50 soft sugar cookie recipes

Soft Southern cream cookies made with sour cream for a pillowy, cake-like texture. Pressed flat with a cinnamon-sugar coated glass and baked until barely golden.

Diabetic spice oatmeal cookies: soft, chewy, no-added-sugar oatmeal cookies sweetened with plumped raisins and warm allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A high-fibre treat without the sugar rush.

Banana surprise cookies are soft chewy oatmeal cookies with mashed bananas, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and your choice of walnuts or chocolate chips. A 30-minute drop cookie.

Peanut butter cookies use crunchy peanut butter, both white and brown sugars, and the classic fork-pressed crisscross top for soft centers and crisp golden edges. A big-batch family-favorite cookie.

Diabetic-friendly oatmeal peanut butter cookies use sugar substitute and Egg Beaters for a lower-glycemic treat. Soft, chewy, and packed with classic flavor without the spike.

Big, soft raisin-oatmeal cookies with peanut butter for tender chew, dark brown sugar for moisture, and a whisper of mace that sets these apart from every other oat cookie. Quarter-cup scoops, no flour required.

Wholesome oat cookies sweetened with honey and studded with fresh apples. Soft, cake-like texture with optional raisins. Naturally lower in refined sugar.

Hershey's classic chocolate chip cookies, the trusted back-of-the-bag recipe: buttery dough creamed with two sugars, loaded with semi-sweet chips and optional nuts. Soft centers, golden edges, no-fail every time.

Holiday chocolate chip cookies follow the classic Toll House blueprint: butter, brown sugar, semisweet chips, and a fistful of chopped nuts. Crisp at the edges, soft in the middle, ready in 30 minutes. The cookie tin standard.

Old-fashioned peanut butter cookies with crisp edges and a soft, chewy center. Chunky or smooth peanut butter, both sugars, and the classic fork-press crosshatch on top.

Classic chocolate chip cookies with equal parts brown and white sugar, a full bag of chocolate morsels, and the proven Toll House ratios. Crisp edges, soft centers, gone in a day.

Maple date cookies with brown sugar, chopped dates, and nuts baked into soft, chewy rounds. Maple extract gives these drop cookies a warm, caramel-like sweetness you won't find in ordinary cookie recipes.

Boston cookies are an old-fashioned drop cookie with cinnamon, raisins and chopped walnuts in a simple butter-sugar base. Soft in the middle, lightly chewy at the edges, ready in 30 minutes.

Soft pumpkin cookies with white chocolate chips, pecans, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Baked low and slow for a cakey, tender fall cookie.

Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies built with dark brown sugar and a touch of honey for deep caramel flavor and lasting softness. The classic lunchbox cookie with crisp edges and a soft, raisin-studded center.

Classic hermit cookies with brown sugar, cold coffee, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. An old-fashioned New England drop cookie that's soft, chewy, and warmly spiced.