40+ Vegan Christmas Cookies Recipes

I love baking vegan Christmas cookies for family and friends! Festive cookie recipes like these make the house smell amazing, and it’s such a joy to share my creations with the people I love.

These vegan Christmas cookies recipes only scratch the surface of the Christmas recipes I have on the blog. Whether you need a whole vegan Christmas menu, Christmas breakfast and brunch ideas, or ideas for holiday main dishes, I’ve got you covered this year.

But today, we’re here to talk about cookies! Let’s get to it.

Ginger Cookies

From cute, vegan gingerbread men to gigantic, chewy, ginger-molasses cookies, I’ve got your spiced cookie options right here!

Almond Flour Ginger Cookies

Gluten-Free Grain-Free Vegan Gingerbread Cookies

Vegan Gluten free Ginger Molasses cookies

Triple Ginger Molasses Soft Cookies. 100% Spelt. Vegan Recipe

Soft Pumpkin Ginger Snaps

Ginger Tahini Cookies 1 Bowl

Sugar Cookies and Shortbread

Sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and shortbread cookies are holiday classics. These vegan Christmas cookies include traditional options and fun, unique flavor combinations.

Vegan Gluten free Shortbread Cookies

Vegan Pistachio Cookies

Vegan Cardamom Cookie – Cardamom Snickerdoodles

Vegan Coconut Oil Shortbread Cookies with Pumpkin Pie Spice

Almond Butter Snickerdoodles

Chocolate and Pumpkin Pie Spice Snickerdoodles Gluten free Vegan

Chocolate Chip

I love making vegan chocolate chip cookies with lots of variations. Any of these recipes would be perfect for Christmas!

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil

Oatmeal Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chickpea Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Sunbutter Cookies

Miso Lemon Pepper Chocolate Chunk Cookies with almond flour

Thumbprint Cookies

Looking for vegan Christmas thumbprint cookies? I have lots of options, whether you like fruit or chocolate.

Gluten-free Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Vegan

Cherry Almond Thumbprint Cookies – Almond Pulp Cookies

Pistachio Apricot Thumbprint Cookies

Fudgy Chocolate Cookies with Candied Ginger Gluten-free

PB & J Thumbprint Cookies

Pistachio Almond Cranberry Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate Cookies

Got chocolate lovers on your list? These vegan chocolate cookies are the perfect Christmas gift!

Vegan German Chocolate Cookies

Vegan Brownie Cookies (Grain-free Glutenfree)

Chocolate Tahini Cookies Grainfree Oilfree Nutfree

Vegan Snickers Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter makes cookies taste so amazingly decadent! Make these vegan Christmas cookies for the peanut butter lover in your life.

No Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies Vegan

Vegan Almond / Peanut Butter Cookies with Pecans and Chocolate chips.

More Vegan Christmas Cookies

These cookies defy categorization! Think cozy macaroons and decadent tiramisu-inspired vegan Christmas cookies!

Zesty Coconut Macaroons with Cranberries and Pistachios for Kristy’s Cookie Party. Glutenfree Vegan Recipe

Vegan Baklava Cookies

Tiramisu Cookies (gluten-free vegan)

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies vegan gluten-free

Vegan Lemon Poppyseed Cookies Gluten-free

Almond Joy Cookies (glutenfree with almond flour and coconut)

Chai Spice Tahini Cookies Nut free Oil-free Grain-free

Vegan Cinnamon Roll Cookies – Oilfree

Florentines Recipe

Cookie Jar Mixes, cookie bars

Cookie jar mixes make great holiday gifts for those people on your list who love baking. Of course, you can bake and share these vegan Christmas cookies, if you prefer, but the jar mix is such a fun gift!

Vegan Cowboy Cookies Mix in a Jar

Coconut Macaroons in a Jar

Chocolate Chip Cookie dough Bars- No Bake

Peanut Butter Chickpea Cookie Pie Recipe

Almond Butter Blondies with Chocolate Chips

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which popular cookies are vegan?

You can make a vegan version of any popular cookie! The list above includes all of your Christmas favorites, like sugar cookies, chocolate chip, gingersnaps, peanut butter cookies, and more.

How can I make vegan cookies?

There are lots of methods that you can use for making vegan cookies. See the recipes above for tons of ideas!

If you want to make your favorite Christmas cookie recipe vegan, try these simple swaps:

1. Use vegan butter, non-dairy milk, and vegan cream cheese in place of their dairy counterparts.
2. Use an egg replacer to substitute for the eggs. You can buy egg replacer or make a flax egg by mixing 1 tablespoon flax meal in 3 tablespoons water.
3. If the Christmas cookie recipe calls for chocolate chips, don’t worry! There are plenty of vegan chocolate chips available.