Last-Minute Easy Cookies to Give as Gifts

Daniela Apostol

Dec 23, 2024

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Just a very few more sleeps till Christmas, the most wonderful holiday of the year! If you are busy getting everything ready and love the idea of baking cookies to give as gifts to your friends and relatives, these cookies are incredibly easy to whip up super quickly, and they also taste as good as they look. Nothing beats a homemade edible gift, so you are sure to get many compliments for them. From classic recipes to recipes with a twist, there is a bit for everyone to enjoy!

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Nutella-Stuffed Chocolate Linzer Cookies

A plate of assorted chocolate cookies in various shapes, including stars, hearts, and flowers, dusted with powdered sugar. The plate has a floral design and rests on a dark surface near a blue cloth with white stitching.
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If you are looking for some scrumptious edible gifts for friends and families, my Nutella-Stuffed Chocolate Linzer Cookies are incredibly rich, soft and chocolatey, and so delicious that everyone will love them. They are very easy to make with just a few readily-available ingredients.

GET THE RECIPE: Nutella-Stuffed Chocolate Linzer Cookies

Chocolate Butter Cookies

A hand with pink nails holds a chocolate cookie, with ridges on its surface, over a plate of similar cookies in the background.
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For all the chocolate lovers out there, these cookies are for you! My Chocolate Butter Cookies are insanely rich and buttery, with an intense chocolate flavour and a crisp texture. So easy to make with only 5 basic ingredients, and very little prep.

GET THE RECIPE: Chocolate Butter Cookies

Shortbread Cookies

Shortbreads on a plate.
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I can’t think of Christmas without these delicious Shortbread Cookies. They are a traditional bake during the festive season, and are so easy to make with so little prep. Plus, they travel well, and make excellent edible gifts. 

GET THE RECIPE: Shortbread Cookies

Christmas Sugar Cookies

Iced star cookies on a plate.
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The easiest sugar cookie recipe you can possible get, and a failproof one too! These Christmas Sugar Cookies are festive and indulgent, and ridiculously easy to whip up. Make a larger batch, they will go down well with everyone!

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Chocolate Ginger Molasses Tea Cookies

A baking tray of Christmas cookies, a bowl of sugar with a spoon, and a sifter are on a colorful cloth-covered surface.
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A delicious addition to your holiday baking menu, these Chocolate Ginger Molasses Tea Cookies are wonderfully spiced and festive, and perfect edible gifts for the loved ones.

GET THE RECIPE: Chocolate Ginger Molasses Tea Cookies

Rudolph Cookies

Four reindeer-shaped Christmas cookies with red noses are arranged on a white plate. They are surrounded by a blue cloth with white dots, twine, and bells.
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These joyful Rudolph Cookies are a guaranteed success with kids and grown-ups alike. They are rich and decadent chocolate shortbread cookies that have a wonderful snap and an intense chocolatey flavour.

GET THE RECIPE: Rudolph Cookies

Gingerbread Man Cookies

A decorative plate filled with gingerbread cookies, shaped like people and decorated with white icing, sits on a table. Festive ornaments, including a striped bauble and a glittery star, are scattered around.
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A classic Christmas cookie recipe, these Gingerbread Man Cookies are beautifully spiced and festive, soft and chewy and incredibly delicious. They are a big hit with the whole family and are quick and easy to make.

GET THE RECIPE: Gingerbread Man Cookies

Butter Cookies

Butter cookies on a plate.
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Made with only 3 ingrediens, my Butter Cookies couldn’t be simpler. They are rich and buttery and simply melt in your mouth, and are a family-favourite cookie recipe during the holiday season.

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Stamped Cookies

A cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows, a wooden spoon, and four cookies with "Merry Christmas" written on them resting on a turquoise plate.
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A lovely edible gift idea, these Christmas Stamped Cookies are quick and easy to make, and a failproof recipe that always delivers. They might be simple, but are utterly delicious!

GET THE RECIPE: Christmas Stamped Cookies

Stained Glass Cookies

A decorative plate with eight round cookies, each featuring colorful stained glass centers in various shapes like trees, stars, and bells. The cookies are arranged in a circle on a dark surface with a blue cloth in the background.
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The most impressive Christams cookies to bake for families and friends, these Stained Glass Cookies are my absolutely favourite cokiies to give as gifts. A soft sugar cookie base with a melted candy centre, they are fun and delicious, and very easy to make.

GET THE RECIPE: Stained Glass Coookies

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