Christmas Cookies Santa Will Love

Recipe: Pinwheel Cookies

Put Santa in a cookie trance with these sweet cookies.

Recipe: Easy Santa Cookies

Santa might leave some extra presents under the tree if these cookies are left out for him.

Recipe: Toasted Oatmeal Cookies

The key to oatmeal cookies that are better than your neighbor’s? Toast the oatmeal.

Recipe: Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies

Santa will never know that these chocolately cookies don’t have flour.

Recipe: Red Velvet Crackle Sandwich Cookies

Video: Red Velvet Crackle Sandwich Cookies

How could Santa resist these? They match his outfit!

Recipe: Raspberry Jam Thumbprints

These sweet little cookies will look perfectly festive on your Christmas china.

Recipe: Eggnog-Glazed Cookies

Video: Eggnog-Glazed Cookies

Making Santa’s favorite drink into a glaze is pure genius.

Recipe: Chocolate Pecan Honeycomb Cookies

Santa will think you’re as sweet as honey for making him these cookies.

Recipe: All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Santa appreciates a classic recipe just as much as we do.

Recipe: Minted White Chocolate Balls

These festive white chocolate balls will be your go-to hostess gift of the season, and Santa will love them, too.

Recipe: Molasses Crinkles

These cookies have all the sweetness of the season.

Recipe: Nutty Chocolate Thumbprints

Save some of these bite-sized treats in the kitchen for yourself, because Santa will eat every last one you leave out.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Toffee Turtle Cookies

These cookies with chocolate, peanut butter, caramel, and toffee have every sweet flavor Santa could want.

Recipe: Ginger Shortbread Cookies with Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting

These ginger cookies are the most delicious break from chocolate for Santa.

Recipe: Mississippi Mud Medallions

These four-ingredient cookies are easy enough to make right before Santa arrives.

Recipe: Peanut Butter-and-Jelly Linzer Cookies

You’ll have to remind your kids that these deliciously sweet cookies cannot replace the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches in their lunchboxes.

Recipe: Mocha Balls

Help Santa stay awake with these decadent mocha balls.

Recipe: Snow Flurries

Delicious proof that snow flurries can happen in the deep South.

Recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Peppermint Meringue Cookies

These will be the prettiest cookies Santa sees all night.

Recipe: Pecan Tea Cakes

The holidays call for at least one pecan dessert, and we think it should be these tea cakes.

Recipe: Coconut Snowballs

Santa will like these coconut snowballs much more than the snowballs he sees at home.

Recipe: Chocolate Ganache Thumbprints with Crushed Peppermints

Santa will never know that this rich chocolate filling was made in the microwave.

Recipe: Red Velvet Madeleines

Video: Red Velvet Madeleine Display

No worries—the intricate display tree is not required for these delicious cookies. They’ll look just as beautiful stacked on a plate for Santa.

Recipe: Chocolate-and-Almond Macaroons

These 6-ingredient macaroons are beautiful and easy to make.