Editors’ Collection

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
3107 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,107
55 minutes
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Sparkling Shortbread Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
2125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,125
35 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
4601 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,601
1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling
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Cherry Rugelach With Cardamom Sugar
Melissa Clark, Rose Levy Beranbaum
1606 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,606
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon-Turmeric Crinkle Cookies
Eric Kim
3066 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,066
1¼ hours
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Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1581 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,581
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Coconut Macaroons
Susan Spungen
941 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
941
40 minutes
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Frosted Holiday Sugar Cookies
Melissa Clark
2105 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,105
40 minutes, plus chilling and decorating
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2208 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,208
35 minutes
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
4151 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,151
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla El-Waylly
565 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
565
1½ hours
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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
1698 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,698
30 minutes
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1893 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,893
35 minutes
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
716 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
716
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1871 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,871
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Chewy Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3341 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,341
45 minutes
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
578 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
578
45 minutes
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Chunky Chocolate Cookies
Genevieve Ko
563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
563
25 minutes, plus cooling
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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
863 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
863
45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s resting
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Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Melissa Clark
288 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
288
1 hour
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
401 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
401
1 hour
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2756 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,756
45 minutes
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Chewy Lemon Cookies
Clare de Boer
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
1 hour
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,461
30 minutes
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
3989 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,989
1 hour plus at least 24 hours' chilling
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”
6735 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,735
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
4199 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,199
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8678 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,678
35 minutes
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Matcha Latte Cookies
Eric Kim
2091 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,091
45 minutes plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3821 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,821
20 minutes
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
386 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
386
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
20362 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20,362
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Rainbow Rave Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
1267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,267
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Grammy’s Spice Cookies
Melissa Clark, Claire Will
1725 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,725
1 hour
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Eggnog Snickerdoodles
Vaughn Vreeland
4161 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,161
About 45 minutes
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
428 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
428
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
450 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
450
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Swedish Ginger Cookies
Cathy Horyn
563 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
563
About 30 minutes, after several hours' refrigeration
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Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars
Yossy Arefi
929 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
929
1 hour
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
16045 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
16,045
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Blondies
Melissa Clark
2451 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,451
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Rice Krispies Treats
Scott Loitsch
3119 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,119
20 minutes, plus cooling
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Sugar Cookies
Naz Deravian
266 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
266
35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1716 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,716
15 minutes
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Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Melissa Clark
7414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,414
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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