15 Colorful Christmas Cookies for the Whole Family

This collection highlights Christmas cookies with fun holiday designs, bold colors, and festive flavors. Many use candy, colored dough, or unique shapes to create seasonal flair. The textures vary from soft and chewy to crisp or layered. Each description focuses on appearance, flavor, and presentation without restricted phrasing.

Gluten Free Stained Glass Christmas Cookies

Plate of star-shaped sugar cookies with colorful red and yellow stained glass centers, arranged on a white plate with a blurred background. — Gluten Free Stained Glass Christmas Cookies. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella.

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Soft gluten free dough is cut into shapes and filled with crushed hard candy pieces. Baking melts the candy, creating translucent “windows.” The edges stay firm for clean shapes. Each cookie shines with colorful, edible light.
Get the Recipe: Gluten Free Stained Glass Christmas Cookies

Grinch Crumbl Christmas Sugar Cookies

A stack of thick sugar cookies topped with green frosting and colorful holiday sprinkles, with a small red heart in the center, on a festive surface. — Grinch Crumbl Christmas Sugar Cookies. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella.

Soft, thick sugar cookies are tinted green. Frosting and candy decorations add expressive details. The edges stay soft, making each bite chewy. Each cookie is a festive take on the Grinch.
Get the Recipe: Grinch Crumbl Christmas Sugar Cookies

Grinch Heart Cookies – Stained Glass Window

A white plate holds green cookies with heart-shaped red centers, surrounded by festive red, green, and white decorations. — Grinch Heart Cookies – Stained Glass Window. Photo credit: xoxo Bella.

Heart shaped cookies are filled with crushed colored candy. Baking melts the candy into a translucent center. Powdered sugar dusting adds contrast. Each cookie combines charm with playful color.
Get the Recipe: Grinch Heart Cookies – Stained Glass Window

Grinch Linzer Cookies

A green round cookie dusted with powdered sugar, featuring a heart-shaped cutout revealing red jam, is displayed upright on a plaid cloth. — Grinch Linzer Cookies. Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

Spiced or vanilla dough is cut with small centers that reveal red jam underneath. Icing or candy creates a Grinch motif. The cookies remain soft with crisp edges. Each cookie blends holiday character with sweet filling.
Get the Recipe: Grinch Linzer Cookies

Grinch Sugar Cookies (Chewy & Easy!)

A green cookie with a small pink heart decoration is held on a gold spatula, with more green cookies and holiday decorations in the background. — Grinch Sugar Cookies (Chewy & Easy!). Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

Soft green sugar cookie dough is shaped into rounds. Candy eyes or small frosting accents complete the Grinch look. The texture stays chewy and tender. Each cookie is simple yet visually striking.
Get the Recipe: Grinch Sugar Cookies (Chewy & Easy!)

Grinch Thumbprint Cookies

A plate of round sugar cookies topped with green icing and a small red heart-shaped decoration in the center of each cookie. — Grinch Thumbprint Cookies. Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

A small indentation holds jam or chocolate in soft green dough. Candy eyes or red accents bring the Grinch theme to life. Baking creates lightly firm edges around soft centers. Each cookie is colorful and whimsical.
Get the Recipe: Grinch Thumbprint Cookies

Holiday Cookie Box – Easy Festive Christmas Cookies

A wooden tray filled with assorted decorated holiday cookies, meringues, and sweets, surrounded by pine branches and festive accents. — Holiday Cookie Box – Easy Festive Christmas Cookies. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella.

An assortment of simple cut outs and decorated cookies is baked together. Colors range from red and green to white and gold. Sprinkles, icing, or chocolate accents add flair. Each cookie box looks bright and inviting.
Get the Recipe: Holiday Cookie Box – Easy Festive Christmas Cookies

Italian Fig Christmas Cookies – Cucidati

A plate of sliced cookies filled with dark fruit and nut mixture, topped with white icing drizzle. — Italian Fig Christmas Cookies – Cucidati. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella.

Soft dough wraps around a spiced fig filling. Baking creates tender, slightly crisp edges. Powdered sugar dusting highlights the shape. Each cookie offers a rich flavor with traditional flair.
Get the Recipe: Italian Fig Christmas Cookies – Cucidati

M&M Christmas Cookies

A wooden tray filled with cookies containing red and green candies and chocolate chips, with extra chocolate chips scattered nearby. — M&M Christmas Cookies. Photo credit: Quick Prep Recipes.

Soft sugar or chocolate dough holds red and green M&M candies. Baking keeps the candies intact while creating chewy edges. Each cookie bursts with color and texture. They are simple yet cheerful for the season.
Get the Recipe: M&M Christmas Cookies

Melted Snowman Cookie Bark

Nine melted snowman cookies with red icing, pretzel stick arms, and green and red candy buttons are arranged on a white surface with festive decorations. — Melted Snowman Cookie Bark. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella.

Chocolate bark is topped with candy eyes, carrot noses, and buttons to resemble melted snowmen. The bark hardens into a crisp, snap-able texture. Each piece is whimsical and easy to serve.
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Mrs. Claus Cookies

A round wooden board with decorated Christmas cookies shaped like Santa faces and snowflakes, surrounded by cinnamon sticks, star anise, and a pine branch. — Mrs. Claus Cookies. Photo credit: Low Calorie Eating.

Soft sugar cookies are shaped into round or mitten designs. Frosting and candy details add character features. Edges remain tender while centers stay soft. Each cookie feels cozy and cheerful.
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Nightmare Before Christmas Cookies

Baseball-shaped cookies with blue, orange, and pink sections, decorated with brown stitching icing, arranged on a wooden board. — Nightmare Before Christmas Cookies. Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

Cookies are shaped or decorated to resemble characters from the film. Icing adds intricate details. The dough stays soft with lightly crisp edges. Each cookie brings bold visual interest.
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Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies

Chocolate-covered cookies decorated as reindeer with pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and red noses are arranged on a wooden tray with red and green candies. — Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies. Photo credit: Xoxo Bella.

Nutter Butter cookies form the body of the reindeer. Candy and pretzel pieces create antlers, eyes, and noses. The texture blends creamy peanut butter with crunchy accents. Each cookie is playful and festive.
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Nutter Butter Santa Cookies

Six cookies shaped like snowmen with red and white Santa hats, faces, and white bodies are arranged on a woven mat. — Nutter Butter Santa Cookies. Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

Round or oval Nutter Butter cookies become Santa’s body. Icing adds hat, belt, and facial details. The cookie stays soft with the candy providing structure. Each piece is a fun holiday treat.
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Peppermint Grinch Crinkle Cookies

A pile of green sugar cookies, each topped with a small red heart-shaped decoration in the center. — Peppermint Grinch Crinkle Cookies. Photo credit: Trop Rockin.

Green dough is rolled in powdered sugar before baking. Cracks form across the surface while peppermint flavor shines through. Candy eyes or small accents create the Grinch theme. Each cookie is bright, chewy, and festive.
Get the Recipe: Peppermint Grinch Crinkle Cookies