9 Favourite Christmas Cookie Recipes

Here are some SavvyHQ holiday cookie faves for you and your family to enjoy this season.

One of Denise's favourite holiday cookies growing up was what she calls a Jam Thumbprint cookie. Without fail, her mom made them every Christmas. And, even before she became a mom, she and her sister added Jam Thumbprints to their holiday recipe file. Today, they are still one of her favourite Christmas cookies.

These wheat-free, egg-free and nut-free cookies are great for class parties or little ones with allergies (and a sweet tooth).

Robyn has always loved gingerbread cookies, but found that sometimes they're too thick and hard, or the cookies are too bready. So when it came time to finding a new recipe, she called her Aunt Dorothy. Having grown up on a farm, she had lots of experience with baking. The ingredients are surprising and she has never loved gingerbread more.

Try this delicious chocolate twist on the classic snowball cookie.

Minnow loves to cook but admits that baking is not really her preferred activity. But since she likes making stuff with the kids around this time of year, chocolate bark has always been a favourite. So when she kept coming across a recipe from Chipits (no, this is not an ad), she had to give it a try. And it was a big hit.

Combine two delicious flavours (chocolate and ginger, anyone?) together this season for a healthier cookie that everyone will love.

Her mom used to make these when she was growing up. It's a quick and super-easy recipe—both important criteria for a mom of four year-old twins. It's all about peanut butter, so those with allergies, take note. It's also a no-bake recipe that is lots of fun to make with the littlest chefs in your kitchen.

One easy-to-make thumbprint cookie recipe: three different fillings—jam, caramel chocolate, peppermint—to fit everyone's tastes. Now that's savvy.

Not having many traditional ‘make it every year' recipes in the family (other than a VERY labour-intensive rolled sugar cookie recipe her husband's family always makes), she decided on shortbread and went looking for a recipe. Somewhere along the way, a citrus craving ensued and lemon shortbread it was.

Check out more great cookie recipes we've been collecting for you on our Savvy: Holiday Cookies board.