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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
3248 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,248
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
2089 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,089
1¼ hours
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Easy
Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
431 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
431
1½ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,140
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
858 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
858
40 minutes
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1014 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,014
35 minutes
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Easy
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
2830 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,830
55 minutes
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1501 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,501
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1574 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,574
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1706 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,706
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
688 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
688
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
585 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
585
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
2140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,140
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
550 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
550
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
324 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
324
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
818 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
818
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
272 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
272
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
270
1 hour
or to save this recipe.
Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2613 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,613
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
769 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
769
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1383 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,383
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3227 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,227
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
or to save this recipe.
Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6221 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,221
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
3359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,359
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
or to save this recipe.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3293 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,293
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
or to save this recipe.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
7638 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,638
35 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
1782 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,782
45 minutes plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3671 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,671
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
354 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
354
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
18646 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,646
45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1120 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,120
40 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
1916 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,916
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1583 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,583
1 hour
or to save this recipe.
Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
3629 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,629
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
430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
430
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
837 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
837
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14600 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,600
45 minutes, plus chilling
or to save this recipe.
Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2033 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,033
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
or to save this recipe.
Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2112 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,112
45 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2280 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,280
20 minutes, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
206 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
206
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
or to save this recipe.
No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1625 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,625
15 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
6560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,560
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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