‘Tis the season to be baking…fa la la la la la la la la. The holiday season is my favorite time of year to bake because it means I get to make some plant-based versions of my favorite conventional (and unconventional) holiday treats! I promise, your friends and family will never know that these cookies are plant-based.

Here are a few of few of my favorite tried-and-true, plant-based holiday cookie recipes.

Italian Anginetti Cookies

There’s nothing like an Italian Christmas cookie, am I right? These Italian anginetti cookies practically scream Christmas. I always make these for my annual Christmas cookie swap because they’re a guaranteed hit!

Source: Hot for Food

Grandma’s Italian Pignoli Cookies

Looking for another Italian Christmas cookie? Look no further than these pignoli cookies! I absolutely love these cookies. In fact, they might be my favorite of all time. The pine nuts really take these cookies over the top.

Source: Pasta Based

Snowball Cookies

These classic snowball cookies will forever be my favorite Christmas cookie. They are buttery, dusted with powdered sugar, and simply melt in your mouth.

Source: The Edgy Veg

Gingerbread Men

Gingerbread men are a holiday classic! This recipe for gingerbread men cookies is vegan and gluten-free…but you’d never know it! These are perfect for rolling out into gingerbread men and decorating or even simply rolling into balls for gingersnaps.

Source: Minimalist Baker

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal raisin cookies are always a crowd pleaser. This recipe yields the yummiest, chewiest oatmeal raisin cookies! I love to enjoy an Oatmeal Raisin cookie with a hot cup of herbal tea.

Source: Beaming Baker

Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can’t go wrong with a classic cookie like chocolate chip cookies. Everyone loves them! These cookies come out thick and chewy every single time.

Source: Baker by Nature

Chocolate Candy Cane Sandwich Cookies

I’m ALL about the peppermint + chocolate combo. These chocolate candy cane cookie sandwiches remind me drinking hot cocoa that I stirred with a candy cane…in cookie form! Does it get any better than that?

Source: Hot for Food

Danish Butter Cookies

My grandmother used to make us danish butter cookies every single year. On the hunt for a plant-based version, I stumbled upon this recipe and I was blown away! You’d never know there wasn’t actual butter in these cookies.

Source: Wallflower Kitchen

Sugar Cookies

There’s something particularly fun about baking Christmas-themed sugar cookies. And how fun to make them into Christmas tree shapes?  Just cut them out, frost them with green frosting, and sprinkle on some green glitter sprinkles!

Source: Minimalist Baker

Chocolate Raspberry Rugelach

I love love love rugelach cookies! These are especially delicious because the filling is chocolate-raspberry…which is the best. I love pairing chocolate with fruit in baked goods! These cookies are particularly delicious with a hot cup of chai tea.

Source: Gretchen’s Vegan Bakery

Let me know in the comments what cookies you end up baking this year! And be sure to check out my Round Up of the Best Plant-Based Holiday Recipes for some dinner inspiration. I also wrote up a 2018 Holiday Gift Guide that you’re sure to love. Happy Holidays!