Our 50 Best Cookie Recipes (Slideshow)

These soft and cakey half-and-half cookies are the perfect palette for your favorite sprinkles, jimmies, confetti, or dragées in elegant shades of black and white.

Click here to see the Black and White Sprinkled Cookie Recipe

These thick, soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies are best served warm, when the chips are still melted. 

Click here to see the Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

You can change this recipe to suit your tastes — simply keep the proportion of dry ingredients the same. For instance, if you don’t like coconut, add more cereal.

Click here to see the Chocolate Cranberry Coconut Macaroon Recipe

For these cookies, the chocolate and balsamic play so well off of each other, and the coconut just adds a little nuttiness.

Click here to see the Chocolate Balsamic Macaroon Recipe

Trail mix is added to these cookies for a mixture of dried fuit, chocolate, nuts, and ginger. 

Click here to see the Chocolate Ginger Bliss Cookie Recipe

Biscotti means "twice baked" in Italian. First you form the crumbly dough into one stiff mass and bake it whole. Then you let it cool, slice it, and bake it again at a lower temperature. That’s what gives biscotti an almost crackerlike quality, which goes especially well with coffee. This triple-chocolate double-baked treat is dipped in a dark chocolate coating with sprinkles on top. Dip it in your coffee and then pop it in your mouth.

Click here to see the Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Recipe

Serve these cookies as a morning treat at a meeting or gathering.

Click here to see the Coffee Shortbread Cookie Recipe

We found that Double Stuf Oreos gave us the right ratio of filling and cookie. We then added even more Oreos into the finished dough and, of course, some chocolate chips.

Click here to see the Deconstructed Oreo Cookie Recipe

Indulge in these extra-chocolaty cookies.

Click here to see the Double Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Now’s your chance to take your "embroidery" and baking skills to the next level with this twist on a sugar cookie classic. Honestly, what better compliment could a stitching artist receive than to have her work devoured by a hungry public?

Click here to see the Embroidered Sugar Cookie Recipe

Even though we know it’s not the most nutritious choice, we’ve been known to sneak cookies for breakfast. This cookie was an attempt to legitimize that surreptitious early-morning dessert eating. Bacon and maple syrup are a classic pairing, and we were happy to discover that they also work and play well with others in a chocolate chip cookie. We don’t call for any particular style of bacon — use your favorite type or experiment.

Click here to see the Maple Bacon Cookie Recipe

A recipe so simple it’s the perfect first step for kids to start baking on their own. Stamping the cookies with a glass is a task even the tiniest hands can accomplish.

Click here to see the Orange Stir 'n' Drop Cookie Recipe

We love taking easily recognizable dishes and turning them into something else with the same flavors — hence a cookie that tastes like a scoop of ice cream. You need to plan ahead to make these, because the dough chills for at least eight hours.

Click here to see the Scoops of Rocky Road Cookie Recipe

The confetti cookie combines the technique of a snickerdoodle (cream of tartar makes all the difference in telling an average cookie apart from a snickerdoodle-inspired one) with the flavors of Funfetti cake mix.

Click here to see the Confetti Cookie Recipe

Transform Italy's favorite dessert into a cookie.

Click here to see the Tiramisu Nanaimo Bar Recipe

These meringues are sweet, nutty, and the perfect treat.

Click here to see the Toffee Almond Mieringues Recipe

A chocolate glaze tops tender cookies filled with apricot jam.

Click here to see the Viennese Cookies Recipe

Fruity Pebbles crunch is added to these marshmallow cookies for a fun and colorful treat.

Click here to see the Fruity Pebbles Marshmallow Cookie Recipe

Classic snickerdoodle cookies and gingersnaps collide in this new favorite cookie.

Click here to see the Gingerdoodles Cookie Recipe

Laced with coconut, rum, and ginger these cookies bring the flavors of the islands.

Click here to see the Jamaican Spice Cookie Recipe

Conrmeal is added to these lemon cookies for a twist on a classic thumbprint cookie filled with lemon curd.

Click here to see the Lemon Cornmeal Cookie Recipe

Spirnkled with white sesame seeds, these cookies are light and nutty.

Click here to see the White Sesame Cookie Recipe

These Canadian cookies are easy to make and perfect for the holidays. 

Click here to see the Maple Walnut Shortbread Recipe

These delicate, sweet almond cookies will melt in your mouth.

Click here to see the Almond Glazed Sugar Cookie Recipe

Tender butter cookies that are perfect for decorating for any occasion.

Click here to see the Best Ever Butter Cookie Recipe

These crunchy sweet cranberry orange cookies are sprinkled with orange sugar for extra holiday sparkle!

Click here to see the Cranberry Orange Cookie Recipe

A classic cookie collection would not be complete without gingersnaps. This recipe uses a large amount of molasses to ensure that they stay soft and moist for up to two weeks. 

Click here to see the Gingersnaps Recipe

These decorative cookies make beautiful and tasty gifts. An important tip: be sure to chop the nuts and chocolate very fine in a food processor, or the dough will be too rough-textured to roll out smoothly. You need a graduated set of heart-shaped cookie cutters to make these.

Click here to see the Linzer Heart Cookies Recipe

Oatmeal cookies garner their fame from their chewy consistency and adaptability. Raisins can be swapped out for other dried fruits, and chocolate chips can be added to make them extra indulgent. 

Click here to see Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

We are all a fan of flourless chocolate cake, but Pastry Chef Mellisa Root of Madera, shres with us her recipe for the classic cake turned into a cookie.

Click here to see the Flourless Chocolate Cookie Recipe

These peanut butter cookies are sure to be a new favorite!

Click here to see the Peanut Butter Cookies with Moonshine Cordials Recipe

Be surprised by a delightful ginger taste within this classic oatmeal raisin cookie.

Click here to see the Ginger Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

This peanut butter cookie will soon be a favorite, especially when paired with a tall glass of milk.

Click here to see the Peanut Butter Toffee Crunch Cookies Recipe

These rich, buttery shortbreads make a delicious accompaniment to a reviving cup of tea or coffee, or as a pretty addition to a creamy dessert.

Click here to see the Pistachio Shortbread Cookies Recipe

The inspiration for this recipe arose a few years ago, when my mother-in-law gave me a huge bag of freshly picked pecans. I was absolutely delighted of course, but wondered what I would end up making with all these pecans.

Click here to see the Butter Cookies with Dried Cranberries and Roasted Pecans Recipe

They start as a very simple batter-like dough that bakes up more like a cake than a cookie.

Click here to see the Buttermilk Tea Cookies with Lemon Glaze and Poppy Seeds Recipe

These spicy ginger cookies pack a punch with wonderful spices like ginger, cardamom and nutmeg and pairs perfectly with a dark earthy chocolate ganache.

Click here to see the Candied Ginger Cookies with Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe

You won't need any other recipe after this.

Click here to see the Cinnamon Sugar Cookies From Scratch Recipe

This is, by far, the biggest seller at Milk & Cookies Bakery. Each day, we make double the amount of chocolate chip cookie to any other kind. We use chocolate curls that melt in the dough, creating threads of chocolate throughout. Having the chocolate curls in addition to the chocolate chunks ensures chocolate deliciousness in every bite.

Click here to see the Milk & Cookies Bakery Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Coca Cola works well in this delicious dessert that's served with a shot of Coke-filled milkshake. 

Click here to see the Homemade Oreo Cookies with Cream Filling and Milkshake Shots Recipe

A take on everyone's favorite cakey chocolate-chip cookies made with peanut-butter and lots of love, cruelty-free.

Click here to see the Happy Cow Peanut-Butter Cookies Recipe

The perfection of this cookie lies not in a secret ingredient, but in quality ingredients.

Click here to see the Lemon Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Two delicious cookie doughs combine to create striped and swirly patterns in this easy recipe. And who can resist the nutty sweetness of Nutella?

Click here to see the Nutella Amaretto Icebox Cookies with Almonds Recipe

Now you can make some of the finest treats Charleston, S.C. has to offer–right in your own home!

Click here to see the Peaceful Oats Cookies Recipe

The “bread” part of these sandwiches is a very thin, crisp wafer that holds up well to the creamy filling. They taste best when the cookie remains crisp, so fill them just before serving. If you hold them for too long in the refrigerator or at room temperature, these peanut butter cookies will soften and break apart.

Click here to see the Peanut Butter Cream–Filled Wafer Cookies Recipe

Pecans add crunch and nutty flavor to buttery cookies.

Click here to see the Pecan Cookie Recipe

In the past, bakers used wooden clothespins (the one-piece ones, without a spring) to make the indentation; today we often use our thumbs.

Click here to see the Pine Nut Thumbprint Cookies with Fig Jam Recipe

White chocolate and raspberries feel like delicacies, especially in the middle of winter, and luxurious cookies match perfectly with that flute of champagne in your hand.

Click here to see the White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies Recipe

The petite tri-color delight is not only good in flavor, but a crowd-pleaser as well.

Click here to see the Seven Layer Cookies Recipe

The cookie will be as good as the ingredients you use to make them.

Click here for the Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe