Cookie Recipes & Ideas

Cookies bursting with oats, peanut butter, and chocolate.

Attention, holiday bakers — this is very best cut-out sugar cookie recipe.

This recipe yields light-as-air results while being as unfussy as possible.

Decadent and sweet means it's just for me.

There's never a dull moment when you're cooking with Ina.

You’ll want to add this one to your recipe repertoire.

"They’re the perfect festive holiday cookie to whip up on a Sunday as a fun baking project, or impress everyone with at a holiday party."

“At holiday time, it’s a fantastic gift because it’s decorative and long-lasting.”

These cashew cookies are salty, sweet, and filled with a chewy caramel center.

Perfect for holiday baking.

It eliminates all the sugar cookie stress.

These buttery, crisp cookies are perfect for any holiday.

All thanks to one secret ingredient.

These melt-in-your mouth cookies stay soft for days.

Our love runs deep.

Three different freeze-dried berries give them a striking, swirling pattern.

A new take on a classic combo.

Fudgy chocolate cookies and molten marshmallows are a match made in cookie heaven.

Calling all oatmilk latte-lovers!

Add this dynamic duo to your holiday must-bake list.

A coconutty macaroon with a dark chocolate Hershey’s Kiss nestled on top. Super simple; simply perfect.

Whip up a batch of these sparkly treats and tell us we're wrong.

Big and bold with soft and chewy middles and crispy edges for days. What's not to love?

A bold treat for modern times.

These blushing beauties are as pretty as they are tasty.

Name a better combo. We'll wait.

Way back in the 2000s, pastry chef Claudia Fleming combined a cookie and a brownie. The rest is history.

These cookies are best eaten while binge-watching Friends.

The popularity of the simple, crisp cookies flavored with molasses and spices reflected a growing interest in historic foodways.

The enduring popularity of Peanut Butter Blossoms proves that winning isn't everything.

The simple spritz is all about the butter.

In an era of rationing, honey stood in for sugar and shortening took the place of butter in this simple, delicious cookie.

Chocolate and vanilla, slice and bake, easy and elegant — these cookies have it all!

They were easy, elegant, and packed with the of-the-moment flavor: orange.

With three kinds of ginger!

They're made with a creative blend of two traditional favorites.

Forget gingerbread men. These warmly-spiced cookies will become a new holiday tradition.

Light and airy, and slightly chewy, they're irresistible.

These cookies looked fluffy and light ... just like the real thing. Only cookier.

With a crisp cookie shell, a sweet-sticky filling, a lemony glaze, and rainbow sprinkles, they're nothing short of perfect.

It's so much easier than royal icing.

Our advice: Treat it just like peanut butter.

It's richer, softer, and chewier than gingerbread cookies.

A must-try recipe from our resident cookie expert's new book!

Snack time just got a huge upgrade.

They're chewy, rich, and packed with almond flavor.

It tastes like it's been cooking all day — but it's ready in 30 minutes.

They're packed with flavor.

There's a reason they're the state cookies of New Mexico.

Featuring a surprise ingredient.

They're sweetened with honey and baked until crisp, ready for s'mores or eating with a tall glass of milk.

These thick and chewy oatmeal cookies are packed with sweet and chunky mix-ins, and are hearty enough to serve for breakfast.

It oozes with peanut butter and pretzels.

And they don't even require a mixer!

They turn any day into a party!

It's the secret to Instagram-worthy cookies.

Ina raves about this recipe — so I knew I'd love it, too.

Brown butter takes these over the top.

Yes, chocolate chip cookies. A decidedly non-holiday cookie. But hear me out!

I’ve made this tart-cookie hybrid so many times that I’ve memorized the recipe.

They take some work but they're worth it.

They're packed with brown butter and real mashed sweet potato.

Not all snickerdoodles are created equal.