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Need ideas for your Christmas cookie exchange? These 23 Christmas cookie recipes are full of festive favorites! Bake Candy Cane Kiss Cookies, Funfetti Cookies, Ginger Snap Cookies, Gum Drop Cookies, or Iced Oatmeal Cookies. For something extra special, try Melted Snowman Cookies, Peppermint Candy Sugar Cookies, or Chocolate No-Bake Cookies. Save this holiday baking list for your Christmas cookie exchange! Need ideas for your Christmas cookie exchange? These 23 Christmas cookie recipes are full of festive favorites! Bake Candy Cane Kiss Cookies, Funfetti Cookies, Ginger Snap Cookies, Gum Drop Cookies, or Iced Oatmeal Cookies. For something extra special, try Melted Snowman Cookies, Peppermint Candy Sugar Cookies, or Chocolate No-Bake Cookies. Save this holiday baking list for your Christmas cookie exchange!

I love cookie exchanges. Whether you are organizing or participating in a cookie exchange with family or friends or for a women’s church get together, these cookie recipes will give you some inspiration to try something new or try an old-fashioned favorite.   At our Christmas cookie exchanges we always brought extra cookies to put…

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These classic snowball cookies with pecans are buttery, tender, and coated in a generous layer of powdered sugar. Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cakes, these little cookies are a holiday favorite. Make them for Christmas cookie trays, homemade gifts, or your next Christmas cookie exchange. These classic snowball cookies with pecans are buttery, tender, and coated in a generous layer of powdered sugar. Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cakes, these little cookies are a holiday favorite. Make them for Christmas cookie trays, homemade gifts, or your next Christmas cookie exchange.

Snowball cookies are simple, buttery treats that melt in your mouth and are covered in powdered sugar to look like little snowy balls. They are often called Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies, and they are a favorite during the holidays and all year round. What makes snowball cookies special is their crumbly texture…

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Add a little holiday magic to your cookie platter with these Kris Kringle cookies! Filled with cranberries and white chocolate, they're a wonderful treat to share with family and friends. Perfect for Christmas parties, holiday baking days, and a Christmas cookie exchange. These festive cookies are sure to become a seasonal favorite. Add a little holiday magic to your cookie platter with these Kris Kringle cookies! Filled with cranberries and white chocolate, they're a wonderful treat to share with family and friends. Perfect for Christmas parties, holiday baking days, and a Christmas cookie exchange. These festive cookies are sure to become a seasonal favorite.

I have tried a lot of different Christmas cookie recipes over the years. Every year I like to try at least one or two new Christmas cookie recipes to add to my cookie collection.   This year I decided to try these Kris Kringle cookies. They are similar to chocolate chip cookies, with the milk…

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These hot chocolate cookies are rich, fudgy, and filled with chocolate chips and marshmallows! They taste just like a cozy cup of hot cocoa in cookie form. Make them for Christmas baking, holiday parties, or your next Christmas cookie exchange. Save this delicious holiday cookie recipe for your Christmas dessert tray! These hot chocolate cookies are rich, fudgy, and filled with chocolate chips and marshmallows! They taste just like a cozy cup of hot cocoa in cookie form. Make them for Christmas baking, holiday parties, or your next Christmas cookie exchange. Save this delicious holiday cookie recipe for your Christmas dessert tray!

If you love hot chocolate and cookies, hot chocolate cookies are the perfect treat for you.  These cookies combine the rich taste of hot cocoa mix with soft, chewy textures and sometimes gooey marshmallows for a cozy dessert that feels like a warm drink in cookie form.  They are easy to make and perfect for…

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