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Cookie Recipes

From sugar cookies to classic chocolate chip, our best cookie recipes will impress everyone you know. Discover more ideas for the big day in our Christmas recipes super collection.

A giant skillet chocolate chip cookie has a wedge cut out of it. — Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne.

Recipes

Red Velvet Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks
Erin Jeanne McDowell
917 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
917
40 minutes
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Mexican Wedding Cookies
Dena Kleiman
1706 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,706
35 minutes
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Melissa Clark, Jessica Hulett
3248 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,248
1 hour, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1382 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,382
3½ hours, including chilling
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Kim Severson, Chris Kimball
3304 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,304
35 minutes
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1383 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,383
30 minutes
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Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,154
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Hazelnut Cookies
Moira Hodgson
544 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
544
30 minutes
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Brown Sugar-Anise Cookies
Susan Spungen
637 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
637
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2474 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,474
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Toasted Almond-Coconut Financiers
Samantha Seneviratne
402 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
402
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Gingerbread Snickerdoodles
Genevieve Ko
888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
888
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Mokonuts’ Rye-Cranberry Chocolate-Chunk Cookies
Dorie Greenspan
1625 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,625
50 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Peppermint Stripe Cookies
Susan Spungen
1232 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,232
1 hour, plus at least 4 hours’ drying
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Poilâne’s Corn Sablés
Dorie Greenspan, Apollonia Poilâne
434 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
434
30 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
743 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
743
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3671 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,671
20 minutes
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Abstract Art Cookies
Susan Spungen
631 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
631
30 minutes
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Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
560 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
560
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Blood Orange Poppy Seed Window Cookies
Susan Spungen
467 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
467
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Gingerbread Cookies
Jennifer Steinhauer
3080 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,080
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Chocolate Babka Rugelach
Melissa Clark
536 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
536
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Genevieve Ko
550 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
550
45 minutes
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Guava and Cream Cheese Twists
Genevieve Ko
410 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
410
1½ hours, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Tahini Thumbprints Cookies With Dulce de Leche
Yossy Arefi
750 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
750
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Chile Biscotti
Ligaya Mishan, Mark Sopchak
703 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
703
1¼ hours, plus 3 hours’ cooling
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Buttery Almond Cookies
Melissa Clark
688 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
688
1 hour, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Mini Oatmeal-Cranberry Whoopie Pies
Melissa Clark
411 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
411
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Melomakarona (Greek Olive Oil-Honey Cookies)
Melissa Clark
325 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
325
50 minutes
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Cranberry Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
6813 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
6,813
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Butterhorns
Sara Bonisteel, Dorothy Zehnder
204 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
204
1 hour 45 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Potato Chip-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Melissa Clark, Shauna Sever
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
1 hour, plus cooling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1041 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,041
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Minty Lime Bars
Claire Saffitz
492 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
492
1½ hours, plus 1 hour’s cooling
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Hibiscus-Spiraled Ginger Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
412 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
412
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling dough
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Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Sohla El-Waylly
3359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,359
35 minutes, plus 2½ hours’ chilling
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Savory Mixed-Nut Shortbread
Ali Slagle
433 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
433
45 minutes
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Fruity Meltaways
Sohla El-Waylly
792 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
792
30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Jerrelle Guy
1784 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,784
35 minutes, plus cooling
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Spiced Orange Crumble Cookies
Yewande Komolafe
538 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
538
1 hour 15 minutes
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Gingerbread Biscotti
Jerrelle Guy
670 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
670
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Fig and Cherry Cookie Pies
Samantha Seneviratne
275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
275
2 hours, plus chilling
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Italian Rainbow Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Mary Carpino, Nicole Carpino Frasco
891 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
891
About 2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Chocolate-Cherry Ginger Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,092
45 minutes
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Hindbaersnitter (Danish Raspberry Slices)
Alexa Weibel, Brontë Aurell
895 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
895
1 hour, plus chilling, cooling and resting
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No-Bake Chocolate Clusters
Dorie Greenspan
430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
430
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Torticas de Morón
Krysten Chambrot
263 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
263
50 minutes
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Piparkakut
Emily Weinstein, Naomi Donabedian
414 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
414
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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