30 Gluten-Free Christmas Cookies You'll Want To Eat By The Dozen (2024)

A cookie box filled with a wide assortment of shapes, sizes, and colors is such a treat to gift during the holidays. These peppermint meringues are the perfect addition to add a pop of color and fun. They practically scream “holiday!” and they taste fantastic as well.

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We skipped the flour and butter but still created the fudgiest cookie with the crispiest edges. Whether you're gluten-free or not, you'll find it hard to stop eating these cookies.

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If you like the flavor of French macarons, you'll love this take on Italian amaretti cookies. Soft, pillowy, moist, sweet, and lightly scented with amaretto liqueur as well as citrus zests, these cookies get made multiple times a season, year after year.

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These delicate French cookies are somehow simultaneously crispy, chewy, soft, and light as air, thanks to egg whites. This makes them the perfect blank canvas for creative flavors and colors. Make sure all your ingredients are room temperature to achieve the greatest success.

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These no-bake cookies always remind us of being a kid around the holidays, when we'd make massive batches to give as gifts. The sweet and salty combo is beloved by kids and adults alike!

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You won't believe these little cookies only have six ingredients, not including a pinch of salt (most of which you probably already have on hand!). We made 'em mini so you can eat more of them! 😊

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Out of all of our amazing keto desserts (we have a lot), these easy low-carb gingerbread cookies might be the most adorable. Cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg are what make gingerbread taste so nostalgic and Christmas-y, not gluten!

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These are the perfect bite-size treat for any time of day—feel free to skip the chocolate if you want to keep them less sweet. For a pink, raspberry version, smash 1/4 cup fresh raspberries into the foamy egg white mixture with a fork and then toss in the coconut.

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The buttery, gluten-free base to these versatile cookies pairs well with just about any filling. Pair them with raspberry, blackberry, strawberry—the world is your oyster when it comes to these adorable, bite-sized treats.

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Delicate, buttery, and oh-so-easy-to-make, sequilhos are a household staple across Brazil. Made with a handful of ingredients like butter, cornstarch, and condensed milk, these meltaway cookies come together in just one bowl.

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Soft, chewy, slightly golden crispy edges with toasted coconut strewn throughout, these coconut cookies are not too shy to highlight their star ingredient. Topped with even more coconut right before baking, these chewy cookies with a crispy edge are a coconut lover's dream.

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This classic Italian cookie is perfect for the almond lovers in your life. You'll find this cookie in practically any Italian bakery, and it's commonly found throughout Southern Italy and Sicily. The treat is studded with "pignoli," Italian for pine nuts, and gets even more nutty flavor from a hefty amount of almond paste.

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Buckwheat flour is a nutritional powerhouse, glutinous rice flour acts as a milky, starchy binder, and almond flour helps to create a rich, nutty, plushy chew in this gluten-free cookies.

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These macaroons (not to be confused with French macarons) are perfect whether you're gluten-free or not. Dipping them in chocolate is optional, but really, why wouldn't you?

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These snowball cookies are big on walnut flavor, just how we like them. A perfect recipe to make with kids, we’re adding this one to our permanent holiday rotation.

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Make meringues into festive, mini wreaths with a little green food coloring and pull and peel Twizzlers. The sprinkles are optional, but they do add a little extra holiday flair.

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The words "gluten-free" tend to conjure up the feeling of a sandstorm whipping around in one's mouth. It's unpleasant, to say the least. So why would you want to eat a gluten-free chocolate chip cookie? Because, depending on who you ask, these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are even better than the OG.

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This almond cookie is a carefree, one-bowl affair that yields cute little bites with a whole lot of texture. Almonds make an appearance in three forms in this recipe: almond butter, almond flour, and sliced almonds.

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These pecan cookies are about to become your family’s favorite. It's easy to see why—crumbly pecan cookies meet a simple glaze, making them completely irresistible.

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Want to get in on some Christmas cookie baking, but aren't so confident in the kitchen? These peanut butter chocolate cookies are for you—they're a breeze to make and almost impossible to mess up.

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