Welcome to Christmas Cookies Week 2025! Each year, this event provides me with enough cookie recipes for the entire year!

There’s nothing quite like the magic of December, the twinkling lights, the cozy gatherings, and the sweet aroma of cookies baking in the oven. This week on Our Good Life, we’re celebrating one of my favorite holiday traditions: Christmas Cookies Week, a cheerful countdown of delicious treats straight from my kitchen to yours.

Each day, I’ll be sharing one of my tried-and-true cookie recipes from terristeffes.com, cookies that have graced our family cookie trays, been tucked lovingly into neighbor gifts, and sparked many joyful moments around the table. From melt-in-your-mouth classics to whimsical new favorites, these recipes are easy, festive, and perfect for gifting or savoring with a warm mug of cocoa.

✨ Here’s what you can expect this week:
Day 1: Peppermint (Protein) Meltaways
Day 2: Baby Jesus Cookies.
Day 3: Bourbon Toffee Pecan Cookies
Day 4: Strawberry Thumbprint Shortbread
Day 5: Nutella Cookies

Whether you’re a seasoned baker or trying your first holiday batch, Christmas Cookies Week is all about joy, sharing, and savoring the small, sweet moments of the season.

So tie on a festive apron, turn up the Christmas music, and let’s make this the sweetest week of the year!

When developing these cookies, I had in mind a quick cookie that my husband would want to share with his bourbon buddies. I wanted a festive cookie that the bourbon helps with, but one I could make for other times of the year as well. These cookies fit the bill nicely.

These cookies retain their bourbon flavor. Many cookies I have made have had the alcohol cooked out, and what is left is very little flavor. These cookies have a distinct bourbon flavor, with hints of brown sugar.

Using a sugar cookie dough mix makes this a quick cookie to make, and the small package yields 24 cookies. If you want to make more, use a large mix package, and increase the bourbon to 3 tablespoons.

I have other fantastic bloggers joining me in this Christmas Cookie Week adventure. Check out their recipes on their blogs below:

Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies by

Caramelitas by

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies by

Bourbon Toffee Pecan Cookies by Our Good Life

Red, White, and Green Polvorones by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Gingerbread Cookie Cups by Jolene's Recipe Journal

Insomnia Snickerdoodle Cookies by Hezzi-D's Recipe Box

White Chocolate Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

Christmas Fruitcake Biscotti by Blogghetti

Peppermint Palmiers by A Day in the Life on the Farm