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Easy Holiday Cookies

Here are our best simple cookie recipes to make during the holidays (or right after).

Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
3221 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,221
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2015 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,015
1¼ hours
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Easy
Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
425
1½ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1119 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,119
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
854 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
854
40 minutes
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
934 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
934
35 minutes
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Easy
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
2814 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,814
55 minutes
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1498 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,498
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1565 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,565
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1699 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,699
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
686 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
686
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
584 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
584
1 hour
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1752 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,752
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
2000 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,000
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
543 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
543
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
308 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
308
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Yakgwa (Honey Cookies)
Eric Kim
76 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
76
About 27 hours
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Italian Almond Cookies
David Tanis
816 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
816
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
271 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
271
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
261 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
261
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2595 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,595
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
756 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
756
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1381 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,381
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3192 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,192
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
or to save this recipe.
Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6128 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,128
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
3332 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,332
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3239 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,239
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
or to save this recipe.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
7612 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,612
35 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
1752 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,752
45 minutes plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3665 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,665
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
345
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
18415 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,415
45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,105
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
1912 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,912
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1575 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,575
1 hour
or to save this recipe.
Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
3619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,619
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
411 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
411
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
428 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
428
20 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
551 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
551
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
828 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
828
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,461
45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2032 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,032
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
or to save this recipe.
Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2099 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,099
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2180 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,180
20 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
198 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
198
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
or to save this recipe.
No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1596 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,596
15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6443 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,443
45 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
1 hour, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
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