Festive treats don’t get much sweeter than Christmas cookies, and the bonus is, they’re so simple to make.

Just a few basic recipes, like gingerbread and shortbread, open up a whole smorgasbord of Christmas cookie recipes to make. And one of the most enjoyable parts of Christmas cookie baking is the decorating. It gets everyone in the festive spirit.

So what are you waiting for? Time to get your Christmas cookie baking on!

Christmas Cookie Tree

A feast for the eyes and the tastebuds, a Christmas Cookie Tree makes a stunning table centrepiece, and of course it’s great with a cuppa on Christmas arvo.

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Festive Christmas Gingerbread

A Christmas school holidays rite of passage, gingerbread cookies are super easy to make, incredibly fun to decorate and delicious to eat!

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Spinkley Christmas Cookies

You don’t even need to make the cookies in this recipe. It’s more of an assembly-type deal so the kids will love putting these together.

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Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies

Who could resist these sweet little guys?! There’s no rulebook that says gingerbread is just for gingerbread men or houses, so keep it simple with these adorable reindeer.

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Reindeer Bikkies

Here’s another assembly-line cookie idea that only needs some chocolate icing whipped up. Get creative with the reindeer faces with the kids.

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Try these Christmas recipes next:

If you’re on Christmas baking duty, you’ll want to dive straight into these delicious recipes that have you covered for dessert, treats and afternoon tea. Let the festivities begin!

• 13 easy Christmas desserts
• Healthy recipes for Christmas
• Christmas fruit cake

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