19 Brownie & Double Chocolate Christmas Cookies

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. Brown Butter Espresso Chocolate CrinklesBrown Butter Espresso Chocolate CrinklesBrown Butter Espresso Chocolate Crinkles

    Browned butter, espresso powder and dark chocolate chips build a deep chocolate flavor beneath the white crinkle coating.

  2. Fudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with OilFudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with OilFudgy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Oil

    Cocoa and miniature chocolate chips give these oil-based crinkles a soft center beneath a double sugar coating.

  3. Double Chocolate Peanut Butter BlossomsDouble Chocolate Peanut Butter BlossomsDouble Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms

    Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms: cocoa peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate kisses, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  4. Chocolate Chip Peppermint Snowball CookiesChocolate Chip Peppermint Snowball CookiesChocolate Chip Peppermint Snowball Cookies

    Pecan snowballs hide miniature chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candy beneath a double powdered-sugar coating.

  5. Gingerbread Brownie CookiesGingerbread Brownie CookiesGingerbread Brownie Cookies

    Fudgy gingerbread-spiced brownie cookies with dark chocolate centers and glossy papery cracks, without icing or powdered sugar.

  6. Chocolate Fudge Brownie CookiesChocolate Fudge Brownie CookiesChocolate Fudge Brownie Cookies

    Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  7. Double Chocolate Peppermint CookiesDouble Chocolate Peppermint CookiesDouble Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

    Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  8. 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

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

  9. Gingerbread BrookiesGingerbread BrookiesGingerbread Brookies

    Layered gingerbread brookie bars with a dark fudgy brownie base and a soft ginger-molasses cookie top, sliced to show both layers.

  10. Double Chocolate Peanut Butter CookiesDouble Chocolate Peanut Butter CookiesDouble Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

    Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: chocolate peanut butter cookies with a cocoa-rich dough, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  11. Double Chocolate Spritz CookiesDouble Chocolate Spritz CookiesDouble Chocolate Spritz Cookies

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

  12. Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate CrinklesGluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate CrinklesGluten-Free Dairy-Free Chocolate Crinkles

    An oil-based cocoa dough uses a gluten-free baking blend and dairy-free chocolate chips for soft crinkles with a snowy coating.

  13. Double Chocolate Gingerbread CookiesDouble Chocolate Gingerbread CookiesDouble Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

    Double chocolate gingerbread drop cookies with cocoa-molasses dough, warm spices and visible semisweet chocolate pockets.

  14. Double Chocolate Espresso BiscottiDouble Chocolate Espresso BiscottiDouble Chocolate Espresso Biscotti

    Dark cocoa biscotti with espresso flavor and small semisweet chocolate chips.

  15. Salted Caramel Chocolate Ganache ThumbprintsSalted Caramel Chocolate Ganache ThumbprintsSalted Caramel Chocolate Ganache Thumbprints

    Cocoa shortbread cups hold thick caramel under a small spoonful of dark chocolate ganache and flaky salt.

  16. Espresso Chocolate Chunk Icebox CookiesEspresso Chocolate Chunk Icebox CookiesEspresso Chocolate Chunk Icebox Cookies

    Espresso Chocolate Chunk Icebox Cookies with measured ingredients, icebox shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  17. Chocolate Chip Pecan Log CookiesChocolate Chip Pecan Log CookiesChocolate Chip Pecan Log Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Pecan Log Cookies with measured ingredients, icebox shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  18. Nutella Stuffed Chocolate CookiesNutella Stuffed Chocolate CookiesNutella Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

    Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Cookies with a measured filling, portion-by-portion assembly and storage guidance.

  19. Dark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake CookiesDark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake CookiesDark Chocolate Orange Slice-and-Bake Cookies

    Orange shortbread rounds are half-dipped in dark chocolate and finished with finely chopped candied peel.