Year-Round Gluten-Free Christmas Cookie Recipes You’ll Love

Over the past few years I’ve tested and refined dozens of cookie recipes to recreate the flavors and textures of classic cookies while making them naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and free of refined sugar.

These recipes have become staples in my kitchen — and I think they’ll become favorites in yours, too. They’re not just for the holidays; they’re great any time you want a comforting, better-for-you cookie.

RECIPES FOR THE BEST GLUTEN-FREE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

I chose ingredients I trust for both reliability and flavor: almond flour, coconut oil, nut butters, and a little maple syrup appear throughout these recipes. The result is cookies with familiar texture and taste, made with wholesome ingredients.

Many of the recipes are egg-free as well, so they work well for plant-based guests.

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Each cookie here has its own character, but they all aim to be cozy, festive, and just as satisfying as their traditional counterparts. Once you try them, they’ll likely earn a permanent spot on your baking rotation — year-round, not just at the holidays.

I’ll be sharing more holiday desserts and gluten-free cookie recipes on my Instagram, so follow along to stay up to date.

SALTED VANILLA CASHEW BUTTER COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE)

Soft, pillowy salted vanilla cashew butter cookies that blend creamy cashew butter, pure vanilla, and a pinch of sea salt for a festive twist on classic sugar cookies. Naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and free of refined sugar.

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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, EGG-FREE, REFINED SUGAR-FREE)

A classic everyone loves: these chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy with slightly crisp edges and rich dark chocolate chunks. They’re also egg-free, so they’re great for plant-based diets.

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GLUTEN-FREE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

A gluten-free take on classic shortbread using blanched almonds, coconut oil, and maple syrup for a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

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SOFT-BAKED CHEWY CHAI COOKIES WITH MAPLE GLAZE

Like a chai latte in cookie form, these soft-baked treats are a gluten-free reinterpretation of a favorite chai cookie. Made with almond flour, maple syrup, and warm spices — cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, and allspice — they’re naturally dairy-free and refined sugar-free, finished with a sweet maple glaze.

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PUMPKIN SPICE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Soft pumpkin spice cookies loaded with chocolate chunks, warm fall spices, and the nutty richness of nut butter in every bite.

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CLASSIC NO-BAKE COOKIES (GF & REFINED SUGAR-FREE)

The no-bake cookies many of us grew up with, updated to be gluten-free and free of refined sugar. Same chewy, chocolatey, peanut-buttery comfort using simple, thoughtful ingredients.

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