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The 10 Best Cookie Recipes

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

Tried-and-True Cookie Recipes to Make Again and Again

Written By: Catherine Boeckmann Executive Digital Editor and Master Gardener

A fresh batch of warm, chewy cookies is always a treat. From our Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip to beloved Cowboy Cookies, see ten of our readers’ favorite cookie recipes. These cookie recipes are easy to bake, too. And there’s something for everyone, from elegant cranberry and white chocolate chip cookies to old–fashioned raisin–filled cookies to the classic sugar cookie.

Soft Molasses Cookies

These super soft (not crispy) cookies are packed with the rich flavors of molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. This particular recipe is based on an old Shaker cookie recipe from the 1920s and has been enjoyed by generations of bakers and cookie lovers!

Soft Molasses Cookies
Soft Molasses Cookies

Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies

These award-winning cookies are a traditional favorite. Try these for a soft, chewy treat that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. 

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Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
Blue Ribbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Chocolate Chunk–Peanut Butter Cookies

Try this tasty twist on a classic that is sure to make you smile. These simple cookies have a decadent flavor that everyone will love, so you may want to make a double batch.

Chocolate Chunk–Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate Chunk–Peanut Butter Cookies
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Lemon Sugar Cookies

These tasty cookies don’t require you to roll out your dough. Instead, you flatten them on the baking sheet; what a great way to get little ones involved!

Lemon Sugar Cookies
Lemon Sugar Cookies
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Ethel’s Sugar Cookies

This is a classic sugar recipe that can be made at any time (not just the holidays). They roll out easier than other recipes and have a rich flavor. 

Ethel's Sugar Cookies
Ethel’s Sugar Cookies

Cowboy Cookies

Try these delightful oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. The brown sugar in them makes the cookies rich and soft.

Cowboy Cookies
Cowboy Cookies
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Turtle Thumbprint Cookies

This cookie version of a classic treat is a great one for getting little hands into the kitchen to help out. 

Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
Turtle Thumbprint Cookies
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Mother’s Forgotten Mint Cookies

These cookies are baked overnight in a previously heated but turned-off oven. There is no risk for burning, and we guarantee that you won’t be able to forget them once you try them.  

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Mother’s Forgotten Mint Cookies
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Old–Fashioned Raisin–Filled Cookies

You’re going to love these easy, filled cookies. The raisins make them rich without being too sweet, so they make a great treat for after lunch. 

Old–Fashioned Raisin–Filled Cookies
Old–Fashioned Raisin–Filled Cookies
Photo Credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Slide a slice of ice cream between a couple of these thin, crisp chocolate wafers—and enjoy a heavenly cool treat!

Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

 

Don’t worry if cookies seem daunting. Even if they come out a little crispy, all of these recipes are going to taste great. Check out our 10 tips to help make your cookies the best they can be. 

Now that you have tried one or more of these cookie recipes, what are you going to do with all the leftovers? Check out our tips for freezing and storing cookies to keep them fresh and tasty for as long as possible. Enjoy!

What is your FAVORITE type of cookie? Tell us in the comments. Bonus points if you share the recipe so we can try them, too!

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About The Author
Catherine Boeckmann

Catherine Boeckmann

Executive Digital Editor and Master Gardener

Catherine Boeckmann is the Executive Digital Editor of Almanac.com, the website companion of The Old Farmer's Almanac. She covers gardening, plants, pest control, soil composition, seasonal and moon c...
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Comments

<span>Jim Telfer</span> Thu, 12/04/2025 - 16:33
Your cookie recipes sound fantastic. Just one teensy little problem; I am a type 2 diabetic. How about adapting some (or all) of your recipes to diabetic friendly? Have you got any idea how difficult it is to find diabetic friendly treats? I have been playing around with some recipes myself, not to the point of anything ready to share just yet, but I have learned a couple of things. 1. Sucralose, brand name Splenda, is a one to substitute for white sugar. It has no aftertaste, can readily be made into a glaze exactly as with sugar, and has no adverse effect on blood glucose levels. It is available in a powdered form to replace icing or confectioners sugar, but a user can easily turn the regular product into powdered form using a blender or food processor. Sucralose is available in some locations as a generic or 'no-name' product at a better price point than Splenda branded product. 2. Splenda's brown sugar substitute is a 50/50 blend of sucralose and brown sugar, making inadvisable for diabetics. 3. Erythratrol is a good one to one brown sugar substitute. I have only very recently discovered it and have not had much opportunity to work with it. So far it seems good. I used it on a bowl of porridge and found that I had to use a little more of it than I have brown sugar, but was able to get a very acceptable result. There you go. That's all I've got for you now. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
<span>Johnkulus</span> Wed, 12/04/2024 - 14:21
70+ years ago, and an old lady who knew how to cook on a woodstove and in a woodstove oven had a recipe that utilized soured milk/cream for a cookie about 4 inches in diameter and inch high in the center not too soft not too chewy-And as I age the memory of those cookies increases, but I’ve never seen a good recipe yet anybody got their great grandmas sour cream cookie recipe?
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Mon, 12/09/2024 - 09:53

Hi there. If you go to google (or any search browser of your choosing) and type in "sour cream cookies" you will get many results. Hopefully one will be the recipe you remember. 

 <span>Nancy Langston</span> Thu, 12/05/2024 - 06:33
That cookie might be, what we in the South call a tea cake. Sort of a sweet biscuit. My husband adores them. I will be glad to share my recipe if you would like to try it.
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<span>Marsha Bennett</span> Fri, 05/29/2020 - 12:03
where are recipes??? Don't want the App.
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:59

No apps necessary! Please click on the photos for each of the recipes to be taken to the corresponding recipe page.