12 Days of Christmas Cookies

12 Days of Christmas Cookies with traditional shortbread, gingerbread, checkerboard, linzer, sweet salty, gluten free, egg free, and sugar cookies.

Baking cookies can be a fun activity for family and friends in the month of December. Even if you are not into full scale cooking, baking is a must because there is nothing like the aroma of freshly baked cookies to ring in the holidays. Cookies, accompanied by mugs of Hot Chocolate will surely put you in the mood for Christmas.

In this 12 Days of Christmas Cookies compilation are some of my favorite cookies for the holidays. There are shortbread, gingerbread, checkerboard, linzer, sweet salty, sugar, and even a savory cookie for your holiday baking. Many are egg free and some have gluten free options.

I hope you get to try out all 12 recipes during this run-up to the holidays. Each recipe has affiliate links to tools and ingredients used so that you can easily get everything you need. Listed below are some common baking tools that I have in my kitchen and use all the time.

Tools Used in Making 12 Days of Christmas Cookies

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Hamilton Beach Power Deluxe Hand Mixer
Stainless Steel 5 Inch Fine Mesh Flour Sifter
Cuisipro Stainless Steel Measuring Cup and Spoon Set
AirBake Nonstick 2 Pack Cookie Sheet Set, 14in x 12in and 16in x 14in
Kitchenatics 100% Stainless Steel Wire Cooling and Roasting Rack

My Favorite Cookie Stamps, Cutters, and Molds

Cookie Stamp Gingerbread Man
Cookie Stamp Snowflake
Merry Christmas Cookie Stamp
Fox Run 3605 Linzer Cookie Cutter Set, Stainless Steel, 6-Piece
Wilton Christmas Cookie Shapes Pan
Christmas / Holiday Cookie Cutter Set – 5 Piece
Christmas Cookie Stamps Set, 6 Stamps, 1 Round Cookie Cutter, 1 Wooden Press

Checkerboard Cookies

These egg free vanilla and chocolate flavored Checkerboard Cookies are light and buttery. They are perfect for tea time or ...
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Cheese and Bacon Biscuits

These Savory Cheese and Bacon Biscuits are a tasty alternative to crackers for snack time. Recipe includes traditional and gluten ...
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Christmas and Molded Sugar Cookies

Easy and perfectly shaped Molded Sugar Cookies flavored with vanilla or pandan. No rolling and cutting. Recipe includes traditional and ...
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Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies

These Coconut Cherry Chip Cookies are so pretty, festive, and irresistibly tasty. They are a gem of a cookie! With ...
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Gingerbread Nativity and The Reason for the Season

Make a Gingerbread Nativity with your family this Advent season. It is a fun and tasty way to explore the ...
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Hazelnut Squares and Upcoming Blog Anniversary Celebration

These Hazelnut Squares are a delightful addition to your holiday cookie assortment. They are buttery, fragrant, and totally scrumptious! The ...
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Lavender Linzer Cookies

These sugar-dusted, jam-filled, egg-free, and sweetly scented Lavender Linzer Cookies are a must-have for the holidays. They are so festive ...
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Peanut Butter Stamped Cookies

These buttery and fragrant Peanut Butter Stamped Cookies uses only 4 ingredients. They make a delightful tea time treat or ...
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Pecan Creme de Menthe Cookies

Delicious Pecan Creme de Menthe Cookies with a minty flavor and a slightly crunchy texture from the toasted pecans. Perfect ...
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Salted Chocolate Caramel Chip Cookies

Naturally colored sea salt gives these Salted Chocolate Caramel Chip Cookies a sweet salty flavor. The combination of sugars provide ...
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Shortbread Stamped Cookies

Buttery melt-in-the-mouth Shortbread Stamped Cookies using only 4 simple ingredients. A beautiful and delicious addition to any holiday. Nowadays, cookie ...
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Sugar Cookies

These fun Sugar Cookies are buttery, eggless, and easy to handle. Only 5 ingredients and your choice of shapes and ...
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More Cookie Recipes

Cashew Nut Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coconut Pecan Cookies
Lavender Almond Cookies
Orange Pecan Cookies
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Soft Chewy M&M Cookies
Sour Cream Cookies with Mangoes and Pistachios

Cookies as Gifts

Cookies in beautiful tins and boxes also make great gifts during the holiday season. I made five batches of cookies totaling 160 pieces in all to fill 10 boxes. Molded cookies take a little longer to prepare but drop cookies can be made in 30 minutes. It took me about 5 to 6 hours to prepare, bake, and wash up which I thought was pretty good. It was time well spent. 🙂