Planning your holiday baking? Browse this festive collection for ideas to share, gift, or add to the dessert table. Each recipe name below opens the full recipe with its ingredients and instructions.
Stained Glass Sugar Cookies
Vanilla sugar-cookie stars with jewel-colored transparent candy windows baked into their centers.
Stained Glass Window Cookies
Stained Glass Window Cookies with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
Embossed Sugar Cookies
Crisp butter-rich sugar cookies with deep floral or snowflake patterns stamped into the dough.
Snow Globe Sugar Cookies
Snow-globe-shaped vanilla cookies with icy-blue scenes and tiny white snowman details.
Candy Cane Twist Sugar Cookies
Red-and-white twisted peppermint sugar cookies shaped into small candy canes, with a sparkling peppermint finish.
3D Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
Stacked graduated sugar-cookie stars with green icing and a little sugar-cookie star topper.
Brown Sugar Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Golden-brown star-shaped sugar cookies with dark brown sugar, subtle warm spices and clean cut-out edges.
Anise Sugar Cookies
Tender anise cut-outs with a thin milk glaze and a delicate licorice aroma.
Chai Sugar Cookies
Soft chai-spiced sugar cookies with cinnamon, cardamom and honey, finished with fine ribbons of coffee icing.
Ornament Sugar Cookies
Round vanilla cookie baubles with colorful icing bands and a little edible cap.
Churro Sugar Cookies
Large cinnamon-sugar cookies with tender vanilla dough and a hidden soft chocolate-ganache center.
Almond Flour Sugar Cookies
Gluten-free almond-flour sugar cookies with crackly sugar tops and a soft nutty crumb.
Snowflake Sugar Cookies
Vanilla snowflake cookies with an icy-blue base and crisp white piped branches.
Earl Grey Sugar Cookies
Large Earl Grey sugar cookies with fine tea flecks, chewy centers and a light lemon drizzle.
Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies
Thin whole-wheat sugar-cookie cut-outs with a light toasted color and visible fine bran flecks.