25 Christmas Cookies to Make With Kids
These Christmas cookies to make with kids are one of the sweetest ways to spend time together during the holiday season.
This list includes a mix of easy cookies for little helpers and a few slightly more involved recipes that are great for older kids.
Pick a few favorites, turn on some Christmas music, and make an afternoon of holiday baking together. You’ll have so fun making cookies with your kids or grandkids!
Tips for Making Christmas Cookies With Kids
(These simple tips will make baking holiday cookies with your kids easier and more fun. You can also scroll down to skip straight to the cookie recipes.)
Choose recipes based on their age.
Younger children can help add sprinkles, press candies into cookies, or use cookie cutters, while older kids can measure ingredients, roll dough, and help with more involved decorating.
Prep a few things ahead of time.
Measure out ingredients, set out decorating supplies, and line your baking sheets before calling the kids into the kitchen. This keeps things moving and cuts down on waiting around.
Give everyone a job.
Kids love having something that’s specifically theirs to do. One child can add sprinkles while another places candies, rolls dough, or cuts out shapes.
Set up a decorating station.
Put frosting, sprinkles, candies, and other decorations in small bowls so kids can easily reach everything they need.
A sheet of parchment paper under the decorating area can also make cleanup much easier.
Don’t worry about perfect cookies.
Let the kids get creative, even if the snowmen are crooked or the reindeer have way too many sprinkles. The fun of making them together is what they’ll remember most.
Plan for extra time.
Baking with kids usually takes longer than baking on your own, so choose a day when you don’t have to rush.
Make it fun.
Put on Christmas music, let the kids wear festive aprons, and set out plenty of colorful sprinkles and candies. You could even make some hot chocolate to enjoy while the cookies bake.
Now, let’s get to the Christmas cookie recipes.
Christmas Cookies to Make With Kids
Have fun baking, decorating, and making Christmas memories with the kids this year!
1. Melted Snowman Cookies
Get the Recipe: Melted Snowman Cookies
2. Christmas Light Cookies
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3. Christmas Haystacks
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4. Grinch Thumbprint Cookies
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5. Gingerbread Cookies
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6. Polar Bear Face Cookies
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7. M&M Christmas Cookies
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8. Christmas Cornflake Wreath Cookies
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9. Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
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10. Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
Get the Recipe: Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
11. Penguin Oreos
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12. Chocolate‑Dipped Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
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13. Nutter Butter Reindeer
Get the Recipe: Nutter Butter Reindeer
14. Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
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15. Bear Paw Cookies
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16. Reindeer Poop Cookies
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17. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
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18. Snowman Oreo Cookies
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19. Church Window Cookies
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20. Christmas Tree Cookies
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21. Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
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22. Reindeer Cookies
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23. Drop Sugar Cookies
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24. Grinch Crumbl Christmas Sugar Cookies
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25. Snowball Kiss Cookies
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