11 drop cookie recipes

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.

Super moist, buttery and packed with pumpkin flavor. The dried cranberries are delicious additions. Great treat at Thanksgiving or Christmas.

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.

Spiced fig drop cookies with stewed figs, raisins, walnuts, allspice, and cinnamon. An old-fashioned fruit-filled cookie that stores beautifully in a tin for weeks.

Pineapple drop cookies with crushed pineapple, chopped nuts, and a soft, cakey crumb. A tropical twist on classic drop cookies using just 9 pantry-friendly ingredients.

Light-as-air meringue cookies studded with mini chocolate chips. Just five ingredients, virtually fat-free, and they melt on your tongue. Makes 36 cookies.

Old-fashioned white drop cookies with nutmeg and vanilla. A big-batch recipe using shortening for soft, cakey cookies that stay tender for days.

Chocolate drop cookies with a hidden chunk of white chocolate baked into the center. No flour, no eggs: melted chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and nuts make the entire dough. Fudgy, dense, surprise inside.

Soft, cakey chocolate drop cookies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, sour cream, and walnuts, topped with a mocha frosting. Makes 36 rich, fudgy cookies.

Old-fashioned hickory nut drop cookies with sour milk, raisins, and chopped nuts in a soft, cakey dough. A heritage Midwest recipe with buttery, wild nut flavor.

Soft, cakey chocolate drop cookies topped with a rich homemade chocolate icing. Made with real unsweetened chocolate and optional pecans, this bakery-style recipe yields 3 dozen.