Santa Approved: These Dairy-Free Christmas Cookie Recipes Will Make Your Taste Buds Sleigh!
Christmas doesn’t have to be boring without dairy! Explore the best dairy-free Christmas cookie recipes that will make your taste buds sleigh!

‘Tis the season for holiday treats! If you are looking to whip up some festive cookies, we have created a guide with the best dairy-free Christmas cookie recipes!
You won’t feel deprived when you have so many delicious Christmas treats to choose from! Keep reading to learn more!
62 Of The Best Dairy-Free Christmas Cookie Recipes
4 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Truffles
Easy vegan truffles made with just 4 ingredients. Just as creamy and decadent as traditional truffles.
Italian Butterball Cookies (Grandma's Recipe!)
Authentic and delicious Italian butterball cookies! Italian butterball cookies are soft and buttery and melt in your mouth.
Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies
Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies are Gluten-free and vegan. They are the perfect festive cookie.
3-Ingredient Classic Gluten-Free Vegan Shortbread Cookies (Allergy-Free)
These soft 3-ingredient Classic Gluten-Free Vegan Shortbread Cookies are allergy-free and sugar-free! A simple sweet biscuit for coffee or tea and an essential holiday recipe!
Easy Dairy Free Sugar Cookies
These dairy free sugar cookies are soft on the inside and slightly crunchy on the outside. They also make great cut out cookies, as they’re easy to roll out and they hold their shape beautifully!
Best Vegan Snickerdoodle Cookies | Soft & Chewy + Oil Free!
These vegan snickerdoodle cookies are slightly crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside. They're also oil-free for a healthier spin on the traditional recipe, but you wouldn't even know it!
Vegan Ginger Cookies
These festive vegan ginger cookies are loaded with white chocolate chunks and topped with cinnamon sugar.
Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Meringues
These Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Meringues are simpe to make and full of holiday flavor!
Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies
This Candy Cane Shortbread cookie recipe is simple and festive!
Soft and Chewy Sprinkle Cookies
These soft and chewy cookies are easy to make and perfect for the holiday season!
Vegan Almond Cookies
These vegan almond cookies are easy to make! They have a crunchy almond exterior, chewy edges, and a soft tender center.
Vegan Cranberry Cookies With Almond Extract
These vegan cranberry cookies are perfect for the holiday season! They are sweet, tart and melt in your mouth.
Chewy Vegan Ginger Molasses Cookies - Hassle Free Vegan
These Chewy Vegan Ginger Molasses Cookies are warm, spicy, and perfect for the holidays.
Easy One Bowl Vegan Flourless Chickpea Cookies
These Flourless Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies are high in protein, low in sugar and vegan.
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
These Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are gluten-free and refined sugar-free. You'll love this simple recipe made with only 4 ingredients.
Double Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies
These vegan double chocolate chip peppermint cookies are soft, chewy, and perfect for the holidays!
Chewy Amaretti Cookies (Gluten Free)
These Chewy Amaretti Cookies are one of the easiest recipes you will make. They are naturally gluten and dairy-free.
Gluten-Free Almond Cookies
These Almond Cookies are an easy and delicious recipe to make, and best of all, they are both gluten-free and dairy-free.
The Best Gluten-Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Gluten-free, plant-based, and delicious? Yes, these gluten-free oatmeal raisin cookies are just that!
Vegan Butter Cookies
4 ingredients are all you need for these easy slice-and-bake cookies!
Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies
They’re rich with classic gingerbread flavor, perfectly spiced, and taste like Christmas!
Vegan Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
These rich Vegan Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies are salty and sweet. They are also easy to make!
Thumbprint Cookies With Icing
These are egg-free, gluten-free cookies filled with a delicious two-ingredient vegan icing.
Matcha White Chocolate Cookies
These gluten-free and vegan matcha white chocolate cookies are soft, chewy, and delicious.
Vegan Lemon Cookies
These vegan lemon cookies have a tangy fresh lemon flavor and are made with almond flour and coconut oil to make them gluten-free and dairy-free with no butter or egg.
2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (No Egg)
These 2-ingredient peanut butter cookies have no egg, butter, milk, or flour. They are completely vegan, gluten-free, and easy to make.
Dairy Free Sugar Cookies | Savor The Spoonful
These dairy-free sugar cookies are made with coconut oil and vegan butter.
Gluten-free Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies
These Gluten-free Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies are fudgy and festive.
Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies (no-bake)
These peppermint hot cocoa cookies are super yummy, really easy, and no bake.
Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescent Cookies)
These half-moon-shaped vegan Christmas cookies are beyond delicious and very soft.
Double Chocolate Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
These double chocolate peanut butter cookies are thick and soft. The best part? No flour, no butter, no electric mixer, and no chilling the dough!
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easy flourless peanut butter cookies studded with dark chocolate chips and sweetened with maple syrup.
Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten-Free!)
These vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are also gluten-free. These healthier cookies are packed with superfoods like ground flax seed, oats, coconut oil, dark chocolate, and just a little coconut sugar.
Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies with Raspberry Jam
These gluten-free peanut butter thumbprint cookies with raspberry jam are the best cookies. The center of each cookie gets a dollop of fruity jam, and the base is a soft, sweet, and delicious 3-ingredient peanut butter cookie.
Chewy Vegan Chai-Spiced Cookies
These Chewy Vegan Chai-Spiced Cookies feature a homemade chai spice blend. They're healthy, vegan, gluten-free, and have no added oil, making them the perfect cozy but healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Melt In Your Mouth Gluten-free Eggnog Cookies (vegan and keto options)
These Gluten-free Eggnog Cookies are snickerdoodle-like cookies that are lightly flavored with eggnog and topped with a light eggnog spiced glaze.
Almond Crescent Cookies-grain free w/ vegan & keto option
These Gluten-free and Keto Almond Crescent Cookies are a melt-in-your-mouth delicious and a healthier re-creation of the traditional holiday cookie.
Ugly But Good Cookies ("Brutti Ma Buoni") (Paleo, gluten-free)
These delicious cookies are made with just 4 ingredients! Called “brutti ma buoni” in Italian, these are classic Italian hazelnut cookies.
Vegan Kolaczki (Polish Cookies) ~ Veggie Inspired
These cookies are light and flaky and filled with homemade almond apricot jam. They look fancy but are simple to make!
Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
This is a perfect twist on the classic chocolate crinkle cookies! They are egg-free, dairy-free, and vegan!
Italian Pistachio Cookies
These Italian Pistachio Cookies are naturally dairy and gluten free. They are also naturally green and perfect for the holidays.
Oatmeal Chia Cookies
These oatmeal chia cookies are quick and easy to make. They are perfect to pair with a cozy warm drink.
Honey Spelt Cookies
These cookies are sweet and tasty! They make a great holiday treat!
Healthy No-Bake Cookies
These Healthy No Bake Cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan!
Crunchy Gluten-Free Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
These Crunchy Gluten-Free Vegan Gingerbread Cookies are the perfect healthy holiday treat! Not only are they delicious, but also low in sugar and high in protein.
Crispy Gluten-Free, Hazelnut Sugar Cookies
These crispy sugar cookies are a great healthy twist on classic sugar cookies.
Rich Chocolate Almond Flour Cookies
If you're looking for a chocolate cookie for the holidays, this rich option is a great pick!
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
The combination of peanut butter and oatmeal is a dream for a sweet holiday treat!
Vegan Double Chocolate Cookies {Gluten Free}
These double chocolate cookies are vegan and are sure to satisfy your chocolate craving.
Vegan S’Mores Cookies with Chocolate Chips Gluten-Free
What's better than s'mores? Holiday s'mores cookies!
Mexican Pink Cookies (Polvorones Rosas)
Mexican Pink Cookies (Polvorones Rosas) are simple to make! They are perfect for a festive, holiday cookie tray.
Zimtsterne: German Cinnamon Star Cookies
Bring the German Christmas markets right to your home with these German Cinnamon Star cookies!
Honey Cookies
Looking for a sweet, but healthy cookie? These honey cookies will hit the spot!
Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Cookies
These chocolate peppermint thumbprint cookies are the perfect holiday cookies to add to your baking list!
Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)
These Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are gluten-free, allergy-free, and full of dairy-free white chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candies!
Vegan Lebkuchen
These are traditional German Christmas cookies, similar to gingerbread, but are soft and cakey in texture.
No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These no butter chocolate chip cookies are made with oil instead of butter! But you would never guess they don't contain butter!
Buttercream Frosted Sugar Cookies
Make your favorite buttercream frosted sugar cookies at home!
Vegan Chai Chocolate Chip Cookies (Oil Free)
Chai + chocolate is the perfect combination for the holiday season!
Vegan Mint Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (chickpea flour)
These Vegan Mint Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (chickpea flour) are perfect for a peppermint lover.
Vegan Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies (oat & almond flour)
These Vegan gingerbread chocolate chip cookies are a delicious twist on classic gingerbread cookies!
Matcha Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies (vegan)
Matcha Mint Chocolate Chip cookies are sure to be a new favorite!
Classic Swaps To Make Your Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes Dairy-Free
Here are some common swaps to help you turn your favorite recipes dairy-free:
Milk Alternatives
Swap regular milk with almond, soy, coconut, oat, or rice milk. Each has its unique flavor, so you may need to experiment and find your favorite.
Butter Alternatives
Instead of normal butter, opt for dairy-free margarine or plant-based butters made from ingredients like coconut oil, avocado oil, or olive oil.
Yogurt Alternatives
Replace dairy yogurt with coconut, almond, or soy yogurt for a creamy alternative.
Whipping Cream Alternatives
Coconut cream can also be whipped to create a dairy-free alternative for desserts. There are also now non-dairy Reddi Wips available too!
Additional Dairy-Free Resources
If you are new to living a dairy-free lifestyle, you may be looking for some additional resources.
- Learn about the difference between milk allergy and lactose intolerance
- Dealing with allergies in the workplace
Bottom Line
There’s nothing better than baking holiday cookies! Embracing a dairy-free lifestyle doesn’t have to mean missing out on holiday treats. Happy baking!
You also may enjoy our round-up of Paleo Christmas Cookie recipes.
