40 Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes to Share This Holiday Season
Cookie exchanges are one of my favorite ways to share Christmas treats with family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. Everyone brings a few cookies or homemade holiday treats to swap, making it a fun and simple way to try new recipes and share a little holiday cheer.
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If you’re hosting or joining a cookie swap this year, these Christmas cookie exchange recipes offer plenty of easy and festive treats to make and share.
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Caramel Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies
These Caramel Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies is made with chocolate chip cookie dough with a caramel center. They are a nice choice for a Christmas cookie tray and are easy to portion for a cookie swap.
And these Christmas Butter Cookies are made with cake mix and cream cheese, and finished with red and green sprinkles.
Christmas Butterfinger Balls
These Christmas Butterfinger Balls are small candy-like treats made with Butterfinger and covered with chocolate. They are easy to make ahead and add to holiday treat boxes.
Plus, these Soft & Chewy Christmas Sprinkle Pudding Cookies are perfect for cookie exchanges.
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
These Cinnamon Sugar Cookies are simple cookies coated with cinnamon sugar. They are easy to make and are a good choice when you want a homemade cookie without a lot of decorating.
Gingerbread Whoopie Pies
These Gingerbread Whoopie Pies are soft gingerbread cakes with a creamy filling in the middle. They bring a different shape and texture to a Christmas cookie tray.
White Chocolate Christmas Fudge
This White Chocolate Christmas Fudge is made with white chocolate and decorated for the holidays. Cut it into small squares so it is easy to share at a cookie exchange.
Eggnog Fudge
This Eggnog Fudge is a creamy holiday fudge with eggnog flavor. It is a good choice for an adult-friendly Christmas dessert table or a mixed holiday treat box.
Christmas M&M Pretzel Hugs
These Christmas M&M Pretzel Hugs are made with pretzels, chocolate, and Christmas M&M candies. They are quick to make and are especially easy to prepare in a large batch.
Christmas Crockpot Candy
This Christmas Crockpot Candy is made in a slow cooker, which helps make the process simple when you are preparing several holiday treats. Scoop it into small portions for cookie exchange boxes.
Candy Cane Chocolate Bark
This Candy Cane Chocolate Bark is chocolate with pieces of candy cane. It is a simple holiday treat that can be broken into small pieces for sharing.
Vanilla Raspberry Cheesecake Mix Cookies
These Vanilla Raspberry Cheesecake Mix Cookies are made with cake mix and raspberry cheesecake flavors. They are soft, simple to prepare, and a nice change from chocolate or gingerbread cookies.
Reindeer Chocolate Bark
This Reindeer Chocolate Bark is a simple chocolate treat decorated with reindeer faces. Break the bark into pieces and package it with cookies and other Christmas sweets.
Christmas Rolo Pretzels Bites
These Christmas Rolo Pretzels are made with pretzels, Rolo candies, and holiday toppings. They are an easy Christmas treat for a cookie swap.
Christmas Pretzel Sandwiches
These Christmas Pretzel Sandwiches are made with pretzels and a sweet filling in the middle. They are simple to prepare in a batch and easy to add to small holiday treat bags.
Chocolate-Dipped Christmas Ornament Oreos
These Chocolate-Dipped Christmas Ornament Oreos are decorated to look like Christmas ornaments. They make a fun addition to a cookie platter and are simple enough to make with kids.
Chocolate Pecan Holiday Turtles
These Chocolate Pecan Holiday Turtles are made with chocolate and pecans in a small candy-style treat. They are easy to add to a mixed Christmas dessert tray.
Reindeer Rolo Pretzel Bites
These Reindeer Rolo Pretzel Bites are made with pretzels and Rolo candies with simple reindeer decorations. They are a fun choice for a Christmas cookie exchange.
Pecan Pie Fudge
This Pecan Pie Fudge is a pecan pie with the texture of fudge. Cut it into small squares and add a few pieces to each cookie exchange box.
Soft Snickerdoodle Truffles
These Soft Snickerdoodle Truffles are small treats made with the flavors of snickerdoodle cookies. They are a good no-bake option for holiday gatherings and cookie swaps.
Chocolate S’mores Oreo Cookies
These Chocolate S’mores Oreo Cookies are Oreos with chocolate and s’mores flavors. They are a fun choice when you want something different from traditional sugar cookies.
Chocolated-Dipped Pecan Pie Balls
These Chocolate-Dipped Pecan Pie Balls are small pecan treats coated in chocolate. They are easy to portion out and make a nice addition to a Christmas dessert platter.
No-Bake Layered Christmas Fudge
This No-Bake Layered Christmas Fudge is made in layers and does not require an oven. It is a helpful recipe to have when you already have several cookies baking and need another treat for your cookie swap.
Christmas S’mores Graham Cracker Bark
This Christmas S’mores Graham Cracker Bark is made with graham crackers, chocolate, marshmallows, and Christmas decorations. Break it into pieces and add it to a holiday treat box.
Christmas Gum Drop Fudge
This Christmas Gum Drop Fudge is a simple fudge made with colorful gum drops. It adds some color to a cookie exchange and can be cut into small pieces for sharing.
Pecan Snowball Cookies
These Pecan Snowball Cookies are small buttery cookies made with pecans and coated in powdered sugar. They are a classic choice for Christmas cookie recipes and are easy to arrange in a holiday treat box.
Buttery Pecan Pie Cookies
These Buttery Pecan Pie Cookies have the flavors of pecan pie in cookie form. They are a good option for anyone who enjoys nutty Christmas desserts and work well on a holiday cookie tray.
Cookie Dough Snowman Truffles
These Cookie Dough Snowman Truffles are small cookie dough treats shaped and decorated like snowmen. They are a fun no-bake option for a cookie exchange.
Chocolate-Dipped Penguin Oreos
These Chocolate-Dipped Penguin Oreos are chocolate-covered Oreos decorated like little penguins. They are a cute winter treat that kids can help decorate.
Christmas Tree Oreos
These Christmas Tree Oreos are decorated sandwich cookies made to look like little Christmas trees. They are a quick option when you want Christmas cookie swap recipes without making a cookie dough from scratch.
Santa Chocolate-Dipped Oreos
These Santa Chocolate-Dipped Oreos are Oreos decorated with chocolate and simple Santa details. They are easy to make in a batch and work well for holiday treat boxes.
Santa Nutter Butter Cookies
These Santa Nutter Butter Cookies turn Nutter Butter cookies into little Santa treats. They are simple to decorate and can be made with the kids for a Christmas baking afternoon.
Soft Peppermint Cheesecake Cookies
These Soft Peppermint Cheesecake Cookies have a soft texture and peppermint flavor. They are a nice choice for anyone who likes peppermint treats during the Christmas season.
Santa Claus Meringue Cookies
These Santa Claus Meringue Cookies are light meringue treats decorated to look like Santa Claus. They’re a festive cookie for cookie exchange since they are not a traditional cookie.
Melted Snowman Peanut Butter Cookies
These Melted Snowman Peanut Butter Cookies are peanut butter cookies with a simple snowman design. They are a fun option for a Christmas cookie party and are easy to package for sharing.
Christmas Tree Cookies
These Christmas Tree Cookies are shaped and decorated like Christmas trees. They are simple to add to a cookie tray.
Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies
These Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies are decorated to look like small holiday wreaths. They are a nice option when you want easy Christmas cookies that look festive without being too complicated.
Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies
These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies turn simple peanut butter cookies into little reindeer. The decorations are easy to add, making these a fun choice for a family baking day.
Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies
These Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies are decorated sugar cookies made to look like little melted snowmen. They are a fun project for kids and a cute addition to Christmas cookie exchange ideas.
Christmas Kiss Cookie Cups
These Christmas Kiss Cookie Cups are small cookie cups filled with chocolate kisses. They make a simple treat for a cookie swap.
Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies
These Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are soft cookies made with a mix of sweet and crunchy add-ins. Add them to a holiday cookie tray or package a few for friends.
