Dessert

Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies Recipe

ByThomas Greene October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

Introduction

Celebrate the holiday season with these festive Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies. Soft and chewy, they combine classic dark and white chocolate chips with colorful red and green sprinkles for a joyful treat everyone will love.

A close-up of a thick round ball of cookie dough resting on a wooden board, showing a light beige dough full of white chocolate chips and darker chocolate pieces mixed evenly throughout. Small red, green, and white round sprinkles are scattered on the dough, some slightly pressed into the surface and some loose around it. In the background, there are more similar balls of cookie dough, slightly out of focus, on the same wooden board. The surface beneath looks like a white marbled texture. photo taken with an iphone --ar 4:5 --v 7

Ingredients

8 tablespoons salted butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup red and green sprinkles

Instructions

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2: In a stand mixer bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat until well blended.
Step 3: Add the egg and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat until fully incorporated.
Step 4: Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the bowl. Mix until the dough just comes together; it will be soft.
Step 5: Gently fold in the dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and red and green sprinkles.
Step 6: Portion the dough into 9 large balls and place them on a baking sheet.
Step 7: Bake for exactly 11 minutes. The cookies may look slightly underdone but will firm up as they cool.
Step 8: Allow the cookies to set on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring or serving.

Tips & Variations

For extra festive flavor, try adding a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg to the dough.
You can swap the dark chocolate chips for milk chocolate if you prefer a sweeter bite.
Use mini chocolate chips to distribute the chocolate more evenly throughout smaller cookies.
Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking to reduce spreading and enhance texture.

Storage

Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. To refresh slightly, warm in the microwave for 10 seconds before eating. These cookies also freeze well—freeze baked cookies in a sealed bag for up to 2 months and thaw at room temperature when ready to enjoy.