This is the ultimate dairy free Christmas cookies collection! After more than 10 years of baking without dairy, these recipes have become my tried-and-true favourites. They’re festive, full of flavour, and perfect for sharing throughout the holiday season.
This collection of recipes brings together all the flavours that make Christmas baking the best part of the season. From the classic flavours of gingerbread and cinnamon to peppermint, cranberry, and rich chocolate, every recipe is dairy free as written, and many are also egg free or vegan-friendly.
And if you’re gluten free, most can easily be adapted by using a 1-to-1 gluten free flour blend like Bob’s Red Mill.
Whether you’re baking for yourself or someone with a dairy sensitivity, there’s a cookie here for everyone to enjoy. Save this post and start planning your festive baking with recipes that are simple, reliable, and every bit as delicious as traditional Christmas cookies!
Make sure to also browse my complete collection of Christmas recipes for all of your holiday cooking and baking!
16 Dairy Free Christmas Cookies to Enjoy This Holiday Season
1. Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
These vegan gingerbread men with crispy edges and a soft middle are so easy to make and are the perfect base to decorate with a simple icing. These cookies are so fun to make at Christmas and also make wonderful homemade gifts.
2. Dairy Free Snickerdoodles
These dairy free snickerdoodles are the classic cinnamon sugar coated, soft and chewy cookie you know and love, just without the dairy! These cookies are so easy making them a great recipe to bake for all skill levels.
3. Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
These chocolate peppermint thumbprint cookies are made with a simple, chocolate butter cookie and a rich, dark chocolate peppermint ganache filling. Made dairy free, these cookies are super simple but make the perfect after dinner treat or addition to your Christmas dessert table.
4. Snowflake Sugar Cookies
Make these easy cut out soft snowflake sugar cookies decorated with my favourite royal icing as a pretty and festive treat for the holidays. These cookies are almost as fun to decorate as they are to eat!
5. Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies
These oatmeal cranberry walnut cookies are thick, soft, and chewy. Made in just one bowl, with no mixer needed, these are super easy cookies that anyone can make! Enjoy these dairy free cookies for Christmas, or really just anytime over the holiday season.
6. Dairy Free Sugar Cookies
These dairy free sugar cookies are soft, chewy, and super simple to make. This recipe is perfect for any occasion, and there’s no need to chill the dough!
7. Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Festive and fun red velvet crinkle cookies are perfect for Christmas baking. With a snowy coating of icing sugar, a perfectly crinkled top and the combination of chocolate with an undertone of vanilla, these pretty holiday cookies will be sure to be a crowd favourite.
8. Ginger Snap Biscuits
These classic ginger snap biscuits are thin and crispy with soft centres, packed full of spices and rolled in sugar for extra crunch and sparkle. These ginger snaps are made dairy free and make the perfect companion to a cup of tea and are even better enjoyed around Christmas time.
9. Jam Drops (Thumbprint Cookies)
Jam drops were one of my favourite cookies growing up! These are a buttery shortbread style cookie with a sweet filling of strawberry or raspberry jam, just like the ones you would go searching for in grandma’s biscuit tin. Whether you call them jam drops or thumbprint cookies in your part of the world, one thing is certain, everyone loves them!
10. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate crinkle cookies are the perfect addition to any holiday celebration. These classic holiday cookies are rich and fudgy like brownies with soft cakey centres and crunchy edges coated in powdered sugar. It’s no wonder these easy cookies are a favourite with everyone!
11. Vegan Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Easy soft vegan sugar cookies flavoured with vanilla and cinnamon with crisp edges and decorated with the easiest icing, making these the perfect festive treat for the holidays.
12. Rocky Road Cookies
These rocky road cookies are rich and chewy chocolate cookies loaded with peanuts, chopped chocolate and mini marshmallows. They are just like a classic rocky road but loaded into a decadent cookie!
13. Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
These soft and chewy vegan pumpkin snickerdoodles are a warm and cosy twist on a classic cookie recipe. Made using homemade pumpkin puree and a delicious blend of spices, you’ll love the rich flavours of these snickerdoodles.
14. Christmas Sparkle Cookies
Celebrate the holidays with these colourful and fun Christmas sparkle cookies. A soft, dairy free butter cookie is coated in crunchy sparkle sugar making these a delicious treat that taste just as good as they look and will be a perfect addition to your holiday dessert table.
15. Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
These vegan peanut butter cookies are soft, buttery, and delightfully melt in your mouth. Packed full of natural peanut butter and coming together using pantry staples in just one bowl, these cookies are the perfect treat for the peanut butter lover and are easy enough for the beginner baker.
16. Chai Sugar Cookies
These chai sugar cookies are one of my favourites to enjoy with a cup of tea! They are thick and chewy, filled with the cosy warm spices of chai. Made in just 30 minutes, you’ll love this simple recipe using everyday pantry staple ingredients.
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