Best Christmas Cookies with Fresh Milled Flour

This is the ultimate roundup of Christmas Cookies made with fresh milled flour. These may become your new holiday habit (or even off-season favorites).

collage of different fresh milled flour cookies with red box and title overlayed

If you’re anything like me, once the cool weather rolls around, you start plotting your holiday baking. So, grab your mill, pre-heat that oven, and make a cup of something hot (eggnog, cocoa, cider—your choice). We’re about to dive into the best holiday cookies you’ll find all season.

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Why You’ll Love These Christmas Cookies

You’ll love adding these Christmas cookie recipes to your holiday baking lineup. While everyone else is making the same-old sugar cookies, you’re over here quietly dropping bombs of flavor no one saw coming.

Fresh-milled flour offers a deeper flavor & superior texture. Plus, it retains the bran, germ, and endosperm of the grain—meaning you’ll get more nutritious ingredients, a richer aroma, more nutty undertones, and cookies that are heartier (in the best way). That means more fiber, more nutrients, more depth—without sacrificing any of the taste or fun.

The best part, this roundup is built to grow. I’ll keep adding new cookie recipes as they come, so bookmark this page and revisit it each year (or each week—no judgment here).

Grain Mill: This lets you grind fresh flour right on the spot, and lets you experiment with different grains to create your own signature.

Electric Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer (with paddle attachment): Using a mixer helps cream the butter and sugars, giving your cookies a better structure and that soft, yet crispy texture. I usually prefer the stand mixer so I can make large batches.

Baking Sheets (lined with parchment or silicone mats): Be sure to line your pans to make sure everything is baked evenly and prevent sticking.

Cooling Rack(s): You’ll want to move those cookies over to the racks to cool, not only to make room for baking another batch, but also to circulate some air to prevent a soggy bottom.

Kitchen Scale: One of my Must-Haves for fresh milled baking. I prefer to weigh my ingredients rather than scoop for more accuracy.

Sourdough Molasses Cookies

These sourdough molasses cookies bring all the cozy Christmas and holiday vibes in one soft, spice-packed bite. With a little tang from the sourdough, the deep molasses flavor, warming spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves), and that fresh-milled texture, each bite feels festive.

Those crackly tops give way to perfectly chewy centers. It’s the kind of cookie that’ll make the whole house smell amazing. Perfect for sharing, gifting, or sneaking right off the cooling rack. Find the recipe here.

Krum Kake

These coned cookies capture everything nostalgic and charming about old-world Christmas baking. They’re thin, crispy, and lightly sweetened for a delicate and beautiful cookie perfect for any swap.

Made using a special iron, these may become your new family tradition (with an heirloom to boot). Flavor them to your liking with vanilla, cinnamon, or peppermint and eat them plain or with some homemade whipped cream or ice cream. Find the recipe here.

Snickerdoodles

A nostalgic cinnamon-sugar cookie kissed by the deep, nutty flavor of fresh-milled flour. Crisp edge, chewy center—holiday comfort in cookie form. You’ll have the cozy comfort of Christmas baked right into the kitchen.

This recipe is a more nutritious version of the classic holiday treat that everyone will love. Get the recipe here.

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

The classic chocolate-chip gets an upgrade—using fresh-milled flour and sourdough discard gives these cookies a subtle whole-grain warmth that plays beautifully with the melty chocolate.

Get everything you love about this classic delivered with a little twist. A gentle tang and flavor depth you’ve never known! These cookies are bakery-level good. Get the recipe here.

Pecan Pie Bars

While not a cookie, per se, they are a classic Christmas sweet in our house. They take everything we love about pecan pie like the gooey filling, the crunchy pecans, and caramelized edges, and make them shareable!

With the shortbread base and rich maple (no corn syrup here!) topping, these bars are perfect for exchanges, dessert boards, or when you just want something festive. Grab the recipe here.

Sourdough Lofthouse Cookies

These cookies bring all the fluffy and soft goodness of the classic bakery version but with a wholegrain twist and a little tang that makes them even better for the holidays.

Sourdough gives them a subtle flavor that pairs well with the sweet icing, and the whole wheat helps give them the perfect tender bite. It’s the cookie equivalent of a Christmas sweater. Find the recipe here.

Sourdough Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

These cookies are the kind of holiday cookie that hits every sweet spot and flavor note. They’re chewy, buttery, studded with toffee bits, and a little crispy on the edges.

Sourdough gives it a soft tang, and the whole grain gives it a grown-up feel, a subtle upgrade. Make the holidays extra special with these hearty and festive cookies. Grab the recipe here.