There is an annual Holiday tradition in my house called “Baking Day”. My father-in-law comes over and we roll up our sleeves in the kitchen together to do all sorts of holiday baking. He inherited his love of baking from his mother, and hopefully we will pass down this tradition to my son who also loves to help me in the kitchen. Whether it’s an old family recipe or a store-bought gingerbread kit, baking and assembling Christmas cookies are a great way to get the kids in the kitchen. This year, I’m inspired by so many of the gorgeous Christmas cookies that I’ve seen on Pinterest, so I though I would share a few of the top five most perfect cookies.
These simple Gingerbread star cookies by Unskinny Boppy rest right on the edge of your glass, making them perfect for Santa’s annual milk and cookie ingestion-fest on Christmas Eve. Find the “recipe” over on my blog post here. You might be surprised by how simple these cookies are!
Speaking of simple, it doesn’t get much more simple than this three ingredient peanut butter cookie. Trust me, I’ve tried these cookies and they are DELICIOUS. If you are not into elaborate, the Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies by Savvy Saving Couple has the perfect recipe for you.
If you’re a little more advanced in your cookie making skills and want to make the perfect Christmas tree cookie (snow included!), head over and check out these Snowy Tree Sugar Cookies by Shopgirl.
If chocolate mint is more your style, (and it is definitely MY style) then be sure to try these Mint Dipped Double Chocolate Chip cookies by Bless this Mess. I’m wiping drool just looking at them.
And finally, for the most perfect Christmas cookie that I have EVER seen, I have to share these cute Santa Belly cookies by Tidy Mom. How cute are these? And, you could totally make these the easy way by using store-bought sugar cookies as the base.
I hope you enjoy these five perfect Christmas cookie ideas. Wishing you all a very happy holiday baking season, filled with love, laughter and lots of icing!
Written by:
Beth Bryan, Wife/Mother – UnskinnyBoppy
It just isn’t Christmas without Christmas cookies! Great choices!
The star cookies for the rim of your glass is such a cute idea! Need to pin this for next year’s cookie baking!
Yummy, they all look delicious!
Love the story of baking with your father in law and great cookie ideas. Have a great day, Lisa at Concordcottage.com
Those gingerbread stars are pretty darn cute, but I’d eat any of those cookies that were put in front of me.
I love cookies! These are beautiful. Thank you for sharing ideas!!! #BlogTalk
These look great! What a wonderful family day!
Loooooove the quick and easy ones. Baking is my favorite way to prepare for Christmas with my grandchildren–messy, but fun! Merry Christmas!
Well now I’m hungry! These all look delicious! I am definitely going to have to try some of these recipes out. Thanks for sharing!
Yum, Those ginger star cookies would be perfect for new years too! Thank you for sharing all these yummy cookie ideas and recipes. ~Jeanette
My goodness… these selections look AMAZING. Oh how I WISH I had the patience and talent to pull these off! 🙂
They all look like lovely festive recipes Beth. I’m adding them to my Christmas recipe file.
These all look delicious! Thanks for sharing!