23 plain cookie recipes

Chocolate meringue cookies with a plain meringue center, baked low and slow until crisp and light as air. Just four ingredients and naturally fat-free.

Traditional New Zealand Easter biscuits spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and ginger. These buttery cookies can be served plain or layered with strawberries and cream.

Chai snickerdoodle cookies, soft and chewy with the classic cream-of-tartar tang, rolled in warm chai-spiced sugar instead of plain cinnamon. A cozy, aromatic twist on the snickerdoodle.

Spells & Bells are festive Christmas cookies cut into holiday shapes and deep fried until golden and puffed, then served plain, sugared or glazed. A cream-rich fried dough that's crisp outside and tender within.

A light, airy cheesecake lifted with whipped egg whites over a cookie-crumb crust, then slow-cooled in a turned-off oven for a crack-free top. Serve plain or with fruit, chocolate, or caramel.

Low-fat marbled pumpkin cheesecake swirls spiced pumpkin into a creamy vanilla filling over a gingersnap crust. Pureed cottage cheese keeps it light while a water bath gives a silky, crack-free top.

Sweet Southern honey rice tossed with roasted peanuts, melted butter, cinnamon, and ginger. A warm, fragrant side dish that turns plain cooked rice into something special in minutes.