Absolutely! 🎄 Here’s a BIG, beautiful, festive recipe guide for Easy Christmas Cookies, featuring six fun, colorful, and crowd-pleasing recipes – from Grinchy green treats to peppermint perfection. Whether you’re baking with kids, prepping for a cookie exchange, or cozying up by the fire, this collection brings holiday cheer straight from the oven.
🎅🎄 Easy Christmas Cookies: 6 Festive Favorites for Every Cookie Lover
⭐ Introduction
The holidays aren’t just about presents and twinkling lights — they’re about warm kitchens, sweet smells, and homemade cookies that spread joy like snowflakes in the wind.
This special Christmas Cookie Collection brings together six magical, easy-to-make recipes that combine festive colors, nostalgic flavors, and irresistible textures. Whether you’re team peppermint, chocolate, gingerbread, or sugar cookie, there’s a cookie here for you and every lover of Christmas magic.
Let’s jingle all the way through these cheer-filled cookie creations — simple enough for beginners, festive enough for Santa himself.
🎁 Recipes Included:
- 💚 Grinch Cake Mix Cookies
- ❄️ Peppermint Meltaways
- ❤️ Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
- 🎄 Gingerbread Kiss Cookies
- 🎅 Christmas M&M Cookies
- ☃️ Peppermint Snowball Cookies
💚 1. Grinch Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Green food coloring
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- Red candy hearts
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix cake mix, oil, eggs, vanilla, and green food coloring until fully combined.
- In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and cornstarch.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then coat in sugar/cornstarch mix.
- Place on baking sheet and press a red candy heart on top.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes or until set. Cool on pan 5 mins before transferring.
🎄 Grinch Method & Magic:
These cookies are soft, chewy, and merry-bright green — inspired by the classic tale of the Grinch whose heart grew three sizes. The red candy heart? That’s the soul of the cookie — sweet, symbolic, and made for sharing love.
❄️ 2. Peppermint Meltaways
Ingredients:
Cookies:
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Frosting:
- 1½ tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ tbsp heavy cream
- ⅛–¼ tsp peppermint extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar (adjust as needed)
- Crushed peppermint candies
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a tray with parchment.
- Beat butter, condensed milk, and peppermint extract until smooth.
- Add cornstarch and powdered sugar. Mix until dough forms.
- Scoop small dough balls, flatten slightly, and place on tray.
- Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are set but not browned.
- Cool completely. Top with frosting and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
❄️ Meltaway Method:
Light, buttery, and cooling with peppermint, these melt-in-your-mouth treats are like biting into a sweet snowflake. They’re a grown-up version of peppermint bark in cookie form — delicate and festive.
❤️ 3. Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Red liquid food coloring
Instructions:
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
- Stir in flour and baking powder until dough forms.
- Divide dough in half. Tint one half red.
- Roll out both doughs into equal-sized rectangles. Stack, then roll tightly into a log.
- Wrap and chill for 2+ hours.
- Slice into ¼” rounds and bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes.
❤️ Pinwheel Passion:
These swirly red-and-white cookies are not just tasty — they’re a Christmas visual delight. Their classic sugar cookie taste pairs perfectly with hot cocoa and cozy winter nights.
🍪 4. Gingerbread Kiss Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp allspice
- ¾ cup salted butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- ~2½ cups flour (missing from your original list — estimated amount)
- 30 Hershey’s Hugs
- Sanding sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar. Add molasses, egg, and vanilla; mix well.
- Whisk dry spices and flour, then mix into wet ingredients.
- Roll into balls, coat in sanding sugar, and place on tray.
- Bake 8–10 minutes. Immediately press a Hug in the center of each.
- Cool until chocolate sets.
🍬 Gingerbread Lovers’ Dream:
These cookies combine spiced warmth and chocolatey coolness, making them a hug in cookie form. They’re perfect for gifting — or eating with a Christmas movie and a blanket.
🎅 5. Christmas M&M Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup salted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup red and green M&Ms
Instructions:
- Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
- Add flour and baking soda; stir to combine.
- Fold in chocolate chips and M&Ms.
- Scoop dough and bake at 350°F for 10–12 minutes.
🎉 Cookie Crowd-Pleasers:
These are your classic, chewy cookies with a festive twist — bright, colorful, and perfect for cookie exchanges, holiday parties, or Santa’s plate.
☃️ 6. Peppermint Snowball Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 cups + 2 tbsp flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 cup salted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar (for dough and rolling)
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1¼ cups mini chocolate chips
- Food color gel (optional)
- ¼ cup crushed peppermint candies
Instructions:
- Cream butter and 1 cup powdered sugar. Add extracts and food coloring.
- Mix in flour, cornstarch, and mini chips.
- Scoop into small balls, chill 30 mins.
- Bake at 350°F for 12–14 mins.
- Cool slightly, then roll in remaining powdered sugar and crushed candy.
❄️ Snowball Love:
Soft, rich, and pepperminty — these are Christmas in a bite. They’re pretty, nostalgic, and easy enough for kids to help make.
🎁 Conclusion: Cookies with Love
Christmas cookies aren’t just food — they’re memories in the making.
Whether you’re a baker, a taster, or just a Christmas cookie lover, these easy recipes bring joy, flavor, and tradition together in the sweetest way.
You don’t need to be a professional to bake something magical — you just need a bowl, a spoon, and a little bit of holiday spirit. 💫
❤️ For the Cookie Lovers
This collection is made for:
- Parents baking with kids
- Couples looking for cozy December nights
- Friends hosting cookie swaps
- Anyone who needs a little Christmas pick-me-up
From Grinch green to snowball white, every cookie is a reminder:
Love is baked into every batch.
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