Get inspiration for your next baking day with these cookie recipes, from chocolate chip to thumbprint.
Some cookies are forever classics, likechocolate chipor snickerdoodles, while others are newer creations such ascake-mixcookies.
While many of these cookies are probably regulars in your cookie jar rotation, others might be less familiar.
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Both the cookie and Toll House name was sold to Nestle in 1939 (for only one dollar!
), and the rest is history.
Oatmeal Cookies
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Oatmeal cookies get a bad rap.
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The soft and chewy cookie, loaded with rolled oats, is the definition of comfort.
And if dried fruit isn’t for you,chocolate chipsare always a great addition.
However you choose to customize them, don’t sleep on this classic but often maligned cookie.
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That super crumbly texture is thanks to a high proportion of fat in the dough, most often butter.
Peanut Butter Cookies
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The popular nut butter is a baking must-have.
Peanut butter also doesn’t require much to turn it into a soft, pillowy cookie.
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Just mix it with an egg, sugar, and vanilla, and bake.
Biscotti
This Italian cookie is frequently accompanied by coffee, which many dip the crisp cookie into.
(Biscotti actually translates to ‘twice-cooked’ in Italian.)
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The simple cookie can be dressed up with sprinkles or food coloring in the dough.
you could also create chocolate Spritz dough by swapping some of the flour for cocoa powder.
Thumbprint Cookies
Named for the thumb-sized indent in the center, these cookies are a holiday standard.
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Frequently filled with jam, thumbprints are also filled with icings, curds, ormelted chocolate.
For a super Southern spin, try our recipe for thumbprints rolled in benne seeds.
Texturally, crinkle cookies are cakey, with lightly crisp edges and a soft, fudgy center.
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Chocolate is a popular base flavor, but red velvet and lemon are popular as well.
Since the cookie doesn’t use flour, it has become a go-to dessert for thoseobserving Passovereach year.
Although many Linzer cookies swap out the jam for other tasty fillings like lemon curd or caramel.
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(Pro tip: Always toast the nuts before adding them to the dough for extra flavor.)
Tassies
Tassies aren’t exactly cookies, but they’re also not, not cookies.
Pinwheel Cookies
Aren’t these cookies mesmerizing?
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Pinwheels are a simple sugar cookie dough taken to new levels.
The slice and bake cookie is incredibly easy to assemble despite the impressive presentation.
Bourbon Balls
Are bourbon balls cookies?
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Sandwich Cookies
What’s better than one cookie?
Two cookies sandwiched together with frosting.
This cookie category includes everything from an Oreo to oatmeal cream pies.
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Cake Mix Cookies
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For super soft, fluffy cookies turn to cake mix.
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