Irresistible Cookie Recipes for Every Occasion
Jan 03, 2022, Updated Apr 20, 2025
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Looking for delicious, tried-and-true cookie recipes? These are my all-time favorites – tested, perfected, and baked again and again over the years. From classic chocolate chip to unique flavors, there’s something here for every occasion. Scroll through and pick your favorite!
Table of Contents
- The Best Cookie Recipes
- Butterless Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Lemon Thyme Shortbread Cookies
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Lemon Ricotta Cookies
- Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
- Kitchen Sink Cookies
- Gingersnap Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts
- Snowball Cookies
- Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies
- Rosemary Shortbread Cookie with Brown Sugar
- Thumbprint Cookies
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Chocolate Sable Cookies
- Pistachio Wreath Cookies
- Cutout Shortbread Cookies
- Spritz Cookies
- Cookie Recipe Tips
The Best Cookie Recipes
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Pin ItButterless Chocolate Chip Cookies
Butterless Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of our most popular cookie recipes! They are made without butter and have the most perfect chewy and delicious texture and flavor!
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Snickerdoodles Cookies are a classic cookies made with shortening and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Furthermore, they’re also great for ice cream sandwiches!
Lemon Thyme Shortbread Cookies
Lemon Thyme Shortbread Cookies have a buttery flavor and are made with granulated sugar rather than powdered sugar for a snappy texture. These are the perfect shortbread cookies and the thyme can be replaced with rosemary too.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are super moist and flavorful. They’re made with rolled oats and chocolate chunks. Great for any season!
Lemon Ricotta Cookies
These lemon ricotta cookies are soft and fluffy with a cake-like texture. They are filled with lemon flavor and buttery soft!
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies are just like the ones from childhood. They are full of peanut butter flavor and have the best texture. A classic cookie that is great year-round.
Kitchen Sink Cookies
Kitchen Sink Cookies are so fun to make! These cookies are filled with chocolate chips, toffee, coconut, and oats. Add in other ingredients you have lying around the kitchen like potato chips or pretzels… everything but the kitchen sink.
Gingersnap Cookies
Gingersnap Cookie Recipe creates the most flavorful, gingery, and snappy cookie! This is a classic gingersnap recipe and has the exact texture and flavor of the ones we know and love!
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts
These chocolate chip walnut cookies are gooey, chewy, and buttery and SO good They are not cakey cookies at all the walnuts really stand out. They’re wonderful to make and serve any time of the year.
Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies or Mexican Wedding Cookies are little balls of butter cookies rolled into powdered sugar. These little cookies are easy to make and so buttery and good! Even though they are popular around the holidays, we like to make them all year!
Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies have been a family favorite for years! I added this recipe in my book Entertaining with Charm because I love them so much! They’re made with dried chewy cherries, oats, and pecans and can be enjoyed right out of the freezer! Actually, they’re my favorite cookies to eat out of the freezer as the cherries are still chewy.
Rosemary Shortbread Cookie with Brown Sugar
Rosemary Shortbread Cookies are made with brown sugar instead of granulated. They’re buttery, chewy, and have the perfect shortbread crisp with a classic shortbread flavor. The best part is, you can make them into any shape you want!
Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint Cookies are little butter cookies, rolled in chopped nuts and filled with jam. They are beyond good and perfect for tea parties and make a wonderful Christmas cookie. Most importantly, use any seasonal jam flavor to fill them.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with actual pumpkins! These cookies have a pumpkin spice flavor and a super moist texture. A perfect cookie for fall!
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut Butter Blossoms are soft and chewy and combine a nutty winter flavor with a smooth chocolatey center. These are perfect for holidays or for an indulgent snack!
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are one of the most delightful, chocolate treats! They have the crinkle on top when baked and stay super chocolatey inside!
Chocolate Sable Cookies
Rich and buttery chocolate sable cookies, topped with pistachios and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. They’ve got a deep chocolate flavor, just the right amount of crunch, and aren’t overly sweet – perfect with coffee, tea, or a cozy cup of cocoa.
Pistachio Wreath Cookies
These buttery chocolate pistachio cookies are a festive holiday favorite! Made by twisting pistachio and chocolate dough into pretty little wreaths, they’re as fun to make as they are to eat – delicious, charming, and perfect for a cookie platter.
Cutout Shortbread Cookies
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies you can cut into any shape! Topped with vanilla bean glaze and a sprinkle of charm.
Spritz Cookies
Gingerbread Spice Spritz Cookies are buttery, spiced, and totally addicting! Skip the molasses for a classic version, or swap extracts to switch up the flavor.
Cookie Recipe Tips
Quality of Ingredients – Use good quality ingredients when baking. This means organic eggs, whole butter, pure vanilla. etc. It changes the outcome of the cookie and makes them even better.
Oven Temperature: Oven temps can vary depending on factors like altitude, indoor climate, or even the type of oven. Always set your timer a few minutes early and check for doneness – your cookies might need up to 5 extra minutes.
Room Temperature – Most ingredients should be room temperature. The most important ingredient that must be room temperature is the butter. Place it in a bowl and microwave for 10 seconds to soften.
Spoon Flour – When measuring flour, use a spoon and lightly add it to the measuring cup. Then level off the back of a butter knife. It should never be packed into a measuring cup.
Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes – Make these recipes gluten-free by using Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour.
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