I know—”best cookie recipes” is a huge claim!! With all the cookies out there, how can I be confident that these are the best? Because no matter what your flavor preference, time of the year, or dietary restrictions, there’s something for everyone on this list!
From seasonal cookies to super indulgent to cookies with vegan ingredients, this list has a wide range of cookie recipes to guarantee there is something you fancy!
Green Tip: Look for non-toxic, Teflon-free bakeware when preparing to bake your cookies! Chemicals used to create harmful non-stick bakeware are detrimental pollutants to our environment.
As an environmental scientist, I believe making small changes like choosing eco-friendly bakeware, can make a bigger impact over time.
Best Cookie Recipes
- Homemade Cookie Dough Cups for Ice Cream
- No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites
- Gideon’s Bakehouse Cookie Recipe (Copycat)
- 20-Minute Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
- Soft and Chewy Matcha Cookies
- Margarita Cookies with Tequila Lime Glaze
- Fun Fruity Pebbles Cookies
- Rosemary Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze
- Fun Vegan Rainbow Celebration Cookies
- Crispy Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits
- Fun Salted Chocolate Halloween Cookies
- Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cute Christmas Cookie Cake
- Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies
- Cute & Easy Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
- Fluffy Banana Bread Cookies (Vegan Friendly!)
- Chewy Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
1. Homemade Cookie Dough Cups for Ice Cream
Homemade Cookie Dough Cups for Ice Cream
Why use a cone when you can use a cookie? These cookie dough ice cream cups are chocolatey, buttery, handheld heaven!
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2. No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites
No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites
These pop-in-your-mouth, safe-to-eat No-Bake Cookie Dough Bites are outrageously delicious and easy to make!
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3. Gideon’s Bakehouse Cookie Recipe (Copycat)
Gideon’s Bakehouse Cookie Recipe (Copycat)
This Gideon’s Bakehouse Cookie Recipe takes soft, delicious cookies and completely coats them with chocolate chips and sea salt.
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4. 20-Minute Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
20-Minute Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
These soft and chewy Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies are ready in just 20 minutes, require only one bowl, and are loaded with chocolate and cookies n cream deliciousness!
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5. Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
A cross between a cookie, a cake, and a blondie—it doesn’t get better than this Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake. Buttery, chocolatey, and cake-like texture with each delicious bite.
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6. Soft and Chewy Matcha Cookies
Soft and Chewy Matcha Cookies
These soft and chewy Matcha Cookies have the perfect amount of sweetness with a hint of earthiness and pop of color from the matcha powder! And with a beautiful white chocolate drizzle, they are sure to impress.
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7. Margarita Cookies with Tequila Lime Glaze
Margarita Cookies with Tequila Lime Glaze
These fun Margarita Cookies with Tequila Lime Glaze have all the best flavors of your favorite cocktail rolled into a melt-in-your-mouth cookie!
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8. Fun Fruity Pebbles Cookies
Fun Fruity Pebbles Cookies
These colorful Fruity Pebbles Cookies are soft and chewy with a rainbow crunch, the perfect texture and flavor for a bright and fun bite!
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9. Rosemary Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze
Rosemary Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze
These Rosemary Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Glaze have a buttery, flaky base with fresh, earthy rosemary topped with a sweet, zesty lemon glaze making them dangerously moreish.
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10. Fun Vegan Rainbow Celebration Cookies
Fun Vegan Rainbow Celebration Cookies
These colorful vegan rainbow celebratory cookies are a total party! Sweet and chewy with a little crunch—the perfect way to celebrate.
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11. Crispy Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits
Tempting Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits
These Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits are crunchy, flaky, and buttery all at the same time. They are a perfect accompaniment to tea, and every bite provides the perfect balance of nutty and sweet.
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12. Fun Salted Chocolate Halloween Cookies
Salted Chocolate Halloween Cookies
These Salted Chocolate Halloween Cookies are deliciously festive using melted chocolate, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and M&M's to achieve the chocolatiest of chocolate treats!
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13. Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies combine pumpkin and complimentary spices with classic choco-chip cookie flavors to bring you the ultimate Fall cookie.
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14. Cute Christmas Cookie Cake
Cute Christmas Cookie Cake
This Christmas Cookie Cake is the cutest way to celebrate the Holiday season with dessert, with a super approachable recipe that anyone can make!
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15. Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies
Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies
These Candy Cane Shortbread Cookies are comprised of a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookie base with real crushed candy cane inside and on top for just the right amount of peppermint flavor and crunch.
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16. Cute & Easy Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
Cute and Easy Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
These Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Tree Cookies are the easiest way to bring the look, taste, and smell of the Holidays into your home. They're crunchy on the edges, chewy in the center, full of chocolate and peppermint flavor, and fun to decorate!
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17. Fluffy Banana Bread Cookies (Vegan Friendly!)
Fluffy Banana Bread Cookies (Vegan Friendly!)
These Banana Bread Cookies are the perfect cross between fluffy, moist banana bread, and an aromatic, flavorful and chewy cookie for a whole new tasting experience!
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18. Chewy Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies are perfectly chewy and decadent, require no chilling time, and come together in about 20 minutes!
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I hope this list of Best Cookie Recipes inspires you to try something new! If you’re still not sure where to start, I’ve included my recipe for Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits that are truly my favorite accompaniment to a cup of tea.
15+ Best Cookie Recipes, including Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits
PRINT PIN RATEThe ultimate list of best cookie recipes, including these Vegan Peanut Butter Biscuits that are the perfect balance of nutty and sweet.
Equipment
- Reusable Baking Mat (optional)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup oil (coconut, vegetable, Canola, Grapeseed, peanut)
- ¼ cup vegan butter (I use Kite Hill brand)
- 1 cup creamy salted peanut butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (almond, soy, oat, coconut, cashew, flax, or hemp)
- 1 handful of salted peanuts for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer on low to combine your oil, butter, and peanut butter.
- Add both sugars and cream together with your mixer until well combined (about 45 seconds).
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until completely combined. It's okay if it's more sandy than smooth.
- Beat in vanilla and nondairy milk until smooth.
- Use clean hands to form 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball and place on a lined baking sheet. Repeat until all the dough is used up, allowing space for cookies to expand while cooking. You should have enough dough to yield about 15 cookies.
- Use a fork to press a crisscross shape into the top of the cookies and flatten the dough just a little bit. This step is what yields that classic crinkle top.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes and allow to cool at least 10 minutes before enjoying! Garnish with chopped salted peanuts (optional) for extra salinity and crunch.
Pro Tips
- If you’re not vegan, you can use regular butter and cow’s milk and get an awesome cookie, as well.
- I used coconut milk for the cookies pictured, but I’ve also made this recipe with almond and oat milk. Just make sure your non-dairy milk is not sweetened. You want to be able to control the sweetness of the cookie, and using sweetened milk adds extra sugar.
- If you only have chunky peanut butter on hand, that’s fine too. You will just have a little extra crunch in your cookies because of the peanuts.
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