Tis the Season! December is here which means the Christmas festivities are in full swing! Every family has their own special traditions like whose house they go to, how they exchange gifts, among many others; but, one tradition that is pretty common for most families is making or buying Christmas cookies. Whether they are cookies to set out for Santa or just a sweet treat to snack on, Christmas cookies never disappoint! Baking your own Christmas cookies is such a great way to bond with your family while making a yummy dessert. When it comes to which kind of cookie you are baking, do you stick to the same flavor or try new things? Well, we are going to share a few of our favorite holiday cookie recipes with you!

For starters, you can never go wrong with the classic sugar cookie. Sugar cookies are usually a hit for most, and decorating sugar cookies is so much fun! Christmas cookie cutters can really make your cookies extra festive. Once they are baked and cooled, adding colored icing to the cookies give them extra Christmas cheer! You can decorate cutesy little trees, snowmen, snowflakes, and so much more! You can really do what ever you please when it comes to the classic sugar cookie!

Gingerbread is one of the most popular flavors of the holiday season. Gingerbread cookies are easy to make and oh, so yummy! The ingredients needed to make these scrumptious treats are pretty common to have in the kitchen so no worries about buying a ton of ingredients! Like the sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies are also more fun if you use cookie cutters and icing to make them more Christmas-themed.

If I asked what comes to mind when you think of a holiday beverage, what would you say? If you said eggnog, you are correct! Eggnog is a unique flavor that so many adore when the season starts to change. Well, another one of our favorite cookie flavors is eggnog! These delicious cookies are gooey butter cookies with a splash of eggnog to give them a festive feel. These cookies have a few more ingredients than the other two above, but they are still relatively simple to make! The list of ingredients is similar to that of the gingerbread cookie. Except these eggnog cookies contain cream cheese and a little eggnog! Once these are baked, they are light, gooey, and oh so delish!

Who loves peppermint mochas or peppermint hot chocolate? I know I do! What if I told you that you could have this yummy flavor in cookie form? Um, yes! Sign me up! This peppermint hot chocolate brownie cookie is an unbeatable Christmas cookie flavor. Cocoa powder, peppermint crunch baking chips, and semisweet or dark chocolate chips all mixed in with spices and sugars are baked to perfection to give you the perfect chocolate cookie with a peppermint twist. On top of these tasting like a Christmas dream, they also are super festive and will be so cute on your Christmas dinner table! These cookies cannot be beat!

Baking Christmas cookies is such a sweet way to bring the family together and get everyone in the Christmas Spirit! Try out one of these yummy cookies with your family this Christmas! Cookie making might already be a tradition of yours, but if it is not, it’s never too late to create some new ones! Happy baking!