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25 Christmas Cookies Just Like Grandma Used to Make

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Peanut Butter Blossoms
38 Ratings
Gluten-Free Holiday Bliss Cookie Bars
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Our 21 Cutest Christmas Recipes, Ranked From Easy To Difficult
Gingerbread Snowflakes
Gingerbread Snowflakes
4 Ratings
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Swirled Citrus Butter Cookies
3 Ratings
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Brown Sugar and Rye Shortbread
3 Ratings
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Strawberry Malted Milk Meringues
1 Rating
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Pecan Pie Cookies
131 Ratings
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The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
11,268 Ratings
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Easy Sugar Cookies
8,537 Ratings
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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
18,716 Ratings
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
12,362 Ratings
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Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles
6,962 Ratings
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Big Soft Ginger Cookies
6,811 Ratings
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
2,477 Ratings
Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
531 Ratings
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Iced Pumpkin Cookies
4,568 Ratings
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Best Soft Christmas Cookies
1,618 Ratings
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Best Gingerbread Men Cookies
379 Ratings
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Russian Tea Cakes
1,553 Ratings
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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
4,519 Ratings
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
356 Ratings
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Nanaimo Bars
362 Ratings
Peanut Butter Bars
3,051 Ratings
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Raspberry and Almond Shortbread Thumbprints
2,796 Ratings
Biscotti
1,116 Ratings
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Coconut Macaroons
1,584 Ratings
Gramma's Date Squares
463 Ratings
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Buckeye Balls
943 Ratings
Scotcharoos
392 Ratings
Molasses Cookies
1,082 Ratings
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Best Snowball Cookies
599 Ratings
Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
11,058 Ratings
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Pizzelle
180 Ratings
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Jam Filled Butter Cookies
1,280 Ratings
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Rosettes
123 Ratings
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White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
1,442 Ratings
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Cranberry Orange Cookies
1,327 Ratings
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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
1,809 Ratings
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Macarons (French Macaroons)
364 Ratings
A super close up view of a pile of pfeffernusse cookies, one on top of the pile has a bite out
Pfeffernusse Cookies
235 Ratings
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Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies
5,033 Ratings
Oatmeal Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
84 Ratings
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Christmas Wreaths
240 Ratings
Easy Lemon Cookies
1,889 Ratings
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies stacked on a green plate
Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies
83 Ratings
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Cream Cheese Kolacky
325 Ratings
Norwegian Krumkake
27 Ratings
Cocoa Rum Balls
254 Ratings
Whipped Shortbread Cookies
625 Ratings
meringues with green and red sprinkles
Our Top 20 Most Cherished Christmas Cookies
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shortbread
1,513 Ratings
Peanut Butter Balls
449 Ratings
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Christmas Cornflake Wreath Cookies
182 Ratings
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Peanut Blossoms
696 Ratings
Grandma's Gingersnaps
478 Ratings
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Perfect Thumbprint Cookies
87 Ratings
Perfect Vegan Sugar Cookies
20 Ratings
Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor
35 Ratings
Cinnamon Palmiers
70 Ratings
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Caramel Shortbread Squares
923 Ratings
Homemade Peppermint Patties
246 Ratings
Meringue Mushrooms
175 Ratings