24 Must-Try Vegan Christmas Cookies

2. Double Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies

Double chocolate and a hint of peppermint make these cookies a total vegan Xmas cookies win, perfect for cookie swaps. They taste like peppermint vegan hot chocolate in cookie form!

3. Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

Rich with molasses and warm spices, vegan gingerbread cookies (people, stars, trees – you name it!) are a holiday staple and one of my top vegan Christmas biscuits/cookies annually!

4. The Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

There’s never a bad time for chewy oatmeal cookies, right?! This recipe is so good that we updated it (originally from World of Vegan!) and included it in The Friendly Vegan Cookbook.

5. Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

With a tender shortbread base and colorful jam centers (swappable!), thumbprint cookies make for classic vegan holiday cookies, and are perfect for cookie swaps, gifting, and feeding Santa.

6. Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

Take regular thumbprint cookies up a notch with a PB twist. These soft, chewy vegan Christmas cookies bring nostalgic PB&J flavor to your cookie tray—perfect for gifting!

7. Easy Snowball Cookies

The holidays wouldn’t be complete without ‘buttery’, rich, melt-in-your-mouth vegan snowball cookies. On your table, cookie trays, for gifting, and at every festive event.

8. Vegan Snickerdoodles

No list of vegan holiday cookies recipes is complete without the sweet cinnamon crackle and chewy center of melt-in-the-mouth vegan snickerdoodles. A timeless crowd-pleaser for all.

9. Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies

This comforting vegan Christmas cookies recipe is a mash-up of two holiday classics —gingerbread and oatmeal. A molasses-y, spiced, chewy, satisfying treat everyone loves.

10. Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Fudgy, ‘chocolaty’, and dusted in crackly snowy sugar, this classic vegan Christmas cookies recipe is sure to be a holiday hit anytime you want a chocolate fix.

12. Vegan Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

These bold and beautiful vegan red velvet cookies combine classic crinkle texture with vibrant crimson red velvet indulgence, for ultimate holiday vibes!

13. Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

These quick vegan holiday cookies are melt-in-the-mouth soft, chewy, and packed with sweet and salty peanut butter flavor. Perfect for gifting, sharing, or keeping all to yourself.

14. Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

With warm cinnamon spice and melty vegan chocolate chips, these cookies are a cozy, festive twist on a cookie jar classic. A must for any list of the best vegan holiday cookies.

15. Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These nostalgic vegan Christmas cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with oats and vegan chocolate chips—just like Grandma used to make (but vegan!).

16. Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

Take a break from indulgent classics to try these secretly healthy vegan holiday cookies. They’re soft, chewy, and packed with vegan chocolate chips—plus chickpea protein and fiber.

17. Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

These taste just like the classic—with crisp edges, chewy centers, and melty vegan chocolate chips – but 100% vegan – as perfect at Christmas as they are year-round.

You might also enjoy my vegan soft chocolate chip cookies or skillet chocolate chip cookie.

18. Vegan Lemon Shortbread Cookies

These vegan holiday cookies are bright, zesty, and bursting with lemon flavor for a fresh twist on a holiday favorite. Though you can also experiment with holiday flavors (like cranberry and orange!).

19. Vegan No Bake Chocolate Cookies

When the oven’s full with other holiday bakes or you’re short on time, these no-bake gluten free vegan Christmas cookies come to the rescue—chocolatey, quick, and freezer-friendly!

20. Vegan Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

This soft, sweet-and-salty, nutty vegan holiday cookies recipe is like a homemade Nutter Butter—only healthier, better, and totally dairy and egg-free.

21. Vegan Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies

Made with wholesome ingredients like quinoa and peanut butter, these gluten-free vegan Christmas cookies are a healthy, high-protein snack disguised as a no-bake dessert.

22. Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

These hearty coconut cookies are crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside, and packed with cozy coconut flavor – a tasty gluten-free, vegan Christmas cookie for coconut fans.

23. Kitchen Sink Cookies

These loaded Christmas vegan cookies have it all — vegan chocolate, pretzels, chips, nuts —whatever your heart (or pantry) desires this holiday season – perfect for cookie swaps!

24. Apple Pie Cookies

These cozy vegan apple pie cookies taste just like mini apple pies – simple, spiced, and full of warm apple yumminess – a perfectly cozy treat for Thanksgiving and the holiday season!