17 Budget-Friendly & Cheap Christmas Cookies for Crowds

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.

  1. Freezer-Friendly Spritz CookiesFreezer-Friendly Spritz CookiesFreezer-Friendly Spritz Cookies

    Freezer-Friendly Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  2. Chocolate Hazelnut BiscottiChocolate Hazelnut BiscottiChocolate Hazelnut Biscotti

    Cocoa biscotti with toasted hazelnuts and a crisp, coffee-friendly bite.

  3. Peanut Butter Haystack CookiesPeanut Butter Haystack CookiesPeanut Butter Haystack Cookies

    Peanut Butter Haystack Cookies: crisp noodle and peanut clusters with a peanut butter butterscotch coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  4. Scottish Shortbread FingersScottish Shortbread FingersScottish Shortbread Fingers

    Scottish Shortbread Fingers with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  5. Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup CookiesChocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

    Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Cookies: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  6. Brown Butter Pecan Toffee ShortbreadBrown Butter Pecan Toffee ShortbreadBrown Butter Pecan Toffee Shortbread

    Brown Butter Pecan Toffee Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  7. Cinnamon Sugar FrolliniCinnamon Sugar FrolliniCinnamon Sugar Frollini

    Thin scalloped butter frollini with a baked-on cinnamon-sugar crust and crisp golden edges.

  8. Classic Pecan Snowball CookiesClassic Pecan Snowball CookiesClassic Pecan Snowball Cookies

    Small buttery pecan cookies receive powdered sugar while warm and again after cooling for a snowy finish.

  9. Vegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out CookiesVegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out CookiesVegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

    Vegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out Cookies with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  10. Classic Buckeye BallsClassic Buckeye BallsClassic Buckeye Balls

    Classic Buckeye Balls: peanut butter balls partially dipped to leave a pale top, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  11. Christmas M&M Peanut Butter CookiesChristmas M&M Peanut Butter CookiesChristmas M&M Peanut Butter Cookies

    Christmas M&M Peanut Butter Cookies: peanut butter cookies with red and green candy shells, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  12. No-Added-Sugar Peanut Butter Christmas CookiesNo-Added-Sugar Peanut Butter Christmas CookiesNo-Added-Sugar Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies

    Peanut butter Christmas cookies sweetened with allulose, made with unsweetened peanut butter and baked until the edges are set.

  13. Peanut Butter Balls With Rice KrispiesPeanut Butter Balls With Rice KrispiesPeanut Butter Balls With Rice Krispies

    Peanut Butter Balls With Rice Krispies: chocolate-covered peanut butter balls with crisp rice cereal, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  14. Candy Cane Peanut Butter CookiesCandy Cane Peanut Butter CookiesCandy Cane Peanut Butter Cookies

    Candy Cane Peanut Butter Cookies: peanut butter candy cane cut-outs with a simple colored sugar glaze, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  15. Maple Spice Drop CookiesMaple Spice Drop CookiesMaple Spice Drop Cookies

    Maple Spice Drop Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  16. 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

    4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls: chilled peanut butter centers under a chocolate coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  17. Potato-Starch Vanilla Christmas ShortbreadPotato-Starch Vanilla Christmas ShortbreadPotato-Starch Vanilla Christmas Shortbread

    Potato starch and cake flour produce a particularly fine, melting crumb without the whipped method.