Best Cookie Exchange Recipes Everyone Will Love
While we might not have cookie exchange parties this year, it doesn’t mean you can’t make some of these easy holiday cookie recipes. Maybe you decide to make these cookie recipes with kids or send them to family members, whatever you do, we are sure everyone will appreciate the gesture. Here are the best cookie exchange recipes to share with family and friends.
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Cookie Exchange Recipes to Make this Holiday Season
Favorite Treats to Bring to a Cookie Exchange Party
The holidays are right around the corner, and while we might not be having a cookie exchange party, that doesn't mean you can't bake treats for friends and neighbors. These holiday treats are tried and true favorites everyone will love.
Christmas M&M Cookies
Who doesn't love a delicious Christmas colored cookie? These M&M holiday treats are sure to be a hit at any cookie exchange!
Frosted Eggnog Cookies
These cookies are a great twist on the sugar cookie classic. They’re made with eggnog instead of milk and come out so delicious! You can even try using flavored eggnog for an even tastier result!
Mom's Irresistible Crunchy Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe
This sinfully delicious, easy to make peanut butter fudge will have everyone asking for more. Perfect for holiday cookie exchanges or gifts for your co-workers and neighbors. This is one recipe you will make over and over again!
Rudolph Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
These adorable peanut butter cookies will certainly impress your friends. Get the kids involved because everyone will enjoy giving and receiving these treats.
The BEST Easy Soft Gingerbread Cookies
I made these a few years ago for the first time, and they have been a household favorite ever since. You may think you're not a gingerbread fan, but you will be after you try these.
Christmas Candy Cane Cookies Recipe
These just scream Christmas, don’t they?! These are so much fun and a great option for cookie exchanges.
Hot Chocolate Cookies
These are so festive and delicious! They’re chocolate cookies with melted marshmallows with a chocolate drizzle and some sprinkles. SO GOOD!!
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies
These cookies are so good! The red velvet flavor against the delicious filling is pure heaven.
Ginger Melted Snowman Cookies
These adorable melted snowman cookies are easy to make! Kids will love helping with these fun creations.
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever
As the recipe says, these are "the best" chocolate chip cookies, and we have to agree. They are the perfect thickness, soft, and gooey. Yum, we can't resist!
Oreo Truffles Recipe
Truffles anyone? These delicious cookies utilize golden oreos that are then dipped in chocolate with sprinkles added on top. They’re so good without being too rich! You won’t be able to eat just one, that’s for certain.
Chewy Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These chocolate cookies are SO GOOD! They scream Christmas and are so easy to make.
Best Snickerdoodles Recipe Ever
Snickerdoodles are another classic you can’t possibly leave out! So good and so easy to bake.
Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate cookies with a peppermint candy pressed into the middle? YES PLEASE! These are so festive, flavorful, and perfect for a cookie exchange!
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
These cookies are so good you’ll have to make an extra batch to keep to yourself! Roll them up like mini cinnamon rolls, slice, bake, and add the glaze. They’re so delicious!
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are some of my favorite cookies. They’re like a Reese’s peanut butter cup - but better! They are sure to be a real crowd pleaser.
Classic Sugar Cookies
These are a true classic cookie option. So easy to make, fun to decorate, and delicious to eat. Try mixing up the sprinkles with a more festive option!
Easy Buckeye Recipe
If I could eat these the entire holiday break, I certainly would. Far and away my all time favorite holiday treat (next to mom's peanut butter fudge of course), and super easy to make!
Snowball Cookies
This Christmas classic is a must during the holidays. They’re buttery and nutty with an airy texture that will surely melt in your mouth
Thumbprint Cookies
How DELICIOUS do these look?! A great update on a classic that everyone will love.
Pizzelle Cookies
Pizzelles were a Christmas tradition at my grandmother's house (and she wasn't even Italian)! These light, crispy cookies are easy to make with a pizzelle maker, and you can make different flavors!
Rolo Cookie Cups
These are made with Rolos and so good! A chocolate cookie cup filled with a Rolo candy is nothing short of delicious.
Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
These are much like the chocolate ones, but so much more festive! They’re made from cake mix, making them super easy to bake.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownie Sandwich Cookies
Honestly, these might not make it to the cookie exchange! Chocolate cookies held together by a cheesecake mixture is pure heaven. Yum!
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