40 Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipes

Everyone brings a few cookies or holiday treats, and cookie exchanges are one of my favorite ways to share Christmas treats with family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers.

If you’re planning a cookie swap this year, these Christmas cookie exchange recipes give you plenty of ideas to choose from.

These Christmas cookies are easy to package and share at cookie exchanges.

Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies

These Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are soft cookies made with a mix of sweet and crunchy add-ins. Add them to a holiday cookie tray or package a few for friends.

Christmas Kiss Cookie Cups

These Christmas Kiss Cookie Cups are small cookie cups filled with chocolate kisses. They make a simple treat for a cookie swap.

Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies

These Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies are decorated sugar cookies made to look like little melted snowmen. They are a fun project for kids and a cute addition to Christmas cookie exchange ideas.

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies turn simple peanut butter cookies into little reindeer. The decorations are easy to add, making these a fun choice for a family baking day.

Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies

These Christmas Wreath Sugar Cookies are decorated to look like small holiday wreaths. They are a nice option when you want easy Christmas cookies that look festive without being too complicated.

Christmas Tree Cookies

These Christmas Tree Cookies are shaped and decorated like Christmas trees. They are simple to add to a cookie tray.

Melted Snowman Peanut Butter Cookies

These Melted Snowman Peanut Butter Cookies are peanut butter cookies with a simple snowman design. They are a fun option for a Christmas cookie party and are easy to package for sharing.

Soft Peppermint Cheesecake Cookies

These Soft Peppermint Cheesecake Cookies have a soft texture and peppermint flavor. They are a nice choice for anyone who likes peppermint treats during the Christmas season.

Santa Claus Meringue Cookies

These Santa Claus Meringue Cookies are light meringue treats decorated to look like Santa Claus. They’re a festive cookie for cookie exchange since they are not a traditional cookie.

Santa Nutter Butter Cookies

These Santa Nutter Butter Cookies turn Nutter Butter cookies into little Santa treats. They are simple to decorate and can be made with the kids for a Christmas baking afternoon.

Christmas Tree Oreos

These Christmas Tree Oreos are decorated sandwich cookies made to look like little Christmas trees. They are a quick option when you want Christmas cookie swap recipes without making a cookie dough from scratch.

Santa Chocolate-Dipped Oreos

These Santa Chocolate-Dipped Oreos are Oreos decorated with chocolate and simple Santa details. They are easy to make in a batch and work well for holiday treat boxes.

Cookie Dough Snowman Truffles

These Cookie Dough Snowman Truffles are small cookie dough treats shaped and decorated like snowmen. They are a fun no-bake option for a cookie exchange.

Chocolate-Dipped Penguin Oreos

These Chocolate-Dipped Penguin Oreos are chocolate-covered Oreos decorated like little penguins. They are a cute winter treat that kids can help decorate.

Buttery Pecan Pie Cookies

These Buttery Pecan Pie Cookies have the flavors of pecan pie in cookie form. They are a good option for anyone who enjoys nutty Christmas desserts and work well on a holiday cookie tray.

Christmas Gum Drop Fudge

This Christmas Gum Drop Fudge is a simple fudge made with colorful gum drops. It adds some color to a cookie exchange and can be cut into small pieces for sharing.

Pecan Snowball Cookies

These Pecan Snowball Cookies are small buttery cookies made with pecans and coated in powdered sugar. They are a classic choice for Christmas cookie recipes and are easy to arrange in a holiday treat box.

No-Bake Layered Christmas Fudge

This No-Bake Layered Christmas Fudge is made in layers and does not require an oven. It is a helpful recipe to have when you already have several cookies baking and need another treat for your cookie swap.

Christmas S’mores Graham Cracker Bark

This Christmas S’mores Graham Cracker Bark is made with graham crackers, chocolate, marshmallows, and Christmas decorations. Break it into pieces and add it to a holiday treat box.

Chocolated-Dipped Pecan Pie Balls

These Chocolate-Dipped Pecan Pie Balls are small pecan treats coated in chocolate. They are easy to portion out and make a nice addition to a Christmas dessert platter.

Chocolate S’mores Oreo Cookies

These Chocolate S’mores Oreo Cookies are Oreos with chocolate and s’mores flavors. They are a fun choice when you want something different from traditional sugar cookies.

Pecan Pie Fudge

This Pecan Pie Fudge is a pecan pie with the texture of fudge. Cut it into small squares and add a few pieces to each cookie exchange box.

Soft Snickerdoodle Truffles

These Soft Snickerdoodle Truffles are small treats made with the flavors of snickerdoodle cookies. They are a good no-bake option for holiday gatherings and cookie swaps.

Chocolate Pecan Holiday Turtles

These Chocolate Pecan Holiday Turtles are made with chocolate and pecans in a small candy-style treat. They are easy to add to a mixed Christmas dessert tray.

Reindeer Rolo Pretzel Bites

These Reindeer Rolo Pretzel Bites are made with pretzels and Rolo candies with simple reindeer decorations. They are a fun choice for a Christmas cookie exchange.

Christmas Pretzel Sandwiches

These Christmas Pretzel Sandwiches are made with pretzels and a sweet filling in the middle. They are simple to prepare in a batch and easy to add to small holiday treat bags.

Chocolate-Dipped Christmas Ornament Oreos

These Chocolate-Dipped Christmas Ornament Oreos are decorated to look like Christmas ornaments. They make a fun addition to a cookie platter and are simple enough to make with kids.

Christmas Rolo Pretzels Bites

These Christmas Rolo Pretzels are made with pretzels, Rolo candies, and holiday toppings. They are an easy Christmas treat for a cookie swap.

Reindeer Chocolate Bark

This Reindeer Chocolate Bark is a simple chocolate treat decorated with reindeer faces. Break the bark into pieces and package it with cookies and other Christmas sweets.

Vanilla Raspberry Cheesecake Mix Cookies

These Vanilla Raspberry Cheesecake Mix Cookies are made with cake mix and raspberry cheesecake flavors. They are soft, simple to prepare, and a nice change from chocolate or gingerbread cookies.

Candy Cane Chocolate Bark

This Candy Cane Chocolate Bark is chocolate with pieces of candy cane. It is a simple holiday treat that can be broken into small pieces for sharing.

Christmas Crockpot Candy

This Christmas Crockpot Candy is made in a slow cooker, which helps make the process simple when you are preparing several holiday treats. Scoop it into small portions for cookie exchange boxes.

Christmas M&M Pretzel Hugs

These Christmas M&M Pretzel Hugs are made with pretzels, chocolate, and Christmas M&M candies. They are quick to make and are especially easy to prepare in a large batch.

Eggnog Fudge

This Eggnog Fudge is a creamy holiday fudge with eggnog flavor. It is a good choice for an adult-friendly Christmas dessert table or a mixed holiday treat box.

White Chocolate Christmas Fudge

This White Chocolate Christmas Fudge is made with white chocolate and decorated for the holidays. Cut it into small squares so it is easy to share at a cookie exchange.

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

These Gingerbread Whoopie Pies are soft gingerbread cakes with a creamy filling in the middle. They bring a different shape and texture to a Christmas cookie tray.

Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

These Cinnamon Sugar Cookies are simple cookies coated with cinnamon sugar. They are easy to make and are a good choice when you want a homemade cookie without a lot of decorating.

Christmas Butterfinger Balls

These Christmas Butterfinger Balls are small candy-like treats made with Butterfinger and covered with chocolate. They are easy to make ahead and add to holiday treat boxes.

Caramel Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies

These Caramel Chocolate Chip Thumbprint Cookies is made with chocolate chip cookie dough with a caramel center. They are a nice choice for a Christmas cookie tray and are easy to portion for a cookie swap.