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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.
~Best Monster Cookie You Will Ever Eat from Simply Living Healthy ~ gluten free, egg free, and vegetarian with dairy-free, vegan option
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
Gluten-Free Big and Soft Paleo Ginger Molasses Cookies
~ Coconut Meringues from Gluten Free Easily (that’s me!) ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Coconut Meringues
~Double Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies from Chocolate-Covered Katie ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), dairy free, egg free, vegan
Double Chocolate Chip Brownie Cookies
~Chocolate Caramel Yums from Gluten Free Spinner ~ gluten free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Chocolate Caramel Yums
~Chocolate Crinkles from Allergy-Free Alaska ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Christmas Crinkles
~ Christmas Cut-Out Cookies from Hope’s Kitchen (this link is from the Wayback Archive as the Hope’s Kitchen site is no longer active)~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Christmas Cut-out Cookies
~Christmas No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies from Gluten-Free Cat via The Wayback Machine ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal, vegan
Gluten-Free Christmas No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies
~Flourless Sparkling Chocolate Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Flourless Sparkling Chocolate Cookies
~ Forgotten Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, grain free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option
Gluten-Free Forgotten 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
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
Gluten-Free and Paleo Mexican Wedding Cookies
~Holiday Hermit (Fruitcake) Cookies from The Paleo Mom ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, paleo/primal friendly
Gluten-Free Holiday Hermit Cookies (aka Fruitcake Cookies)
~Lemon Sugar Cookies from Sarah Bakes Gluten Free ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan
Gluten-Free Lemon Sugar Cookies
~Macadamia Coconut Cookies with Cacao Nibs from Tasty Eats At Home ~ gluten free, dairy free
~Pecan Crescent Cookies from Simply Gourmet ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian
Gluten-Free Pecan Crescent Cookies
~ Monster Bars from Celiac in the City ~ gluten free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Monster Bars
~Peppermint Marshmallow Crunch Cookies from Against All Grain ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian,paleo, primal
Grain-Free Peppermint Marshmallow Crunch Cookies
~Peppermint Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies from Simply Gourmet ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian
Gluten-Free Peppermint Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies
~Pressed Butter (Spritz) Cookies from Art of Gluten-Free Baking ~ gluten free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Pressed Butter (Spritz) Cookies
~Raspberry Linzer Cookies from Healthful Pursuit ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, egg free, with vegan option
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)
Gluten-Free Scandinavian Thumbprint Cookies
~ Shortbread Flatsfrom Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian
~Snowy Luscious Lemon Cookies from Gluten-Free Goddess ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian
~Spritz Cookies from Angela’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, with egg-free, vegan option
Colorful Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies
~Thumbprint Cookies from Celiac in the City ~ gluten free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies
~Turtle Cookies from Faithfully Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian
Gluten-Free Turtle Cookies (Yes, the Cookie Version of the Candies!)
~Whipped Shortbread Cookies from Faithfully Gluten Free~ gluten free, vegetarian
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)
Gluten-Free White Chocolate Cranberry Ginger Cookies
~White Chocolate Cherry Macadamia Cookies from Gluten Free Spinner ~ gluten free, vegetarian
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
Happy holiday cookie baking! I really hope you enjoy all these gluten-free Christmas cookie recipes! And if you are looking for more Christmas cookie recipes, check out 30 More Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies You’ll Want to Make Right Now.
Originally published December 12, 2013 ; updated November 18, 2023.