30 simple cookie recipes for the holidays

Best chocolate chip cookies

If you are looking for the best homemade chocolate chip cookies, then look no further than these from Allrecipes. From chewy centers to crisp edges, this is a cookie loaded with flavor and just the right texture for a perfect bite of chocolatey goodness. (And while this recipe includes walnuts, you don’t have to incorporate them if you are not a fan.)

Get the recipe here: Allrecipes

Soft peanut butter cookies

Classic cookies are always a good choice around the holidays. The reason they are classics is because they are the ones we all love, so they deserve love any time of the year. And nothing says scrumptious quite like soft peanut butter cookies. We love how easy these are to make and how great they taste, so they have to make the list.

Get the recipe here: Live Well Bake Often

Santa’s Trash cookies

If ever there was a name that screamed holidays, it would be for the Santa’s Trash cookie. If you like sweet and salty coming together in your dessert, then these are the perfect choice. And while there are other recipes out there for these treats, this is definitely one of our favorites (we make them well pass Christmas-time).

Get the recipe here: Delish

Christmas light sugar cookies

Not only are these cookies delicious, but they are also festive and pretty. And while sugar cookies may seem simple, once you get them decorated, they are the perfect choice for any occasion, especially a holiday party. (We went with Christmas lights, but you could always go with a snowman, a dreidel, or something else representative of the holidays.)

Get the recipe here: Country Living

Death by Chocolate cookies

Honestly, these cookies have to make any cookie list ever. They are chocolate on chocolate cookies with large flakes of salt on top that give it a savory edge that tastes amazing. (We like to think of the salt bits as flakes of ice for that touch of festive holiday cheer.)

Get the recipe here: Delish