This holiday cookie roundup is full of recipes that are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and, of course, delicious too. I hope some of these recipes inspire you to have an awesome holiday celebration this year. Enjoy ๐Ÿ˜‰

A collage of ten different cookie images with the title 50 Healthy Holiday Cookies in the center.

If you are still looking for delicious Christmas cookie recipes, you are in the right place. I think we all agree that we eat 10 times more sweets in December than we do the rest of the year, right?

However, why not try to make a lightened-up Christmas treat this year? And why not start with cookies?

So, I thought I could share my favorite 50 holiday cookie recipes from around the web with you.

The best part of this recipe roundup is that some of these recipes are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and, of course, delicious. I hope some of these recipes help out and inspire you to have an over-the-top holiday celebration this year.


Thumbprint Cookies from Deliciously Organic.

Two thumbprint cookies on a polka dot napkin with a glass of milk in the background.

Coconut Cream Shortbread from Cucina Libera

Cookies For Santa from She Let Them Eat Cake

The Perfect Molasses Cookie from Deliciously Organic (Picture Below)

Molasses cookies coated in sugar on top of a decorative baking pan.

Healthy Chocolate Chunk Molasses Gingerbread Cookies from Running to the Kitchen

Almond Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies from Running to the Kitchen

Chocolate Chip Cookies from Delicious Organic (Picture Below)

An overhead view of chocolate chip cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and on a cooling rack.

Chocolate Cashew Cookies from Running to the Kitchen

Brown Butter Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Cookies from Running to the Kitchen

Dark Chocolate Amaretto Fudge Cookies from Running to the Kitchen (Picture below)

A silver plate of dark chocolate amaretto fudge cookies with a glass of milk on the side.

Coconut Cookies from Skinny Taste

Gingerbread Christmas Tree Cookies from Skinny Taste (Picture Below)

Several triangle gingerbread cookie trees drizzled with green icing and topped with rainbow sprinkles.

Vegan Gluten Free Gingerbreadย Menย from Minimalist Baker

Soft Chocolate Almond Cookiesย from Veggie Inspired

Low Fat Gingerbread Cookies from Skinny Tasteย from Skinny Taste (Picture below)

Gingerbread men decorated with white frosting on a serving plate with a glass of milk next to it.

Double Chocolate Cookiesย from Cearaโ€™s Kitchen

Cinnamon Roll Cookies fromย Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Rich Nutella Trufflesย from Natural Sweet Recipes

Whole Wheat White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookiesย from Eat Good 4 Life

Gluten Free Oatmeal and Almond Butter Cookies from Eat Good 4 Life (Picture Below)

A stack of oatmeal almond butter chocolate chip cookies with chocolate chips scattered around.

Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies from The Roasted Root (Picture Below)

A closeup of three paleo gingerbread cookies with more cookies out of focus in the background.

Gingerbread Quinoa Breakfast Cookiesย from Healthful Pursuit

Bakery-Style Double Chocolate Cookies from Whole and Heavenly Oven

Banana Oatmeal Cherry Cookies fromย Whole and Heavenly Oven

ย Gluten-Free Butter Cookiesย from The Pretty Bee

Jam Sandwich Cookies from Earthy Feast (Picture Below)

Multiple spitzbuben cookies on a platter while in the background, dough is being rolled out.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies from Tastes Lovely

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookiesย from Eat Good 4 Life

Gluten Free Double Chocolate Chunk Cookiesย from Eat Good 4 Life

Cashew Butter Cookies with Cranberry and Chocolate Chips from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below)

Six cashew butter cookies with cranberry and chocolate chips on a cooling rack.

Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies from Chocolate Covered Katie

The Best Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Chocolate Covered Katie

Peanut Butter White Chocolate Chip Cookies from Primavera Kitchen

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below)

A stack of five gluten-free chocolate chip cookies with chocolate chips scatted around.

Snowball Cookies That Melt In Your Mouth from Chocolate Covered Katie

Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies fromย Chocolate Covered Katie

No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites from Tone It Up

Healthier Carrot Cake Coke from Cookie Monster Cooking (Picture Below)

Three carrot cookies on a white plate with the rest cooling in the background.

Cookie Dough Truffles from Thank Your Body

The Best Almond Flour Sugar Cookies from Meaningful Eats

The Best Sugar Cookies (Vegan) from Yummy Mummy Kitchen

Christmas Sugar Cookies fromย 40 Aprons (Picture Below)

A white serving plate with three Christmas sugar cookies decorated with white and blue icing.

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8 Comments

  1. Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven says:

    Olivia! This cookie line-up is positively droolworthy! Thank you so much for including my oatmeal cookies and my double-chocolate cookies, sweet lady! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Olivia@ Olivia's Cuisine says:

    Love these! They look so delicious!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

  3. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says:

    What a great recipe roundup! You’re really getting me in the baking holiday spirit. Thanks for including my PB&J cookies friend!

  4. Ashley says:

    Thanks so much for including two of my recipes friend! And what a great round-up!

    Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

  5. Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says:

    What a fantastic roundup! Thank you for including my cookies! You are making me hungry, girl! ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says:

    Great cookie roundup Olivia! These all look delicious!

  7. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says:

    I need some new cookie recipes for a holiday party next week, thanks for this list!

  8. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says:

    What an incredible roundup, Olivia! Thanks so much for including me. I can’t wait to try so many of the other ones. Hope you’re having a great December so far!