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Kids Home Made Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe

Written By Friday, 5 August 2022 Add Comment Edit

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There's nothing like time spent in the kitchen with children to create holiday memories that will last a lifetime. Just think back to rolling cookie dough with Grandma at Christmas time or watching Mom assemble her famous apple pie. Aprons on and family recipe cards out, this is when the real holiday magic happens between generations.

But gearing up to bake with kids is no easy feat. Depending on the age of your little one, you'll want to make sure you're attempting a recipe that will make more than just a mess. Luckily, some of our favorite Christmas cookie recipes are as kid-friendly as they come so you can enlist your little elves. From Kitchen Sink Cookies that incorporate some of your kids' favorite snacks right into the dough to Cathedral Window Cookies with colorful mini marshmallows, these easy cookie recipes for kids are just as fun to bake as they are to eat.

Sprinkle Stocking Cookies

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Recipe: Sprinkle Stocking Cookies

Perfect for the sprinkle lover in your life, these cookies have classic Christmas fun is baked right in.

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Santa's Kitchen Sink Cookies

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Recipe: Santa's Kitchen Sink Cookies

Santa won't mind if you steal a cookie or two from his Christmas Eve batch. Plus, the kids will love tossing pretzel pieces, chocolate chips, and marshmallows into this catch-all, sweet and salty cookie.

Peppermint Meltaway Cookies

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Recipe: Peppermint Meltaway Cookies

Create some melt-away magic with this family-ready recipe that only takes 20 minutes of active work.

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Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies

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Recipe: Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies

Once you've mixed and shaped your batter, the real fun begins. Get the whole family involved in rolling your dough in green and red sprinkles for a festive loaf of dough ready for a simple slice and bake.

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

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Recipe: Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Recreate the memories of baking holiday kiss cookies with Grandma in your own kitchen with a brand new generation. The kids will love unwrapping and pushing chocolate kisses into each cookie.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

While the first (very important) step of browning the butter for these cookies is best handled by the adult in the group, your kitchen assistants will love helping with every other step along the way to a delicious batch of chocolate chip cookies.

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Brownie Cookies

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Recipe: Brownie Cookies

No need to make too big of a mess with the little ones in the kitchen. These kid-favorite treats start with a box of brownie mix, so half the work is already done for you.

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

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Recipe: Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

Cake mix is the secret ingredient to making these colorful cookies simple and kid-friendly.

Easy Sugar Cookies

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Recipe: Easy Sugar Cookies

These simple sugar cookies are ready for your favorite cookie cutters. Let the kids pick out their shape, and let the fun begin!

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Cornflake Wreath Christmas Cookies

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Recipe: Cornflake Wreath Christmas Cookies

When a recipe calls for mini marshmallows, corn flakes, and green food coloring, you know it's going to be a fun holiday afternoon.

Sprinkle Sandwich Cookies

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Recipe: Sprinkle Sandwich Cookies

The whole gang will have a blast assembling these colorful, buttercream-filled sandwich cookies. We bet we know some little hands who will volunteer to be on sprinkle duty.

Pecan Snowball Cookies

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Recipe: Pecan Snowball Cookies

The kids will love pressing the dough balls into spheres to make these classic snowball cookies, also known as Russian tea cakes.

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Butter Cookies

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Recipe: Butter Cookies

This kid-friendly creation makes the dreamiest snack scenario–just add a glass of milk.

Cathedral Window Cookies

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Recipe: Cathedral Window Cookies

While you manage the stovetop to melt the butter and chocolate together, the kids can handle the marshmallows.

Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies

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Recipe: Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies

Like a brownie in cookie form, these flourless drop cookies are a blast for little bakers of any age.

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Kitchen Sink Cookies

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Recipe: Kitchen Sink Cookies

Kids will go crazy over these Kitchen Sink Cookies. Not only do they have fun snacks thrown in, like corn chips and chocolate chunks, but they're totally family-friendly to bake together.

Painted Shortbread Cookies

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Recipe: Painted Shortbread Cookies

Let out your little one's inner artist with these painted cookies that will have holiday imaginations running wild. Just switch your color scheme, and you can bake these round, frosted treats for any occasion at any time of year.

Slice-and-Bake Sugar Cookie Bites

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Recipe: Slice-and-Bake Sugar Cookie Bites

These buttery sugar cookies are miniature in size, but that doesn't mean the lack in fun or flavor.

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Candy Cane Cookies

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Recipe: Candy Cane Cookies

These cookies are flavored with peppermint and are perfect for dipping in hot cocoa.

Spritz Cookies

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Recipe: Spritz Cookies

Grab your cookie press and get moving on these classic holiday treats. Preparing the dough couldn't be easier, and once it's done you simply feed it through the press.

Snowy Tree Cookies

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Recipe: Snowy Tree Cookies

Stack star-shaped cookies of different sizes to make these trees come to life.

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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Recipe: Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Chocolate-lovers, say hello to your dream treats. These cookies meet somewhere between a brownie and a double chocolate cookie.

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

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Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

These no-bake cookies rival classic Pecan Pralines.

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

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Recipe: Christmas Pinwheel Cookies

Add unsweetened chocolate to a portion of the dough to create this delicious cookie.

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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

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Recipe: Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

Conveniently gluten-free and dairy-free for any dietary needs in your play group, these easy peanut butter cookies only require four ingredients.

Reindeer Cookies

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Recipe: Reindeer Cookies

These no-bake cookies are a festive and easy way to get kids into the holiday spirit.

Deep-Dish Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

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Recipe: Deep-Dish Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Sure, there may be no rolling or dropping involved, but your kiddos can still help stir up the batter (and enjoy the sweet baked results) for these skillet cookies.

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Molasses Crinkles

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Recipe: Molasses Crinkles

Introduce the next generation to the Christmas classic you grew up with. They may be skeptical at first, but after one bite into cinnamon goodness, they'll be sold.

Sugar Cookies

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Recipe: 5-ingredient Sugar Cookies

Five ingredients are all you need to make this tried-and-true sugar cookie recipe. Take your pick of cookie cutters and toppings to make yours look as pristine as these, but it's okay if  they're messy, too.

Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

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Recipe: Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

Take the classic sugar cookie recipe to the next level by adding brown butter and cinnamon-sugar. You'll be much impressed—even if you still love the original!

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