Oh December! I wait for you every year. A whole month of parties and delicious food!?

I wish it could be like this all year.

This weekend I am participating in one of my favorite traditions… the cookie swap! My girlfriends and I meet up every Christmas with enough flour & butter to spread cheer well into the new year. Pair with wine, hot cocoa, and holiday movies (Love Actually, Home Alone, The Holiday) it doesn’t get much better. While I count down the hours until I get to bake and hang with my fav ladies, I thought this would be a perfect excuse to round-up the cookie recipes I have been eying.

I don’t know where to start!? No bake peppermint patty bars? Chocolate Peppermint Cookies? THE Christmas cookie?

It’s a good bet that I will have a sugar hang-over on Sunday. And for this special occasion, I am perfectly OK with that.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Recipe and Photo: Shape Magazine 

No Bake Peppermint Patty Bars 

Recipe and Photo: Oh She Glows 

 Citrus Trio Cookies 

This recipe offers both a traditional and vegan version. I love the idea of dipping lemon cookies into chocolate! Fun for kids & parties.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Food Network

Molasses Ginger Cookies

Recipe and Photo Credit: Kathy @ Lunch Box Bunch

The Christmas Cookie

Recipe & Photo Credit: Joanna Vaught

Well, there you have it! 5 amazing Christmas cookie recipes that are worthy of Santa’s plate.

What cookies are you making this year?