The 17 Cutest Christmas Cutout Cookies Ever

Cutout cookies are always popular whether you’re making a batch to treat the family, creating some charming homemade gifts or you simply want to get on with some festive baking. You’re only limited by the shapes of your cookie cutters and you can get creative with cutout cookie recipes using different frosting options, toppings and decorations. So, get ready to meet your new favorite cutout cookie recipe, the one you’ll want to make again and again!

Christmas Chocolate Sugar Cookies and Buttercream Dip

Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Christmas chocolate sugar cookies! Whether you enjoy homemade cookies and buttercream dip with a glass of milk on Christmas Eve or you prefer to snack on them on Christmas morning, they’re a real crowd pleaser. These sugar cookie dippers also go down well (and disappear fast!) at any Christmas party.
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Italian Canestrelli Cookies

Canestrelli cookies are a little bit like shortbread but lighter, with more of a crunch, and a more in-depth flavour. These Christmas cookies are from Italy’s Liguria region, and are buttery tasting with delicious lemon fragrance evident in every bite. You will want to add these Italian cookies to this year’s Christmas baking or holiday baking plans.
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The BEST Chocolate Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs

Chocolate sugar cookie cut-outs remind me of Christmas. I make several varieties of them every single year. We all know that chocolate makes everything taste amazing. So, when you combine it with sugar cookies, the result is these easy chocolate cookies which are absolute perfection! It really isn’t the holidays, unless I have these chocolate Christmas cookies!
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Cranberry Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies

My mom loves holiday baking and this is a recipe for cranberry lemon pistachio cookies that she has been making for many years. They are almost too pretty to eat. The tart lemon taste of the icing has to be my favourite part of these colourful Christmas cookies. Because they’re so good, making these cranberry pistachio wreath cookies is a tradition I’m only too happy to continue!
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Raspberry Jam and Buttercream Sandwich Cookies

These raspberry jam and buttercream sandwich cookies are so good. Enjoy these cookies with filling with your morning coffee or make some as a gift. You will love how the orange sugar cookies and vanilla buttercream pairs with the raspberry jam to make delicious and fruit-forward cookies with preserves.
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Stained Glass Christmas Cookies

These stained glass Christmas cookies are so pretty to look at. They might look fiddly to prepare but they really aren’t. Also known as windowpane cookies, these easy to make cookies with a hole in the middle are a Christmas staple. You will love these star shape, colourful gluten free cookies. It’s such a great recipe for the best Christmas cookies.
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3D Stacked Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies

This fun recipe for 3D stacked Christmas tree sugar cookies is a great project for Christmas time when you’re in a baking mood. The tree shapes are made of sugar cookie dough and feature green frosting. Star cookie cutters make the stars on top of the cookie trees stacks. Despite being so gorgeous, Christmas sugar cookies really are easy to make!
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Cutout No Spread Holiday Sugar Cookies

These are the perfect cutout holiday cookies for decorating. These no spread sugar cookies hold their shape beautifully and are irresistibly soft and chewy.
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Gnome Cookies

These adorable gnome cookies look advanced but are quite easy to make even for the seasonal baker. Get creative and give your gnomes a personality with different colors, ingredients, and decorating styles.
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Snowflake Gingerbread Cookies

These snowflake cutout gingerbread cookies are a classic for the holiday season. With the perfect amount of spice and the simplicity of the design, these would be an easy holiday gift idea!
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Christmas Shaped Sugar Cookies

Not only are these cooikes vibrant and festive, they are fun and easy to make. No chill and no spread cookies make the holiday entertaining so much easier! Top those with the special powdered sugar icing and you’ll find yourself making different varities for every occasion.
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Shortbread Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Filling

A classic twist on a Linzer cookie, these perfectly tender cookie sandwiches will be hard to put down. With a sweet and tart raspberry filling and a perfect dusting of confectioners’ sugar, the almond shortbread is perfectly balanced. These will have you thinking of grandma’s baking!
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Ugly Sweater Sugar Cookie Bar Cutouts

We love a good ole fashioned ugly christmas sweater – even in the form of a cookie. Have a cookie decorating party and design your own ugly Christmas sweater cutout cookies with your favorite designs and toppings. Get the whole family involved and you have a nice, soft, and chewy cookie that shows everyone’s personality.
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Dulce Leche Sandwich Cookies

Combine buttery shortbread cookies with a rich and thick dulce de leche filling. Roll it in shreadded coconut and you have alfajores cookies that you’ll want to share with everyone (or not). Use your favorite cookie stamp to take these cutout cookies to the next level!
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Gluten-Free White Chocolate Matcha Shortbread Cookies

Switch up your baking ingredients by adding a little matcha to the mix! Make some matcha shortbread cookies that are buttery and nutty. Top with melted white chocolate to add some more sweetness to the mix. The natural green color is perfect to make little Christmas trees! Also, they are gluten-free so even better!
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Homemade Speculaas Cookies

This simplified biscoff cookie recipe makes warm and crunchy cookies that can be molded or cut to your liking. The combination of spices gives these cookies a rich and deep flavor. Combine with your favorite warm drink or place in a holiday-themed tin to give as a gift!
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Stained Glass Christmas Cutout Cookies

These festive stained glass Christmas cookies are sure to get you into the holiday spirit. This is a recipe that is fun to make with a final result that’s truly a showstopper.
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Almond Flour Sugar Cookies

These almond flour sugar cookies are perfect for decorating! They are soft and chewy in the center and have golden crisp edges. The only flour you need to make these is almond flour!
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Gluten-Free Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies

While I was drinking my hot chocolate, I thought it would be such a tasty treat to combine my favorite winter beverage with my chocolate cookies. What resulted was a chewy chocolate gluten-free cookie infused with peppermint extract and topped with a giant marshmallow, crushed candy canes and a chocolate drizzle. Serious hot chocolate vibes, friends.
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms

These Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms are a healthier version of the classic Christmas cookie topped with a Hershey Kiss! They are completely gluten free, can be modified to be dairy free, and refined sugar free. So easy to make!
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies are packed with pumpkin flavor, lightly spiced with cinnamon, and loaded with chocolate chips.
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Gluten Free Gingerdoodles Cookies

If you’re craving some delicious gluten free holiday cookies, you really need to try my gluten free gingerdoodles!! They are the best!! The recipe is easy-to-follow, and the flavor has intense gingerbread flavors that are out of this world.
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Crispy Buttery Gluten-Free Butter Cookies

Watch out because this new gluten-free butter cookie recipe is going to become one of your new favorites! They taste like those famous Danish-style butter cookies that come in those fancy blue tins.
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Vegan Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (gluten-free + refined sugar-free)

Fluffy, decadent chocolate cookies with a twist of peppermint are a must-bake during the holidays! These Vegan Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are made totally gluten-free and without refined sugar, but you can expect big flavor in each bite…and happy smiles from everyone who tries them!
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Thumbprint Cookies With Icing

Take your classic thumbprint cookies to the next level by making thumbprint cookies with icing! These are egg-free, gluten-free cookies filled with a delicious two-ingredient vegan icing. They have a soft, buttery texture that melts in your mouth. Natural food coloring makes the icing festive for any holiday, and adding sprinkles on top is the perfect finishing touch.
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Soft Christmas Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

These super fluffy and soft Christmas sprinkle sugar cookies are the best holiday dessert to share! They are drop-style, no-chill sugar cookies that are quick and easy to make at home with simple ingredients. Festive red and green sprinkles are baked inside the cookies for the ultimate sugar cookie flavor.
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Easy Gluten-Free Linzer Cookies

These Gluten-Free Linzer Cookies are a perfect holiday treat. Learn how to make these holiday cookies from Austria here with this delicious and easy recipe! Egg-free, with a dairy-free, nut-free and vegan option.
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Keto Shortbread Almond Flour Cookies

A buttery keto shortbread cookies recipe with just 4 ingredients & 1.7g net carbs! These almond flour cookies taste like real shortbread.
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Gluten-Free Candy Cane Cookies

The Christmas cookie lineup in my home always included crispy candy cane cookies made with a hint of sweet almond extract. When looking for a gluten-free version of this recipe, nothing was quite the same.
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Sugar Cookie Icing

This sugar cookie icing recipe is super easy, using only 3 or 4 ingredients. Vary the flavor and colors to suit any occasion throughout the year – have fun!
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Gluten Free Orange Cranberry Shortbread

Some days we all need a simple but delicious cookie and this is when my recipe for Gluten Free Orange Cranberry Shortbread comes in handy. The buttery goodness and festive flavors make these shortbread cookies a tasty addition to your holiday cookie collection. They’re simple, crumbly like shortbread should be, and downright delicious!
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Gluten Free Gingerbread Men Cookies

It’s that time of year for holiday baking and these gluten free gingerbread men cookies are the perfect addition to the cookie platter. I’m using an old fashion gingerbread cookie cutter passed down from my grandma but I also like this Wilton gingerbread cookie cutter if you don’t have one.
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Gluten-free Fruitcake Cookies

I’m not a fan of fruitcake, but these Gluten-Free Fruitcake Cookies are fabulous. The secret? Soaking dried fruit in Southern Comfort!
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