon sugar coating. Tender, buttery and loaded with cinnamon flavor - the perfect easy cookie to make for Christmas!
These yummy Caramel Brownie Cookies are soft, fudgy and delicious! Made with only 6 ingredients they are quick and easy to make!
Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are easy to make with only 5 ingredients! Buttery, sweet, delicious Jam Thumbprint Cookies everyone will love!
Meringues are a fun, naturally gluten-free cookie option. These Peppermint Swirl Meringue Cookies make use of 3 colours for a pretty effect!
These delicious melt-in-your-mouth snowball cookies are easy to make and reminiscent of Christmas! They’re made without any nuts, so they’re perfect for anyone who wants a delicious, quick, and allergy-friendly cookie.
These Christmas shortbread cookies are shaped like snowflakes for the perfect Christmas cookie! Plus all my tips and tricks for cutout cookies and simple royal icing!
My favorite holiday cookie recipe because it only requires 3 ingredients, but can be easily varied with the addition of other ingredients such as cinnamon and vanilla extract.
This list should help you make lots of cookies! It’s a family tradition for all of us to get together a few days before Christmas and make the best holiday cookies. We make easy gingerbread cookies, classic sugar cookies, and anything else we think we will enjoy.
We put these festive treats on old and new cookie platters. We have at least one family cookie plate for all the cookies.
We put them out on Christmas Eve and if anything is leftover we enjoy them after Christmas dinner and during all our Christmas celebrations.
Wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas! What are some of your easy recipes you like to make?
wen budro
Wednesday 7th of December 2022
Oh my goodness......so many super yummy cookies!! I'm always looking for new recipes for cookies.
Becky Coyne
Tuesday 6th of December 2022
These all look easy and tasty! Thanks for the great ideas!
Zara
Monday 5th of December 2022
There are so many good ones that I want to try out!
Leela
Monday 5th of December 2022
So many delicious cookies to try!
Helen
Monday 5th of December 2022
These are so awesome. I am going to have to back some with my little girl.