Up your chances for getting a full stocking with Cookies for Santa (And everybody else!).

Even if making cookies isn’t a tradition, or you’re looking for a new, better recipe than you’ve used in the past, we have some yummy recipes, tips and trinkets to add seriously satisfying holiday spirit, like, today.

John Kanell of Preppy Kitchen fame says, “Making Christmas cookies together, boxing them up to give out and enjoying them creates special memories that I treasure all year round.”

Samantha Merritt of Sugar Spun Run agrees that making memories is a big part of the fun of baking Christmas cookies and adds, “I love how comfortingly ritualistic the process is while still allowing for so much creativity!”

It’s time to sink our teeth into these three classic recipes followed by the tools of the trade and adorable cookie jars too. (And if you’re not up for braving the supermarket aisles, you can always check Instacart for any last-minute ingredients from your local stores.)

Peanut butter Christmas cookie recipe

“Using a processed peanut butter is easier for this recipe. If using a natural peanut butter, make sure to stir thoroughly. Most peanut butters are salted, but if you’re using an unsalted variety, add about 3/4 teaspoon sea salt to the batter,” says Kanell about his favorite Peanut Butter Christmas Cookie recipe.

Peanut butter cookie ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

1 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

Click here for full instructions for making peanut butter cookies.

Christmas sugar cookie recipe

Merritt’s Easy Iced Sugar Cookies are the stuff that kids dream of (and adults too — who are we kidding?).

She advises that when making these festive classics, “Your butter should be soft, but not so soft that the surface is oily” and “Chill the dough! I know, it’s hard to be patient, and it’s so tempting to skip this step, but it’s important.

This allows the butter to re-solidify and keeps the cookies from spreading in the oven.”

Sugar cookie ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 large egg

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

Sugar cookie frosting ingredients

3 cups powdered sugar, sifted

3 to 4 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Gel food coloring optional

Click here for full instructions for making easy sugar cookies and icing

Italian Christmas cookies recipe

Classic and crisp, these pretty Italian pizzelle cookies will stay fresh longer than most cookies, which makes them great for sharing during the holidays when people tend to make and have more treats than usual to nosh through.

Kanell says you don’t just have to think of these as cookies.

“These also make great mini ice cream cones,” he says. “Roll them around a cone-shaped form just after coming out of the iron, then allow to set. You can make a cone out of cardboard or foil if you don’t have one hanging around.”

Italian pizzelle ingredients

3 eggs

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon anise seed

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 cup powdered sugar

Click here for full instructions for how to make Italian Christmas cookies.