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Easy Holiday Cookies

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

Yossy Arefi for The New York Times (Photography and Styling)

Recipes

Frosted Sugar Cookies
Eric Kim
3061 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,061
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2115 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,115
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Easy
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4543 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,543
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1604 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,604
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
3014 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,014
1¼ hours
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1568 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,568
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
936 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
936
40 minutes
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Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,104
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2124 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,124
35 minutes
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Easy
Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
4116 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,116
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
561 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
561
1½ hours
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Easy
Vanilla Bean Spritz Cookies
Melissa Clark
639 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
639
1 hour
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Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1686 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,686
30 minutes
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Easy
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1884 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,884
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
714 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
714
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1863 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,863
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3170 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,170
45 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
577 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
577
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
546 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
546
25 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Yakgwa (Honey Cookies)
Eric Kim
78 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
78
About 27 hours
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Italian Almond Cookies
David Tanis
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
285 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
285
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
390 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
390
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2755 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,755
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
858 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
858
1 hour
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Easy
Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1458 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,458
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3918 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,918
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6646 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,646
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4177 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,177
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8639 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,639
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
2057 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,057
45 minutes plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3806 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,806
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20166 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,166
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1255 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,255
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1719 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,719
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4150 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,150
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
426 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
426
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
562 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
562
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
925 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
925
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
15893 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
15,893
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2436 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,436
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
2974 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,974
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
260
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1706 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,706
15 minutes
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Easy
Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7302 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,302
45 minutes
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Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
576 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
576
1 hour, plus cooling
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