Easy Cookie Recipes

Life is too short to say no to a cookie. This collection of easy cookie recipes make the perfect easy dessert and taste delicious. Baking cookies for your family should be something you do on a regular basis.

Why wait for a special occasion like having company over, holidays, or birthdays to indulge in baking something delicious?

Enjoy the simple pleasure of baking and sharing your creations, because every day is worth celebrating with a homemade treat.

On this page you'll find Easy Cookie Recipes the whole family will love including chocolate chip, oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate chunk, gingersnap, shortbread, and my favorite slice and bake cookies that are also freezer friendly.

Classic Cookies Everyone Loves

Whether you prefer chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, or peanut butter, there's a cookie out there to satisfy everyone's sweet tooth:

Chewy Gingersnap Cookies – filled with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Classic Oatmeal Cookies - Soft and chewy yet crispy on the outside. You can add chocolate chips or my dad's favorite raisins to this yummy cookie if you like.
Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies - Grab a glass of milk and get ready to indulge in a very delicious, nutty cookie your whole family is going to love.
Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies - because a bigger cookie is always better than a smaller one, right? These are bakery style cookies with the delicious flavor of chocolate with every bite.
M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies - a basic chocolate chip cookie dough recipe but I add fun M&M candies to the dough.
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies - a kid's favorite cookie, but I think grownups love this peanut butter cookie just as much!
Raspberry Shortbread Thumbprints - these cookies are insanely popular during the holidays, but they're delicious all year long.
Top Ten Italian Cookies - a list of my favorite Italian cookies.
Classic Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Thumbprint Cookies with Jam
Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies - filled with homemade chocolate ganache.

Bake Cookies Like a Pro!

Use a cookie scoop to form the dough balls to ensure they are evenly sized for uniform cooking.

Not sure what size cookie scoop to use? Grab my FREE Cookie Scoop Size Cheat Sheet!

Sugar Free Cookies

Whether you're living with diabetes, trying to lose weight, or simply looking for a healthier snack, sugar-free cookies allow you to satisfy your cravings without compromising your health goals. Check out these recipes:

Sugar Free Cookies - 16 different cookie recipes perfect for those watching their sugar intake.
Diabetic Holiday Cookies
Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookie with Flour.
Diabetic Christmas Cookies
Sugar Free Christmas Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies - Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies made with no flour or added sugar that are delicious! The perfect Keto-Friendly, low carb dessert to enjoy while dieting or watching what you eat.
Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies with Flour
Sugar Free Christmas Cookies
Cookies without Flour

Easy cookie recipes with few ingredients are perfect for beginners or busy bakers who want to whip up a quick batch of cookies without much fuss:

Easy Sugar Cookies - dough that is very easy to roll out. The dough doesn’t spread when baking either so you’re sure to get beautiful cutout cookies every time.
Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies - filled with chocolate chips, chocolate candy chunks and walnuts.
Semi-Homemade Thin Mint Cookies - who doesn't love Thin Mint Cookies? Well, the only person I know is my husband! This recipe tastes exactly like the Girl Scout cookies we all love...well, again, just not my husband.
No Flour Peanut Butter Cookies - no flour, but still a ton of flavor!
S'mores Cookie Cups

In just a few minutes, you'll have freshly baked cookies that are sure to impress. Whether you're short on time or just want to simplify your baking routine, easy cookie recipes with cake mix are a great option:

Four Easy to Make Cake Mix Recipes - four different cookie recipes that all start out with a cake mix. There's a video for these recipes as well.
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies - made with white chocolate chips
Chocolate Sugar Crinkle Cookies - another cake mix cookie recipe that's really easy to bake.
Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookies - the perfect after school snack that little and big kids are going to love. These cookies are ready fast!
Cake Mix Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies - take a spice cake mix and add a can of pumpkin puree, chocolate chips and you have a really easy cookie perfect for the Fall season.
Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies - takes a box of red velvet cake mix and turns it into a sandwich cookie with a delicious cream frosting.
Chocolate Chip Cookies from Cake Mix - only four ingredients and the cookies are ready fast!
Collection of Cookies Made with a Boxed Cake Mix.
Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cookies
27 different recipes with Cookies Made with Cake Mix
Halloween Cake Mix Cookies
Try both my Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies and Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies that are made with Cool Whip Whipped Topping in the batter to give the cookies a fun crinkle appearance.

If you're looking for Christmas cookies, you're going to want to check out the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies Celebration for all of my favorite holiday sweets.

Holiday Cookies

The holiday season is all about spreading warmth and joy, and what better way to do that than with delicious homemade cookies!

Easy Halloween Cookies

These treats are perfect for adding a frightfully delicious touch to your Halloween festivities.

Check out the Easy Halloween Themed Cookies I have included in my Halloween Themed Recipes collection.

Air Fryer Desserts

I have a few air fryer desserts and cookie recipes for you to add to your recipe box! Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies and Viral TikTok Air Fryer S'mores Cookies are just a few!

Mason jar cookie recipes are a fun and unique way to gift homemade treats to friends and family. These recipes involve layering dry ingredients in a mason jar, which can then be decorated with ribbons, tags, and other embellishments. Recipients can then easily mix in the wet ingredients at home, creating fresh and delicious cookies in no time!

Halloween Cookies - made with colorful candy pieces and instructions for giving these as a mason jar gift.
Mason Jar Gift Ideas with Cookies - 3 different cookie recipes to give as gifts using a mason jar. Printable labels included.
Cookie Mason Jar Gifts
Mother's Day Mason Jar Cookies
Mason Jar Sugar Cookie Mix Recipe

Mason Jar Mixes Holiday Edition Promo Photo.

These delectable treats are a sweet gesture that will surely warm the hearts of your significant other, family, and friends. Whether you're baking for a romantic evening or to spread love to everyone around you, these Valentine's Day cookies are a delicious way to celebrate the holiday.

Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies - perfect for Valentine's Day, bridal showers, baby showers or even tea parties for cute little girls.
Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies
Heart Shaped Oreo Truffles - rushed Oreo cookies, cream cheese and melted white chocolate are all you need to make these cute Oreo hearts for Valentine's Day. Free printable gift tags included.
Valentine's Day Chocolate Cookies

Cookies are a classic choice for this holiday, and there are endless options for Valentine's Day cookie recipes. From heart-shaped cookies to easy slice and bake cookies, the possibilities are endless:

Valentine's Day Swirl Cookies - these are red and white swirl cookies that are freezer friendly too! You can change the colors of the swirl to coordinate with a themed party or holiday.
Slice and Bake Shortbread Cookies - dipped in melted chocolate, these cookies are a freezer-friendly slice and bake cookie you're going to love.
Vanilla Chocolate Swirl Cookies – a fun slice and bake cookie in a pinwheel design.
Refrigerator Cookies - filled with chopped chocolate chips.
Slice and Bake Chocolate Cookies - these are decorated for Christmas, but you can make them any time of year just by switching out the sprinkles!

Traditional Easter Cookies

Make sure you check out the full list of Easter desserts. Here are our favorite cookies:

Easter Cookies with pastel colored M&M candies
Italian Easter Cookies
Candy Cookie Bars
Spring Sugar Cookies

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