26 Kid-Friendly Ideas For Your Christmas Cookie Exchange

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If your December agenda includes a Christmas cookie exchange, you may be feeling like the pressure is on to come up with a contribution that's sure to wow the crowd of kids and adults alike. Whether you're totally at ease in an apron or prefer to let the experts at your local bakery do the leg work for you, these 26 Christmas cookie ideas are sure to inspire.

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Cream Wafer Tree Cookies
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Cream Wafer Tree Cookies

There's no sandwich better than a cookie sandwich! These cream wafer tree cookies are adorable, and technically count as a sandwich, right?!

02
Red Velvet Shortbread Fireplaces
Diamonds For Dessert

Red Velvet Shortbread Fireplaces

These shortbread fireplaces by Diamonds For Dessert take the cake when it comes to creativity.

03
Gingerbread Eggnog Delights
Veggie Kids

Gingerbread Eggnog Delights

Veggie Kids' recipe for gingerbread eggnog delights merges two classic seasonal flavors into a sweet cookie sandwich treat.

04
Letters to Santa
Anders Ruff

Letters to Santa

We're blown away by the level of detail in Sweet Sugar Belle's postage stamp cookies.

05
Sparkly Vanilla Bean Macarons
Kevin and Amanda

Sparkly Vanilla Bean Macarons

Peppermint candy-inspired sparkly vanilla bean macarons are sophisticated enough to be saved for the adult table.

06
Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies With Buttercream Icing
The Farmer's Daughter

Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies With Buttercream Icing

These sugar cookies with buttercream icing scream Christmas classic, and with a few fun cookie cutters, they're not hard to accomplish at all (you can even use slice and bake, we're not going to tell!).

08
Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies
Budding Baketress

Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies

Adorn Budding Baketress's gingerbread sandwich Christmas trees with mini M&M's to look like glistening ornaments.

09
Chocolate Peppermint Stuffed Cookies
The Gunny Sack

Chocolate Peppermint Stuffed Cookies

For all of the mint lovers out there, these chocolate peppermint stuffed cookies are soft, chewy, and definitely minty!

10
Frosty the Snowmen Pretzels
Hungry Happenings

Frosty the Snowmen Pretzels

They may be closer to candy than cookies, but these Frosty Pretzel treats are guaranteed to make kiddies smile.

11
Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies
Lolly Jane

Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies

These chocolate mint crinkle cookies are the perfect way to put all of those festive candy canes to good use!

12
Nutella Christmas S'Mores
Pint-Sized Treasures

Nutella Christmas S'Mores

Pint-Sized Treasures' Nutella Christmas S'Mores are made with store-bought ingredients — chocolate chip cookies, Nutella, marshmallows, crushed candy canes, and Hershey's Kisses.

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Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Bars
Heather Christo

Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Bars

Heather Christo's candy cane sugar cookie bars will melt in your mouth with a buttery, sugary cookie layer covered in peppermint frosting and crispy candy cane crumbs.

14
Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies
Budding Baketress

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

Chocolate-dipped minipretzels make the perfect antlers for the Budding Baketress's adorable peanut butter reindeer cookies.

15
Hot Chocolate Meltaway Cookies
Creme de la Crumb

Hot Chocolate Meltaway Cookies

Turn hot cocoa into a delicious cookie with these hot chocolate meltaway cookies that look like a cocoa lover's dream.

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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
POPSUGAR Photography

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Kids will love to help out in the kitchen by smashing candy canes for chocolate peppermint cookies inspired by a Martha Stewart recipe.

Source: POPSUGAR Food

18
Chocolate-Dipped Candy Cane Grahams
Recipe Boy

Chocolate-Dipped Candy Cane Grahams

These chocolate-dipped candy cane grahams from Recipe Boy are an easy way to create a special seasonal treat.

19
Snow Globe Sugar Cookies

Snow Globe Sugar Cookies

If you'd rather buy than bake your contribution, Sugar Lane Bake Shop's snow globe sugar cookies ($36 for a dozen) are a good way to go!

20
Holiday Rice Krispie Treats
Table For Two

Holiday Rice Krispie Treats

An old favorite gets a new twist for the holidays with Table For Two's recipe for candy-cane-covered holiday Rice Krispie treats.

22
Christmas Domos
Diamonds For Dessert

Christmas Domos

Kids will love Diamonds For Dessert's chocolatey Christmas Domos — complete with Santa hats!

23
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Cookies

You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Cookies

Because even the grouchiest Mr. Grinch has a heart, Very Grinch-a-licious Cookies by Scrumpalicious ($10 for two cookies) are sweet as can be.

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Cowboy Cookies
POPSUGAR Photography | Nicole Perry

Cowboy Cookies

A hearty, granola-based sweet treat, these Cowboy Cookies are a recipe you'll want to keep in your arsenal well past Christmas.

Source: Nicole Perry

25
Fancy Gems Mini Choux
Raspberri Cupcakes

Fancy Gems Mini Choux

Kid-size fancy gems by Raspberri Cupcakes are simple and oh-so sweet.

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The Original Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie
Picky Palate

The Original Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie

Picky Palate came up with this stuffed chocolate chip cookie recipe that has gone crazy on the Internet. Who can resist the idea of a cookie baked within a cookie?