Classic Cookie Recipes

Classic Cookie Recipes

How have these recipes earned a spot in our Cookie Hall of Fame? Beloved by generations of Americans, they cover a wide range of flavors and cookie styles — and at the end of the day, they're just plain GOOD

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Drop cookies

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 149 Reviews
Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies

Sugar Cookies

4.7 out of 5 stars 172 Reviews
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 333 Reviews
Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

4.7 out of 5 stars 158 Reviews
Shortbread
Shortbread

Shortbread

4.6 out of 5 stars 148 Reviews
American-Style Vanilla Biscotti
Biscotti

American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

4.8 out of 5 stars 167 Reviews
Holiday Butter Cookies
Sugar cookies

Holiday Butter Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 231 Reviews
Gingerbread Cookies
Roll-out cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

4.4 out of 5 stars 262 Reviews
Gingersnaps
Drop cookies

Gingersnaps

4.7 out of 5 stars 154 Reviews
Snickerdoodles
Sugar cookies

Snickerdoodles

4.2 out of 5 stars 26 Reviews
Chocolate Crinkles
Drop cookies

Chocolate Crinkles

4.5 out of 5 stars 102 Reviews
Lemon Snowball Cookies
Other

Lemon Snowball Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 82 Reviews
Soft Ginger-Molasses Cookies and Ginger Syrup
Drop cookies

Soft Ginger-Molasses Cookies and Ginger Syrup

4.8 out of 5 stars 68 Reviews
Flourless Fudge Cookies
Drop cookies

Flourless Fudge Cookies

4.2 out of 5 stars 285 Reviews
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal cookies

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

4.7 out of 5 stars 757 Reviews
Almond Cloud Cookies
Drop cookies

Almond Cloud Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 194 Reviews