19 Vintage Grandma’s Recipe Box 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. NucatoliNucatoliNucatoli

    Ragusa-style open-topped S-shaped pastries with a fig, walnut and almond filling and a fine white icing zigzag.

  2. Old-Fashioned Iced Molasses CookiesOld-Fashioned Iced Molasses CookiesOld-Fashioned Iced Molasses Cookies

    Old-Fashioned Iced Molasses Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  3. 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.

  4. Gingerbread S’mores CookiesGingerbread S’mores CookiesGingerbread S’mores Cookies

    Gingerbread s’mores cookies topped with a puffed toasted marshmallow, melted milk chocolate and a little graham cracker crunch.

  5. 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.

  6. Campfire S’mores Christmas CookiesCampfire S’mores Christmas CookiesCampfire S’mores Christmas Cookies

    Campfire S’mores Christmas Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  7. Chocolate Hazelnut SablésChocolate Hazelnut SablésChocolate Hazelnut Sablés

    Chocolate Hazelnut Sablés with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  8. No-Chill Cream Cheese Jam ThumbprintsNo-Chill Cream Cheese Jam ThumbprintsNo-Chill Cream Cheese Jam Thumbprints

    Cream cheese makes a pliable dough that can be shaped and baked immediately, with thick jam added after baking.

  9. Christmas Reese’s Peanut Butter CookiesChristmas Reese’s Peanut Butter CookiesChristmas Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

    Christmas Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  10. Reese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Cookie BarsReese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Cookie BarsReese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Cookie Bars

    Reese’s Peanut Butter Christmas Cookie Bars: sliceable peanut butter cookie bars with chocolate cup pieces, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  11. Old-Fashioned Spritz CookiesOld-Fashioned Spritz CookiesOld-Fashioned Spritz Cookies

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

  12. Butter Pecan SandiesButter Pecan SandiesButter Pecan Sandies

    Butter Pecan Sandies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  13. Apple Cider Caramel CookiesApple Cider Caramel CookiesApple Cider Caramel Cookies

    Apple Cider Caramel Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  14. Maple Walnut Meringue Shortbread SquaresMaple Walnut Meringue Shortbread SquaresMaple Walnut Meringue Shortbread Squares

    Parbaked shortbread beneath a crisp walnut-studded maple meringue cap.

  15. Mini Reese’s Cup CookiesMini Reese’s Cup CookiesMini Reese’s Cup Cookies

    Mini Reese’s Cup Cookies: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  16. Buttercream Frosted Sugar CookiesButtercream Frosted Sugar CookiesButtercream Frosted Sugar Cookies

    Puffy sour-cream sugar cookies with a soft cake-like crumb and a generous swirl of vanilla buttercream.

  17. Espresso Hazelnut SablésEspresso Hazelnut SablésEspresso Hazelnut Sablés

    Espresso Hazelnut Sablés with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  18. Peanut Butter Blossoms With Hershey’s HugsPeanut Butter Blossoms With Hershey’s HugsPeanut Butter Blossoms With Hershey’s Hugs

    Peanut Butter Blossoms With Hershey’s Hugs: sugar-rolled peanut butter cookies with a chocolate center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  19. No-Bake Peanut Butter BarsNo-Bake Peanut Butter BarsNo-Bake Peanut Butter Bars

    No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars: no-bake peanut butter graham bars with a dark-chocolate top, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.