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Bake your way through the holidays with 24 crowd-pleasing vegan Christmas cookies, perfect for exchanges, gifting, entertaining, and cozy nights in!

Completed Easy Snowball Cookies [Various Flavors] on cooling rack.

Nothing says holiday season like a kitchen (and freezer!) full of cookies! These 20+ vegan Christmas cookie recipes are full of classic flavors and fun. They’re simple, budget-friendly, and free from eggs and dairy—great for everyone at the party.

Bake these vegan holiday cookies for movie nights, tree decorating and other holiday activities, leave them out for Santa, or wrap them up as sweet gifts all holiday season (Thanksgiving, Chrismukkah, and Christmas included!). There’s one for every day of an Advent Calendar!

Crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle, these molasses-rich ginger cookies (aka gingersnaps) are some of the best vegan Christmas cookies you’ll try for any ginger lover.

several completed Triple Ginger Vegan Ginger Cookies [Gingersnaps] on a white surface

Triple Ginger Cookies

5 from 79 votes
Use a combination of freshly grated, ground, and candied ginger to make perfectly spiced triple ginger and molasses vegan ginger cookies with crisp edges and a soft and chewy middle (aka gingersnaps!) – perfect for the holidays and ready in just 30 minutes!
Triple ginger cookies
Finished Chocolate Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies on parchment paper with one halved in the front.

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!

finished Chocolate Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies on parchment paper with one halved in the front

Double Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies

5 from 25 votes
These double chocolate chip peppermint cookies are soft, chewy, and perfect for the holidays! Packed with cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and peppermint extract, they truly embody festive flavors and require just 15 minutes of hands-on prep!
Vegan Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Completed Vegan Gingerbread Cookies on cooling rack.

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!

completed Vegan Gingerbread Cookies on cooling rack

Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

5 from 1 vote
Soft in the middle, crisp on the edges, and full of rich molasses and warm spices, this vegan gingerbread cookies recipe is the ultimate holiday treat – NO puffing up or spreading!
Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
A stack of vegan oatmeal crinkle cookies on a wood table.

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.

The Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies {Award Winning}

The Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies {Award Winning}

These are hands-down the best vegan oatmeal cookies you’ll ever taste. Your friends will be begging you for the recipe—guaranteed!
The Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
Completed Raspberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies scattered on a baking sheet.

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.

completed Raspberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies scattered on a white surface

Raspberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies

5 from 25 votes
The combination of fresh jam and a 'buttery'-sweet crumb is pure deliciousness in every bite of these easy vegan raspberry jam thumbprint cookies.
Vegan Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
Completed Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies spread out on a white surface.

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!

Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

These vegan peanut butter thumbprint cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with classic peanut butter & jelly flavor, with no eggs or dairy! Just 6 ingredients, one bowl, and 15 minutes of baking time + low-sugar/ sugar-free and gluten-free options!
Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Completed Easy Snowball Cookies [Various Flavors] on cooling rack.

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.

completed Easy Snowball Cookies [Various Flavors] on cooling rack

Easy Snowball Cookies

5 from 27 votes
Snowball cookies are an irresistible holiday classic – they’re light, 'buttery', & rolled in powdered sugar. Plus, they’re so simple to make with 4 ingredients and one bowl. Now entirely dairy-free + vegan!
Easy Snowball Cookies
Completed Easy Vegan Snickerdoodles on a white surface.

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.

completed Easy Vegan Snickerdoodles on a white surface

Vegan Snickerdoodles

5 from 33 votes
These vegan snickerdoodles are perfect not only as a fall dessert recipe but for the entire holiday season and year-round – soft, slightly chewy, pillowy, and loaded with warm cinnamon sugar and no eggs or dairy, they’re a family favorite.
Vegan Snickerdoodles
Completed Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies on cooling rack.

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.

completed Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies on cooling rack

Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies

5 from 2 votes
These cozy gingerbread oatmeal cookies are soft and chewy inside with crisp edges and loaded with warm spices and molasses for a great holiday treat!
Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies

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.

completed Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies on a white surface

Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

5 from 35 votes
Rich, fudgy vegan chocolate crinkle cookies are a classic holiday crowd-pleaser and so simple to prepare with zero eggs or dairy this holiday season!
Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Completed Vegan Sugar Cookies on a plate with a close up of one cookie.

11. Sugar Cookies

No list of easy vegan Christmas cookies recipes is complete without easy sugar cookies (now vegan!). These are from It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken —great for cut-outs and decorating!

Easy Vegan Sugar Cookies

Soft, buttery, and delicious—these Easy Vegan Sugar Cookies are a favorite! With simple ingredients, this dough makes perfect cut-out cookies every time. Great for Christmas or any occasion.
Easy Vegan Sugar Cookies
Completed Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies on a white surcace.

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!

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

This Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies recipe is the best! They’re simple to make, only take 20 minutes of prep, and come out perfectly soft! Make these cookies for your holiday dessert this year!
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Completed Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies on white surface.

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.

completed Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies on baking sheet

Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

5 from 1 vote
These 6-ingredient vegan peanut butter cookies have crisp edges, a soft, chewy middle, and bake in just 12-15 minutes! Plus, they're optionally refined sugar-free & gluten-free!
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Finished cinnamon chocolate chip cookies on parchment paper with cinnamon in the background.

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.

Completed Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked on a white surface.

Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.88 from 33 votes
Make these super soft, cozy cinnamon chocolate chip cookies with just one bowl, 25 minutes, and 8 inexpensive pantry ingredients – perfect for fall and the holiday season!
Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Completed Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies against a light surface.

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!).

completed Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies on a wire rack

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 56 votes
These vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy with lightly crisp edges and studded with vegan chocolate chips for a simple and easy dairy and egg-free oatmeal cookie that tastes just like the classic!
Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Completed Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies on a white surface.

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.

completed Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies on a white surface

Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 27 votes
Chickpea chocolate chip cookies are crispy outside with a soft, chewy middle and gooey chocolate chips in every bite, yet surprisingly healthy and wholesome + egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and oil-free!
Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies
Completed Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked on wire rack.

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.

completed Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies on wire rack and on white surface

Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 4 votes
These one-bowl, easy dairy-free chocolate chip cookies have crisp edges, a soft and chewy middle, and are loaded with vegan chocolate chips – they taste just like the classic, but 100% egg and dairy-free and are ready in just 20 minutes!
Dairy-free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Completed Vegan Lemon Shortbread Cookies scattered on a white surface.

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!).

completed Vegan Lemon Shortbread Cookies scattered on a white surface

Vegan Lemon Shortbread Cookies

5 from 50 votes
These vegan lemon shortbread cookies are crisp outside, soft in the middle, 'buttery', and bursting with bright, tangy lemon flavor (+ several flavor variations!). Plus, they're ready in just 30 minutes!
Vegan Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Completed California Cookies scattered on a baking tray.

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!

completed Vegan No Bake Chocolate Cookies on a baking sheet

Vegan No Bake Chocolate Cookies

5 from 100 votes
These Vegan No Bake Chocolate Cookies are so easy and delicious! Rich cocoa powder, creamy peanut butter, quick-cooking oats and a few other simple ingredients combine to make a soft, chewy cookie. Everyone will be coming back for seconds! 
Vegan No Bake Chocolate Cookies
Completed Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies [With Filling| Sandwich Cookies] on a white surface.

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.

completed Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies [With Filling| Sandwich Cookies] on a white surface

Vegan Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

5 from 19 votes
These homemade vegan peanut butter sandwich cookies (aka healthier vegan nutter butters!) combine soft and chewy oatmeal peanut butter vegan cookies with a creamy peanut butter filling for the ultimate peanut lover’s dream! Even better is that they're ready in under 30 minutes!
Vegan Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Completed Vegan Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies spread out on a white surface.

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.

completed Vegan Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies spread out on a white surface

Vegan Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies

4.97 from 53 votes
No-bake quinoa cookies are chewy and indulgent yet loaded with wholesome ingredients and your favorite add-ins for an egg-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar-free, high-protein snack!
Vegan Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies
Close up of Coconut Oatmeal Cookie with several cookies on a gray baking tray with ingredients in the background.

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.

Close up of Coconut Oatmeal Cookie with several cookies on a gray baking tray with ingredients in the background.

Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

4.90 from 57 votes
These Oatmeal coconut cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with flavor and texture while remaining healthier than traditional versions. They’re perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack!
Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Completed Kitchen Sink Cookies on cooling rack.

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!

completed Kitchen Sink Cookies on cooling rack

Kitchen Sink Cookies

4.90 from 19 votes
Everything but the kitchen sink cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with your favorite sweet and salty mix-ins (like pretzels, vegan chocolate, & potato chips) for an indulgent treat – now egg & dairy-free!
Kitchen Sink Cookies
Completed Apple Pie Cookies on a cooling rack.

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!

completed Apple Pie Cookies on a cooling rack

Apple Pie Cookies

5 from 1 vote
If you love apple pie, you’ll adore easy-to-make apple pie cookies (mini apple pies, made with flaky pie crust encasing juicy, spiced apple pie filling!

Apple Pie Cookies

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