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    Home » Recipes » Party Desserts

    19 Large Batch Holiday Cookie Recipes For A Crowd

    Published: Dec 2, 2021 · Modified: Jan 26, 2022 by Abbie Halas · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    The holidays are going to sneak up on you so your cookie game better be on point! Afterall, there's no better way to spread holiday cheer than to bake some homemade cookies for all of your friends and family. So check out this list of holiday cookie recipes that will feed a large crowd! 

    Do your kids love hot chocolate as much as mine do? Check out this fun kid-friendly hot chocolate for the holidays and serve with a batch of warm cookies!

    Large batch holiday cookies on a table with christmas decor.
    Contents hide
    1 What makes cookies ideal for a crowd anyway?
    2 Cookie Must Haves!
    3 Batch Cookie Tips
    4 Recipes
    5 Kourabiethes (Greek Almond Cookies)
    5.1 Other Desserts For A Crowd

    What makes cookies ideal for a crowd anyway?

    In my opinion, it's:

    ✔ Cookies that do not require a ton of fuss or attention to detail.

    ✔ Cookies that are relatively inexpensive.

    ✔ Cookies that do not have odd ingredients people may not like.

    ✔ Cookies that one can easily scoop and bake!

    Cookie Must Haves!

    Before you start on your baking frienzy, check out these items to make baking and transporting a festive breeze!

    • Baking Sheets w/ Nonstick Silicone Mats- Silicone mats are amazing. NOTHING sticks to them and they are re-usable!
    • Parchment Paper- These sheets are pre-cut which I love and can also be used to line tins for gifting!
    • Trasporting Bins- These are inexpensie and perfect for taking to friends and family.
    • Cookie Tins- I love receiving a beautiful festive tin filled with cookies! These are fabulous!
    • Holiday Totes- Stash your cookies in these large totes to bring to your cookie next exchange!
    • Cookie Scoopers- If you are making large batches of cookies, you NEED a scooper to make it easy and your cookies consistent in size.
    • 3-Tier Cooling Rack- There's nothing worse than running out of space to cool your cookies. These cooling racks are perfect!

    Batch Cookie Tips

    1. Most cookies can be made in advance but too far in advance and they will either get hard or too soft. I recommend making them no more than 3 days in advance. If more than that, freeze them by laying your cookies out on a sheet pan and par-freeze them. This will allow you to stack your cookies together WITHOUT them sticking to one another!
    2. Use parchment paper so you can keep your sheetpans clean and prevent cookies from sticking.
    3. Set timers so we don't forget about our cookies! There's nothing worse than a cookie with a burnt bottom.
    4. Use cooling racks to quickly transfer warm cookies on so you can shuffle out baking sheets quickly.
    5. Run your baking sheets under cold water for a minute to cool them off before adding the next batch. Adding dough to hot sheets will affect their shape.
    6. Use a mini ice cream scooper to make sure your cookies are all the same size. This will help them bake evenly.
    7. Add chocolate chips or sprinkles on top of your cookies last to give the a professional finish. Yes, this may mean adding chips by hand one-by-one but it makes a difference aesthetically.
    8. Think about nut allergies when baking cookies for a crowd.

    Recipes

    Chocolate chip cookies in a basket on a counter with a blue striped towel.

    Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

    A cookie classic! Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies. You know the huge and crispy kind with a melted chocolate center? Well, now you can make them at home anytime you want! 

    Chocolate biscotti cookies on a plate with a cup of coffee.

    Chocolate & Coffee Biscotti

    You can't beat the match made in heaven that is chocolate and coffee. This cookie is perfect for hoilday gifting because the recipe makes two dozen cookies! Making them perfect for holiday gifting and sharing. 

    Gingerbread cookie dough with red cookie cutters.

    Cake Mix Gingerbread Cookies

    Gingerbread cookies are a holiday signature as they are a great way to get the entire family involved. This recipe uses cake mix to create the dough, making it an easy and inexpensive alternative to the Christmas treat. 

    White cookies balls with sprinkled icing sugar on a black counter.

    Classic Butter Balls

    These Butter Balls, also known as Russian Tea Cakes, are so easy, but so delicious and perfect little snowball bites for the holidays!

    Sugar cookies with Christmas light icing decorations.

    Santa's Favorite Cookies

    If you want to make some special Christmas cookies for your family, these are beautiful! They take a little more time and effort than the other cookie recipes, but the results are worth it. And they are Santa's favorite too! 

    Chocolate cookies with frosting stack on top of each other on a wooden cutting board.

    Flourless Chocolate Cookies

    These fudgy and rich flourless chocolate cookies are dusted with powdered sugar to make them look like they were left out in the the snow.

    Peanut butter cookies on a counter with a tab;espoon full of peanut butter.

    Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

    These quick and easy peanut butter cookies bring out the nostalgia of the traditional cookie, but are so soft and chewy. They are sure to be a new favorite! 

    Green cookies with red hearts stacked on plates with Christmas decorations.

    Grinch Cookies

    These Grinch themed cookies are the perfect shade of green with a cute heart sprinkle. You will love these cookies so much, that your heart will grow three sizes! 

    Chocolate cookies in a pile with a red napkin as decoration.

    Hot Cocoa Cookies

    These cookies are perfect for the chilly winter days. They are a great way to enjoy the winter favorite, marshmellows included! 

    Oatmeal cookies on a stack of plates on a counter, with a jar of milk.

    Oatmeal Lace Cookies

    This recipe yeilds approximately 66 cookies, making them perfect for sharing. A little goes a long way with these deliciously addictive cookies! 

    Chocolate cookies with red and green M&Ms on a plate, with a Christmas napkin and cooling rack.

    Holiday Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with M&Ms

    Full of rich chocolate flavor and crunchy holiday-themed M&Ms candies, these 4-ingredient cookies are just as good for gifting as they are for eating!

    Ginger cookies on a counter with a cup of coffee in a blue mug and saucer.

    Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

    A delicious new take on a holiday classic! These gingerbread cookies pack a spicy gingerbread flavor with a delicious sweetness from the brown sugar and molasses. You won’t be able to stop eating them!

    Sugar cookies with white frosting and colorful sprinkles.

    Sugar Cookie Bars with White Chocolate Peppermint Frosting

    These cookie bars give all the same deliciousness as regular sugar cookies, without all the work! Plus they will remind you of candy canes because of the white chocolate peppermint frosting!

    Snowball cookies with chocolate chips in a Christmas tin.

    Snowball Cookies

    These snowball cookies are light and tender cookies studded with pecans and chocolate chips, then rolled in powdered sugar. A melt in your mouth treat that’s perfect for the holidays!

    Shortbread cookies with cranberries on a white counter with a grey towel.

    Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

    The white chocolate, orange and cranberry combination is so festive! Plus the dough makes a lot of cookies, making them perfect for cookie exchanges.

    Cookies cut in half and stacked on top of each other with a cinnamon stick.

    Snickerdoodles Without Cream of Tartar

    No cream of tartar? No problem! These snickerdoodles without cream of tartar taste just as good as the traditional ones! They are soft, chewy, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and ready in just 25 minutes!

    chocolate chip boxed cake mix cookie.

    Chocolate Boxed Cake Mix Cookies

    If you've never made cookies using boxed cake mix, where have you been? It is SUCH an easy way to make cookie in bulk fast and foolproof!! These are super gooey and chocolately too! You don't need to share the recipe if you don't want to.

    The BEST chocolate This Mocha Pudding Cookie recipe is the BEST cookie recipe I have in my cookbook! They contain my two all-time FAVORITE ingredients...coffee and chocolate!! They also have vanilla pudding in them so tell me, how can you go wrong? Best of all, NO CHILLING of the dough is necessary!chip pudding cookies made with brown sugar and Jello vanilla instant pudding mix! I add a secret ingredient to make these even BETTER! #pudding #cookies #chocolatechip #puddingcookies #mocha

    Vanilla Pudding Cookies w/ Chocolate Chips

    This is the BEST chocolate chip cookie recipe I've ever had. Trust me. If you love soft cookies, these are definitely what you need to make! They made with pudding mix which makes them incredibly moist. Perfect for larger batches too!

    pecan tassie tart cookies on table.

    Pecan Tassie Nut Cups

    These cookies are a classic recipe that has been passed down for generations in the Shunk family. They are easy to make and actually recommended to make in larger batches. They freeze well and store great so you can make a few days ahead of time if needed!

    Kourabiethes (Greek Almond Cookies)

    These Greek cookies are a delicious way to make cookies in large batches! The dough can be made days in advance or weeks if frozen. They are soft, buttery and perfectly delicate with a hint of orange and almond. Like my Christmas Cake Balls and Nut Cups they're ideal for cookie exchanges or gifting!

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