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26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes

November 25, 2015 by Tara Noland 58 Comments

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26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes

It is time to get baking everyone and filling that freezer with wonderful Christmas cookies. I stow all of mine in the freezer and then when it is time to serve or make up gifts I have a huge variety to choose from and so will you now with 26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes.

The extra fridge is where the chocolates live as they are added to the gift packages also. It is so easy to make freezable Christmas cookies and have them ready for you and waiting.

My list varies every season, trying new and different cookies but there are always some family favorites that are tradition in our household.

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For storing them in the freezer I always use my Christmas cookie containers I have saved up over the years. I lay wax paper on the bottom of each container.

You can also use any plastic containers or freezer bags but be careful not to break the cookies if they are in bags. Most cookies can be made and frozen 60 days ahead of time.  

I start my baking in November and it is all in the freezer and ready then for Christmas.

For thawing, I fill a tray, the one I will serve from and cover with plastic wrap. They will thaw in 30-60 minutes. Happy baking with these Christmas cookies that freeeze well!!

I hope you enjoy making your list and creating some new cookies for your holiday season. I have divided them into two groups of chocolate and non-chocolate!! Happy Baking Everyone!!

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CHOCOLATE

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Cherry Chocolate Crinkle Cookies by The Weary Chef

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Gluten-Free Peantu Butter Chocolate Spiral Cookies by The Plant Strong Vegan

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brownie Brittle by Food Faith Fitness

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Holiday Chocolate Dipped Shortbread by Noshing With The Nolands

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Peanut Blossoms Chocolate Chip Cookies by Marla Meridith

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies by The View from Great Island

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Fudgy Brownie Cookies by Chocolate Moosey

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies by Chocolate Moosey

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies by Manila Spoon

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

White Chocolate Molasses Cookies by Oh, Sweet Basil

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies by Liv For Cake

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Salted Milk Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies by NeighborFood

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

White Chocolate Dipped Cherry Shortbread Cookies by Frugal Foodie Mama

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Snow Capped Gingersnaps by Liv For Cake

 

NON-CHOCOLATE

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Reindeer Cookies by Noshing With The Nolands

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

 

Toasted Coconut and Lime Shortbread by Donuts, Dresses and Dirt

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Cranberry Orange Pinwheels by Cooking on the Front Burner

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Blackberry Linzer Cookies by It’s Yummi

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Paleo Gingersnaps by Food Faith Fitness

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti by Noshing With The Nolands

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Peppermint Twist Macarons by Savory Experiments

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Nutter Butter Snowmen by Cupcake Diaries

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Maple Oatmeal Cookies by Celebrating Sweets

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Lime Meltaways by Life Currents (pictured in the center)

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Nana’s Perfect Cut Out Sugar Cookies by With Salt and Wit

26 Freezable Christmas Cookie Recipes by Noshing With The Nolands

Small Batch Sugar Cookies by Cake Whiz

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Comments

  1. Debi @ Life Currents says

    November 27, 2015 at 10:36 am

    What a great collection! Thanks so much for all the work on this. And, thanks for featuring my lime meltaways!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      December 1, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      You are so welcome Debi!

      Reply
    • Kathy hargrove says

      December 21, 2016 at 4:22 am

      Curious, I use butter cream frosting on my cookies can you also freeze this?

      Reply
      • Tara Noland says

        December 21, 2016 at 7:15 am

        I have not tried to freeze them but I think they would be okay.

        Reply
      • Lisa Walter says

        November 8, 2017 at 12:07 pm

        If you had an issue with doing this last year instead of butter cream frosting substitute the butter with Crisco. My mom used that recipe all the time and had no issues when freezing and using later

        Reply
        • Tara Noland says

          November 8, 2017 at 12:32 pm

          Good to know, thank you Lisa.

          Reply
      • Becky Jacobs says

        December 8, 2017 at 6:44 am

        I freeze my cut-outs unfrosted since colors run sometimes. I frost them later.

        Reply
        • Tara Noland says

          December 8, 2017 at 7:44 am

          That is a good idea Becky, thank you!

          Reply
      • Laurie Smith says

        December 17, 2018 at 12:23 pm

        I make Chiliwack Squares (Newfie recipe) every year with a butter cream frosting and have never had an issue. Freezes fine and thaws fine.

        Reply
        • Tara Noland says

          December 17, 2018 at 12:54 pm

          I will have to look that one up, thanks for the idea!

          Reply
  2. Margaret says

    December 1, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    Thank you for including my Peanut Butter & Chocolate Spiral cookies!! <3

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      December 1, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      You are very welcome!!

      Reply
  3. Melodie Koukol says

    December 1, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    I would love to print these out. Do I have to do them individually??? I too appreciate the time spent to post all these recipes. I am looking forward to trying them (If I can ever get them printed out). lol

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      December 1, 2015 at 2:44 pm

      You have to go to each site to print them out Melodie. This post is a roundup of wonderful recipes I have found. Enjoy them, you will be able to print them all!!

      Reply
  4. Nicole Neverman says

    December 2, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    All of these cookies look absolutely wonderful!! What a great collection 🙂

    Reply
  5. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    December 3, 2015 at 11:36 am

    I don’t usually have much of a sweet tooth, but looking through this post I’m suddenly very hungry… 😉

    Reply
  6. Becca from ItsYummi says

    December 12, 2015 at 9:27 am

    There are so many great cookie recipes to choose from! Thanks for sharing my Linzer cookies, Tara 🙂

    Reply
  7. Lynn says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:40 am

    You can freeze the cookies not just the dough….correct? If yes, how long can they be frozen and approximate time to thaw out. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      August 8, 2016 at 11:50 am

      Yes you can freeze the cookies, most can be done at least a month or two ahead of time. I start my Christmas baking in November and they are always fine. As for thawing they don’t take long. I put out cookies from the freezer on a tray that I am serving them on and an hour before is sufficient. I always pack my cookie boxes for gifts straight from the freezer too!

      Reply
      • Vickie says

        November 9, 2020 at 6:24 pm

        Can you provide a picture of the how you pack them for the freezer and what the containers look like?

        Reply
        • Tara Noland says

          November 10, 2020 at 7:09 am

          Hi Vickie, I do what they do in this post. I don’t usually freeze them before but layer them as you see in the pictures. I would only freeze ahead of time if the cookies are crumbly or somewhat fragile. https://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/how-to-freeze-cookies/

          Reply
  8. Lynn ❤️ says

    August 19, 2016 at 6:32 am

    Love this idea! How do you store them in the freezer? Wrap up in plastic bags?

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      August 19, 2016 at 6:38 am

      I put them in cookie container, usually my Christmas ones with wax paper on the bottom of the container.

      Reply
  9. Stacy Cobb says

    September 2, 2016 at 7:59 pm

    do you ice the cookies, then freeze them? Specifically the gingerbread/reindeer ones. or do you thaw then ice them?

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      September 2, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      I have done both, but they freeze just fine with the icing too!

      Reply
  10. Brett Beyer says

    September 28, 2016 at 10:08 am

    Seriously, I think the only way to be ready for Christmas is to start making cookies in September. I love the idea of freezing the cookies to bake when the holiday hits. It makes it so much easier!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      September 28, 2016 at 10:16 am

      I totally agree, so much to do for just one month and you feel very organized then. I start early and have them all ready and waiting!!

      Reply
    • Lorraine says

      November 12, 2018 at 5:53 am

      I’m alittle. Infused. Do you bake the cookies first? Then just defrost them?? Do you recommend freezing the dough???? Then baking the. Later ? I have never froze baked cookies before. I’m. really interested in knowing what you recommend. Thank you. Lorraine

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      • Tara Noland says

        November 12, 2018 at 8:35 am

        I always bake the cookies first and freeze them. Even being decorated or iced they turn out great. I have never had an issue with the types of cookies you see in this post. I have frozen dough also to have at the ready for fresh baked cookies to have the house smellig wonderful. Here is a cookie dough that I have frozen, sorry for the crappy pictures it is an old post. https://noshingwiththenolands.com/cherry-pistachio-ice-box-cookies-for-creative-cookie-exchange/

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  11. Reesa Lewandowski says

    September 28, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    There are so many awesome ideas here. I love that they are all freezable options too! The holiday season is a busy one.

    Reply
  12. Kim DeMaio says

    October 17, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    What do you use for Frosting?

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      October 17, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      For which cookie are you referring to Kim?

      Reply
  13. Carol says

    November 5, 2016 at 7:00 am

    This is great. I saved to my bookmarks. I cant wait to start, this will save so much time close to Christmas. Thank you so much.

    Reply
  14. Tracie says

    November 6, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    Would love to try the Peppermint macarons but the receipe can’t be found.

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      November 6, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      I am looking into this, not sure what has happened. I am sorry for the inconvenience.

      Reply
      • Tracie says

        November 6, 2016 at 1:09 pm

        Got It!! TYVM!!

        Reply
        • Tara Noland says

          November 6, 2016 at 2:10 pm

          Woohoo! Enjoy!!

          Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      November 6, 2016 at 12:38 pm

      It has been fixed now, thank you for the heads up!

      Reply
  15. Steph says

    November 11, 2016 at 7:01 am

    My mom, sisters & I bake about 25 or so different varieties of cookies for approximately 50 cookie trays we give as gifts every year. Usually over the course of a few days in December – can be very hectic…. What ingredients would make certain cookies not a good candidate for baking and freezing ahead of time?

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    • Tara Noland says

      November 11, 2016 at 7:15 am

      I don’t freeze my chocolates as they don’t fair well but keep in the refrigerator better I find, so I leave them closer to the end. Anything with a gooey interior may not do so well either, may become runnier. I would think rice crispy squares would not do as well but that is just my opinion not so much for trial and error though, I think they would be stale and hard. Any cookie with lots of butter does well in the freezer. I also tend to stay away from anything delicate with the rummaging back and forth in the freezer they don’t do well. Happy Baking, I am about to start myself!!

      Reply
      • Steph says

        November 11, 2016 at 7:54 am

        Thanks Tara!! Have a wonderful Holiday Baking Season!!

        Reply
    • Bobbi says

      November 17, 2016 at 1:41 am

      You can always contact pastry schools or local store bakeries and they are usually more than willing to help you with questions like this.

      Local Pastry Schools love to help people interested in baking especially at this time of year. At least that’s been my experience.

      Hope this helps you.

      Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

      Reply
  16. SARITA OVERTON says

    November 17, 2016 at 5:37 pm

    Can freeze raw dough? I sometimes want some thing sweet that is fresh; but I don’t want to make cookies. Great cookie options! I plan on making the peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookie!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      November 17, 2016 at 6:30 pm

      You can for sure freeze cookie dough. I like to roll shortbread type cookie is logs and freeze them. It is nice to still have the oven going and the sweet smell of cookies baking for the holidays.

      Reply
  17. Cyd says

    November 26, 2016 at 2:07 am

    I love to have cookies formed and ready in my freezer all year round, not just the holidays. Whenever I make chocolate chip or oatmeal raisins, I freeze half in balls on a cookie sheet then transfer to a bag and seal 1-2 doz at a time. Then when we have the kids over for dinner or the boys drop in for beers, I can pop them in the oven and all is right with the world. I try to do the same with appetizers that freeze well, mini meat balls or puff pastry rolls, etc. They think I slaved all day!
    Wonderful collection here to add to my year round favorites. Thank you for the work.

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      November 26, 2016 at 7:19 am

      Great ideas, thank you so much for sharing. I am so glad you like the roundup!

      Reply
  18. Connie says

    October 29, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    So glad I read your post. Looking for cookies for annual cookie exchange, but having surgery Nov. 13 so I want to get them baked early. Will be baking and freezing next weekend. Merry Christmas and thanks for the information and recipes.

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      October 30, 2017 at 7:11 am

      Happy Baking and good luck with your surgery! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  19. Lisa says

    November 5, 2017 at 7:45 am

    When recipes call for salt but don’t specify what kind would you use kosher, iodized etc… never sure and they all measure differently

    Lisa

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      November 5, 2017 at 7:53 am

      I would use just plain old table salt unless specified.

      Reply
      • Lisa says

        November 5, 2017 at 8:06 am

        That’s what I normally do but was just wondering if I was doing it wrong. Thank you for the recipes I will be trying some of these this week 😊

        Reply
        • Tara Noland says

          November 5, 2017 at 8:16 am

          You are welcome, enjoy the recipes!

          Reply
  20. Lisa says

    November 5, 2017 at 7:46 am

    When a recipe calls for salt but doesn’t specify would you use kosher, iodized etc…never sure and they all measure differently

    Reply
  21. Nita Noland says

    October 27, 2019 at 7:20 pm

    I can’t wait to makes some of these.

    From one Noland to the other.

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      October 28, 2019 at 8:39 am

      Awesome!! Happy baking from one Noland to another!!

      Reply
  22. Lorraine says

    November 13, 2021 at 10:52 am

    It was not possible to see the recipes because of all the pop ups. This would have been a nice but pop ups ruined it.

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      November 13, 2021 at 11:22 am

      I don’t have pop ups?? Those are ads and it is how I am paid and how you get free recipes!!

      Reply

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