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.

A photograph of Classic Peanut Butter Cookies on a plate with a glass of milk next to it.
Drop cookies

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 231 Reviews
Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies

Sugar Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 205 Reviews
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 543 Reviews
An overhead photo of Oatmeal Cookies on an oval platter for serving. The cookies have crackly tops and flaky sea salt sprinkled on them.
Drop cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

4.7 out of 5 stars 236 Reviews
Bars of shortbread dipped in tempered chocolate and sprinkled with salt and pistachios
Shortbread

Shortbread Cookies

4.6 out of 5 stars 224 Reviews
American-Style Vanilla Biscotti Recipe
Biscotti

American-Style Vanilla Biscotti

4.8 out of 5 stars 222 Reviews
Holiday Butter Cookies
Roll-out cookies

Holiday Butter Cookies

4.5 out of 5 stars 301 Reviews
Gingerbread Cookies
Roll-out cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

4.3 out of 5 stars 352 Reviews
Gingersnaps
Drop cookies

Gingersnaps

4.6 out of 5 stars 265 Reviews
Snickerdoodles
Drop cookies

Snickerdoodle Cookies

4.2 out of 5 stars 35 Reviews
Organic Peanut Butter Chocolate Buttons
Drop cookies

Organic Peanut Butter Chocolate Buttons

4.4 out of 5 stars 5 Reviews
Lemon Snowball Cookies
Drop cookies

Lemon Snowball Cookies

4.4 out of 5 stars 105 Reviews
Chocolate-Raspberry Thumbprints
Filled

Chocolate-Raspberry Thumbprints

4.4 out of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Flourless Fudge Cookies
Drop cookies

Flourless Fudge Cookies

4.2 out of 5 stars 356 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

4.4 out of 5 stars 289 Reviews