Cookie Recipes

Full Recipe Index

C is for “Cookie”! Cookies are meant to be shared with friends, co-workers, and most of all, family. Here are all of our favorite recipes for you to choose from.

Carmelitas

If you like sweet, chewy, chocolatey, toffee-like treats, you’ll love these Carmelita Bars. Add nuts or don’t. Keep the coconut, or take it out. These bars are easy to adapt, easy to make, and easy to enjoy!
Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookies

Here's a classic, chewy Oatmeal Cookie! This was Grandma's favorite oatmeal cookie recipe, made with oats, brown sugar, white sugar, flour, and shortening. Walnuts and raisins are optional.
Butterscotch Cookies

Love butterscotch? Then put these cookies on your list! These crispy, crunchy butterscotch cookies made with brown sugar and browned butter, perfect for dunking in milk or coffee.
Soft and Chewy Lemon Cookies

These soft, chewy cookies are for lemon lovers only! They're made with a triple punch of lemon: lemon juice, zest, and extract. Perfect for when you need a little bit of sunshine.
Simple Soft Sugar Cookies

Simple Soft Sugar Cookies! Soft and chewy, just like when we were kids. Serve them plain, with frosting, or sprinkled with colored sugars. They're ready for a birthday party, potluck, or bake sale!
Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These chocolate chunk cookies are made using brown butter and chunks of milk chocolate. Browning the butter is an extra step, but so worth it for these decadent chocolate chunk cookies!
Red Velvet Cookies

Red velvet cake in cookie form—that's what you've got here with these Red Velvet Cookies! Cream cheese and white chocolate chips lend tanginess and sweetness to every bite.
Gingerbread Men Cookies

BEST Gingerbread Men Cookies! Deeply flavored with spices and molasses, tender or crispy depending on how long you bake them.
Peppermint Bark Chocolate Cookies

Peppermint Bark Chocolate Cookies! These chewy, chocolate brownie cookies are studded with pieces of peppermint bark. They're the ultimate holiday treat! Best enjoyed next to a roaring fire with hot cocoa.
Chocolate Crinkles

Chocolate crinkle cookies! Chocolate dough rolled in powdered sugar and baked into a festive black and white cookie. They're the perfect Christmas cookies!
Spritz Cookies

Spritz cookies are a classic Christmas cookie! With roots in Germany and Scandinavia, they're a simple butter cookie pressed into festive shapes and topped with all sorts of garnishes.
Walnut Snowball Cookies

These festive holiday Snowball Cookies are made with finely chopped walnuts, flour, and vanilla, then rolled into balls and dusted with powdered sugar. They freeze well and ship well, too!
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oat flour and rolled oats add a nutty flavor to these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies! Bittersweet chocolate adds some chocolatey depth. Keep these around for your friends and family who can't have gluten.
Cinnamon Snap Cookies

Cinnamon Snaps! This version of crispy gingersnap cookies are packed with cinnamon and sweetened with honey. They're a good choice for bake sales and holiday cookie trays.
Coconut Macaroons

Coconut macaroons! These sweet coconut cookies are slightly crunchy on the outside, but soft and chewy on the inside, with a secret ingredient to make them extra smooth.
Gingersnap Cookies

Best Gingersnap Cookies ever! These ultra-thin gingersnap cookies are made with molasses and ground ginger, and baked until lightly browned and crispy.
Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint Cookies! These buttery little cookies are filled with jam and rolled with nuts. Make this classic cookie for your next cookie exchange or holiday party.
Candy Cane Cookies

Candy Cane Cookies! Twists of red-and-white cookie dough flavored with peppermint extract. Such a fun way to celebrate the holidays!
30 Best Cookies for Shipping in the Mail

Shipping cookies to a faraway friend or family member is one of the best gifts you can give. Here are all our favorite cookies for shipping, plus some advice on making sure all your cookies arrive safely!
Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies! When was the last time you made these favorite childhood cookies? Don't know? Let's remedy that. Chocolate and peanut butter belong together, and these easy cookies prove it.
Ginger Almond Biscotti

Ginger almond biscotti cookie recipe with ginger and toasted almonds, as well as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and all spice. Perfect for dipping in coffee.
Chocolate Cranberry Rugelach

Rugelach is a classic Jewish pastry that's not at all hard to make at home. This version is full of chocolate and dried cranberries! Bonus: They freeze well and keep well!
Snickerdoodles

Classic snickerdoodle cookies! Cinnamon sugar topped cookies, crackly on the outside while pliable on the inside.
Pumpkin Cookies

These Pumpkin Cookies are the perfect fall treat! We make them with oatmeal to keep them chewy and moist. Fall spices bring out the best of the season. They also freeze and ship very well.
Pumpkin Biscotti

Easy pumpkin biscotti recipe. Crunchy biscotti cookies, perfect for coffee-dipping! Spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Looking for a quick cookie that's both gluten-free and vegan? Check! Cut it into wedges and serve with (vegan!) ice cream.