Easy Holiday Cookies To Help You Spread Cheer! + Free Gift Tags
The holidays are all about giving. Why not spread some holiday cheer? Hey all, we have been baking easy holiday cookies and recipes again. It’s a great way to surprise neighbors, friends, and family. We can’t tell you how much fun we’ve been having. Are you ready to spread cheer and make somebody’s day?
Grab this easy way to make holiday cookies and get your free printable or two while you are here. Use Cookie Gift Tags to add to your containers. No need for it to be Christmas to do it either. Seriously, you only need about an hour for some of these easy cookie recipes. Got your cookies made? Scroll to the bottom and print your cookie gift tags. If you are looking for other printables for the holidays see all of our Christmas Printables.
Looking for something else to bake? See all our baking recipes here and find links below to our favorite cookies.
What to bake when you are short on time?
What’s been nice is we (Sammie and I) have been getting in quite a bit of family time by baking together. We’ve enjoyed the quick and easy solution of using Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes when we don’t have the time to bake all day. Not only for gifts but, for rainy day activities or gatherings.
We’ve been trying all kinds of mixes. It’s been a great way for Sammie to get involved with baking. Plus, it is saving me time. Since she’s a teen now she can do this by herself but, we enjoy spending time together. The cookies are just as good as starting from scratch! They taste 100% homemade. Just sayin’. But, you can find all our cookie recipes. And here is where to find our favorite Santa Cookies!
Easy Holiday Cookies
Some of our favorites from the mixes have been the Sugar Cookie, Snickerdoodle, and Oatmeal Cookies. What’s yours? There are plenty to pick from, that’s for sure. Here’s how easy they are to make!
Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes
How to make Betty Crocker Cookies
Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes
How to use, bake, and package cookies to spread cheer!
Yes, it’s this simple!
- Open the package into a bowl
- Add butter, 1 egg ( and 1 tbsp. water if called for or flour adjustment, if called for)
- Mix the ingredients.
- Scoop, and drop onto the baking sheet pan.
- (optional) Then flour the bottom of a cup and slightly flatten the dough.
- Bake until done when cookies are slightly brown on the bottom (10-12 min*see pkg.)
- Let the baked cookies cool.
- Decorate them.
- You can have cookies in less than an hour!
How to decorate your cooled cookies?
- For decorating the Betty Crocker Oatmeal Cookies we purchased Whipped Vanilla Frosting
- When the cookies are cooled, spread the whipped frosting, and then add Christmas candy sprinkles
to decorate them. - We found mini-holiday treat/giving plates at our local store.
- We took the decorated cookies (3 or 4 holiday cookies) and wrapped them to give to friends and neighbors.
- I also purchased cookie tins online and at the craft store to put the cookies into for gifting and spreading holiday cheer.
to decorate them. 
at our local store.Cookie Gift Tags Printable
Optionally you can add a bow and grab more (gift tags)free printable gift tags from our Christmas printables or other free printable pages.
Sammie is going to be delivering more cookies over the holiday break. This is a great idea for giving baked goods to families too. Who will you spread cheer to?
- Cookie Recipes
- Christmas Printables
- Ideas from Betty Crocker that we loved is this idea, it’s one of my favorites! I think the grandkids will love the Iced Cookie Tree Pops
I’d love to make some for our forest-themed baby shower this winter that we are throwing.
If you have more time you might like to try these Santa Cookies or grab our other easy cookie recipes.
What kind of cookies do you enjoy baking for the holidays?
Happy Holidays! And Happy Baking and Gifting!
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