37 Best Easy Cookie Recipes to Make Again and Again
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37 Best Easy Cookie Recipes to Make Again and Again

Discover delicious (but easy) cookies to make the next time you're in the mood for something sweet.

Making delicious cookies doesn't have to be a complicated affair. There areplentyof easy cookie recipes that any home cook can pull together without a lot of fuss. What these simple cookie recipes lack in complication they make up for with loads of flavor, and there's something for you, whether you're craving something nutty, something buttery, something chocolatey, or something spiced. Ahead, our 37 best easy cookies, including chocolate chip, molasses, peanut butter, chocolate chunk, snickerdoodles, shortbread, and more.

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    3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

    These naturally gluten-free treats couldn't be easier to make—the three ingredients you'll need are peanut butter, sugar, and an egg. Preheat the oven to 350°F and whisk all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Drop the dough in mounds onto a prepared baking sheet, and you're 12 minutes away from amazing peanut butter cookies.

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    Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

    It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it: The Epi Test Kitchen went through18 batches of chocolate chip cookie recipesto find the perfect one. This—with a soft center, slightly crispy edges, and notes of butterscotch and pockets of molten chocolate—is it.

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    Shortbread Cookies Four Ways

    This easy shortbread recipe from Dorie Greenspan can be made in four equally enticing flavors: lemon-vanilla, whole wheat, chocolate-rye, or spelt with flax and orange.

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    Chocolate Chunk Share Cookie

    This chocolate wonder is called a share cookie, but it's so good you might not actually want to share it. Press the dough into a 10-inch round and get ready for one massive cookie to come out of the oven 20 minutes later.

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    Melty Chocolate-Truffle Cookies

    Slightly undercook these mouthwatering morsels for a molten effect.

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    3-Ingredient Brown-Butter Shortbread

    Traditional shortbread gets an added depth of flavor with the use of brown butter. This recipe results in a rectangular-shaped cookie, but feel free to cut the dough into any shape you like while it's still warm.

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    Chewy Molasses Cookies

    You know that cookie with the slightly crisp edges, chewy center, and magical ability to stay fresh for days? That's this cookie, which is lightly spiced, addictively chewy, and unapologetically bold with the molasses.

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    Classic Thumbprint Cookies With Jam

    These easy thumbprint cookies are classic for a reason—but you can jazz them up with any jam you'd like.

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    Almond-Oat Lace Cookies

    No mixer needed for these irresistibly nutty, chewy cookies: Simply melt butter on the stove-top, stir in the dry ingredients, then spoon the batter onto a baking sheet.

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    Pannelet Cookies With Sweet Potato and Coconut

    These golden orange yam and coconut cookies from Spain are delicate and flavorful. They stay fresh for up to five days when stored in an airtight container.

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    Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

    This easy oatmeal cookie recipe is no-nonsense: no nuts, fruit, or chocolate to deviate from the classic comfort of the vanilla- and cinnamon-flavored favorite.

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    No-Bake Pistachio–White Chocolate Cookies

    Want easy cookies you can make in less than an hour without having to run out to buy perishable ingredients—or even turn on your oven? These no-bake cookies rely on nut butter and white chocolate for their creamy, chewy texture, and a combination of oats,pistachio, and cranberries adds a nice, sweet crunch.

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    Potato Chip–Crusted Magic Bars

    Whether you call them magic bars or seven-layer cookies, you probably know these treats, in which chunky bits—like chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut—get layered over sticky condensed milk and a crisp cookie crust. The magical ingredient in this recipe, though?The potato chips—a perfectly salty counterpoint to all that sweetness.

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    Cinnamon–Chocolate Chunk Skillet Cookie

    This sharable cookie has all the flavors of a latte. And chocolate. Lots of hot, melting milk chocolate.

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    Chewy Ginger-Rye Cookies

    Rye flour adds an earthy-nutty dimension and absorbs more molasses than all-purpose flour. The result is a cookie with the smoky caramel finish of rye whiskey. Do we smell acocktail pairing?

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    3-Ingredient Hazelnut Cookies

    These crispy meringue cookies are flavored with toasted hazelnuts. For richer flavor, you can fold in some chopped chocolate, too. They require 18 minutes of baking time—and they are well worth the wait.

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    Quaker Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Would you believe these only require ten minutes of active time and ten minutes of baking? In addition to oats, you'll need flour, baking soda, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, butter, and sugar.

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    Butterscotch–Potato Chip Balls

    Potato chips in cookies is nothing new—this is based on aGood Housekeepingrecipe from the 1950s. Our modern spin on this retro treat pairs the crunchy, salty chips with sweet butterscotch and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

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    Tahini Cookies

    Think of these tahini cookies as grown-up peanut butter cookies. Thetahinilends a creamy, earthy flavor.

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    Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies

    The first step to making these childhood favorites is pulling together the dough. After you've made it, you'll roll the dough into balls and wrap each ball in plastic wrap before chilling it for 30 minutes to firm the dough. Then, you'll roll those balls into cinnamon sugar before popping them into the oven for ten minutes. Cool them on wire racks and enjoy with a tall glass of milk (oroat milk).

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    Coffee Malteds

    Inspired by old-fashioned diner-style malted drinks, pastry legend Dorie Greenspan uses freshly ground espresso beans and unflavored malt powder to give these cookies their warm, rounded flavors. They're good on their own; they're sublime withdulce de leche.

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    Slice-and-Bake Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Adding whole wheat flour ups the nutritional value and adds a nice nutty flavor in another one of the best easy cookie recipes.

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    Peanut Butter Fingers With Salty Milk Chocolate Glaze

    Inspired by old-fashioned nutty cookies in the shape of “fingers" or “sticks,” these sweet snacks rely on bread flour for the little extra chewiness it imparts, and a chocolate glaze because—why not?

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    No-Bake Butterscotch-Coconut Cookies

    Need cookies in a flash? These butterscotch "buttons" come together fast and don't require an oven, which means you can have a treat any time you want it.

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    Matcha–Chocolate Chip Cookies

    These super-moist and delicious cookies are made with a secret ingredient: banana!

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    Salted Rye Cookies

    This straightforward, versatile dough can be made as drop cookies instead of icebox-style sliced logs—just scoop the dough into tablespoon-sized balls after chilling. And “rye” might be in the name, but you can substitute just about any kind of flour you've got in the pantry.

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    All-in-One Sugar Cookie Dough

    You only need a handful of ingredients to make it: all-purpose flour, salt, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, an egg, and one cup of unsalted butter (at room temperature).

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    Ginger and Almond Bars

    Cooking guru Patricia Wells uses both fresh and candied ginger in this elegant, sticky-sweet snack, which lends itself to endless adaptation: Try various dried fruits and citrus zests, or even cocoa.

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    Molasses Cookies

    Spices may not be seasonal, but the spices in these cookies—cinnamon, cloves, and allspice—always bring fall vibes because they are important ingredients in so many recipes of that season.

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    Chocolate-Pistachio Sablés

    These slice-and-bake shortbreads can be prepped and kept wrapped in the freezer for up to a month before baking. And guess what? No need to defrost before slicing and zipping them into the oven.

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  • Abi Tschetter
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    Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

    Use a good cocoa powder for these rich, buttery littlechocolateshortbreads, which are easy to mix and will last, stored in an airtight container, for up to a month.

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    Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

    This is the most iconic chocolate chip cookie recipe for a reason. It's crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and loaded with melty morsels of chocolate chips throughout.

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    Jose's Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    很难决定什么简单的饼干食谱tmanbetx苹果下载o choose? This recipe brings three favorites (peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip, and oatmeal) together to create the ultimate crowd-pleaser.

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    Shortbread Cookies

    Ready in under an hour, these shortbread cookies call for just four ingredients: all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, and chilled unsalted butter. They yield a tried-and-true cookie that's a classic for a reason.

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