Need some cookie exchange recipes for an upcoming gathering? Here are 20 delicious and tasty cookies to choose from – pick your favorite!
It was sort of a mistake to do this post. Because starting it I was hungry, and then I only got hungrier as I stared at the amazing pictures of the most delicious cookies in the universe. I want to try them all! Have you ever been to a cookie exchange? My mom and I went to one once, and I didn’t expect a lot – I thought we’d get to sample a few different types. We left with a whole boatload of yummy treats that lasted for months! If you’ve never been, I encourage you to find one and go as soon as possible . . . and here are 20 cookie exchange recipes to choose from. Any one of these would cause people to squeal in delight, so scroll through these cookie exchange recipes and pick your favorite.
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Cookie Exchange Recipes
Cherry Limeade
If you’re looking for something a bit different, these frosted cherry lime shortbread cookies fit the bill (and they are in Christmas colors!).
Get the recipe at Baking With Blondie
Raspberry Spritzer
Mandy took a standard spritzer cookie up a notch by adding the raspberry as well as almond creme filling.
Get the recipe at Baking with Blondie
Sandwich Cookies
I love the design pressed into these yummy little cookies, made with peanut butter and a marshmallow filling.
Get the recipe at Baking with Blondie
Peppermint Candies
These bite sized sugar cookies are frosted and wrapped to look just like peppermints. This is one of the cutest cookie exchange recipes ever!
Chocolate Truffle & Sea Salt
I love how sea salt enhances the delicious flavor of these melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cookies.
Andes Mint Grinch
I love getting Andes Mints as an after dinner treat! They are even better when added to green sugar cookies.
Get the recipe at Six Sisters’ Stuff
Cherry Snowballs
Filled with cherry and covered in coconut, I’m wondering how many I can put in my mouth at the same time.
Get the recipe at Chef in Training
Chocolate, buttercream frosting, and crushed peppermint on top – need I say more?
Chocolate peppermint pudding cookies here at DIY Candy
Soft Gingersnap
Any sort of soft cookie is great by me, especially when you and ginger and white chocolate.
Get the recipe at Two Peas and Their Pod
Dark Chocolate
Rosie improved upon a standard sugar cookie by making it chocolate – and dark, at that.
Get the recipe at Sweetapolita
Reindeer Cookies
Rosie made her gingerbread cookies perfect for exchanging by turning them into beautiful reindeer.
Get the recipe at Sweetapolita
Salted Caramel
Amy combined brown butter sugar cookies with her favorite Hershey Kisses for this delicious treat.
Get the recipe at Chew Out Loud
Glitter Cookies
Add edible glitter crystals and pink pearl dust to really make these cookies holiday ready.
Get the recipe at The Frugal Girls
Oreo Truffle
These chewy chocolate cookies are made even more fabulous with a mint truffle center.
Get the recipe at Made to be a Momma
Peppermint Snickerdoodles
Spice up a regular snickerdoodle cookie with a taste of something minty.
Get the recipe at Taste and Tell
Pretzel Treats
You only need three ingredients and a few minutes to make these.
Get the recipe at The Frugal Girls
Red Velvet Cheesecake
These delicious cookies take standard red velvet and improve on them with a decadent cheesecake filling.
Get the recipe at Two Peas & Their Pod
Eggnog Cookies
Cassity turned one of the most well-known flavors of the season into a delicious cookie with frosting.
Get the recipe at Remodelaholic
Cranberry Bliss Bars
This copycat of Starbucks famous treat is just as delicious as the original.
Get the recipe at Remodelholic
Thumbprint Cookies
I’ve always loved these cookies, but never had them with strawberry or apricot jelly like they were made with here. They look amazing!
Get the recipe at The Frugal Girls
Walnut Brownie
Taste just like your standard (delicious) brownie, but made in cookie form.
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