Celebrate the holidays with 12 Days of Cookies 2021. From peanut butter to chocolate to peppermint, and even sugar free, there’s a cookie for everyone this year. Take a look and find something to add to your holiday parties, bake for a cookie exchange, give as hostess gifts, and make cookies for Santa!
Ready to bake some cookies?
For the past 12 days I’ve been sharing a cookie recipe each day.
There are so many delicious treats to choose from, so let’s not waste any time and start baking!
SAVE THIS 12 DAYS OF COOKIES 2021 ROUND UP TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD.
Day 1 – Fluffernutter Cookies
Fluffernutter Cookies are inspired by the classic childhood sandwich! The sweet combination of a peanut butter cookie with marshmallow fluff in the middle makes everyone feel like a kid again!
Day 2 – Toffee Coconut Oatmeal Bars
Kick off cookie baking season with these Toffee Coconut Oatmeal Bars! Crispy toffee and shredded coconut are folded into an oatmeal cookie bar for a chewy and sweet holiday treat.
Day 3 – Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies
These Double Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies are a festive and delicious treat. With plenty of chocolate from cocoa powder, chocolate chips and mini red and green M&M’s, they’re easy Christmas cookies perfect for holiday cookies trays, cookie exchanges and especially the guy in the big red suit!
Day 4 – Lace Cookies
French Lace Cookies are thin and crispy with a heavenly caramel flavor. This easy recipe produces perfect lace cookies with simple ingredients. Enjoy them plain or dipped in chocolate for an impressive treat for the holidays–or any time of year!
Day 5 – Whipped Shortbread
If you need the perfect, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookie recipe, you can stop here. Whipped Shortbread is easy to make and fun to decorate. Add some colorful holiday sprinkles or mix it up for the New Year!
Day 6 – Chocolate Spritz Cookies
These Chocolate Spritz Cookies taste as good as they look! A simple cocoa cookie dough is pressed into beautiful holiday designs and covered with sprinkles in this easy recipe.
Day 7 – 3 Ingredient Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies
These Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies are the classic peanut butter cookies you crave and they’re now sugar free! Sweet and satisfying, these are a perfect dessert option for anyone cutting back on their sugar intake. With just 3 ingredients, you can make these easy peanut butter cookies without the sugar in minutes.
Day 8 – Wasabi Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
An unexpected flavor combination makes these Chocolate Wasabi Crinkles stand out from the crowd! Pungent wasabi and crushed wasabi peas are added to classic chocolate crinkle cookies for a uniquely delicious holiday treat.
Day 9 – Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
These Cream Cheese Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are so easy to make. No chilling or rolling the dough necessary! A cream cheese cookie dough gets rolled in sprinkles then baked for an irresistible holiday cookie.
Day 10 – Stained Glass Cookies
Stained Glass Cookies are a Christmas classic. Rolled sugar cookies are cut out and filled with crushed Jolly Rancher candies. As the cookies bake, the candies melt creating a stained class effect. Perfect for your holiday cookie tray!
Day 11 – Cream Cheese Meltaways
Cream Cheese Meltaways are soft butter cookies topped with cream cheese frosting. You only need a few minutes and a handful of ingredients to make these easy melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies.
Day 12 – Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups
Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups burst with holiday cheer! This sugar cookie is filled with a Hershey’s Candy Cane Kiss and is covered in peppermint frosting for a fun, festive and easy Christmas Cookie recipe!
Looking for more holiday dessert ideas?
We’ve got you covered there, too!
Peppermint Desserts
- Easy Peppermint Brownie Bites {Surprise Inside!}
- Peppermint Dream Dessert
- Chocolate Peppermint Cream Pie
- Double Chocolate Peppermint Kisses
- Peppermint Blossom Cookies
- Peppermint Frosted Sugar Cookies
- Oreo Peppermint Rice Krispies Treats
- Peppermint White Chocolate Coffee Creamer
Cookie Recipes
- 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies – Ready in Just 13 Minutes!
- Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies – NO Refrigeration Needed!
- Root Beer Float Cookies
- Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Comments & Reviews
Rawlette says
Mahalo for sharing all of your Holiday cookies. Ready to try to bake them soon.
Lynne says
Thank you so much, Rawlette! Enjoy!