Cookie baking season is officially here! I pulled together the cookies my readers love the most, from chewy classics to festive favorites, and every one of them is easy enough to bake on a weeknight. The only hard part is deciding which one to make first.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These chocolate crinkle cookies are fudgy and irresistibly soft, with a crackled appearance that looks straight out of a bakery window. Made with deep cocoa flavor and rolled in two layers of sugar, they bake into soft cookies with a brownie-like center that everyone loves!
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Turtle Cookies
Turtle cookies bring all your favorite flavors together in one perfect bite. Nutty, sweet pecans, butterscotch, and dark chocolate chips come together in a cookie that’s crunchy at the edges, soft in the middle, and perfectly sweet, making every bite feel like a small celebration.
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Butterscotch Cookies
Made with brown butter, these butterscotch cookies have a deeper, richer taste that brings out the caramel notes in every bite. The edges bake up beautifully crisp and chewy; the centers stay soft, and the butterscotch chips melt into little pockets of sweetness. If you love warm, comforting flavors with a hint of nostalgia, this is the cookie recipe you’ll want to bake on repeat.
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Raspberry Pistachio Cookies
Raspberry pistachio cookies have the perfect balance of fresh raspberries and crunchy pistachios in a delicious, chewy cookie. This super-easy recipe needs no special equipment and comes together in 15 minutes.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, and these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies prove it! Unlike other recipes, my ingredient ratios and technique are carefully tested to give you chewy, bakery-style cookies, not the dry, disappointing ones often found with other methods.
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Pistachio Cookies
If you love the sweet, buttery, and nutty flavor of pistachios, these irresistible pistachio cookies will be a dream come true! Made with homemade vanilla cookie dough infused with crushed pistachios and decadent chocolate chips, they will have you quickly running back for seconds!
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Carrot Cake Cookies
These nut-free carrot cake cookies are the perfect way to sneak in your veggies while satisfying your sweet tooth! Featuring cinnamon-vanilla dough, freshly shredded carrots, and a creamy homemade cream cheese frosting, they're a fun Spring dessert perfect for all ages and occasions!
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Almond Croissant Cookies
These almond croissant cookies are a dream come true for almond lovers! This delightful handheld treat features a buttery, chewy cookie filled with creamy frangipane and topped with almond flakes. Whether you pair them with your morning coffee or enjoy them alongside a scoop of ice cream, they're the perfect treat to satisfy your cravings at any time.
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S´Mores Cookies
These s'mores cookies put a fun, tasty twist on your regular chocolate chip cookies! Made with decadent dark chocolate, gooey marshmallows, and sweet graham cracker crumbs, they are a family favorite you will want to make again and again!
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Tiramisu Cookies
These delicious, coffee-flavored tiramisu cookies are the perfect after-dinner treat, dessert table addition, or complement to your morning cup of coffee. A delightful twist on the classic Italian dessert, this easy tiramisu cookie recipe combines espresso powder and sweet mascarpone frosting topped with cocoa powder.
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Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love.
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness, with added sea salt.
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Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
These irresistible soft batch cream cheese chocolate chip cookies are so chocolatey, moist, and flavorful that it’ll be hard to resist sinking your teeth into a second or third! Made with simple pantry ingredients, this easy cookie recipe is perfect for special occasions and a casual treat to keep in the cookie jar. It won’t be long before it becomes the family’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.
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Coffee Cookies
These coffee cookies have a delectable taste, and the addition of chocolate chips makes them even better. They are a soft, chewy, indulgent treat for those who especially enjoy gooey desserts. For these espresso chocolate chip cookies, brown sugar creates a deep, rich flavor that perfectly complements the coffee taste.
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Danish Butter Cookies
For a simple yet flavorful dessert or snack that the whole family will love, these buttery and soft Danish butter cookies (also known as Danish biscuits) will not disappoint! They use the same six ingredients as the classic Royal Dansk Danish cookies in the blue tin that many know and love.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are hands down the best brown butter chocolate chip cookies that everyone needs in their baking repertoire! Crispy and chewy, gooey and buttery, sweet but very well balanced with some sea salt on top. Brown butter (beurre noisette) is a classic French gold that will take your chocolate chip cookies to the next level!
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Brownie Cookies
These fudgy chocolate brownie cookies are the ultimate sweet treat for brownie and chocolate lovers! With a perfectly crinkled top, an ooey-gooey center, and a sprinkle of salt, these cookies are impossible to resist and come together in just 10 minutes! The sprinkle of salt on top enhances the overall flavor and perfectly balances the richness of the chocolate.
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Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
These delicious almond flour peanut butter cookies aren't just gluten-free and packed with flavor; they are also incredibly straightforward to make! These cookies are made with almond flour, creamy peanut butter, two types of sugar, and a hint of vanilla to create delicious, gooey cookies that the whole family will love.
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No-Bake Cookies
These chocolatey, delicious no-bake cookies are the perfect allergy-friendly addition to any dessert table. Made with decadent dark chocolate chips, cocoa powder, old-fashioned oats, and a touch of vanilla, you won't be able to resist having more than one of these delicious sweet treats.
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Pie Crust Cookies
Baked to golden-brown perfection, these delicious, buttery pie crust cookies are the best thing you can do with leftover pie dough! In this easy four-ingredient recipe, I share two ways to use leftover pie dough. It's the perfect recipe to make super tasty, flaky cookies out of something that we normally just toss out!
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Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
This oatmeal craisin cookie recipe is the ultimate soft, chewy treat to make over the holidays and beyond! Making these healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies is easy yet provides a luxurious cookie experience. Loaded with craisins, cinnamon, and brown sugar, these cookies are wonderfully rich yet perfectly balanced in sweetness.
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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These easy chocolate chip walnut cookies are a delicious way to give the nut lovers in your family a sweet treat. Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a sprinkle of bright sea salt balance the flavors, making this an indulgent cookie to enjoy on darker evenings as we move into fall and winter.
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Greek Yogurt Cookies
Soft, fluffy, and oh-so-moist, these Greek yogurt cookies are super easy to make and sure to satisfy your sweet tooth! Made with creamy Greek yogurt blended into the cookie dough and topped with my famous cream cheese frosting, these cookies redefine simple and delicious!
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, you will feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Its warm, comforting flavor makes the perfect dessert for your November and December gatherings, especially alongside a bowl of ice cream!
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Lemon Curd Cookies
These tart and tangy lemon curd cookies explode with citrus flavor in your mouth! Packed with fresh lemon flavor and topped with creamy, homemade lemon curd, these bright and fragrant treats are a dream come true for those who love lemon!
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