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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!

1

Browned Butter Miso Chocolate Chip Cookies

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.

4.71 from 82 votes

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2

Matcha Checkerboard Cookies

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.

5 from 10 votes

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3

Danish Butter Cookies

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!

4.24 from 77 votes

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4

Matcha Cookies

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.

4.71 from 27 votes

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5

Hojicha Gingerbread Cookies

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!

5 from 4 votes

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6

Yuzu Linzer Cookies

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

5 from 5 votes

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7

Gochujang Cookies

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.

5 from 5 votes

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8

Yuzu Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Yuzu lemon crinkle cookies are soft, delicate, and packed with delicious citrus flavor. These are perfect the lemon dessert lover in your life.

5 from 5 votes

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9

Strawberry Matcha Neapolitan Cookies

These buttery soft Neapolitan cookies are easy to make and are naturally colored with strawberry and matcha powder.

5 from 4 votes

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10

Matcha Macarons

Show off your baking skills with these delicate matcha macarons filled with a velvety smooth matcha ganache.

5 from 3 votes

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11

Five Spice Snickerdoodle

Soft and chewy with the perfect hint of five-spice. These rich spiced cookies have a beautiful deep flavor in just 30 minutes.

5 from 4 votes

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12

Christmas Monster Cookies

Sweet, salty, and packed with all of your favorite mix-ins, these fun Christmas monster cookies will be an instant hit this holiday season.

5 from 2 votes

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13

Fudgy Peppermint Brownie Cookies

These easy brownie cookies are dense, incredibly chocolatey, and have just enough mint to get you in the holiday spirit.

5 from 2 votes

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14

Chai Sugar Cookies (Taylor’s Version)

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.

5 from 2 votes

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15

Miso Peanut Butter Cookies

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.

5 from 3 votes

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16

Sesame Cookies

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.

5 from 5 votes

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17

Matcha Butter Cookies

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.

5 from 3 votes

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18

Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

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!

4.80 from 5 votes

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19

Ube Cookies

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!

5 from 4 votes

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20

Matcha Crinkle Cookies

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.

3.31 from 13 votes

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Additional Holiday Dessert Recipes to Try

• Matcha Cheesecake
• Japanese Cake Roll
• Taiwanese Castella Cake
• Ube Cheesecake
• Japanese Cotton Cheesecake
• Ube Brownies
• Bánh Flan (Vietnamese Flan)
• Miso Banana Bread
• Sweet Potato Pie
• Homemade Apple Pie
• Peppermint White Russian