Explore a delightful and magical world of cookies with our collection of 35 unique cookie recipes. From classic favorites to inventive flavors, whimsical shapes, TV-inspired treats, and seasonal delights, we've gathered a diverse roundup to satisfy your sweet cravings.
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You're about to embark on a delectable journey through the cookie universe. Whether you're a fan of timeless classics that warm your heart, intrigued by cookies with unexpected flavors that tickle your taste buds, or simply drawn to whimsical shapes and colors that spark joy, you're in for a treat.
We've even ventured into the realm of TV-inspired cookies, capturing the essence of your favorite shows in edible form. And of course, we've curated a selection of holiday and seasonal cookies to make every occasion a little sweeter.
35 Unique Cookie Recipes
Grab your apron and get ready to bake your way through a world of uniquely delicious cookies! We'll start with some traditional recipes to get your appetite going.
Classic Cookies
Banana Bread Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
Do you love banana bread? If so, you're going to love these banana bread cookies. Same comforting banana and spice flavor, but in a bite-size cookie with cream cheese icing! We love how Flavor-Feed cooks the banana purée to reduce it before using, which intensifies the cookie's amazing banana flavor!
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
By incorporating a few secret ingredients that bakeries use to get that rich flavor and texture, you can easily make your own delicious thick and gooey chocolate chip cookies right at home. They’re dense, big, rich, and loaded with so many layers of buttery, chocolatey, and salty flavor. We love how Butternut Bakery Blog shares tips and tricks to baking these classic treats.
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Double Chocolate Cookies
These Double Chocolate Cookies are all gooey and chewy deliciousness! Rich fudge cookies with lots of chocolate chips. If you love chocolate, you’re going to love this recipe from Simply Homecooked.
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Homemade Girl Scout Samoas Cookies
If you love girl scout cookies, these are for you. A healthier take on the classic Girl Scout samoas cookie. Every last bite is sweet, coconutty, hinted with caramel, extra chocolatey, and so delicious from Half Baked Harvest.
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Warm Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
If you've never had a warm skillet cookie, you're missing out on sweet and satisyying pleasure. This skillet chocolate chip cookie is as easy to make as it is to eat, and you'll love its rich, warm chocolaty deliciousness.
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2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (No Egg)
You will love how easy this cookie recipe is from Dessert for Two. Only 2 ingredients and made without eggs.
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10 Minute Chocolate No Bake Cookies
Whip up a batch of these classic cookies using basic ingredients making a fudgy, rich blend of chocolate and peanut butter from Make Life Lovely. You will love that no baking is required and only takes 10 minutes.
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Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft and chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies are bursting with flavor from a double dip in cinnamon sugar. We appreciate that The Food Charlatan explains how cream of tartar gives snickerdoodles a tangy flavor and a chewy, yet soft texture for a more unique approach to just plain cinnamon cookies.
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Crumbl Iced Oatmeal Cookies
These iced oatmeal cookies are large oatmeal cookies topped with a smooth crunchy vanilla sugar glaze once set. If you love Crumbl Cookies, try Lifestyle Of A Foodie version.
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Butter Pecan Cookies
These Butter Pecan Cookies are soft, chewy, slightly crispy, and wildly delicious! They’re easy to make in under 1 hour using the signature combo of brown butter, vanilla, pecans, and brown sugary sweetness. We love the layers of complex flavors in just one bite from To Simply Inspire.
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Cookies With Fun Flavors
Kitchen Sink Cookie Recipe
It's “everything but the kitchen sink”. Soft, chewy cookies with chocolate chips, pretzels, potato chips, and toffee bits. We love the sweet and salty fillings from Inquiring Chef.
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Pistachio Pudding Cookies
Pistachio Pudding Cookies are easy to make and taste great. Dessert Now Dinner Later recipe uses instant pistachio pudding mix to make soft, flavorful cookies loaded with additional pistachios and white chocolate chips. We just love anything pistachio and you should too.
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Lemon Sugar Cookie Recipe
Soft and chewy lemon sugar cookies have bright lemon flavor thanks to the fresh lemon juice and lemon zest from The First Year Blog. We love how light and fresh these cookies are perfect for summer and spring.
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Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
Soft, chewy, cake mix cookies made fudgy with white chocolate chips. If you love red velvet cake then you will love Kindly Unspoken cookie version of the classic cake. We love that using cake box mix makes it so much easier.
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Creamsicle Orange Cookies
These Creamsicle Orange Cookies are bursting with tangy orange flavor thanks to the added orange jello and orange zest. The sweet white chocolate chips give these easy orange cookies a delicious creamsicle flavor that kids and adults of all ages will enjoy from Mom On Timeout.
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Spicy Chocolate Caramel Sandwich Cookies
These half-dunked chocolate caramel sandwich cookies are a riot of tastes and textures, with spicy cookies filled with chewy caramel and cinnamon frosting! Recipe from Sugar Hero.
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Peach Cobbler Cookies
Peach Cookies are chewy & cinnamon spiced, w/ a quick peach filling, brown sugar crumble, & vanilla glaze. Peach cobbler in cookie form! Bake these during peach season, and everyone will love you for it, thanks to Blue Bowl Recipes.
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Fruity Pebble Marshmallow Stuffed Cookies
Sugar cookies filled and rolled in Fruity PEBBLES™ Cereal and stuffed with gooey marshmallows are so fun! We love how they make you feel like a kid again, full of nostalgic cereal flavor, and packed full of different textures from Broken Oven Baking Company.
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Matcha Cookies
These matcha cookies are soft, chewy and gooey with crisp edges. They’re made with brown butter, matcha green tea and white chocolate chips. We love the fun twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie from Olives N' Thyme.
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Best Healthy Breakfast Cookies
Breakfast made easier with these make-ahead Healthy Breakfast Cookies. These oatmeal cookies are clean eating, gluten-free, and vegan. We just love the idea of cookies for breakfast from LeelaLicious.
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Thyme Cheddar Cheese Cookies
Cheesy and buttery with a little kick of spice, these Thyme and Cheddar Cheese Cookies are a uniquely delicious savory cookie that’s perfect as an appetizer, on your cheese board, or even as an edible gift. We love this innovated creation from The Flavor Bender.
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Shapes & TV-Inspired
Unicorn Poop Meringue Cookies
These Unicorn Poop Cookies are made with meringue so they basically melt in your mouth. We love the fun look and quirkiness of these cookies from Savvy Naturalista.
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Ted Lasso Biscuits
Here’s how to make the famous Ted Lasso biscuit recipe from the hit TV series streaming on Apple TV+. These melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies are made with just five ingredients from Jessica Gavin blog. If you’re a fan of the show, you’re in for a treat!
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Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies
These Harry Potter butterbeer cookies will transport you right into the wizarding world from In Bloom Bakery. They’re extra chewy cookies flavored with butterscotch, vanilla and butter flavor, frosted with butterscotch buttercream and drizzled with butterbeer caramel sauce.
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Blackberry Cookies (Naturally blue!)
These easy Blackberry Cookies are naturally blue from puréed blackberries! They have a sweet tangy flavor. You will love that there are no artificial coloring or flavor in these Veggie Desserts cookie recipe.
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Clementine Cookies
These Clementine Cookies look AND taste just like real clementines! Orange-scented cookies are sandwiched with orange marmalade and decorated to look just like citrus fruits.
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Seasonal & Holiday Cookies
Chocolate Easter Bird’s Nest Cookies
Chocolate Nests are a quick and easy Easter treat. These 4-ingredient no-bake cookies are made with chocolate, peanut butter, and chow mein noodles, then topped with chocolate mini eggs. We love this inventinve idea from Sugar Hero.
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Apple Butter Cookie
An Apple Butter Cookie is a mash up of snickerdoodles and sugar cookies! They’re soft and chewy with a cinnamon sugar crust. We love that Big Bear's Wife recipe uses apple butter in these cookies as another option when you've made more than enough for morning toast.
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Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
Chewy pumpkin cookies are perfectly pumpkin flavored and covered in a spiced sugar. Because who doesn't love pumpkin season. These cookies have a chewy centre and crisp edges from Jessie Bakes Treats.
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Oreo Cookie Christmas Ornaments
These cute cookies shaped as Christmas ornaments are a quick and easy holiday treat! Give traditional Oreo cookies a Christmas twist with white chocolate, candy, and colorful sprinkles. Recipe from Sugar Hero.
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White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
The perfect holiday cookie! Such a delicious flavor combination with rich chocolate, real peppermint flavor and sweet and creamy white chocolate. You will love how these looks on a platter for a party or in a gift package, thanks to Cooking Classy.
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Melting Snowmen Cookie Bites
This adorable dessert is actually homemade snickerdoodles rolled into balls and coated with white chocolate to look like a cute melting snowman. We love the 3D effect from Big Bear's Wife.
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Linzer Cookies With Italian Strawberry Jam
These strawberry jam cookies are made of a delectable shortbread dough, where delicious strawberry jam is sandwiched between two cookies. We love how cute the heart cutouts are from Pina Bresciani.
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Witch Finger Cookies (without food coloring!) -
These whole wheat witch fingers are made a little healthier and use jam in place of food coloring! You will love the healthy twist to these gruesome treats from Texanerin Baking.
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Stars & Stripes Sugar Cookies
These stars and stripes sugar cookies are perfect for the 4th of July…or any time! Learn all the tips and tricks you’ll need to make these fun hidden star shape cookies! Recipe from Sugar Hero.
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