Top 10 Best Holiday Cookie Recipes - Laida Degan 

Cookie season is the best season of all. Baking Christmas cookies is my favorite holiday tradition with my family. From classic sugar cookies with butter cream icing, russian tea cakes, to peanut butter blossoms, you will find a cookie perfect for a big cookie platter, a cookie exchange with friends, or as part of a holiday cookie box. Today, I am sharing my top 10 most popular and favorite Christmas cookie recipes. These recipes can all be found on the website links below..

1) CLASSIC CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Christmas Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing 

Christmas sugar cookies with royal icing are golden brown and crisp on the outside, but soft and tender on the inside.

2) RUSSIAN TEA CAKES 

Russian Tea cakes 

These Russian tea cakes are rolled in powdered sugar for a sweet finish and snow-ball like appearance. They're an essential cookie in my house during the holidays. Once you taste them, you'll know why. 

3) CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS

Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms 

Christmas just isn't Christmas without these. They're a delcious mix of peanut butter and chocolate. You cant go wrong with these! 

4) JAM FILLED THUMB PRINT COOKIES 

Jam Fillled Thumb Print Cookies 

These Jam-filled Thumprint cookies combine soft butter cookies and a sweet jam filling. 

5) CLASSIC SNICKERDOODLE COOKIE 

Classic Snickerdoodle Cookie 

This Cinnamon-sugar, delightfully soft cookie is always a staple in our Holidays. 

6) PEPPERMENT SNOW BALL COOKIES 

Pepperment Snow Ball Cookies 

These Pepperment Snow balls are very similiar to Russian Tea Cake Recipe, except it has a delightful taste of pepperment. 

7) LINZER TARTS 

Linzer Tart Recipe 

These tasty Tarts are cut-out cookies with jam filling. There not only delicious, but look fancy and are perfect in a gift box. 

8) BUCKEYES

Bukeys Recipe 

Who doesn't love peanut butter and chocolate? This is a delicious peanut butter truffle dipped in chocolate.

9) CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP & MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES 

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip & Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe

You can't go wrong with these wholesome oatmeal cookies-loaded with white chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and macadamia nuts. 

10) SHORT BREAD CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Short Bread Christmas Cookie Recipe 

Short bread cookies are slightly sweet and basically melt in your mouth. These are so easy to make with very few ingredients.