Cutout Cookie Recipes

Whether you’re baking for the holidays or, well, any day, these cutout cookie recipes are here to satisfy your sweet tooth. Find our best recipes, tips and more.

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Peppermint Schnapps Hot Cocoa Snowflakes

Mint and chocolate are perfect partners in these cutout cookies! —James Schend, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

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Lumberjack Cookies

After cutting your own Christmas tree, come home to a hot beverage and a plate of these cute lumberjack cookies....


Egg Yolk Cookies

These simple egg yolk cookies truly melt in your mouth. They're thin cookies, just like the ones my grandma used...


Hanukkah Cookies

Cream cheese adds richness to these Hanukkah cookies. Decorate them with royal icing or your favorite buttercream frosting and toppings....


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Peanut Butter Cinnamon Snap Cookies

These peanut butter cinnamon cookies are perfect for bake sales, potlucks or holiday gift baskets. Use fun cookie cutters for...

French Butter Cookies

The Brittany region of France is known for its use of butter. These French butter cookies, also known as sable...


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Letter-Stamped Butter Cookies

Alphabet cookie stamps make creating these one-of-a-kind treats a snap. Surprise your guests with dessert before dinner! —Taste of Home...

Easy Scottish Shortbread

These traditional butter cookies require only three ingredients. They’re so yummy, you won’t be able to stop at just one!...


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Graffiti Cutout Cookies

Talk about playing with your food! An edible color spray lets you create ombre and color blends unlike other decorating...


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Snow Globe Keepsake Cookies

Make holiday magic! These extra-special ornaments are totally customizable—each filled with a little snowfall of edible sprinkles. Let it snow...


Ugly Sweater Cookies

Perhaps the most amazing thing about Ugly Sweater Cookies is how cute they are. Try these classic gingerbreads on for...

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Gingerbread Christmas Cards

'Tis the season for mailing out Christmas cards and gift packages stuffed with homemade cookies. Why not save time and...


Orange-Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

I developed this recipe after years of searching for a chocolate chip cookie that would stand out from all others....


Chocolate-Filled Cookies with Peppermint Frosting

Baking is one of my favorite traditions around the holidays. These special cookies draw you in with candy-topped frosting and...


Frosted Spice Cookies

This recipe has been handed down through many generations of my husband's family. The cookies were always in his grandmother's...


Sand Dollar Cookies

Before the military relocated our family, my children had never lived near the ocean. I came up with this special...

Frosted Cutout Sugar Cookies

“As a girl, I helped Mom make these crunchy cutout cookies. Iced and sprinkled with colored sugar, they're the best!”...


Frosted Cookie Bouquet

If you're looking for an easy yet impressive cookie bouquet recipe, you've found it! In the spring, I cut these...


Orange Sugar Cookies

I make these citrusy cookies for parties and special occasions, and we always get to eat the ones that don't...


Spiced Molasses Doughnut Cookies

I don't know where this recipe came from, but my family has been making these cookies for four generations. I...


Black-Eyed Susan Cookies

Black-eyed Susans attract butterflies when planted in masses, and you'll draw a crowd when you make these "conversation" cookies. They...


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S’mookies

S'mores are one of my favorite desserts. I wanted to create a cookie to replace the graham cracker—that's when my...


Grandma’s Star Cookies

My husband's grandma would make these butter cutouts only with a star cookie cutter. I use various shapes for celebrations...


Lemon Shortbread Cookies

I received this recipe for lemon shortbread cookies from my cousin, who tried to duplicate cookies she loved from a...


Creme de Menthe Cookies

This is my mother's Christmas recipe. She made these every year and whenever I smell them baking, I think of...

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Italian Horn Cookies

My family has been making these delicate fruit-filled cookies for generations. They’re light and flaky, with the look of an...


Caramel-Apple Shortbread Cookies

There is nothing like seeing my friends almost melt to the floor when they bite into something I made. These...


Chocolate-Raspberry Cutout Cookies

When my daughter, Katie, was 2, the juicy, ripe raspberries in my backyard inspired me to create this cutout cookie....


Chocolate-Glazed Doughnut Cookies

My little nieces love to help decorate these doughnut-shaped cookies. They top them with sprinkles, chopped pecans or crushed candy...


Peppermint Stars

I make these buttery mint cookies each Christmas because they're my daughter's favorite. Use whatever cookie cutter design you prefer....


Anise Cutout Cookies

Mother prepared these soft cookies for holidays and special-occasion meals. My seven siblings and I gobbled them up as fast...