The holiday season is a time for joy, laughter, and, of course, cookies!But what if you or someone you know can’t have eggs?Not to worry!
I’ve put together a list of 25 incredible eggless Christmas cookies that will make everyone’s taste buds sing.From classic sugar cookies to unique and innovative flavors, there’s something here for everyone to enjoy!
1. Snowball Cookies
Snowball cookies gain their title due to their snowy layer of powdered sugar. These little wonders perfectly show off the spirit of the season. Also called Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cakes, these treats are global sensations!
They mix flour, nuts, butter, and sugar to produce a light, delicate, melt-in-your-mouth product. They receive a generous dusting of powdered sugar once they’re baked for an even snowier impression.
2. Mint Christmas Cookies
These cookies incorporate buttery shortbread plunged in chocolate and highlighted with joyful sprinkles. These vibrant green delights are excellent for giving as gifts and sharing at cookie swaps. The taste is much like Mint Milanos.
That beloved mint-chocolate duo, paired with happy sprinkles, yields a cookie you won’t want to miss. That recipe makes about four dozen, which makes it the ideal size for sharing during the holidays.
3. Holiday Sprinkle Cookies
Sprinkles add that joyful essence to cookies, and you can see that here. These goodies are paleo, vegan, and gluten-free, so they fit many dietary needs.
More crucially, they’re delectable. They feature a delightful blend of coconut oil, maple syrup, and almond flour, yielding a chewy, soft, and nutty outcome. Aside from the sprinkles, there aren’t any artificial ingredients!
While these are ideal for Christmas, you could suit them to any occasion just by adjusting the sprinkle colors.
4. Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread cookies don’t usually bring thoughts of “grain-free, gluten-free, and vegan” to mind, but these will fix that.
These treats have wonderful spice notes and a satisfying crispness. Plus, making them can be so fun.
Consider asking the kids to help with decorating! Keep the frosting easy yet tasty with some coconut cream and powdered sugar. It’s both simple to create and perfectly yummy.
5. Butterfly Cookies
They look almost too nice to eat, but taste too great not to. What a wonderful situation!
These butterfly cookies feature a crisp, delicate shortbread that melts in your mouth. They rely on sugar, butter, vanilla, and flour. It’s an easy dough that makes amazing cookies.
The dough gets cut into darling butterflies. They’re decorated with green and turquoise sugar for an awesome look and taste.
6. Almond Crescent Cookies
Delightfully delicate and enriched with almond essence, these crescent cookies are gorgeous when dusted with powdered sugar.
Similar to shortbread cookies, these melt in your mouth and provide a soft, buttery crumb for your holiday cookie trays.
7. Holiday Reindeer Cookie Treats
These reindeer cookies are ready to help Santa! A simple, quick treat to make, these are great for parties over the holidays and only use a few things.
Nutter Butters get made into darling reindeer thanks to pretzel antlers, red M&M noses, and edible eyes. Making these cookies is all about putting them together and having fun, as these require no baking at all.
8. German Potato Cookies
It’s not a typo. These cookies feature potatoes, and they’re fabulous!
German potato cookies overflow with soft, crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. They might not come from Germany, but people often make them for both Chinese New Year and Christmas. These eggless cookies only use seven ingredients, like potato starch, which is common throughout Asia.
These feature a yummy twist with pandan or ube flavoring.
9. Vegan Hot Chocolate Cookies
How could anyone say no to hot chocolate presented as a cookie? The vegan hot chocolate cookies will give you that double chocolate impact and that gooey center from marshmallows. These chewy delights serve as a chocoholic’s wildest dreams, because they’re packed with bits of melted chocolate.
These can be prepared in just half an hour. They’re both irresistibly chewy and perfectly sweet.
10. Eggless Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
I can’t get enough of chocolate crinkle cookies, and I’d hate to think that some can’t enjoy them because of egg use. These eggless chocolate crinkle cookies will thrill those with restrictions on what they can eat.
These make a wonderful holiday treat because they’re fudgy and moist without extreme sweetness. That snowy look comes from a dusting of powdered sugar. Enjoy them any time, not only at Christmas.
11. Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Each holiday calls for vegan chocolate peppermint cookies. Envision double chocolate cookies enriched with chocolate chips and bits of peppermint candy sprinkled on top. These soft, chewy sensations feature that irresistible touch of mint.
Even better, these will take just 30 minutes to make. Shockingly, you can also omit both dairy and gluten with this recipe.
12. Christmas Sugar Cookies without Eggs
You can’t have Christmas parties without sugar cookies, just as Santa can’t do without reindeer. Even if you’re out of eggs or just don’t eat them, these will delight. These buttery, tender cookies can hold a shape well as they bake.
The equally delightful icing lacks eggs, too, which really lets you get creative! Have fun cutting the cookies and dressing them with icing for a memorable dessert.
13. Vegan Spritz Cookies
These vegan spritz cookies make a great dessert for any event or celebration. You’ll have lots of fun preparing these with a spritz press.
If you don’t own one, don’t worry. You can still shape these by hand.
They’re well-suited for decorating sessions with your family, cookie swaps, or perhaps for gifting during the holidays.
14. Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies
You’ll be shocked at how awesome these eggless cream cheese cookies taste.The base of these sugar cookies blends gorgeously with that tangy cream cheese frosting.Additional cookie crumbs on top balance the richness of the frosting and add texture.
And, these accommodate many needs by being gluten-free, able to be made dairy-free, and also nut-free.This is a lovely, inclusive way to celebrate Christmas.
15. Vegan Cranberry Cookies
Festive red and green pops from cranberries and pistachios perfectly show off that Christmas essence.You’ll find that these vegan cookies are chewy, somewhat crisp outside, and also moist.The use of almond flour makes these naturally gluten-free, lacking both oil and eggs.
Bring the cheer into your home when you whip up a batch.They’re a joy to prepare and even more of a joy to love.
16. Lemon Meltaway Cookies
These cookies are buttery, tender delights featuring lemon and cinnamon. You’ll get that refreshing sensation as they melt in the mouth.
Despite being dusted with powdered sugar, they possess balance and never get too sweet. These cookies don’t need to chill, which leaves you just a few minutes from enjoying them!
17. No-Bake Christmas Wreath Cookies
These no-bake Christmas wreath cookies look so fun and will bring glee to parties over the holidays. You’ll produce these with cornflakes, butter, marshmallows, and green food coloring.
They look ridiculously sweet and boast that great combo of ooey-gooey and crunchy. Add final touches that bring even more joy with mini M&Ms and sprinkles.
18. Vegan Matcha Cookies
These cookies blend sweet white chocolate chips with healthy green tea matcha. It’s a cookie match made in matcha heaven!
They’re a little bit chewy, a little bit crisp, and also perfectly sweet. These come as a refreshing change of pace from regular chocolate chip cookies.
19. Melting Moments
The very name, “melting moments,” should encourage you to take a bite. As their name implies, these cookies are buttery, soft treats that melt in the mouth. They’re much like shortbread, but possess an extra layer of delightfulness.
To make things even better, you’ll only need a few things! These will really spice up the season.
20. Condensed Milk Cookies
The name of these cookies lacks imagination, but they make up for it in flavor and texture. Condensed milk provides a delightful richness to these tender, chewy treats.
That same milk takes the place of eggs here, making this a straightforward recipe to make without them. You’ll only need six things and about 20 minutes to get a batch going any time you have a craving.
21. Fruit Cake Shortbread Cookies
These cookies transform the infamous holiday fruitcake to something really special. These buttery slice-and-bake cookies combine with vibrant candied fruit to yield something truly delightful.
Skip the nuts or throw them in. It’s completely your call. One way or the other, these show that fruitcake deserves the spotlight, too.
22. Vegan Gingersnap Cookies
These classic cookies need to sit at every vegan table at Christmas. These offer that spicy, crunchy, and festive taste without having to work hard.
The recipe calls for everyday things, so they’re pretty easy to make. You’ll whip up something delicious in no time at all thanks to vegan butter, spices, molasses, brown sugar, and flour.
You can also roll them in sugar if you like them extra sweet.
23. Thumbprint Cookies
Though they’re simple, thumbprint cookies have amazing flavors and textures. You’ll find that these come out rich, buttery, and tender because they’re made from a basic sugar cookie dough without eggs.
Each bite brings a burst of sweetness from the jam filling the indentation. You can whip these up quickly to make a fantastic addition to any event over the holidays.
24. Buddy the Elf Cookies
These cookies embody the spirit of Buddy’s famous spaghetti scene from the film, Elf, but put it in a cookie. You’ll find chow mein noodles in these, highlighted with butterscotch and white chocolate to resemble Buddy’s spaghetti.
The marshmallows, sprinkles, chocolate syrup, and M&Ms recreate his other toppings. They’ll bring laughter from the film right onto your holiday dessert table.