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Christmas Cookies for 2021

5+ christmas cookie recipes to try

1

chai spice Chocolate chip cookies

The best chocolate chip cookies... possibly ever? These chai spiced cookies are perfectly crispy with a soft, chewy center. The subtle notes of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg intermingled with the ideal amount of dark chocolate chunks brings luxury and warmth to every bite.

Ingredients

– 2 cups water – 2 teaspoon loose leaf black tea – 2 cardamom pods – 1 clove – 1 inch knob of ginger, – ¼ teaspoon black peppercorn  – ½ cinnamon stick – 1 cup whole milk – 2 teaspoon sugar

2

Guava cream cheese cookies

 The softest cream cheese cookies that melt in your mouth! They're topped with guava with an added touch of delicious sweetness.

Ingredients

– 2½ cups all-purpose flour – 1 teaspoon baking powder – ¼ teaspoon salt – 8 oz full-fat cream cheese – ½ cup unsalted butter – 1 cup sugar – 1 egg – ½ teaspoon vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon almond extract – 2 oz guava jam – confectioners' sugar, for dusting

3

brownie cookies

These Cherry Jam Brownie Cookies are sinfully chocolatey with a fruity center. The brownie cookie is soft, scrumptious, and rich and perfectly complimented by a delicious cherry jam. It's the ultimate cookie for brownie and cherry lovers!

Ingredients

– 8 oz dark chocolate, 60-70% – ¼ cup unsalted butter – 1 cup all-purpose flour – 3 tablespoon cocoa powder – 1 teaspoon baking powder – ½ teaspoon salt – ½ cup granulated sugar – ½ cup light brown sugar – 2 large eggs – ½ teaspoon vanilla extract – ¼ cup chocolate chunks – 1.5 oz cherry jam

4

Lofthouse-Style Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

These Lofthouse-Style Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars are a deliciously soft copycat version that's made into cookie bars! This version and style solves the great debate on whether these cookies are the best or not!

Ingredients

– 1½ cups flour – 1 tablespoon corn starch – ½ teaspoon baking powder – ½ teaspoon baking soda – ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar – ¼ teaspoon salt – ½ cup unsalted butter – ¾ cup sugar – 1 egg – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – ¼ teaspoon almond extract – 2 tablespoon sour cream

5

ube crinkle cookies

Scrumptiously soft, gorgeously purple Ube Crinkle Cookies are the perfect Filipino-American twist on crinkles for any Christmas cookie tin! The coconut marshmallow filling takes these purple yam cookies to the next level for a decadent, colorful treat.

Ingredients

– ½ cup unsalted butter – ½ cup granulated sugar – ¼ cup light brown sugar – 1 egg – 1 cup ube jam – 1 teaspoon ube extract – 1 teaspoon baking powder – ¼ teaspoon baking soda – 1.5 cups all-purpose flour – granulated sugar, for rolling – sifting powder sugar, for rolling

6

Jaggery Gingersnaps

Make these crispy, snappy Jaggery Gingersnap Cookies with a soft, chewy center the classic way or as an ooey gooey deep dish cookie with a scoop of ice cream!

Ingredients

– ¾ cup butter – 1½ cup white sugar – 1 egg – ¼ cup jaggery – 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted – 2 teaspoon baking soda – ¾ tablespoon ground ginger – 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon – ¼ teaspoon ground cloves – ¼ teaspoon salt

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