These Easy Holiday Cookie Recipes Have Five Ingredients or Less

Making festive cookies for the holidays doesn’t have to mean owning six types of sprinkles or having three different sugars on hand. In fact, some of my holiday favorites have shockingly few ingredients with no decorations necessary, barring the occasional shake of powdered sugar.

If you think cookies should be easy to make and easier to consume, you’re in the right place. Here are 13 of my favorite Christmas cookies that use five ingredients or fewer, and are completely decoration-optional.