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50 Easy and Gorgeous Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe Ideas

By Rebecca Shapiro
| Nov. 16, 2017
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50 Easy and Gorgeous Christmas Sugar Cookie Recipe Ideas
Bake at 350

To us, the holiday season will always mean two things: watching Love Actually on repeat and baking cookies. And while we’d never want to play favorites with our holiday treats, we have a special place in our heart for the traditional sugar cookie. It’s delicious, nearly impossible to mess up and endlessly adaptable (the more sprinkles the merrier). Here are 50 of our favorite recipes.

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The Easiest Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever recipe
One Little Project
1/50

The Easiest Sugar Cookie Recipe Ever

Master the basics, then the possibilities are endless.

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The Softest Peppermint Sugar Cookies recipe
Chelsea’s Messy Apron
2/50

The Softest Peppermint Sugar Cookies

Like a candy cane in soft, buttery, cream-cheese-frosted form.

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Sprinkled Sugar Cookies recipe
Just Add Sprinkles
3/50

Sprinkled Sugar Cookies

Use red and green sprinkles to get into the holiday spirit.

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Maple Glazed Sugar Cookies recipe
Le Crème De La Crumb
4/50

Maple Glazed Sugar Cookies

We love the hint of Sunday morning pancakes in this glaze.

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Amish Sugar Cookies recipe
Something Swanky
5/50

Amish Sugar Cookies

No rolling pin necessary—these drop right on to the cookie sheet.

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Cinnamon Sugar Cookies recipe
House of Yumm
6/50

Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

With cinnamon icing, yum.

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Lofthouse Sugar Cookies recipe
Wholefully
7/50

Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

Part-cookie, part-cupcake, all delicious.

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Eggnog Sugar Cookies recipe
Lemons For Lulu
8/50

Eggnog Sugar Cookies

Everything you love about eggnog….with no risk of a drunk uncle ruining your holiday party.

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Reese s Peanut Butter Stuffed Sugar Cookies recipe
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
9/50

Reese?s Peanut Butter Stuffed Sugar Cookies

The only thing better than a peanut butter cup? One wrapped in a sugar cookie.

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Super Soft Sugar Cookies recipe
Six Sisters’ Stuff
10/50

Super Soft Sugar Cookies

With easy four-ingredient frosting.

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Stained Glass Cookies  recipe
That Skinny Chick Can Bake
11/50

Stained Glass Cookies

Crushed, melted Jolly Ranchers are the secret to the colorful windowpanes on these showstoppers.

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Gluten Free Cutout Sugar Cookies recipe
Gluten Free on a Shoestring
12/50

Gluten-Free Cutout Sugar Cookies

Finally, a treat everyone can eat.

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Soft Glazed Pumpkin Sugar Cookies recipe
Lauren’s Latest
13/50

Soft-Glazed Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

We’ll never get tired of PSL season.

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Sugar Cookie Dough Truffles recipe
Homan at Home
14/50

Sugar Cookie Dough Truffles

Like little, vanilla-scented snowballs.

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Brown Sugar Cookies recipe
Pinch of Yum
15/50

Brown Sugar Cookies

We like 'em crunchy and a little bit caramelized.

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Slice  N  Bake Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies with Buttercream recipe
Half Baked Harvest
16/50

Slice ?N? Bake Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies with Buttercream

Way better than those tubes you buy in the grocery store.

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Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe
Averie Cooks
17/50

Holiday Sugar Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

So much easier than baking a million trays of cookies.

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Cut Out Sugar Cookies That Don t Spread recipe
Evolving Table
18/50

Cut-Out Sugar Cookies That Don?t Spread

This dough is super easy to work with and always keeps its shape.

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Shortcut Pie Dough Sugar Cookies recipe
Foodie Crush
19/50

Shortcut Pie Dough Sugar Cookies

Talk about multitasking: use extra refrigerator pie dough to make these sweet treats.

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Red Velvet Sugar Cookies recipe
Wine and Glue
20/50

Red Velvet Sugar Cookies

Don’t worry, we’d never forget the cream cheese frosting.

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Jam Filled Thumbprint Cookies recipe
Love and Olive Oil
21/50

Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies

Also works perfectly with Nutella.

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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies recipe
Sally’s Baking Addiction
22/50

Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

The softest, richest cookies you'll ever taste.

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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies recipe
Chef in Training
23/50

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Go ahead, have one for breakfast. We won’t judge.

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Vanilla Bean Icebox Cookies recipe
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
24/50

Vanilla Bean Icebox Cookies

Leave a few for Santa.

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Perfect Soft Sugar Cookies recipe
Lil Luna
25/50

Perfect Soft Sugar Cookies

There are two cookie camps: thin and crispy, and soft and fluffy. If you’re in the second, look no further—this is the recipe for you.

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Vegan Vanilla Almond Sugar Cookies recipe
The Full Helping
26/50

Vegan Vanilla Almond Sugar Cookies

We promise, you won’t miss the butter.

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Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars recipe
The Recipe Critic
27/50

Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars

Like peppermint bark, but with a whole cookie underneath.

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Confetti Cookies recipe
Smitten Kitchen
28/50

Confetti Cookies

Always festive and fun.

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Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies recipe
I Love My Disorganized Life
29/50

Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies

Enlist the kids to help roll out these colorful pinwheels.

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Cinnamon Sugar Cut Out Cookies recipe
Bake at 350
30/50

Cinnamon-Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

Perfect for decorating, with just an extra hint of holiday spice.

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Jam Sandwich Cookies with Homemade Raspberry Jam recipe
Cloudy Kitchen
31/50

Jam Sandwich Cookies with Homemade Raspberry Jam

Sub in store-bought jam if you’re pressed for time.

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies recipe
Joy the Baker
32/50

Whole-Wheat Chocolate Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies

The whole-wheat flour gives these guys great texture.

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Ornament Sugar Cookies recipe
Your Cup of Cake
33/50

Ornament Sugar Cookies

These soft, candy-topped sweets couldn’t be cuter.

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White Chocolate Dipped Sugar Cookies recipe
Yummiest Food
34/50

White-Chocolate Dipped Sugar Cookies

A perfect, snow-capped winter cookie.

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Lemon Sugar Cookies recipe
Deliciously Sprinkled
35/50

Lemon Sugar Cookies

An unexpected Christmas hit.

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Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars recipe
Belle of the Kitchen
36/50

Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars

Our diet starts after New Year's, we promise.

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Chewy Molasses Sugar Cookies recipe
A Latte Food
37/50

Chewy Molasses Sugar Cookies

Sugar, spice and everything nice.

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Easy Reindeer Sugar Cookies recipe
One Little Project
38/50

Easy Reindeer Sugar Cookies

Cuteness overload.

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Sugar Plum Shortbread Christmas Cookies recipe
Wicked Good Kitchen
39/50

Sugar Plum Shortbread Christmas Cookies

Visions of these are constantly dancing through our heads.

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Brown Sugar Pecan Sugar Cookies recipe
Dessert Now Dinner Later
40/50

Brown Sugar Pecan Sugar Cookies

Don't tell the dentist.

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Classic Christmas Cookies recipe
The Modern Proper
41/50

Classic Christmas Cookies

The surprise ingredient in these elegant cookies? Sour cream.

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The Best Soft Sugar Cookie and Cream Cheese Frosting recipe
It’s Always Autumn
42/50

The Best Soft Sugar Cookie and Cream Cheese Frosting

You don’t need to chill the dough before rolling it out, making it the perfect choice if you’re pressed for time.

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One Bowl Vegan Sugar Cookies recipe
The Minimalist Baker
43/50

One-Bowl Vegan Sugar Cookies

Pumpkin puree acts as an egg substitute—we swear, you’ll never notice.

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Chocolate Sugar Cookie Blossoms recipe
Yellow Bliss Road
44/50

Chocolate Sugar Cookie Blossoms

A double-chocolate take on traditional peanut-butter-kiss cookies.

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Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Bars recipe
Something Swanky
45/50

Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Bars

Perfect for a crowd.

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Brown Butter Sugar Cookies recipe
Sally’s Baking Addiction
46/50

Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

It’s a truth universally acknowledged: brown butter makes any recipe better.

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White Velvet Sugar Cookies recipe
Mel’s Kitchen Café
47/50

White Velvet Sugar Cookies

Because winter white never goes out of style.

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Peppermint Crunch Sugar Cookies recipe
The Domestic Rebel
48/50

Peppermint Crunch Sugar Cookies

The best way to use up leftover candy canes.

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Grasshopper Sugar Cookies recipe
Le Crème De La Crumb
49/50

Grasshopper Sugar Cookies

Minty and delicious.

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The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie recipe
Sweet Apolita
50/50

The Perfect Dark Chocolate Sugar Cookie

Oh-so-sophisticated.

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  • Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies recipe
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  • Perfect Soft Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Vegan Vanilla Almond Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars recipe
  • Confetti Cookies recipe
  • Christmas Swirl Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Cinnamon Sugar Cut Out Cookies recipe
  • Jam Sandwich Cookies with Homemade Raspberry Jam recipe
  • Whole Wheat Chocolate Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Ornament Sugar Cookies recipe
  • White Chocolate Dipped Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Lemon Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars recipe
  • Chewy Molasses Sugar Cookies recipe
  • Easy Reindeer Sugar Cookies recipe
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  • Brown Sugar Pecan Sugar Cookies recipe
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  • Chocolate Sugar Cookie Blossoms recipe
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