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This amazing list contains 50+ of the best cookie recipes! I consider myself to be a cookie connoisseur, as a good cookie is my absolute favorite dessert. You’ll love them too!
As a recipe blogger, it’s basically my job to whip up yummy treats and test them out on your behalf. I know, I know, I’ve got a tough gig! I’ve made a lot of cookies over the years, and this list of delicious recipes is made up of the best of the best.
If you’re craving a warm, homemade cookie, I’ve got 50+ of them for you to try right here. There are so many delicious recipes, it’s hard to pick a favorite. So scroll through this list and pick a few to add to your baking list today!
Classic flavors
These are classics for a reason. These flavors are proven winners, many of which have been passed down from generation to generation. Most of the required ingredients are ones you probably already have at home. Plus, each of these desserts is a crowd-pleaser, so give them a try.
Sugar Cookies
A tried and true recipe that has been made hundreds of times! This super soft sugar cookie recipe works great with cookie cutters and bakes up nice and fluffy. Best served with buttercream frosting!
Perfectly soft white chocolate butterscotch cookies that will melt in your mouth! This recipe is one of my go-to desserts and is always a crowd pleaser. So delicious!
These Mexican wedding cookies are so simple and take only 5 ingredients to make! The perfect bite-sized cookie recipe that will literally melt in your mouth.Â
This super soft snickerdoodle cookie recipe will instantly win you over! It truly is the best. It's a classic recipe that makes soft and chewy snickerdoodle cookies with lots of flavor every time.
Easy coconut macaroons that are soft, chewy and full of coconut flavor. So simple to make...you only need 6 ingredients and one bowl! You can make them plain or dip them in chocolate for an added touch.Â
Soft butter cookies that melt in your mouth and have an amazing butter flavor! Perfect for any occasion and a great addition to your holiday goodie plate.
These delicious white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are everything you want in a cookie! They have soft and chewy centers, crisp edges and are bursting with white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.Â
Buttery shortbread cookies topped with layers of gooey caramel, sweetened coconut and a chocolate drizzle. Every bite of these coconut caramel cookies is bursting with flavor!Â
This Swig sugar cookie recipe is the best copycat version of one of their most popular signature cookies. A no chill, no roll, drop cookie resulting in a chewy sugar cookie topped with a beautiful layer of frosting. Bonus points for being able to eat them straight out of the freezer!
This is an all-American cookie that’s loved by all. There are lots of delicious variations, like adding pudding mix to the dough to make it extra soft. Or adding in brown butter for a burst of caramel flavor. Whether you make the classic recipe or a fun variation, each of these are bound to be a hit!
Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
The world's best chocolate chip cookies with a soft and chewy inside and perfectly crisp edges. Each bite is absolute heaven!
The BEST Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies - Soft, chewy and slightly crispy around the edges. These cookies have the perfect caramel flavor and tons of chocolate!
Soft and chewy birthday cookies loaded with chocolate chips and sprinkles. So fun, festive and full of deliciousness. The perfect cookie for any celebration!Â
Pizookie - A big, warm chocolate chip cookie pizza that's topped with ice cream, chocolate chips and hot fudge. Crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside. This cookie skillet is one of our all-time favorite desserts!
It’s hard to beat a soft and chewy oatmeal cookie. My absolute favorite type is the classic version, but feel free to add in chocolate chips, bananas or even make an oatmeal cookie sandwich with frosting in the middle. So, so delicious!
Oatmeal Cookies
These are the BEST oatmeal cookies! Crispy around the edges and soft and chewy in the center. So easy to make and even easier to eat!
Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies - Chewy oatmeal cookies filled with a fluffy marshmallow cream frosting. A nostalgic childhood treat that you can easily make at home!
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies made with just 3 simple ingredients! Absolutely no sugar, butter or flour added and only 50 calories per cookie!Â
Learn how to make the famous Neiman Marcus cookies loaded with ground oats, nuts and double the chocolate. These cookies are perfectly soft and chewy and bursting with chocolate flavor. Â
Hot Chocolate Cookies have all the flavors you love in a mug of hot chocolate, rolled up into one delicious baked good. Add these cocoa cookies to your baking list this season—just don't forget the melty, gooey, roasted marshmallow topping. It's my favorite part!
German Chocolate Cookies - A rich, dense, chocolaty cookie topped with a heavenly coconut pecan frosting and drizzled in chocolate. A deliciously indulgent dessert!
Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies loaded with extra chocolate chips and M&M's. Only requires one bowl and no refrigerating. The perfect easy and delicious cookie for Valentine's Day!
These chocolate M&M cookies have triple the chocolate with cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and colorful candy-coated M&M's. Crisp edges, a soft chewy middle, and perfectly rich and decadent.Â
Cookies and cream cookies are soft and chewy with every bite having the perfect amount of white chocolate chips and crushed Oreos. A simply delicious recipe with no chill time required!
These might be one of the easiest types of cookies ever. The base of these recipes start with 3 simple ingredients: a box of cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil. Then mix in any extras and that’s it!
Cake Mix Cookie Recipe
These cake mix cookies are such an easy and delicious recipe to make with only 3 ingredients! Customize this recipe with your favorite flavor and mix-in's.Â
Soft and chewy funfetti cookies made with only 3 ingredients in just 20 minutes! These cookies have the classic cake mix batter flavor that everyone loves.Â
Easy spice cake mix cookies made with 3 main ingredients in just 20 minutes. These delicious cookies have crisp edges, a soft inside and are filled with the perfect spice flavor.Â
Snickerdoodle cookies with cake mix are the same thick, soft, and chewy cookies they've always been but with half the ingredients and made in a fraction of the time!Â
A classic dilemma: cookie vs. candy. Can anyone else relate? Thankfully, you really can have it all with these incredibly delicious recipes. Choose your favorite candy and get to baking!
M&M Cookie Recipe
BEST M&M Cookies - Super soft, chewy, crispy edges and full of chocolate! These M&M cookies taste like they came straight from a bakery!
Milky Way Cookies - These cookies are AMAZING! They are super soft with loads of milky ways! The chocolate caramel combination is my absolute favorite.
Almond Joy Cookies - Rich coconut cookie dough packed full of coconut, chocolate chips, almonds, and Almond Joy candy pieces. An over the top indulgent treat that will become a new favorite!
Thick, chewy, soft baked cookies filled with peanut butter, oats and double the chocolate. These monster cookies are easy to make and super delicious to eat!
Soft and chewy s'mores cookies with a buttery graham cracker flavored dough, a gooey marshmallow and chocolate kiss on top! This summer treat is even better than the traditional s'mores and no campfire is needed!
Have no fear…we also have recipes for when you don’t feel like heating up the oven! All of these require absolutely no baking. It doesn’t get easier than that!
No-Bake Cookie Recipe
Only 7 ingredients and 15 minutes to make! Perfectly soft and chewy with a delicious chocolate peanut butter taste.Â
These No-Bake Breakfast Cookies are easy to make, healthy, packed with protein and simply delicious. They can be whipped up in less than 5 minutes and stored for up to two weeks.
Pumpkin cookies are the epitome of fall baking. The pumpkin puree makes them super soft and moist and adds amazing fall flavor. Kick off the season with any of these delicious recipes!
Pumpkin Cookies
Melt in your mouth soft pumpkin cookies topped with rich caramel frosting. Simply the best pumpkin dessert out there and a must-make this fall!
These are the absolute BEST Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies! Soft, moist and loaded with fresh pumpkin flavor and sweet chocolate chips. This is one of my most requested recipes and gets rave reviews!
Two super soft pumpkin spice cookies sandwiched between a delicious and creamy maple frosting. You'll be making these amazing pumpkin whoopie pies all season long!
These are the perfect cookies for spring and summer. Their bright, fruity flavors make them seriously irresistible. I especially love anything lemon flavored. It’s my favorite!
Lemon Cookies
These glazed lemon cookies are a soft baked sugar cookie topped with a fresh lemon glaze. The perfect light and sweet dessert for spring and summer. These are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Jamielyn Nye is the creative director and founder of I Heart Naptime. She is also the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook. When she’s not creating in the kitchen, Jamielyn loves to chase her four little monkeys and snuggle up on the couch with her man.
I really like cookies, specially the chocolate chip cookies so is yummy. Perfect for my baby birthday party at this weekend! Thank you for sharing with me!
Wilma Fletcher wrote:
Nice collection! thanks for the awesome share. Will try some this weekend.
Jane wrote:
This is what I am looking for. Nice collection. I will make one by one for my friends and kids to try. Thanks for your awesome sharing.
Jamielyn wrote:
Hope you enjoy! :)
Sandra Davis wrote:
Jamielyn, you learned me new things to do! I never knew it, and i must try it today….
Clarence wilson wrote:
Thanks for sharing 50 best cookies recipes i will defiantly use this tips …
Sasha wrote:
Yes, yes, and more YES!! I love cookies!! I’m the Cookie Monster of this house ?
Thank you for sharing with us!
XOXO
Kitchen John wrote:
Daaaaaaaaaamn those look delicious! I’m more of a waffle and pancake guy but those cookies just made me cry they’re so yummy looking!
I really like cookies, specially the chocolate chip cookies so is yummy. Perfect for my baby birthday party at this weekend! Thank you for sharing with me!
Nice collection! thanks for the awesome share. Will try some this weekend.
This is what I am looking for. Nice collection. I will make one by one for my friends and kids to try. Thanks for your awesome sharing.
Hope you enjoy! :)
Jamielyn, you learned me new things to do! I never knew it, and i must try it today….
Thanks for sharing 50 best cookies recipes i will defiantly use this tips …
Yes, yes, and more YES!! I love cookies!! I’m the Cookie Monster of this house ?
Thank you for sharing with us!
XOXO
Daaaaaaaaaamn those look delicious! I’m more of a waffle and pancake guy but those cookies just made me cry they’re so yummy looking!