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30 Gluten-Free Christmas Cookie Recipes That You’ll Want to Make Right Now!

Shirley Braden

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I’m so happy to share today’s roundup of 30 gluten-free Christmas cookie recipes that you’ll want to make right now! “Christmas” cookies are often a subjective thing. Sure, cut-out cookies that are angels and Christmas trees qualify as Christmas cookies, but what about Aunt Mary’s beloved Oatmeal Cookies and your neighbor’s No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies that you’ve always loved?

If they mean Christmas to you, they’re Christmas cookies! That’s the thinking behind today’s roundup of 30 gluten-free Christmas cookie recipes that you’ll want to make right now. You’ll find “classic” Christmas cookies plus other cookie recipes that one would enjoy at Christmas time or any time of year.

Gluten-free Christmas Cookie Recipes you'll want to make right now! Whether you choose one or several for your holiday event (cookie swap, open house, bazaar, etc.), these cookies are sure to be loved. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]

~ Best Monster Cookie You Will Ever Eat from Simply Living Healthy ~ gluten free, egg free, and vegetarian with dairy-free, vegan option

Best Monster Cookies You Will Ever Eat from Simply Living Healthy

The Best Gluten-Free Monster Cookies You Will Ever Eat

~ Big & Soft Paleo Ginger Molasses Cookies from Allergy Free Alaska ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

Big and Soft Paleo Ginger Molasses Cookies from Allergy Free Alaska

Gluten-Free Big and Soft Paleo Ginger Molasses Cookies

~ Double Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies from Chocolate-Covered Katie ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), dairy free, egg free, vegan

(Katie’s first cookbook is Chocolate-Covered Katie: Over 80 Delicious Recipes That Are Secretly Good for You.)

Double Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies from Chocolate-Covered Katie

Double Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies from Chocolate-Covered Katie

~ Chocolate Caramel Yums from Gluten Free Spinner ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Chocolate Caramel Yums from Gluten Free Spinner

Gluten-Free Chocolate Caramel Yums

~ Chocolate Crinkles from Allergy-Free Alaska ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

Gluten-Free Chocolate Crinkles. One of 30 gluten-free Christmas cookies that you'll want to make right now! [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]

Gluten-Free Christmas Crinkles

~ Christmas Cut-Out Cookies from Hope’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian

Gluten-Free Christmas Cut-out Cookies. One of 30 gluten-free Christmas cookie recipes featured on Gluten Free Easily.

Gluten-Free Christmas Cut-out Cookies

~ Christmas No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies from Gluten-Free Cat ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal, vegan

Christmas No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies from Gluten-Free Cat

Gluten-Free Christmas No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies

~ Flourless Sparkling Chocolate Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Flourless Sparkling Chocolate Cookies from Gluten Free Easily

Gluten-Free Flourless Sparkling Chocolate Cookies

~ Grain-Free No Bake Chocolate Cookies from Cassidy’s Craveable Creations ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, paleo, primal

(Cassidy’s new cookbook is Keto Breads: Making Keto Delicious. Read my review and get her Keto Pancakes and Waffles recipe.)

Grain-Free No-Bake Chocolate Cookies from Cassidy's Craveable Creations

Grain-Free No-Bake Chocolate Cookies

~ Grain-Free Mexican Wedding Cookies from Elana’s Pantry ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal

(Find more gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free recipes in Elana’s latest cookbook, Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry. If you’re just interested in desserts, you’ll want to check out her Gluten-Free Cupcakes cookbook.)

Mexican Wedding Cookies from Elana's Pantry

Gluten-Free and Paleo Mexican Wedding Cookies

~ Holiday Hermit (Fruitcake) Cookies from The Paleo Mom ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, paleo/primal friendly

(Sarah’s first book was The Paleo Approach:  Reverse Autoimmune Disease, Heal Your Body. Her latest is The Paleo Approach Cookbook: A Detailed Guide to Heal Your Body and Nourish Your Soul.)

Holiday Hermit (Fruitcake) Cookies from The Paleo Mom

Holiday Hermit (Fruitcake) Cookies from The Paleo Mom

~ Lemon Sugar Cookies from Sarah Bakes Gluten Free ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

Lemon Sugar Cookies from Sarah Bakes Gluten-Free Treats

Gluten-Free Lemon Sugar Cookies

~ Macadamia Coconut Cookies with Cacao Nibs from Tasty Eats At Home ~ gluten free, dairy free

Macadamia Coconut Cookies with Cacao Nibs from Tasty Eats At Home

Gluten-Free Macadamia Coconut Cookies with Cacao Nibs

~ Nutmeg Shortbread from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Gluten-Free Nutmeg Shortbead

Gluten-Free Shortbread

~ Pecan Crescent Cookies from Simply Gourmet ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian

Pecan Crescent Cookies from Simply Gourmet

Gluten-Free Pecan Crescent Cookies

~ Peppermint Marshmallow Crunch Cookies from Against All Grain ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

(Danielle is the author of several bestselling grain-free, paleo cookbooks. Her latest cookbook is Eat What You Love.)

Gluten-Free Peppermint Marshmallow Crunch Cookies

Grain-Free Peppermint Marshmallow Crunch Cookies

~ Peppermint Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies from Simply Gourmet ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian

Peppermint Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies from Simply Gourmet

Gluten-Free Peppermint Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies

~ Pressed Butter (Spritz) Cookies from Art of Gluten-Free Baking ~ gluten free, vegetarian

(Jeanne’s cookbook, Gluten-Free Baking for the Holidays, is a “must have” for holiday baking. Her latest cookbook is Gluten-Free Wish List: Sweet and Savory Treats You’ve Missed the Most.)

Pressed Butter (Spritz) Cookies from Art of Gluten-Free Baking

Gluten-Free Pressed Butter (Spritz) Cookies 

~ Raspberry Linzer Cookies from Healthful Pursuit ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, with vegan option

(Be sure to check out Leanne’s comprehensive book, The Keto Diet:  The Complete Guide to a High-Fat Diet, with More Than 125 Delectable Recipes and 5 Meal Plans, and all her other cookbooks, including her latest, The Keto Diet Cookbook.)

Raspberry Linzer Cookies from Healthful Pursuit

Gluten-Free Raspberry Linzer Cookies

~ Scandinavian Thumbprint Cookies from The Spunky Coconut ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and egg free (would be easy to make vegan by using another sweetener)

(Be sure to check out Kelly’s latest cookbooks, Easy Paleo Meals and Paleo Chocolate Lover’s Cookbook. You can see all her cookbooks here.)

Scandinavian Thumbprint Cookies from The Spunky Coconut

Gluten-Free Scandinavian Thumbprint Cookies 

~ Snowy Lemon Cookies from Gluten-Free Goddess ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

Snowy Lemon Cookies from Gluten-Free Goddess

Gluten-Free Snowy Lemon Cookies

~ Spritz Cookies from Angela’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, with egg-free, vegan option

Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies from Angela's Kitchen

Colorful Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies

~ Thumbprint Cookies from Celiac in the City ~ gluten free, vegetarian

best gluten-free desserts, gluten-free Christmas cookies, all gluten-free desserts, free gluten-free dessert recipes, gluten-free thumbprint cookies, Sarah Nielsen, Celiac in the City

Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies

~ Turtle Cookies from Faithfully Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian (Be sure to check out Jeanine’s free Christmas cookie ebook, Gluten-Free Cookies for Santa. You’ll also love her resource book/cookbook The Everything Guide to Living Gluten Free.)

Turtle Cookies from The Baking Beauties

Gluten-Free Turtle Cookies (Yes, the Cookie Version of the Candies!)

~ Whipped Shortbread Cookies from Faithfully Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian

(Check out Jeanine’s books and cookie baking tips via the links in the previous recipe.)

Whipped Shortbread from The Baking Beauties

Gluten-Free Whipped Shortbread Cookies

~ White Chocolate Cranberry Ginger Cookies from In Johnna’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, vegan (when made with the white chocolate that Johnna uses)

White Chocolate Cranberry Ginger Cookies from In Johnna's Kitchen

Gluten-Free White Chocolate Cranberry Ginger Cookies 

~ White Chocolate and Cherry Macadamia Cookies from Gluten Free Spinner ~ gluten free, vegetarian

White Chocolate Cherry Macadamia Cookies from Gluten Free Spinner

Gluten-Free White Chocolate Cherry Macadamia Cookies 

~ White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies from My Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Gluten-Free White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies. One of 30 gluten-free Christmas Cookies that you'll want to make right now. [featured on GlutenFreeEasily.com]

Gluten-Free White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Happy holiday cookie baking! I really hope you enjoy all these gluten-free Christmas cookie recipes!

Originally published December 12, 2013 ; updated November 28, 2020.

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Filed Under: AGFD, All Gluten-Free Desserts Recipe Roundups, Cookies and Bars, Dessert RoundupsTagged With: gluten-free Christmas cookies, gluten-free cut-out cookies, gluten-free gingerbread cookies, gluten-free holiday cookies, gluten-free Mexican wedding cookies, gluten-free shortbread cookies, gluten-free spritz cookies, gluten-free sugar cookies, gluten-free thin mint cookies, gluten-free thumbprint cookies14 Comments

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  1. Jeanine - the Baking Beauties says

    December 13, 2013 at 8:16 am

    Oh Shirley, every time I think you’ve out-done yourself, you do it again! Fabulous round up, and honoured to be a part of it. Thank you!

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    • Shirley says

      December 20, 2013 at 9:42 am

      Ha! I don’t know about that, but I very much appreciate your kind words and am so happy to include your recipes, Jeanine! 🙂 I’ve made a vow to keep my next roundup very, very small. The last one I just finished about killed me. 😉

      Shirley

      Reply
  2. Angela says

    December 13, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    Thanks Shirley – I just LOVE your roundups, and this one is beautiful and lovely! I just may have to make a couple (or more) of these recipes – and what better excuse for baking than Christmas!

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      December 20, 2013 at 9:43 am

      Angela–I never get tired of your delightful feedback! Thanks so much for always being willing to take the time to share it! 🙂

      xo,
      Shirley

      Reply
  3. Cheryl says

    December 13, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Great collection, Shirley! These ALL look terrific!

    Reply
    • Shirley says

      December 20, 2013 at 9:44 am

      Cheryl–Thanks! I’d definitely LOVE to have these spread out on my table for my guests! 🙂

      Shirley

      Reply
  4. Cassidy @ Cassidy's Craveable Creations says

    December 14, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    O. My. Goodness. What a beautiful roundup! I have my eye on the ginger molasses cookies from Allergy Free Alaska!

    ..thanks for including my no bake cookies 🙂

    xo,
    Cassidy

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    • Shirley says

      December 20, 2013 at 9:45 am

      Hi Cassidy–Megan did create some beautiful treats in that recipe! Who doesn’t love big ginger molasses cookies? 😉 Your no-bake cookies are so pretty and no doubt delish! 🙂

      xo,
      Shirley

      Reply
  5. Megan @ Allergy Free Alaska says

    December 16, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    There are some gorgeous cookies featured here, Shirley! Thank you for including my Big & Soft Paleo Ginger Molasses Cookies!
    xoxo,
    M

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    • Shirley says

      December 20, 2013 at 9:46 am

      Megan–You are so smart with that recipe … I mean really, who can resist cookies that are “big & soft”? and ginger molasses at that? I can’t!

      xoxo,
      Shirley

      Reply
  6. Terris | Free Eats says

    December 19, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    What a wonderful collection of cookies Shirley. I love seeing what cookies are on other people’s holiday table. Thank you for including my gingerbread cookies. 🙂
    Happy Holidays to you!
    -Terris

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    • Shirley says

      December 20, 2013 at 10:06 am

      Terris–I agree … it’s really fun to see what everyone else is making! And your gingerbread cookies are stunning. I’m weak for beautiful snowflakes. 😉

      Happy Holidays to you, too! Thanks. 🙂
      Shirley

      Reply
  7. swathi says

    December 13, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Very nice collection, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.

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  8. April J Harris says

    December 17, 2018 at 11:07 am

    Shirley, all these cookies look so delicious! This post is a great resource, whether you are looking for gluten free recipes or not!I particularly like the Raspberry Linzer cookies, and the whipped shortbread looks just like the ones my Auntie used to make (although hers were not gluten free!) Sharing all round. Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope to see you again this week. Have a great week ahead!

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