657 vanilla cookie recipes

Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream made at home: a rich, eggless vanilla cream base churned and studded with chunks of cookie dough. The ice cream parlor classic from your own freezer.

The original Toll House chocolate chip cookies, the recipe that started it all: creamed butter and two sugars, vanilla, and chocolate morsels baked into a classic chewy-edged cookie. Add nuts if you like.

Classic koulourakia are twisted Greek Easter cookies brushed with egg wash and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Buttery, slightly crisp, and scented with brandy and vanilla.

Heart sugar cookies rolled and cut for Valentine's Day, with a tender vanilla crumb that holds its shape and stays soft. A no-fuss cutout cookie that bakes up clean-edged and ready to decorate.

Linzer cookies built on a buttery ground-almond shortbread, scented with vanilla, almond extract, and a hint of cinnamon. Each cookie holds a thumbprint of lemon-spiked raspberry jam, finished with sliced almonds and powdered sugar.

Russian tea cakes (Mexican wedding cookies) with butter, almonds, and vanilla, baked low and slow then packed in powdered sugar. Tender, crumbly, and snow-white.

Almond crescent cookies, a classic holiday shortbread shaped into delicate crescents with chopped almonds, vanilla, and almond extract, rolled in powdered sugar after baking. Buttery, tender, slightly sandy.

Classic cut-out sugar cookies with lemon zest and vanilla that hold their shape beautifully. Buttery, crisp-edged, and ready for decorating with royal icing.

Homemade lady fingers piped from a light egg white and cake flour batter with vanilla and orange flavoring. Delicate sponge cookies for tiramisu, trifle, or eating on their own.

Vanilla wafer walnut rum balls combine crushed cookies, ground walnuts, honey, and golden rum into bite-sized no-bake holiday treats rolled in powdered sugar. Five-ingredient Christmas classic.

Pumpkin whoopie pies sandwich pillowy spiced pumpkin cookies around fluffy vanilla filling. A New England fall classic with cinnamon, ginger, and clove warmth in every bite.

Cut-out sugar cookies with vanilla and almond extract. Buttery, soft-set centers with crisp edges. Roll, cut into flowers or shapes, decorate with icing for any occasion.

Cape Breton oatmeal shortbread with rolled oats, brown sugar, and vanilla. Crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth Maritime cookies ready in 40 minutes with just 6 ingredients.

Buttery shortbread-style cookies studded with chocolate chips and slivered almonds, perfumed with both vanilla and almond extract. Eggless, no-fuss, and ready for any party tray.

Classic American chocolate chip cookies with butter, equal granulated and brown sugar, two eggs, vanilla, and a 12-ounce bag of semisweet chips. The original Toll House-style recipe, optional drop or pan version.

First place chocolate chip cookies baked low and slow for thick, chewy centers with golden crisp edges. Dark brown sugar and extra vanilla make these rich and caramelly.