Did you catch all the delicious cookies during my Cookie Exchange Week? We featured an amazing lineup of recipes from some of your favorite bloggers — and the responses were fantastic.
Cookie exchanges are one of the highlights of the holiday season. Whether you love baking, sharing treats, or simply sampling every cookie on the table, there’s something irresistible about swapping homemade cookies with friends, family, and neighbors. To help you decide what to bake this year, I rounded up 50 of the best cookie recipes for the holidays. Scan the list — you’re sure to find this year’s winner (or several winners!) below.
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies
Lemon Cookies from Chef in Training
Snickers Cookies
Twix Cookies
Gingersnaps
Mississippi Mud Cookies
Zucchini Cookies
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Homemade Cookie Dough Oreo Cookies
German Chocolate Cookies
Samoa Oreo Cookies
Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Cornflake Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Orange Dreamsicle Cookies
Oatmeal Creme Pie Cookies
Almond Joy Pudding Cookies
Giant M&M Cookies
White Chocolate Caramel Brown Butter Cookies
Coconut Cashew Oatmeal Cookies
Dulce de Leche Cookies
from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe on Chef in Training
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
from Chef in Training
Cherry Snowball Cookies
from Taste and Tell on Chef in Training
Banana Cookies
from Chef in Training
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies
from Two Peas and Their Pod
M&M Cookie Bars
from I Heart Nap Time on Chef in Training
Root Beer Pudding Cookies
from Chef in Training
Chocolate Fudge Cookies with Candy Cane Buttercream
from Sally’s Baking Addiction on Chef in Training
Soft Gingersnap Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks
from Two Peas and Their Pod
White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies
from No. 2 Pencil
Pumpkin Caramel Kiss Cookies
from Something Swanky
Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
from High Heels and Grills on Chef in Training
White Chocolate Ginger Cookies
from Sweet Basil on Chef in Training
Peppermint Snickerdoodles
from Taste and Tell
Gingerbread Pudding Cookies
from Inside BruCrew Life on Chef in Training
Applesauce Cookies with Caramel Frosting
from Chef in Training
Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
from Chef in Training
Pistachio Pudding Cookies
from Shugary Sweets on Chef in Training
Rolo Pretzel M&M Cookies
from Something Swanky
from Chef in Training
from No. 2 Pencil
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
from Dine and Dish on Chef in Training
Biscoff Chocolate Chip Cookies
from Chef in Training
Double Chocolate Peppermint Surprise Cookies
from Taste and Tell
Macaroon Kisses
from Chef in Training
Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies
from Taste and Tell
Snickerdoodle Biscoff Sandwich Cookies
from Two Peas and Their Pod
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
From Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke on Chef in Training
York Peppermint Patty Fudge Cookies
from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Turtle Cookies
from Shugary Sweets
Cinnamon Toffee Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
from Two Peas and Their Pod on Chef in Training
Toffee Apple Pie Cookies
from Inside BruCrew Life
Ginger Crinkle Cookies
from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Peanut Butter and Caramel M&M Cookies
from Something Swanky on Chef in Training
Cake Batter Pudding Cookies
from Chef in Training
White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Nut Cookies
from Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke
Chocolate Covered Cherry Delights
from Taste and Tell
Chewy Butterfinger Cookies
from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Lemondoodles
From No. 2 Pencil on Chef in Training
Nutella Kiss Cookies
from Something Swanky
Malt Whopper Pudding Cookies
from Chef in Training
Brown Butterscotch Cookies
from The Girl Who Ate Everything on Chef in Training
Thick and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
from Chef in Training
Chocolate Mocha and Nutella Cookies
from Shugary Sweets
No-Bake Biscoff Cookies
from Chef in Training
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
from Chef in Training
Chocolate Chunk Peppermint Pudding Cookies
from Chef in Training
I hope this collection sparks ideas for your cookie exchanges this year. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and happy baking!