From Stained Glass Window Cookies to Matcha White Chocolate Christmas Trees, this Aesthetic Christmas Cookies That Steal the Show on Every collection brings together 21 distinct bakes. Pistachio Cranberry Mosaic Cookies offers another way to round out the assortment, with options for a cookie exchange, an edible gift box, or a holiday table. Each entry links to the complete recipe and baking directions.
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Stained Glass Window Cookies
Stained Glass Window Cookies with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
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Matcha White Chocolate Christmas Trees
Matcha White Chocolate Christmas Trees with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
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Pistachio Cranberry Mosaic Cookies
Pistachio Cranberry Mosaic Cookies with measured ingredients, icebox shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
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Pomegranate Glazed Shortbread
Pomegranate Glazed Shortbread with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
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Lavender Shortbread with White Chocolate
Lavender Shortbread with White Chocolate with measured ingredients, shortbread shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.
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Apricot Saffron Shortbread Window Cookies
A saffron-scented almond dough frames a small apricot preserve window, baked just long enough to set the fruit in place.
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Matcha-Vanilla Checkerboard Christmas Shortbread
Firm joined dough strips make green-and-cream checkerboards with a tea-shortened crumb.
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Matcha White Chocolate Pinwheel Shortbread
A two-tone vanilla and matcha dough rolls into a clean pinwheel, with a restrained white chocolate finish on each slice.
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Cranberry Pistachio Wreath Shortbread
Tender butter dough flecked with tart cranberry and pistachio is shaped into small wreaths that hold their pattern after baking.
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Pastel Christmas Spritz Cookies
Pastel Christmas Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.
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Pink Christmas Spritz Cookies
Pink Christmas Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.
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Gold Christmas Spritz Cookies
Gold Christmas Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.
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Poinsettia Spritz Cookies
Poinsettia Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.
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3D Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
Stacked graduated sugar-cookie stars with green icing and a little sugar-cookie star topper.
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Snow Globe Sugar Cookies
Snow-globe-shaped vanilla cookies with icy-blue scenes and tiny white snowman details.
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Stained Glass Sugar Cookies
Vanilla sugar-cookie stars with jewel-colored transparent candy windows baked into their centers.
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Marbled Sugar Cookies
Soft heart-shaped sugar cookies with a delicate pink-and-white marbled icing surface.
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Pistachio Rose Sugar Cookies
Rose-water sugar cookies with a white-chocolate face, chopped green pistachios and edible pink rose petals.
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Ube Sugar Cookies
Violet ube sugar-cookie cut-outs with a delicate pale-purple icing and a buttery vanilla-like yam aroma.
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Gingerbread Snow Globe Cookies
Snow globe gingerbread cookies with clear hard-candy windows, tiny piped winter scenes and snowy white icing borders.
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Italian Rainbow Cookies
An Italian-American home version of red, ivory and green almond cake cookies, layered with apricot jam and dark chocolate.
Save these ideas for a cookie exchange, a holiday dessert table or a homemade gift box.