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Christmas Cookie Recipes for Kids

Christmas Cookies to make with kids

Try These Easy, Delicious, and Kid-Friendly Christmas Cookies

Written By: Jennifer Keating Digital Editor

Do you want to get the kids involved this holiday season? Are you looking for a fun vacation activity? Try making these easy Christmas cookie recipes for kids (or adults)! These recipes are easy and fun to bake and are, oh, so delicious! See the snowball cookies, gingerbread boys, shortbread, and more recipes.

5 Christmas Cookie Recipes for Kids

Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint cookies filled with jam are a delicious treat all year, especially at Christmas! They’re super simple to make, too.

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Jam-Filled Thumbprint Cookies
Credit: C. Quinnell

Gingerbread Boys 

Smaller than their grown-up counterparts, these gingerbread boys are perfectly bite-sized. Just don’t eat them all in one sitting!

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Gingerbread Boys 

Turtle Thumbprints

Who doesn’t love the caramel and pecan combo? These cookies are simple to make and attractive, too!

Turtle Thumbprints

Snowball Cookies 

These lovely Christmas cookies, reminiscent of fresh snow, are easy to make and very tasty.

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Snowball Cookies 
Credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies 

The classic sugar cookie. Mix different cookie cutter shapes to mix things up, then decorate your heart out!

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Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies 
Credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

More Cookie Recipes to Try: 

Do you and your family and friends love to decorate cookies for Christmas? View our selection of basic sugar cookie recipes.

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Jennifer Keating

Jennifer Keating

Digital Editor

Jennifer is the Digital Editor at The Old Farmer’s Almanac. She is an active equestrian and spends much of her free time at the barn. When she’s not riding, she loves caring for her extensive collecti...
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Comments

<span>Colleen</span> Mon, 12/11/2017 - 08:38
Eat, drink and be merry, right? Which is what I was doing at the last family Christmas party I went to, enjoying the variety of cookies made by my many aunts, until a cousin says, haven't you had enough of those? Bah, humbug.
<span>Louise</span> Sun, 12/03/2023 - 09:07
Thank you for posting this! It's exactly what I needed today. Still giggling.
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Mon, 12/11/2017 - 12:39

Ha ha ha.  We hear you. Got to love those family members! Enjoy yourself this holiday season!

 <span>Terry Watts</span> Fri, 10/25/2013 - 13:31
I'm looking for Christmas cookie recipe and this is a good one thank you For my children to be making for the holidays but I wanted to ask can I still use the recipe with no shortening r do you have a recipe with Christmas cookies with no shortening added
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Mon, 10/28/2013 - 11:04
When making baked goods, you can substitute butter for the shortening in an equal amount.