20 Christmas Cookies to Make This Holiday

By: MeganPosted: 19/12/2025 Updated: 19/12/2025

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20 Christmas Cookies to Make This Holiday
20 Christmas Cookies to Make This Holiday

I love a good dessert, especially a well-crafted cookie. Here is my collection of the best 20 Christmas Cookie Recipes for you to enjoy this holiday season! From my crowd favorite Browned Butter Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies to the cutest Matcha Checkerboard Cookies, here you’ll find the perfect recipe for some holiday magic!

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Browned Butter Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.70 from 78 votes
These chewy browned butter miso chocolate chip cookies are made with browned butter and large chunks of chocolate for that irresistible crunchy on the outside, gooey in the center cookie of your wildest dreams.
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Matcha Checkerboard Cookies

5 from 10 votes
Deck the halls with these festive, delicious, and aesthetic matcha checkerboard cookies! These cute checkered cookies are sweet, earthy, beautiful, and perfect for gifting this holiday season.
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Danish Butter Cookies

4.28 from 76 votes
These melt-in-your-mouth Danish butter cookies are synonymous with nostalgia and the holiday season. These simple and delicious butter cookies are perfect for gifting this year!
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Matcha Cookies

4.71 from 27 votes
These matcha white chocolate cookies are perfectly crisp on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside and are packed with delicious browned butter and matcha flavors.
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Hojicha Gingerbread Cookies

5 from 4 votes
Celebrate the holiday season with a fresh batch of these hojicha gingerbread cookies. This spin on the traditional gingerbread cookie recipe is easy to make, fun to decorate, and delicious!
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Yuzu Linzer Cookies

5 from 5 votes
These Linzer cookies have a bright, citrus yuzu curd sandwiched between two buttery almond shortbread cookies dusted with powdered sugar.
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Gochujang Cookies

5 from 3 votes
Sweet and spicy gochujang cookies are made with a cinnamon spiced brown sugar based cookie with a gochujang caramel swirl. These Korean fusion cookies are similar to snickerdoodles but with a spicy kick.
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Yuzu Lemon Crinkle Cookies

5 from 5 votes
Yuzu lemon crinkle cookies are soft, delicate, and packed with delicious citrus flavor. These are perfect the lemon dessert lover in your life.
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A grid of strawberry matcha neapolitan cookies on parchment paper.

Strawberry Matcha Neapolitan Cookies

5 from 4 votes
These buttery soft Neapolitan cookies are easy to make and are naturally colored with strawberry and matcha powder.
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Matcha Macarons

5 from 3 votes
Show off your baking skills with these delicate matcha macarons filled with a velvety smooth matcha ganache.
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Five Spice Snickerdoodle

5 from 4 votes
Soft and chewy with the perfect hint of five-spice. These rich spiced cookies have a beautiful deep flavor in just 30 minutes.
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Christmas Monster Cookies

5 from 2 votes
Sweet, salty, and packed with all of your favorite mix-ins, these fun Christmas monster cookies will be an instant hit this holiday season.
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Fudgy Peppermint Brownie Cookies

5 from 2 votes
These easy brownie cookies are dense, incredibly chocolatey, and have just enough mint to get you in the holiday spirit.
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Chai Sugar Cookies (Taylor’s Version)

5 from 2 votes
These soft and chewy Taylor Swift chai sugar cookies made with warm chai spices and topped with a nutmeg glaze frosting are the perfect warm and cozy cookies for all my fellow Swifties.
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Miso Peanut Butter Cookies

5 from 3 votes
Upgrade your ordinary peanut butter cookie recipe with this sweet, salty, crunchy and chewy miso peanut butter cookie recipe. The umami rich white miso adds layers of depth and intricate flavor complexity.
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Sesame Cookies

5 from 3 votes
Sweet and savory with a hint of umami sesame cookies have crisp edges and a gooey chewy center that features toasted sesame seeds and honey.
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Matcha Butter Cookies

5 from 3 votes
Indulge in your matcha cravings with these melt-in-your-mouth matcha butter cookies. Made with ceremonial-grade matcha, butter, vanilla, and sugar these delicate cookies are as delicious as they are captivating.
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Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

4.80 from 5 votes
You don't have to wait for Girl Scout Cookie Season anymore. These thin mints contain double the chocolate and peppermint flavor for an immersive mint chocolate flavor experience right at home!
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Ube Cookies

5 from 4 votes
Soft, and chewy ube cookies feature sweet and nutty ube flavor and white chocolate chips. This Filipino fusion twist on a classic chocolate chip cookie is one you don’t want to miss!
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Matcha Crinkle Cookies

3.31 from 13 votes
These soft crinkles cookies are packed with delicious matcha powder, white chocolate, and vanilla and are coated with powdered sugar for their signature crackled look.
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