Our 25 Best Cookie Recipes of All Time

Updated September 30, 2020
Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall and Kady Wohlfarth; Prop Styling: Kay Clarke

We take our cookies pretty seriously here at MyRecipes. It's kind of our thing. That's why narrowing down our favorites wasn't an easy task—we love them all. From our takes on tried-and-true classics (if you're looking for chocolate chip recipes, your search ends here) to new holiday favorites (Chai Tea Eggnong Cookies, anyone?), these are our 25 best cookie recipes of all time. 

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THICK Chocolate Chip Cookies

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THICK Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

The key to making big, thick bakery-style chocolate chip cookies isn’t in secret ingredients or tricky techniques—it’s actually just a matter of shifting the ratios of your ingredients a bit. These dense, thick, decadent cookies have less sugar and more baking powder than your standard chocolate chip cookies, which helps inhibit spreading.

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All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

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All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

When it comes to making cookies from scratch, these crispy-chewy chocolate chip cookies represent the best of the best. Simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions make this a recipe you'll come back to again and again. Whip up a batch of these all-time favorite cookies and they won't last long.

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Sugar Cookies

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Sugar Cookies Recipe

There is nothing better than the buttery taste of a golden sugar cookie. Sure you can decorate them, but why mess with perfection?

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Chai Tea Eggnog Cookies

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Chai Tea Eggnog Cookies Recipe

The chai gives this cookie a kick while the eggnog topping shows a sweet side.

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Chewy Molasses Cookies

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Chewy Molasses Cookies Recipe

Perfectly spiced and wonderfully tender, these molasses cookies are a staff favorite.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Butter

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Butter Recipe

Brown butter takes these rich, seasonal pumpkin chocolate chip cookies to the next level, adding a nutty, fragrant flavor that is absolutely perfect for fall. Canned pumpkin puree lends moisture to these fluffy, cake-like treats while warm chocolate chips fill every bite.

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Chocolate Thumbprints with Caramel and Sea Salt

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Chocolate Thumbprints with Caramel and Sea Salt Recipe

From Great Falls, Montana, Colette Tihista-Longin writes, "I found this cookie recipe in an old collection at a yard sale. The original recipe has a chocolate filling, but I adapted it to include caramel and sea salt several years ago. It's a hit every year at our cookie exchange."

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Raspberry Linzer Cookies

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Raspberry Linzer Cookies Recipe

Ground almonds give these cookies a hearty taste and extra crunch. We love the look and texture of raspberry preserves with seeds, but use seedless fruit spread if you like.

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Molasses-Spice Crinkles

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Molasses-Spice Crinkles Recipe

For centuries Southerners have treasured their jars of molasses—the cooked-down sugar cane mixture that is thick, brown, sticky and sharp with tangy flavor. From the hills of Tennessee to the plains of Georgia, the syrup was a table condiment for drizzling on biscuits and pancakes, or stirring into desserts.

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Brownie Cookies

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Brownie Cookies Recipe

You'll love how these scrumptious double-chocolate cookies are similar in texture to thick and fudgy brownies.

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Flourless Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Flourless Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

These flourless cookies are a dream if you're going gluten-free, especially with the perfect pairing of peanut butter and chocolate. Our readers can't get enough of this easy recipe: "These are awesome," says one 5-star review. "So yummy and really easy to make!" Hungry for more? Check out How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies Chewy, Gooey, Crunchy, or Cakey next. 

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Oatmeal-Walnut Cookies

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Oatmeal-Walnut Cookies Recipe

You can make these ahead of time and store them in an airtight container, but they're best served warm.

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Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

You’ve probably heard of olive oil cake, and if you’ve ever tasted one, you know how much rich character olive oil can bring to a dessert. And that’s certainly the case for these anything-but-average chocolate chip cookies. With their crispy edges and perfectly gooey center, they’re downright dreamy.

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe

Who said sugar cookies have to be basic? You can make unlimited cookie variations with these chocolate sugar cookies. Just break out your favorite cookie cutters and start creating. If you'd rather have vanilla sugar cookies, this recipe still works: Omit the cocoa, increase the flour, and beat in some vanilla extract with the butter.

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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

This fabulous cookie requires only four ingredients, making these quite possibly the easiest peanut butter cookies ever! Most of these ingredients you probably already have on hand in your own kitchen, which makes whipping up a batch of these beauties a snap.

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Hershey's Kiss Cookies

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Hershey's Kiss Cookies Recipe

Here’s a really tasty peanut butter cookie with a delightful milk (or whatever you want!) chocolate nugget smack dab in the center. It’s slightly chewy, with a little crunch from the sugar-coating, and a creamy, melty center. These can be eaten warm, but if you’re taking them somewhere, wait until the cookies have cooled completely before transporting.

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Chocolate Cookie Cups with Caramel Filling

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Chocolate Cookie Cups with Caramel Filling Recipe

Holiday cookie baking can be impressive without being stressful. Make this easy cookie dough and store it in the fridge up to two days before you need to bake these fantastic filled cookies. What's great about this recipe is that you'll stand apart at the annual cookie exchange.

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Ultimate M&M Cookies

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Ultimate M&M Cookies Recipe

Feed your inner child (or your actual child) with these chewy-in-the-center, crispy-at-the-edges, candy-studded cookies.

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Oatmeal Pantry Cookies

Oatmeal Pantry Cookies Recipe

Need a sweet treat? Make moist, delicious cookies with ingredients that you most likely already have in your pantry.

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Classic Gingerbread Cookies

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Classic Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

These gingerbread cookies are sweet and not too gingery- perfect for the kids and just how you remember them. This recipe is also great for gingerbread houses. Roll the dough 1/4" thick, cut out house, and bake at 325 until firm (about 20 minutes). Rotate the pan after 10 minutes and use bold molasses for even baking and optimal flavor.

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Snickerdoodles

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Snickerdoodles Recipe

One reviewer called these cookies "sinfully delicious," and we must agree. Simply roll sugar cookie dough in cinnamon sugar for a Snickerdoodle delight.

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No-Bake Chocolate-Oatmeal Cookies

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No-Bake Chocolate-Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

These easy No-Bake Chocolate-Oatmeal Cookies come together in a snap with just a few ingredients. Simply shape a sweet mixture of oats, peanut butter, coconut and cocoa into balls and let them set up on sheet of wax paper before serving.

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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe

These chocolate crinkle cookies are rich, super chocolatey, and pretty much perfect in every way. Brown sugar and espresso give these cookies a noticeable depth, while granulated and powdered sugar work together to deliver the perfect crinkly crust.

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3 Ingredient Cookies

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3 Ingredient Cookies Recipe

There’s no reason to wipe out your pantry supplies when this effortless, 3-ingredient cookie recipe exists. Plus, boxed cake mix yields the softest, fluffiest cookies that everyone will enjoy.

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Almond Joy Cookies

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Almond Joy Cookies Recipe

Inspired by the favorite almond, coconut, and chocolate candy bar, these loaded Almond Joy Cookies are sure to steal the show on any holiday cookie platter or cookie swap they show up at.  

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