The December holidays call for festive cookies. Here are 5 Simple Holiday Cookies that you need in your life to brighten the season and bring smiles to the faces of your family and friends.

Cookies! Everyone loves them and they are the perfect sweet treat during the holidays. We love finding new cookie recipes to try during the December holiday season and we’re sure you’ll agree that these 5 Simple Holiday Cookies are real winners. We know you’ll love them as much as we do!

1. Double Chocolate Christmas Cookies

These Double Chocolate Christmas Cookies only require 5 ingredients and one of them is a boxed cake mix. You know you want to make these…and devour the whole batch!

2. Semi-Homemade M&M’s® Whoopie Pies

Homemade M&M’s® Whoopie Pies are a fun twist on a classic favorite. Two decadent and fluffy chocolate cookies sandwich a billowy marshmallow filling to create this obsessive dessert.

3. Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

A delightfully easy cookie recipe that yields sensational results! Make sure to add these easy Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies to your holiday baking list this season.

4. Christmas Coconut Snowball Cookies

If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, you’re definitely going to love these divine Coconut Snowball Cookies!

5. Christmas Ornament Gingerbread Cookies

Decorate beautiful gingerbread cookies for the holidays. Its so easy to make these pretty swirled patterns in your freshly baked Christmas Ornament Gingerbread Cookies and will really add some color to your trays or boxes of cookies.

We hope you love these 5 Holiday Cookies as much as we do. If you like these delicious recipes, stop by our Desserts section to find more like them. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter so that you never miss a single recipe, and you can visit our Pinterest boards for even more incredible dessert ideas. Enjoy!