8 Fun Christmas Cookie Recipes

Reader's Digest CanadaUpdated: Dec. 18, 2024

Simplify your Christmas cookie decorating by transforming one cookie dough into a variety of fun goodies with the help of Meaghan Mountford, author of Cookie Sensations and editor of Craft Gossip.

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1. Present Cookies

Turn plain, square cookies into Christmas presents by adding strips of store-bought fondant.

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2. Snowy Tree Cookies

Create a winter wonderland of snow-covered evergreens by stacking green tinted cookie stars with yummy icing.

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3. Sparkly Ornament Cookies

These colourful, glittery ornaments are easy to make and will brighten any tree.

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4. Candy Cane Cookies

Take a decorating shortcut to update these classic Christmas cookies. Simply snip licorice lace to make the candy cane stripes.

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5. Personalized Stocking Cookies

Edible pens make customizing cookies as easy as writing a name.

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6. Wreath Cookies

All of the decorating is done when these pretty wreaths come out of the oven. Simply add food colouring to your dough, twist and bake.

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7. Rudolph Cookies

Chocolate-covered pretzels and edible pens help create Rudolph. Speed up your decorating even more by substituting a round candy for his signature red nose instead of the fondant used here.

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