17 Homemade Cookies So Easy, You’ll Never Want Store-Bought Again
Baking cookies at home is easier than you might think, and once you try it, you’ll wonder why you ever bought them from the store. With just a few basic ingredients, you can whip up delicious cookies that taste so much better. Plus, you’ll have fun making them, and your kitchen will smell amazing! These 17 simple recipes are perfect for any skill level, and they’ll quickly become your go-to for a sweet treat. Get ready to impress your family and friends with homemade cookies that are as easy as they are delicious.
Coffee Cookies
These coffee cookies have a delectable taste that the addition of chocolate chips makes even better. They are a soft and chewy, indulgent treat for those who particularly enjoy gooey desserts. For these espresso chocolate chip cookies, brown sugar creates a deep, rich flavor that perfectly complements the coffee taste.
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Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
These easy raspberry cheesecake cookies are made with fresh raspberries, stuffed with cream cheese filling, and sprinkled with cheesecake crust. They are divine!
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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These easy chocolate chip walnut cookies are a delicious way to give the nut lovers in your family a sweet treat. Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a sprinkle of bright sea salt to balance the flavors make this an indulgent cookie to enjoy during those darker evenings as we move into fall and winter. Everyone will love the chewy texture and the gooey inside that is the hallmark of the best chocolate chip walnut cookies!
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Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Cookies
Snickerdoodle cheesecake cookies are a must-try. They are full of your favorite flavors- the best take on classic cookies. They are incredibly delicious and soft, having a tangy, creamy cheesecake filling- not to forget the pumpkin spice!
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Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
This oatmeal craisin cookie recipe is the ultimate soft and chewy cookie treat to make over the holidays and beyond! Making these healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies is super easy, yet provides a luxurious cookie experience loaded with craisin, cinnamon, and brown sugar making the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well balanced in sweetness.
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Pie Crust Cookies
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious buttery pie crust cookies are the best thing that can happen to leftover pie dough! In this easy 4 ingredient recipe, I am sharing 2 different ways to use leftover pie dough. It’s the perfect recipe to make super tasty flaky cookies out of something that we normally just toss out!
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Lemon Ricotta Cookies
Brighten up your world with a burst of citrusy bliss with these easy-to-make and delectably delicious Italian lemon ricotta cookies! With their soft melt-in-your-mouth texture and perfect balance of tangy and sweet, these lemon cookies are a true delight! Whether you serve them alongside your favorite hot beverage or take them to your next family gathering, they are sure to be a hit!
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Sour Cream Cookies
You are going to fall in love with the melt-in-your-mouth, almost cake-like texture of these yummy sour cream cookies! Fluffy, super soft, and topped with a rich buttercream frosting, they can be decorated to match any occasion. So get ready to delight your taste buds and impress your loved ones with this classic old-fashioned sour cream cookie recipe!
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Danish Butter Cookies
For a simple yet flavorful dessert or snack that the whole family will love, these buttery and soft Danish butter cookies (also known as Danish biscuits) will not disappoint! Using the same six ingredients from the classic Royal Dansk Danish cookies in the blue tin that many know and love, these sweet treats are perfect for the holidays, birthdays, celebrations, or any day you have a sweet tooth!
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, you will feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Its warm, comforting flavor makes the perfect dessert for your November and December gatherings, especially alongside a bowl of ice cream!
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Funfetti Cookies
These colorful funfetti cookies definitely put the “fun” in eating dessert! Made with a sugar cookie base from basic pantry ingredients and crunchy colored sprinkles, they are a soft, chewy treat that all ages will love. With so many color variations to choose from, they are the perfect cookies for your next birthday party, baby shower, or holiday party!
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Coconut Cookies
If you love the tropical flavor of coconut, you will drool over these chewy, crunchy coconut cookies! Made with tasty coconut, dipped in rich chocolate, and sprinkled with even more flaked coconut, these mouthwatering, old fashioned coconut cookies are soft and tender on the inside with the perfect amount of crunch on the outside.
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Lemon Cookies
These tangy, glazed lemon cookies are just what you lemon lovers need to add some brightness and citrusy flavor to your Spring dessert table! In this homemade, old fashioned lemon cookies recipe, I use fresh lemon zest and juice to create delicious lemon sugar cookies. I then top them with a zesty lemon glaze made entirely from scratch. Once you’ve had a bite of these, you may never go back to the traditional chocolate chip cookies again!
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Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
These irresistible soft batch cream cheese chocolate chip cookies are so chocolatey, moist, and flavorful that it’ll be hard to resist sinking your teeth into a second or third! Made with just some essential pantry ingredients, this easy cookie recipe is the perfect dessert to serve for special occasions and a casual dessert to keep in the kitchen cookie jar. It won’t be long before it becomes the family’s favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are hands down the best brown butter chocolate chip cookies that everyone needs in their baking repertoire! Crispy and chewy, gooey and buttery, sweet but very well balanced with some sea salt on top. Brown butter (beurre noisette) is a classic French gold that will take your chocolate chip cookies to the next level! It has a deep, nutty, complex flavor and really elevates butter to the next level.
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Tiramisu Cookies
These tiramisu cookies are a fun new way to enjoy a classic Italian dessert. Full of incredible coffee flavor and topped with sweet mascarpone frosting, you won’t be able to resist this sweet treat! Tiramisu cookies are a great addition to any dessert table but they will also compliment your morning coffee.
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