21 No-Spread Cut-Out Christmas Cookies That Never Lose Their Shape in the Oven

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From Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies with Vegan Royal Icing to Vegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out Cookies, this No-Spread Cut-Out Christmas Cookies That Never Lose Their Shape in the Oven collection brings together 21 distinct bakes. Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas 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.

  1. Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies with Vegan Royal Icing

    Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies with Vegan Royal Icing

    Dairy-Free Sugar Cookies with Vegan Royal Icing with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  2. Vegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

    Vegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

    Vegan Classic Sugar Cut-Out Cookies with measured ingredients, cut-out shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  3. Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas Cookies

    Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas Cookies

    Peanut Butter Cut-Out Christmas Cookies: peanut butter Christmas cut-outs with a simple colored sugar glaze, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  4. Gingerbread Embossed Shortbread Cutouts

    Gingerbread Embossed Shortbread Cutouts

    A restrained blend of ginger, cinnamon and molasses turns sturdy rolled shortbread into crisp holiday cutouts with embossed tops.

  5. Lemon Glazed Shortbread Cut-Outs

    Lemon Glazed Shortbread Cut-Outs

    Rolled lemon cookies with a thin tart glaze for a bright holiday plate.

  6. No-Spread Spritz Cookies

    No-Spread Spritz Cookies

    No-Spread Spritz Cookies: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  7. Spritz Cookies That Hold Their Shape

    Spritz Cookies That Hold Their Shape

    Spritz Cookies That Hold Their Shape: buttery Christmas spritz cookies with title-specific flavor, shaping and finishing details.

  8. Brown Sugar Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

    Brown Sugar Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

    Golden-brown star-shaped sugar cookies with dark brown sugar, subtle warm spices and clean cut-out edges.

  9. Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

    Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

    Buttery cut-out sugar cookies with tender centers and neat hearts and stars, ready for a simple pastel glaze.

  10. Embossed Sugar Cookies

    Embossed Sugar Cookies

    Crisp butter-rich sugar cookies with deep floral or snowflake patterns stamped into the dough.

  11. No-Chill No-Spread Sugar Cookies

    No-Chill No-Spread Sugar Cookies

    Firm vanilla sugar-cookie cut-outs with crisp defined edges, a tender bite and no scheduled dough chilling.

  12. No-Spread Sugar Cookies

    No-Spread Sugar Cookies

    Crisp butter-rich sugar cookies with clean outlines and delicate stamped details, made without chemical leaveners.

  13. Royal Icing Sugar Cookies

    Royal Icing Sugar Cookies

    Vanilla cut-out sugar cookies with a smooth royal-icing finish and fine piped details for gifting and decorating.

  14. Sour Cream Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

    Sour Cream Cut-Out Sugar Cookies

    Tender sour-cream sugar-cookie cut-outs with smooth tops and gently raised centers.

  15. Snowflake Sugar Cookies

    Snowflake Sugar Cookies

    Vanilla snowflake cookies with an icy-blue base and crisp white piped branches.

  16. Cut-Out Gingerbread Cookies

    Cut-Out Gingerbread Cookies

    Rolled gingerbread cut-outs with even thickness and a versatile mix of stars, hearts and rounds.

  17. No-Chill No-Spread Gingerbread Cookies

    No-Chill No-Spread Gingerbread Cookies

    A cool-butter gingerbread cut-out dough with no scheduled chill and no added leavening for sharp shapes.

  18. No-Spread Gingerbread Cookies

    No-Spread Gingerbread Cookies

    Thick gingerbread cut-outs made with cornstarch and no added leavening to help preserve clean edges.

  19. No-Spread Gingerbread Men

    No-Spread Gingerbread Men

    Thick gingerbread men with clearly defined arms and legs, made from a cornstarch dough without chemical leaveners.

  20. Rolled Gingerbread Cookies

    Rolled Gingerbread Cookies

    Rolled gingerbread cookies with an even 1/4-inch thickness, clean Christmas shapes and a tender molasses-spice bite.

  21. Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies

    Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies

    Gingerbread snowflake cookies with delicate white icing branches and crisp, clearly defined points for a winter cookie platter.

Save these ideas for a cookie exchange, a holiday dessert table or a homemade gift box.