It goes without saying that Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year. Between shopping
Christmas markets, planning your family's epic
Christmas dinner, and attending parties for work, there's barely time for anything else. Yet lo and behold, every year many of us find ourselves signing up for that
cookie exchange anyway. If you're kicking yourself for that decision and fretting about how you'll find the time, here are a dozen easy, festive cookie recipes you might want to consider for this year's swap.
Best Ever Sugar Cookies: Everyone loves a classic sugar cookie, and this recipe makes things easy with just six ingredients so you can whip up several batches stress-free. (via
Pip and Ebby)
Cherry Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies: The only way chocolate cookies can get any better is by sticking sweet maraschino cherries in the center. A drizzle of white chocolate doesn't hurt either. (via
The Kitchen Is My Playground)
Spectacular Speculoos Cookies: If you can eat
cookie butter by the spoonful, then these speculoos cookies spiced with ginger and cardamom have your name written ALL over them. (via
Baking With Anastasia)
Chocolate Pizzelles: This Italian classic is a
must around the holidays, and this recipe kicks things up a few notches by bringing chocolate, candies, and nuts into the equation. (via
Saving Room for Dessert)
Turtle Thumbprint Cookies: Combine your love of turtles and cookies together with these chocolatey treats rolled in chopped pecans and filled with a gooey caramel sauce that'll blow your tastebuds away. (via
Swanky Recipe)
Coconut Flour Cookies: These low-carb, vegan cookies only call for five ingredients, and none of them is sugar! Dipped in Stevia-sweetened chocolate, they're garnished with nuts for extra crunch. (via
Sweet As Honey)
Reindeer Cookies: Nutter Butters and sugar cookies fuse together to create adorably festive (and delicious) reindeer. (via
Pip and Ebby)
Maple Pecan Tea Cookies: Whether you're eating them accompanied by a cup of tea or coffee or enjoying them solo, these bites will satisfy your sweet tooth with their crumbly and buttery texture. (via
Oat and Sesame)
Classic Chewy Gingersnap Cookies: This warming recipe brings you sugar, spice, and everything nice with almost three dozen cookies in just 30 minutes.
Magical. (via
Yay! For Food)
Strawberry and Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies: Life is too short to just have ONE type of cookie, which is why this recipe gives you tasty options with fruit
and chocolate. (via
Casablanca Cooks)
Ginger-Spiced Sugar Cookies: If you can't decide between the classics, mash two faves together to create a bomb confection your friends will *love.* (via
The View from Great Island)
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