33 Cookies for Your Fa La La Fabulous Christmas Cookie Exchange
Welcome to the ultimate Christmas cookie exchange roundup, where calories don’t count and Santa’s belt buckle gets a little snugger! We’ve gathered 33 festive cookie recipes that are sure to make you the star of any holiday party, from delightful raspberry thumbprint cookies to classic gingerbread men who might just dance off the plate. And let’s not forget the whimsical Christmas tree Oreos that even the Grinch wouldn’t be able to resist. So, grab your mixing bowls and stretchy pants, because it’s time to bake your way to holiday cheer!
Christmas Cookie Exchange Ideas
Get ready to jingle all the way into the kitchen with our collection of 33 irresistible Christmas cookie recipes! From merry raspberry thumbprints to jolly gingerbread men, these treats will make your holiday gatherings sweeter than ever.
Stained Glass Cookies look like church windows ready for Christmas!
Italian Rainbow Cookies are really more cake than cookie. Either way, they are as tasty as they are beautiful. They look impressive but are surprisingly easy to make.
These no-bake truffles are made with creamy peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs in white candy coating and holiday sprinkles for wonderful treat this holiday season!
Get into the holiday spirit with these Christmas snowflake cookies. Perfect for holiday cookie exchanges, homemade gifts or a fabulous festive dessert table.
These Mexican wedding cookies, or snowballs, are super easy, impressive and perfect for a cookie exchange! With a perfectly sweet sandy center that’s finished off by rolling in powdered sugar… These cookies are a Christmas tradition!
Nutella stuffed cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with delicious hazelnut spread! Learn how to make this recipe for dessert, Christmas cookie exchanges, or holiday gifting.
Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are buttery, crisp yet tender and simply melts in your mouth. They are an all-time favorite cookie recipe, and are popular, especially during the holiday season.
Easy Gingerbread Cookies with browned butter frosting are soft, fluffy, delicious cookies filled with warm and spicy flavors and the most irresistible frosting. Perfect sweet cookies for the Christmas season.
These cutout coconut sugar cookies are ready in just 40 minutes. They are easy to make, require no chilling time, and are decorated for Christmas!
Looking for an easy cookie recipe? Dip your Oreos into melted white chocolate then decorate with a green tree pattern and sprinkles!
These no-bake Holiday Rum Balls are easy to make, tasty, and great for a cookie exchange.
Whether you are looking for an irresistible treat for Santa or your next holiday cookie exchange, everyone will adore these peppermint chocolate sandwich cookies.
These's Easy Grinch Sugar Cookies are fun and easy holiday cookie recipe, can be flavored with any type of extract and are decorated with a jumbo heart sprinkle
You’ll love our Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies with Crushed Peppermint Buttercream Frosting for holiday parties and cookie swaps! They’re so soft and chewy, and the candy cane flavor is perfect for the holidays!
These super simple and delicious Gluten Free Cherry Almond Flour Snowball Cookies with Cherries, White Chocolate and Almonds are a fun and festive treat the whole family will love! Made with almond flour, almonds, maraschino cherries and white chocolate chips -this cherry cookie recipe bakes quickly and are then rolled in powdered sugar!
These coconut pecan cookies are so yummy! They're incredibly easy to make and transport perfectly for a cookie swap!
Indulge in the perfect combination of sweet and salty with some Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies topped with rich chocolate. These delectable treats feature buttery cookies filled with luscious salted caramel and a decadent chocolate topping, making them a must-have for your cookie jar.
These toffee bars are a twist on the popular graham cracker toffee bars. Buttery and crunchy – and jazzed up with chocolate, nuts, dried cranberries and sea salt.
Minty fresh cookies with chocolate are so delicious, making them the perfect cookie for a cookie exchange. Shaped like a snowflake because these are unique cookies and everyone will love them.
These fudgy chocolate crinkle cookies are a cinch to make, and are a perfect compliment to a frosty glass of milk!
Add a little whimsy to your cookie exchange with these fairytale flora inspired Vanilla & Almond Mushroom Cookies! The cookies are made with a delicious, almond flour sugar cookie that are shaped, baked then dipped in a simple, chocolate glaze.
German Christmas Cookies, also called Lebkuchen or German gingerbread cookies, are an authentic German cookie that is spicy, soft and incredibly flavorful. You can give them as gifts to your family and friends! Easy to make with aromatic lebkuchen spice mix.
These peanut butter blossom cookies have a secret ingredient that boosts the nutty saltiness of peanut butter making these cookies amazing!
These crispy rosemary chocolate chip cookies are SO deliciously good dipped in a nice cold glass of milk. The subtly infused rosemary flavor and dark chocolate chips are pulled together with a light sprinkle of sea salt.
Taking classic butter pecan cookies up a notch with these brown butter pecan cookies. With soft centers, slightly crispy edges, a hint of vanilla and a nutty flavor from the brown butter, there's no doubt that these will be the star of the dessert table!
This is the easiest and most delicious sugar cookie recipe, producing versatile vanilla dough that rolls easily and holds its shape while baking, perfect for decorating with your favorite frosting. In this post, you'll learn how to make sugar cookies for all your holiday baking needs.
Christmas cookies never tasted so good! These hot chocolate cookies are so delicious that no one can resist them. Easy to bake using simple ingredients.
This festive Pistachio and Cranberry Biscotti recipe is perfect for the holiday season.
These Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies are everyone's favorite. The dough is easy to make ahead of time, and you can slice and bake them as needed.
These delicious classic German cinnamon star cookies are naturally gluten-free.
A chocolate and caramel thumbprint cookie with a simple homemade caramel filling. Chocolate all the way through with just the right amount of nuts. The perfect Christmas cookies with chocolate, caramel and nuts.
These Fruitcake Cookies will turn anyone into a lover of this traditional item! They are great year round too!
Easy and delicious red velvet crinkle cookie recipe made from cake mix!
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