Christmas is just around the corner, and if you’re not feeling all the excitement yet, these cookie exchange recipes from All Recipes may get you a bit giddy for the merry season. These assorted Christmas cookies are not only fun to give away, but fun to cook, too. Here are nine delicious Christmas cookie gift ideas you can try out.
Tasty Cinnamon Palmiers
For this recipe, you will use puff pastry as the main ingredient, and though they look so cozy, these tiny, crispy, and cinnamon-filled desserts are just a matter of cutting, rolling, and baking.
It takes a lot of practice, but when you get it perfect, it’d be your best Christmas tree cookies yet. Learn more here.
Reindeer Cookies: One of the Best Cookie Exchange Recipes
If you want something inviting, then this is the best candidate to entice each family member.
After all, you are doing it for the holiday season, so you might as well make your cookies look like Rudolf (the Red-Nosed Reindeer), right? Get the cutest reindeer cookie recipe here.
Peanut Blossoms
If you find the combination of cookie and chocolate yummy, then you must also try cookies and peanut butter.
These cookies are the best when it comes to the term “simply delicious,” and they will never disappoint. Get the recipe here.
Pretzel Turtles
You might be thinking that these cute, sweet snacks are hard to make, but they are definitely not.
Surprisingly, the recipe only has 3 main ingredients and you just need to literally put one ingredient over the other. Find out how here.
Melted Snowman Cookies
You sure do not want to see a melting snowman, it’s downright heartbreaking. However, this one might be an exception.
These funny Christmas cookies designed with bite-sized, melting, sweet snowmen will quickly melt in your mouth. Don’t worry because they are not actually melted snowmen. Get the details here.
Saltine Toffee Cookies
All you need to do in this sumptuous cookie recipe is to boil and bake, and that’s pretty much it.
You will be boiling butter and brown sugar to make your own caramel on this one, so you better be precise with your timer, or else… Get the recipe here.
Christmas Wreath Cookies
Want some creative circle Christmas cookies? Then make some wreaths! The name speaks for itself, these wreath-looking cookies are made of cornflakes and melted marshmallows with food dye. For the wreath’s decor, you may use cinnamon candies or M&M’s chocolate.
For the size, you can make bite-sized versions of these cute cookies or you can also make a huge one, just make sure you don’t plan on hanging it on your door. Get the recipe here.
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
These ageless and family favorite chocolate chip cookies are not called the “best” just because. Funny, because once you grab and eat one of these delectable cookies, you will end up wanting more.
And also, simply because the combination of cookies and chocolate chips is the best. You can also use this as a base for your Santa Christmas cookies. Get the full details here.
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Yes, you read that right! you just need 3 ingredients for this peanut butter cookies recipe, isn’t that amazing? Get the details here.
Takeaway
These cookie exchange recipes are sure winners for any holiday gathering. These Merry Christmas cookies are best served with lots of love and holiday cheer.
Source: All Recipes, Wikipedia