22 Creatively Delicious Cookie Recipes

By Jennifer A. • Nov 19, 2024

I scream, you scream, we all scream for... cookies! These 22 Cookie Recipes will have you set for any cookie craving that comes your way. Whether you like your cookies buttery, slightly crispy, doughy, stuffed with mix-ins, or the classic route — this round-up of recipes is a must-read. Get that cookie jar ready and waiting!

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#1. 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

You are in for a treat today! Why? Because you probably already have all of the ingredients you need to make these 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies. This recipe is quick, easy, and perfect for whenever you want to satisfy your sweet tooth but are short on time and ingredients. Each bite is filled with peanut-buttery goodness and is blissfully sweet. Make Peanut Butter Cookies and skip the store-bought cookie mix!

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#2. Apple Butter Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles are already a cinnamon-flavored fall favorite, but Apple Butter Snickerdoodles are autumn-tasting overachievers! With the deep apple flavor of apple butter mixed in, these cookies taste like apple pie in all their buttery, fruity, and warm goodness. These tasty treats don't just melt in your mouth with every fluffy bite; they warm your heart!

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#3. Copycat DoubleTree® Cookies

Okay, so the trip took forever, and you're exhausted. You just want to relax and crash into the bed at the hotel. Maybe just lounge until you can rouse yourself for the next part of your adventures. You arrive at the hotel and... wow, what's this? A fresh chocolate chip cookie, just for you? That's hospitality and happiness all in a cute little package. Copycat DoubleTree® Cookies serves up that same feeling, with its tenderness, its crunchy walnuts and its melty chocolate chips. The buttery and smoky, sweet flavor will certainly help you unwind after even the longest trials and travels. Copycat DoubleTree Cookies makes your kitchen feel like the most welcoming place to be!

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#4. Impossibly Soft Oatmeal Cookies

A good oatmeal cookie already has greatness in its name. The warming and aromatic cinnamon-brown sugar flavor and crunchy oats create a rich, buttery treat that tastes like childhood. Impossibly Soft Oatmeal Cookies add to that excellence with a texture you can't believe. These cookies are melt-in-your-mouth soft but don't fall apart when you pick them up, striking the perfect balance. With a sugar topping for added sweetness, Impossibly Soft Oatmeal Cookies are like the cookies of your dreams, except there they are, on your table! Dreams really do come true!

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#5. Melty Brown Butter Cookies

Goodness gracious, have you ever seen a better looking cookie than these Melty Brown Butter Cookies?! Just take a moment and really savor the way the melty chunks of chocolate look secured in that gooey, chewy, golden cookie dough. If that's how good they look, can you imagine how outstanding these Melty Brown Butter Cookies must taste?! You won't know until you try them, so what are you waiting for?!

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#6. Kitchen-Sink Cookies

Kitchen-Sink Cookies would, in fact, throw in the kitchen sink if it would make for a sweet addition! Filled with not just chocolate chips but also crispy potato chips, crunchy pretzels, and buttery toffee bits (everything but the kitchen sink...), Kitchen-Sink Cookies have a little something for everyone in the most literal sense! The cookies only take 35 minutes to make, so you can enjoy them virtually anytime you need a pick-me-up with a visual pop that your tastebuds will love as well!

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#7. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mint chocolate chip has a very polarizing flavor, so this recipe is only for the true believers who really love it. Mint chocolate chip lovers, you don't have to wait for ice cream season to enjoy the flavor you love! Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies have you covered! These gorgeous green cookies are tender and boast the cool, refreshing mint flavor you love! The chocolate is melty and rich, adding a great contrast to the mint flavor. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are a new twist on chocolate chip cookies that you'll love before you even take a bite!

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#8. Turtle Cookies

Turtle Cookies sound just as cute to talk about as they are delicious to eat. The combination of chocolate, caramel, and pecans just works; crunchy, rich, buttery, sugary, and nutty all at once. Baked into a melt-in-your-mouth, brown sugar dough, the key flavors of Turtle Cookies become even more luxurious and luscious. Whatever your holiday traditions, adding Turtle Cookies will only make them happier!

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#9. Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Lemon lovers rejoice! With the puckering power found in Lemon Crinkle Cookies, they are definitely hard to resist! Squeezed full of fresh lemon flavor, this sweet-tart of a cookie is on a roll and covered with just the right amount of confectioners' sugar to tame the tart. Don't crumble to just any old cookie! And also, don't be fooled, Lemon Crinkle Cookies may be small, but they have a mighty flavor punch that steals the show! We just know in one bite, you will be sweet on them!

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#10. Chocolate Orange Cookies

There is something about Chocolate Orange Cookies that sounds so fancy and elegant. But don't let them intimidate you, these humble yet delicious cookies can be whipped up in 20 minutes–they're super easy! They're also chewy, soft, and loaded with rich chocolate chips and citrusy orange flavor. It's safe to deliciously declare Chocolate Orange Cookies the yummiest and simplest fancy treats you'll ever eat!

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#11. Carrot Cake Cookies

When you see what we see, we know you are going to love them! The minute Carrot Cake Cookies hop onto the table, you are going to be bouncing with joy! Full of shredded carrots, plump raisins, impeccable coconut, and good, old-fashioned oats, the moistness of these unique cookies is off the charts. Then to top it off, Carrot Cake Cookies are drizzled with a cream cheese glaze for an extraordinary boost of sweetness. It doesn't take 20/20 vision to see how delicious these little hippity, hoppity nuggets (aka Carrot Cake Cookies) truly are. You'll soon see (and taste) what we mean!

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#12. Twisted Ginger Snaps

The twist in Twisted Ginger Snaps comes from an unexpected place of flavor insanity; citrus! Candied citrus peels add a twist (get it?) of sunny, vibrant flavor to the usual sharp, spicy sweetness of ginger cookies. Buttery, wonderfully spiced, and delightfully crunchy, Twisted Ginger Snaps are ready to warm up your taste buds through even the bitterest chill! It's a twist that will have people in knots!

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#13. Banana Bread Chip Cookies

The kinds of chips in these Banana Bread Chip Cookies might surprise you! Each delicious disk is loaded with moist banana flavor and two kinds of chips; potato and butterscotch. A fun, sweet-and-salty combination you probably weren't expecting, but you should totally try, because they're simply yummy! Live a little on the edge and crunch into these Banana Chip Bread Cookies! Isn't this exciting?!

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#14. Velvet-Kiss Cookies

Pucker up! You're gonna love these to the moon and back. Seriously! Get ready to fall head-over-heels for Velvet-Kiss Cookies. Perfect for celebrating a certain love-themed holiday, or simply showing your honey some sugar, these moist, red velvet cookies are sure to make your heart flutter. To add some extra spark, there's a little kiss of chocolate atop each one. It really is the little things that make Velvet-Kiss Cookies so special!

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#15. Spiced Toffee Cookies

There are ordinary gingerbread cookies and then there's these marvelous little bites of magic! Spiced Toffee Cookies are loaded with crunchy toffee bits and nestled into the warm, spiced, tender cookie. Smoky, sweet, and buttery, Spiced Toffee Cookies are like a holiday for your taste buds! In fact, these are a winter wonderland of flavor ready during any month!

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#16. Hot Fudge Cookies

All you need is love and ice cream. When ice cream isn't an option, these Hot Fudge Cookies are the next best thing... or maybe even better?! We'll let you be the judge of that as you bite into these ooey-gooey chocolate cookies that are filled with melty chocolate chips. They're warm, sweet, and they'll make you want to cheer! And hey, they'd be pretty delightful with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream... or even some chocolate if you have that kind of chocolate devotion. It's safe to say, we all scream for Hot Fudge Cookies!

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#17. Cornflake Cookies

Cornflake Cookies are a distinct breed of kitchen sink cookies that you'll hear from a mile away! Each sweet, tender brown sugar and oat cookie is loaded up with melty chocolate, crunchy nuts, and even more crunchy cornflakes! It's audibly delicious! Cornflake Cookies are a snap to make, needing only half an hour or less to start impressing you and your taste buds! There's more than just the kitchen sink in these morsels!

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#18. Cake Mix Cookies

Cake Mix Cookies are basically the perfect shortcut to a delicious dessert, without even the fuss of waiting for a cake to rise! By using whatever kind of cake mix you're craving as the foundation, (you can even make multiple batches using different mixes for a variety of flavor fun), these cookies are guaranteed to be tender, sweet, and flavorful! Plus, they're definitely ready to be topped with your favorite melty candy pieces for a touch of crunch and extra fun! Why fuss around with dessert when Cake Mix Cookies make it easy?

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#19. Cream Cheese Cookies

Aren't these just little pillows of fun? Cream Cheese Cookies are soft, fluffy treats with the distinct creamy tang of cream cheese baked right in. They're extra tender, just the right amount of sweet, and oh-so-buttery! These Cream Cheese Cookies will make you rethink having plain old sugar cookies again!

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#20. Trail Cookies

We've been around the rock a time or two, and boy, do we have a cookie for you! May we pique your interest with these always adventurous, always on-track, Trail Cookies? Why settle for a dry, stale bar when you can enjoy these moist, sweet, chocolatey-glazed treats? Packed with sweet dried cherries and tender-crisp almonds, you will quickly view this as your new favorite hiking buddy. Or, if hiking isn't your thing, explore the possibility that these Trail Cookies may be a good option any time you are looking to the horizon for a new cookie fix. Boot those other cookies to the side and climb on up to all the great tastes found in this majestic mountain of a cookie. Happy trails to you!

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#21. Cobbler Cookies

If peach cobbler makes you feel rather peachy, well then, these Cobbler Cookies are definitely going to have the same effect! Imagine biting into that golden, fluffy, and sweet cobbler goodness you love so much without having to use any type of utensil! What a dream, eh?! This preparation makes it so that Cobbler Cookies can basically be eaten anywhere! Your favorite, peach-filled treat can be there to delight you no matter where you are! How fun?!

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#22. Double-Stuffed Cookies

Twice the stuffings and twice the fun, Double-Stuffed Cookies pack all the sweet goodness they can into every bite! Each melt-in-your-mouth cookie cup is already tender and chocolatey, but they also hide a delicious surprise inside: a filling of creamy, tangy, and velvety chocolate cream cheese and rich caramel. Double-Stuffed Cookies put other chocolate chip cookies to shame because how can they compete? Well, they can't, and your tastebuds know it! Double-Stuffed Cookies get sweetness to you on the double, in more ways than one!

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