Making easy Christmas cookies are fun and bring about the spirit of Christmas. There are so many Christmas cookie recipes available that it can be difficult to choose the one that will bring about the best results, and the best taste, for you and your family. There is often also very little time to actually make the cookies around Christmas time due to the myriad of other activities going on. Some people resort to baking cookies late at night in order to have them ready to eat the next day. But for the freshest cookies, nothing beats eating them hot out of the oven.

Easy Christmas cookies do not have to be much different than any other recipe. There are some specific flavors that can lend themself well to the holiday season but in general it is the shape of the cookie that will determine if it is a ‘Christmas’ cookie. You can now buy many different types and styles of cookie shapes that you just press on to the dough. These can be Christmas trees, Santa Claus, presents, bells and more. They will certainly provide much amusement!

Consider adding a tangy orange flavor to your easy Christmas cookies. Grated orange zest added to your regular recipe can provide a whole new taste experience. Another popular easy Christmas cookie recipe is the extremely tasty, and unique, coconut pineapple cookie recipe. You will need the basic dough plus around 1 cup of sweetened flaked coconut and 1/4 cup of pineapple preserves. This will make about 30 cookies.

An alternative to the above is to use apricot or raspberry preserves instead of pineapple. Your family will be sure to let you know which is their favorite! Once you have shaped the tasty cookies into Christmas shapes using plastic or metal cut-outs, just bake for about 15 minutes until the cookies are firm. You can alternatively put an indentation in the middle of each cookie, bake the cookie and then add the preserve into the center hole once the cookies are baked. These make delicious easy Christmas cookies for the whole family to enjoy.