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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 217 Reviews
Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies

Sugar Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 202 Reviews
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 521 Reviews
Oatmeal Cookies
Drop cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

4.7 out of 5 stars 231 Reviews
Bars of shortbread dipped in tempered chocolate and sprinkled with salt and pistachios
Shortbread

Shortbread Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 215 Reviews
American-Style Vanilla Biscotti
Biscotti

American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

4.8 out of 5 stars 218 Reviews
Holiday Butter Cookies
Roll-out cookies

Holiday Butter Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 297 Reviews
Gingerbread Cookies
Roll-out cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

4.4 out of 5 stars 340 Reviews
Gingersnaps
Drop cookies

Gingersnaps

4.7 out of 5 stars 247 Reviews
Snickerdoodles
Drop cookies

Snickerdoodle Cookies

4.2 out of 5 stars 34 Reviews
Organic Peanut Butter Chocolate Buttons
Drop cookies

Organic Peanut Butter Chocolate Buttons

4.8 out of 5 stars 4 Reviews
Lemon Snowball Cookies
Drop cookies

Lemon Snowball Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 101 Reviews
Chocolate-Raspberry Thumbprints
Filled

Chocolate-Raspberry Thumbprints

4.3 out of 5 stars 18 Reviews
Flourless Fudge Cookies
Drop cookies

Flourless Fudge Cookies

4.2 out of 5 stars 353 Reviews
Brown Butter Stamp Cookies
Other

Brown Butter Stamp Cookies

3.7 out of 5 stars 27 Reviews
Almond Cloud Cookies
Drop cookies

Almond Cloud Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 273 Reviews

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