136 soft cookie recipes

Soft, light and buttery cookies with a burst of citrusy flavor. Perfect for a garden party.

Soft chocolate chip cookies made with prune puree instead of butter for moist, fudgy texture. Brown sugar and vanilla create rich flavor at just 145 calories per cookie.

Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with shredded coconut and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Brown sugar and shortening give these a soft center with lightly crispy edges.

Low fat pumpkin cookies. Pumpkin, cranberry and pecans make these soft flavorful cookies that are perfect for Thanksgiving. I've lowered the amount of saturated fat, lowered the amount of sugar and switched the whole wheat flour to boost fiber.

Chewy oat cookies with fresh apple chunks, honey, and whole wheat flour. Soft centers, lightly golden edges. Kid-friendly with optional raisins.

Soft oatmeal cookies studded with chocolate chips, made lighter with applesauce instead of excess butter. Crisp edges, chewy centers, under 150 calories each.

Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies loaded with chopped pecans and semisweet chocolate. Butter and shortening create a crisp edge with a soft, nutty center.

Soft peanut butter cookies rolled in sugar and topped with a Hershey's Kiss straight from the oven. These classic blossoms come together in 20 minutes flat.

Classic six-ingredient rolled sugar cookies built for cutting Christmas shapes and decorating with royal icing. Crisp edges, soft centers, holds intricate details beautifully.

Chocolate chip pumpkin cookies turn out cakey-soft with bittersweet chips melting into a spiced pumpkin batter. The whole batch comes together in one bowl with no chilling required.

Pillowy coconut macaroons fold toasted shredded coconut into a glossy meringue base, then bake into chewy, golden-edged mounds. Six-ingredient flourless cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

Double chocolate chip cookies made with oil instead of butter for a soft, brownie-like crumb. Cocoa-rich dough studded with semi-sweet chips and ready in 35 minutes flat.

Oatmeal raisin drop cookies with steam-plumped raisins, oat bran, buttermilk, and walnuts. Soft, chewy, and warm with cinnamon and nutmeg. The technique that keeps raisins from going hard.

Quaker Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies blend rolled oats, brown sugar, and semi-sweet chocolate chips into a chewy back-of-the-canister classic. Bake 9 minutes for soft centers or 13 for crisp edges.

Brown sugar chocolate chip cookies with extra brown sugar, a splash of corn syrup, and three full cups of semisweet chips. Soft, chewy centers, golden edges, and a deep butterscotch backbone.

Scott's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with blender-pulverized oats, both chocolate chips and grated chocolate bar for double chocolate hits, and a quick 6-minute bake. Crisp edges, soft centers, dense with chocolate.