30+ Favorite Christmas Cookies

Today's post is a guest post by Jennifer Tankersley of List Plan It! Enjoy!

Maine is the place that my family calls home, and it can be pretty cold in December. Not only does baking for Christmas tend to give our home a delicious warmth, but it is the perfect way to fill it with the aromas of the season: molasses, nutmeg, and cloves to name a few. Certain family favorites are as vital to our Christmas traditions as the tree or Christmas Eve service. But still, each December, I like to experiment with new kinds of Christmas cookies hoping that they, too, might become new family favorites.

Three years ago, I started hosting a cookie exchange in my home on a Sunday afternoon. Everyone brings 3-5 dozen (depending on how many people are attending) of one kind of cookie. I cut a few of each kind in half so we can taste test each cookie. The rest is divided up at the end for each person to take home to her family. It is a lot of fun, and tasty to boot.

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Here is a list of both my family’s favorite cookies and cookies that I am eager to try in the coming years. You can find these cookies and more in ListPlanIt’s Christmas Cookie Board on Pinterest.

1. Chocolate Krinkle Kiss Cookies from Budding Baketress

2. Colorful Spiral Cookies from Sprinkle Bakes

3. Snowdrops (a.k.a. Russian Tea Cakes) from Rightathome.com

4. Kiss Pies from Picky Palate

5. Vanilla Gingersnaps from Brandy Baking

6. 7-Layer Cookies from Smitten Kitchen

7. Peanut Butter Cup Cookies from the Beehive Cottage

8. Stained Glass Cookies from Kneady Sweetie

9. Cran-Pistachio Cookies from the Girl who Ate Everything

10. Snickerdoodles from Lil’ Luna

11. Soft Molasses Sandwich Cookies from Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

12. Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Blossoms from This is Happiness Blog

13. Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies by Chuck and Welly

14. Soft Sugar Sprinkles Cookies by Averie Cooks

15. Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies with Lemon Icing from Nesting Naturally

16. Spiced Cider Meltaways from Momtastic

17. Peanut Blossoms from Eat at Allie’s

18. Jell-O Sugar Cookies from Bargain Briana

19. Soft Sugar Cookies from AllRecipes (I use Butter Icing to decorate, also from AllRecipes.com)

20. Caramel Heavenlies from Midwest Living

21. Cranberry Tea Cookies from Crown Recipes

22. Red Velvet Cookies from Food.com

23. Peanut Butter Truffles from Recipe.com

24. Gingerbread Biscotti by Krissy’s Creations

25. Salted Caramel Chocolate Clusters from Food Recipes & Reviews

26. Oreo Pops from Makoodle

27. Salted Caramel Shortbread from Erica’s Sweet Tooth

28. Toasted Coconut, Toffee, & Chocolate Chip Cookies from Barefoot in the Kitchen

29. Georgia Pralines from Tasty Kitchen

30. Mint Chocolate Cookies from Crafty Corner

31. Cherry Snowball Cookies from Chef-In-Training

32. Turtle Cookies from the Kitchen is My Playground

33. Gingerbread Men (and Women) Cookies from Brown Eyed Baker

This post is part of the 20 Days of Ultimate Christmas Lists Series on Paradise Praises.

Jennifer Tankersley is the creator of ListPlanIt.com, which has hundreds of lists, checklists, and planning pages that you can create & manage at home or on the go to put your world-and your holidays-in order. She also writes 100DaystoChristmas.com, which begins September 16 (exactly 100 days to Christmas) and offers a daily dose of inspiraton and motivation to get you through the busy holiday season.