These Cookie Exchange recipes are perfect for the holiday season! When it’s time to bake and share with friends and family, there’s nothing quite like whipping up a batch or two of your favourite Christmas cookies. Whether you’re looking for classic Christmas cookies like gingerbread cookies, or festive favourites like fudge, shortbread cookies, or sugar cookies, we’ve DEFINITELY got the Christmas cookie exchange recipe you need!
- Freezer Friendly Recipes. Baked cookies can be frozen and thawed the day before the cookie exchange or many doughs can be rolled and frozen before baking. Cookies like sugar cookies or chocolate chip cookies are great for that and perfect for stress-free holiday baking!
- Cookies that Travel Well. Choose sturdy cookies that won’t crumble or smudge during transport such as shortbread, crinkle cookies, or monster cookies.
- Festive Flavours. Pick seasonal flavours like peppermint, ginger, caramel, and spice to help create a Christmassy feel.
- Beautiful Presentation. Decorate your cookies or package them in tins or cellophane bags tied with ribbon, plus a handwritten recipe tag for a personal touch.
- Pick Crowd-Favourites. Pick crowd pleaser classics like gingerbread cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, fudge, and peanut butter blossoms as they hold their shape and they are easy to pack, making them perfect for every exchange.
1
Gingerbread Cookies
This Gingerbread Cookie recipe is a no-fail classic Christmas cookies recipe made with molasses and a simple royal icing. Follow our tutorial for the best gingerbread cookies – perfect for the holidays!
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2
Caramel Butter Pecan Cookies
These Caramel Butter Pecan Cookies are the perfect easy-to-make drop cookies for caramel lovers made with chopped pecans!
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3
Easy Sugar Cookies
No chilling and no rolling required, this super Easy Sugar Cookies recipe makes the BEST frosted sugar cookies that are soft, chewy and cake-y!
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4
Twix Cookies
With a cookie base, creamy caramel & melted chocolate, this Twix Cookies recipe is the perfect homemade treat made just like a Twix bar!
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5
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
An easy chocolate Christmas cookie recipe, these Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are crispy on the outside and soft & fudgy on the inside. They're the perfect holiday cookie!
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6
Peanut Butter Blossoms
The best classic Christmas cookies, this Peanut Butter Blossoms recipe makes the perfect soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, dipped in sugar and topped with milk chocolate.
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7
Best Ever Ginger Molasses Cookies
These Best Ever Ginger Molasses Cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and perfectly flavoured with ginger!
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8
Peanut Butter Fudge
Ready in minutes and made with only 3 basic ingredients, this Peanut Butter Fudge recipe is the perfect easy-to-make holiday treat!
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9
Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
These Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies are deliciously soft and chewy, full of pumpkin and spice, and packed with a sweet cheesecake filling!
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10
Easy Fudge
A quick and simple fudge recipe made on the stovetop or in the microwave, this Easy Fudge is the perfect sweet holiday treat made with only 2 simple ingredients! No candy thermometer required!
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11
Soft and Chewy Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
These Soft and Chewy Red Velvet Sugar Cookies are the perfect easy cookie recipe for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or any festive time of year. They’re bright and colourful, gorgeous, delicious, and simple to make with only a few ingredients!
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12
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft on the inside with a crispy crinkle coating, this Snickerdoodle cookie recipe makes the BEST cinnamon sugar snickerdoodle cookies!
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13
Peanut Butter Bars
With a creamy peanut butter filling and a simple chocolate topping, these No Bake Peanut Butter Bars make the best easy dessert!
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14
Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtle Cookies
These Chocolate Caramel Pecan Turtle Cookies are tender, chewy chocolate cookies stuffed with melty caramel and chopped pecans – they’re irresistible!
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15
Oreo Fudge
Easy to make with only 3 simple pantry ingredients, this Oreo Fudge recipe is the perfect Christmas fudge recipe for the holidays!
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16
Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars (Homemade Twix Bars)
Chocolate caramel shortbread bars are decadent holiday dessert bars that taste just like homemade Twix bars! Buttery shortbread crust holds layers of soft caramel and creamy, sweet milk chocolate.
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17
Peppermint White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
These Peppermint White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth tender & buttery. Dipped in white chocolate & perfect for Christmas!
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18
Whipped Shortbread Holiday Cookies
These Whipped Shortbread Holiday Cookies are the perfect Christmas Shortbread Cookies!
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19
Earl Grey Cookies with Lemon Glaze
Earl Grey cookies are buttery shortbread cookies flavoured with Earl Grey tea leaves and a sweet lemon glaze on top. The lemon glazed cookies are perfect for an afternoon tea or dessert.
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20
Amaretti Cookies
Amaretti cookies are deliciously sweet and crunchy Italian almond cookies. This recipe is from the Emily Richards’ cookbook Per La Famiglia.
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