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12 Days of Christmas Cookies

By: Joanna Cismaru •Last Updated: 3/30/22 Leave a Comment

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12 Days of Christmas Cookies – a collection of our favorite Christmas cookies, from the classic sugar cookies to checkerboard cookies and snowballs.

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Do you know what time it is? It’s time to bake cookies again. I know, I’m one to talk, I have not started baking a single cookie yet. But we still have time girls! And gents, of course. Here is a collection of my all time favorite Christmas cookies, from my classic shortbread cookies, to chocolate sugar cookies, to biscottis, and my favorite chocolate fudge cookies. I am not one to ever say no to a cookie. I would never ever turn down a cookie. Sad, I know, but tis the truth.

So here they are in the order that they appear in the image above, but don’t worry, they are in a random order. Yes of course I have my favorites, but I will let you decide which of these delicious cookies are your favorites. Would love to hear from you!

Day 1: Classic Shortbread Cookies

stacks of shortbread on a cooling rack.

Day 2: Chocolate Pecan Snowballs

chocolate pecan snowballs on a plate with a bite taken from one

Day 3: Chocolate Orange Crackles

overhead shot of crinkle cookies

Day 4: Yuletide Coconut Cherry Cookies

Yuletide Coconut Cherry Cookies

Day 5: English Thumbprint Cookies

side view close up shot of english thumbprint cookies

Day 6: Poppy Seed Rugelach

a bunch of poppy seed rugelach cookies on a plate.

Day 7: Chocolate Fudge Cherry Cookies

Chocolate Fudge Cherry Cookies

Day 8: Checkerboard Cookies

checkerboard cookies stacked on top of one another, surrounded by more cookies and a glass of milk in the background

Day 9: Lime Meltaways

lime meltaway cookies dusted with powdered sugar stacked on a plate garnished with lime wedges

Day 10: Chocolate Pecan Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate Pecan Thumbprint Cookies

Day 11: Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Day 12: Chai Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Chai Chocolate Chip Biscotti

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