12 Decorated Christmas Cookies

The weather outside may be frightful, but the cookies are wonderful.

With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, many home bakers are preparing for cookie season. When gifting cookie tins, it’s best to make a variety of recipes, from the classic sugar cookie to the more unique Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, and perhaps some vegan-friendly holiday cookies as well. Parents need fun, easy cookie recipes to make on a school night before a cookie swap, and kids can help with all of the decorating.

So pull out the cookie cutters from the top shelf, grab the rolling pin, and watch flour fall through the air like snow on a cold December morning.

Almond Flour Keto Butter Cookies Recipe From Low Carb No Carb

This recipe for Almond Flour Keto Butter Cookies is quick and simple, with a butter filling that tastes like a fat bomb, an almond snap crunch outside, and a shortbread texture inside.

There are only 4 ingredients in these sugar-free, gluten-free, and grain-free butter cookies, plus optional vanilla extract.

Checkerboard Icebox Cookies From Just As Tasty

How delicious and buttery are these icebox cookies with checkerboard design? These are great for a cookie exchange or Christmas party.

These cookies are not only delicious-looking, but they also require very little preparation and only the most basic ingredients.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe From FoodnService

This recipe for gluten-free chocolate peppermint cookies is so good that it will become a holiday baking favorite for all.

These gorgeous holiday cookies, made with almond flour and chocolate chips and peppermint flavor, are sure to please. The fact that these cookies are totally gluten-free is even better!

Christmas Meringue Cookies From Garlic & Zest

Stick of peppermint Christmas Meringues are simple, five-ingredient, gluten-free cookies that are colored and crunchy with a hint of pure mint and crushed candy canes.

Engelsaugen German Thumbprint Cookies From We Eat At Last

You can literally melt these Christmas cookies in your mouth. They taste amazing and have a buttery, aromatic flavor. If you’re a beginner, these are the cookies you should bake because they’re very simple to make.

In addition to being loved by both adults and children, they can be made gluten-free.

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies From Low Carb No Carb

You can use gluten-free flour and a substitute for molasses to make this Keto version of gluten-free gingerbread cookies. You can make a gingerbread man or a whole village out of those sugar-free, low-carb, gluten-free gingerbread cookies.

For the most festive appearance, decorate with our sprinkles, gummy bears, and dark or white chocolate chips.

Gluten Free Hot Cocoa Cookies From Hello Frozen Bananas

Warm chocolate cookies without gluten are chewy, soft, and incredibly tasty! They are created with healthier ingredients and are free of oil and eggs!

Who doesn’t enjoy a good cup of hot cocoa in the winter? Imagine that as a cookie, now! Melted dark chocolate is drizzled over the cookies, which are filled with cacao powder and topped with scrumptious marshmallows.

You can now savor a hot cocoa mug and a hot cocoa cookie together! This cookie recipe, incidentally, would be ideal for a holiday cookie exchange.

Gluten-Free Crispy Salted Coconut Cookies From Flavour and Savour

This recipe for flaky salt-topped soft and chewy crispy salted coconut cookies is gluten-free, quick to prepare, and freezes well. Just four components!

GlutenFree Rainbow Cookies From Peel with Zeal

Delicious chocolate, jam, and almond-based gluten-free rainbow cookies. You wouldn’t believe how simple it is to make these 7-layer cookies!

There are several reasons why this recipe for gluten-free rainbow cookies is so successful!

Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies From Wendy Polisi

You’re going to adore these gluten-free Spritz Cookies if you grew up enjoying them during the holidays! They make it incredibly simple to maintain a gluten-free diet and still partake in the joys of Christmas baking.

While balance is key in life, you cannot give yourself a “cheat day” when you must follow a gluten-free diet due to health concerns.

Healthy Oat and Raisin Cookies From Cinnamon and Kale

These tasty, nutritious oatmeal and raisin cookies make the ideal midday snack. Eggless, gluten-free, and low in sugar are healthy oatmeal cookies.

Vegan Matcha Cookies From Texanerin Baking

These chocolate-chip-filled, naturally green, vegan matcha cookies are the ideal texture! with a simple gluten-free substitute.

Vegan Oatmeal Flourless Cranberry Cookies From Sweeter Than Oats

If you’re trying to cut back on gluten or for a loved one who is gluten-free, these vegan flourless oatmeal cookies make a great gift.

We all get a little sluggish right after Christmas, as though we’ve had enough rich, heavy food and just need soups and salads. Well, maybe a cookie, though.

Vegan Swedish Heirloom Snowball Cookies From The Carrot Underground

These buttery, melt-in-your-mouth traditional holiday cookies are so easy to make. With only 5 basic ingredients, you can have a batch of these irresistibly delicious sweet treats ready to enjoy in just a few minutes!

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