Looking for old-fashioned Christmas cookie ideas? We have found 20+ of the best almost forgotten vintage holiday cookies that you have to try!
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Cherry Chocolate Bar Cookies
These absolutely delicious bar cookies are perfect for dessert, packing in a festive lunchbox, or bringing to a Christmas Cookie Exchange party. Their rich flavor means you can cut them into smaller pieces, making plenty to share.
Soft Christmas Sugar Cookies with Frosting
These cookies are the ultimate festive treat, boasting a soft, buttery texture and a fluffy frosting topping. Spread the joy by sharing these old fashioned cookies and celebrating the season with the sweetest bites around.
Homemade No Bake Buckeye Cookie Recipe
You can’t have a holiday cookie treat without the old timey buckeye balls! So maybe they aren’t exactly cookies but we had to keep them on the list.
Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
These Cranberry White Chocolate chip cookies would make a fantastic addition to your holiday treats menu. Classic shortbread cookie base is made festive with the addition of dried cranberries plus a hint of orange extract.
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No-Bake Christmas Wreath Cookies
These charming Christmas Wreath Cookies are crafted with nostalgic Cornflake cereal, tinted green to mimic the look of festive wreaths. Held together with a sweet marshmallow base, they have the classic flavor of classic Rice Krispies treats. Embellished with bright red candies for a bow, these cookies are as cute as they are delicious.
Nutmeg Cookies
These chewy, spiced cookies are an easy to throw into your holiday baking lineup. With only six ingredients they are so simple and turn out great every time.
Homemade Biscottini
This timeless recipe marries the rich crunch of nuts with the natural sweetness of dried fruits, all nestled within a perfectly baked biscuit—twice baked, as tradition demands, for that signature crispness.
Molasses Ginger Cookies
Step into the past with these classic old-fashioned Molasses Ginger Cookies, except this time they are made gluten-free. With their perfectly crispy edges and chewy centers, these crinkly, spiced cookies are a timeless favorite.
Italian Wedding (a.k.a Snowball) Cookies
One bite of these Italian wedding cookies will immediately have you thinking of Christmas in the past! Everyone loves these snowball cookies!
Linzer Cookies
Buttery and tender, with tangy cranberry jam in the middle, these Linzer cookies are delicious and festive-looking sandwich cookies that you can make for any holiday or special occasion.
Gingerbread Cookies
Made with molasses and brown sugar, these soft gingerbread cookies are an ultimate Christmas sweet treat recipe that’s both delicious and fun to make with the family. These cookies are perfectly flavored with ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Amish Christmas Cookies
These Amish Christmas cookies are a delicious holiday cookie to bake. They are an old fashioned Amish cookie recipe that use simple ingredients.
Gingersnap Cookies
Who doesn’t love the spicy tastes of gingerbread around the holiday season? There are for sure an old fashioned fave!
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Viennese Whirl Butter Cookies
Melt in your mouth Viennese whirl butter cookies dipped in white and dark chocolate and topped with nuts. Perfect for your holiday cookie exchange.
Christmas Pudding Brownie Bites
Mini Christmas Pudding Brownie Bites! A whimsical twist on the English traditional Christmas pudding. These would make the perfect little treats to add to your cookie trays and holiday dessert bars.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
With a soft and simple dough that yields perfectly crinkled, chocolatey treats, these cookies are a must have holiday indulgence. Rich in flavor and absolutely nostalgic, they are the perfect addition to your Christmas cookie platter.
Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies
These thumbprint cookies taste exactly like the ones your grandmas used to make!
Austrian Coconut “Busserl” Cookies
Head back to your childhood with these coconut cookies, where each bite reminds you of the holiday season.
Date Pinwheel Cookies
These Date Pinwheel Cookies are an old, treasured recipe! They have brown sugar cookie dough filled with a date filling and chopped pecans, and they’re completely irresistible!
Festive Holiday Ginger Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe
These festive cookies have melt-in-your-mouth centers and golden, crispy edges, giving a delightful buttery flavor enhanced by our favorites… ginger and pecans.
German Christmas Stollen Cookies
Step back in time to a quaint German Christmas market with these delightful German Christmas Stollen Cookies
M&M Christmas Cookies
Celebrate the holiday season with these soft, chewy, and festive-looking M&M Christmas cookies, perfect for spreading joy and delight. Follow this easy recipe to create a batch of colorful treats that everyone will love!
Zimtsterne: German Cinnamon Stars
Classic German cinnamon stars are a traditional Christmas cookie that you can enjoy in your home! Naturally gluten free and perfect for gift-giving, these will be a favorite!
Pecan Praline Cookies
If you adore the rich taste of Southern praline candy and have a a weakness for chewy cookies, you’ll fall in love with this 1986 winner’s recipe from the Chicago Tribune’s annual cookie contest.
Cranberry Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cranberry oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with crispy, caramelized edges and perfectly gooey centres that can be ready in under 30 minutes!
White Chocolate Oatmeal Christmas Cookies
An oatmeal cookie in general is delicious but, a Christmas oatmeal cookie is even better. Loaded with white chocolate chips and Christmas M&Ms. These taste scrumptious.
We hope you have the best Christmas this year and that these homemade old timey Christmas cookie recipes bring a little nostalgia to your holiday.
