5,347 cookies cookie recipes

Lemonade cookies made with frozen lemonade concentrate in both the dough and the buttercream frosting. Tangy, buttery drop cookies with a citrus punch.

Classic walnut-crusted thumbprint cookies with tender shortbread base and jewel-toned jelly centers perfect for cookie swaps and holiday gift boxes.

Gingerbread cut-out cookies with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, plus a homemade egg white decorating frosting. A classic holiday cookie for decorating with kids.

Buttery sugar diamonds cookies with cinnamon and pecans. Sheet pan bar cookies with a crispy pecan topping that bake until golden at 300°F.

Lemon coriander crescent cookies: buttery, powder-dusted shortbread scented with ground coriander and bright lemon zest. An unexpected spice pairing for the holiday cookie tin.

Meltaway coconut shortbread cookies with butter, shortening, and flaked coconut, sliced from a chilled log and dipped in powdered sugar. Crumbly, tender icebox cookies.

Thumbprint snowball cookies with walnuts, cinnamon, and lemon zest in the dough, filled with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar. A festive holiday cookie.

Crispy vanilla rosettes fried on a decorative iron, then dipped in vanilla icing. Scandinavian holiday cookies that look like edible snowflakes. Yields 12 cookies.

Zimtsterne are German cinnamon star cookies: a chewy ground-almond and cinnamon dough crowned with a crisp white meringue glaze. Naturally gluten-free and a staple of the German Christmas cookie tin.

Lemonade wafers: crisp, egg-free drop cookies bright with fresh lemon zest and juice, optional coconut topping. Light, sunny cookie that tastes like summer in a single bite.

Indian Figlets are spiced drop cookies loaded with softened figs, warm cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, brightened with lemon zest. A chewy throwback cookie with bakery depth.

Bran hermit cookies spiced with cinnamon, cloves, mace, and nutmeg, studded with raisins. A rolled and cut old-fashioned spice cookie with a wholesome bran twist.

Marji's fudgies: dense fudgy chocolate drop cookies with cocoa, powdered milk, and a stiff dough that bakes into a brownie-cookie hybrid. Foil-pan baking trick included.

Frosted diamond cookies with caraway seeds, topped with billowy White Mountain frosting and pink sugar. A vintage rolled cookie that's crisp, elegant, and surprisingly savory-sweet.

Linzer thumbprint cookies with ground almonds, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest, and cherry jam centers. An Austrian-inspired butter cookie with a tender, nutty crumb.

Snickerdoodle cookies made with a boxed mix, butter and eggs, rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking. The classic crackled-top, chewy cookie shortcut for 4 dozen in under 40 minutes.