These 50+ types of cookies are perfect whether you prefer a soft and chewy cookie or a crispy and crunchy one, there is a cookie recipe out there to satisfy every sweet tooth.
When it comes to cookies, there are countless variations and flavors to choose from. From classic chocolate chip cookies to indulgent double chocolate fudge cookies, the possibilities are endless.
Other popular types of cookies include oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, sugar cookies, and snickerdoodles.
Each type of cookie has its own unique taste and texture, making them perfect for different occasions or personal preferences.
This post shares the most popular cookies out there and easy and foolproof recipes that will make it easy for you to make them at home!
For more recipe roundups, check out my cupcake recipes, coffee desserts, best cheesecake toppings, easy baking recipes, unique cookie recipes, Rice Krispie Treats Variations.
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- 1. Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 2. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- 3. Gingerbread Cookies
- 4. Linzer Cookies
- 5. Hamantaschen
- 6. Lofthouse Cookies
- 7. Meringue Cookies
- 8. Milano Cookies
- 9. Macaroons
- 10. Macaron
- 11. Gingersnap Cookies
- 12. Snickerdoodle Cookies
- 13. Whoopie pies
- 14. Black And White Cookies
- 15. Biscotti
- 16. Shortbread cookies
- 17. Sugar Cookies
- 18. Butter Cookies
- 19. Peanut Butter Blossoms
- 20. Spritz Cookies
- 21. Cowboy Cookies
- 22. Oatmeal Cookies
- 23. Pinwheel Cookies
- 24. Peanut Butter Cookies
- 25. Thumbprint Cookies
- 26. Madeleines
- 27. Breakfast Cookies
- 28. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- 29. White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
- 30. Molasses Cookies
- 31. Fortune Cookies
- 32. Rugelach Cookies
- 33. Snowball Cookies
- 34. Carrot Cake Cookies
- 35. No Bake Cookies
- 36. Icebox Cookies
- 37. Crescent Cookies
- 38. Cut Out Cookies
- 39. Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 40. Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
- 41. M&M Cookies
- 42. Red Velvet Cookies
- 43. Cheesecake Cookies
- 44. Chocolate Turtle Cookies
- 45. Almond Joy Cookies
- 46. Brownie Cookies
- 47. Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies
- 48. Homemade Oreos
- 49. Pumpkin Cookies
- 50. Wafer cookies
- 51. Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Baking Cookies Expert Tips
- Types Of Cookies Faq's
- 📖 Recipe
- 50+ Types Of Cookies You Need To Try Out: Snickerdoodles & More
- 💬 Comments
1. Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chewy chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy and loaded with chocolate chips. This chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe is our dream dessert that we never get sick of.
2. Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These chocolate crinkle cookies are made by making a simple brownie-like dough, letting the cookie dough chill in the fridge, rolling them, and coating each cookie ball with plenty of powdered sugar.
3. Gingerbread Cookies
These Soft Gingerbread Cookies are the best gingerbread cookies ever! They have crispy edges with soft and chewy centers and are perfectly spiced!
4. Linzer Cookies
These Linzer cookies are shortbread cookies sandwiched with jam on the inside. These cookies will be the prettiest cookies on your baking tray, and they melt in your mouth deliciously!
5. Hamantaschen
These chocolate hamantaschen cookies are traditional Jewish shortbread cookies that are filled with chocolate, jam, poppyseed, and much more.
6. Lofthouse Cookies
These Lofthouse Cookies are light and fluffy, they are a no-chill cookie recipe, and they are topped with a creamy and delicious buttercream frosting.
7. Meringue Cookies
These light and airy meringues make for a great treat any time of the year, but I especially love them as a Christmas dessert!
8. Milano Cookies
These Milano cookies are made with buttery and tender vanilla cookies and filled with a silky smooth chocolate ganache.
9. Macaroons
French macarons are delicate sandwich cookies with a crisp exterior. Each individual cookie is known as a macaron shell. The shells are made without any chemical leaveners and get all of their lift from properly beaten egg whites.
10. Macaron
Coconut Macaroons are quick and easy to make using minimal ingredients (and they are GF). Sweet, soft and chewy, these are perfect for Passover or great to give during the holidays.
11. Gingersnap Cookies
Classic Crispy Gingersnaps are the perfect Christmas cookie! Thin and crunchy with the perfect amount of molasses and spice, this easy homemade recipe takes 30 minutes to make!
12. Snickerdoodle Cookies
Make this snickerdoodle recipe for a delicious cookie that is rolled in cinnamon sugar, and can be made with simple pantry ingredients you probably have in your kitchen.
13. Whoopie pies
Classic Whoopie Pies feature fluffy, moist cocoa cakes sandwiched together with a creamy marshmallow fluff filling. Quick and easy chocolaty dessert recipe that everyone will love.
14. Black And White Cookies
These black and white cookies are pillowy soft cookies with half chocolate half vanilla icing which creates this iconic New York cookie!
15. Biscotti
These easy almond biscotti are crunchy, full of almond flavor and toasted almonds, lightly sweet, and taste amazing next to a cup of hot coffee or tea!
16. Shortbread cookies
These chocolate dipped shortbread cookies are crispy, melt in your mouth deliciously, and are dipped in your favorite chocolate! These cookies are made with only 5 ingredients!
17. Sugar Cookies
These soft and chewy sugar cookies are a Christmas cookie staple because this is a no-chill sugar cookie recipe! The centers are soft and the edges are chewy, making this one of my favorite sugar cookie recipes of all time!
18. Butter Cookies
Light, crisp, and delicate, my recipe for these classic Danish Butter cookies is absolutely melt in your mouth deliciousness. Made using just 4 basic ingredients, this is a super easy bake.
19. Peanut Butter Blossoms
Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms are soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with a sugary, crackled top and finished with a milk chocolate kiss! They're the perfect go-to cookie for the holiday season!
20. Spritz Cookies
Using a cookie press, shape this easy buttery cookie dough into intricate shapes and have fun decorating with sprinkles, chocolate, and chocolate chips. No cookie dough chilling is required and the cookies freeze and ship wonderfully.
21. Cowboy Cookies
Have you been searching for The Best Cowboy Cookies Recipe? THIS IS IT! Featuring coconut, pecans, cinnamon, chocolate, and oats – these cookies are thick, chewy, and so flavorful!
22. Oatmeal Cookies
These chewy oatmeal cookies are soft, packed with texture, and have a delicious caramel flavor with a hint of cinnamon.
23. Pinwheel Cookies
These Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies are a holiday classic I can remember since I was little. They're simple to make, taste wonderful, and who can say no to a cookie with a beautiful chocolate and vanilla swirl? I know I can't!
24. Peanut Butter Cookies
These chewy peanut butter cookies are made with creamy peanut butter, extra chewy middle, and lots of peanut butter flavor.
25. Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint Cookies-buttery shortbread cookies rolled in sugar and filled with sweet raspberry jam! These beautiful little cookies are a classic Christmas cookie but can be enjoyed any time of the year.
26. Madeleines
Learn how to make Madeleines like a pro! This foolproof recipe requires no fancy technique and no resting period, but makes flawless cookies (/butter cakes!) every time! Includes a how-to video!
27. Breakfast Cookies
Healthy peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies that are flourless, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free and so easy to make!
28. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These cookies are crispy around the edges and chewy towards the center. Simply the best oatmeal raisin cookies.
29. White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
These White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies are a delicious classic cookie recipe you can make in about 20 minutes! Creamy white chocolate chips and crunchy macadamia nuts get mixed into a chewy sugar cookie dough.
30. Molasses Cookies
Old fashioned Super Soft Molasses Cookies are a homemade classic treat packed with bold flavors of molasses, ginger, and cinnamon in each bite. They're soft and chewy on the inside with a crackly top that's been rolled in sugar.
31. Fortune Cookies
These custom fortune cookies are perfect for the Chinese New Year or anything else you can think of! Easy to make with a subtle flavor and a great crunch.
32. Rugelach Cookies
Rugelach - golden and sweet, this pastry-like cookie is buttery and flakey in texture and made from scratch with just a few simple pantry ingredients. Smooth cream cheese and tangy sour cream elevate the dough and help give this rugelach its signature taste.
33. Snowball Cookies
These snowball cookies are made with almond flour and almond extract for extra almond flavor. These cookies will completely melt in your mouth and you won't be able to stop at one!
34. Carrot Cake Cookies
Flavored with four different spices and studded with pieces of shredded carrot, these carrot cake cookies are divine! Top the cookies with cream cheese frosting to make them extra decadent.
35. No Bake Cookies
These no bake cookies are made with a chocolate and peanut butter combo and have the most amazing chewy and fudgy texture.
36. Icebox Cookies
A simple recipe for old-fashioned Icebox Cookies (AKA Refrigerator Cookies). This recipe uses only a few basic ingredients but must be chilled for at least 4 hours before baking.
37. Crescent Cookies
Vanillekipferl is vanilla crescent cookies filled with nuts and dusted in a generous coating of vanilla sugar. A popular European treat, these delicate cookies are perfect for holiday cookie trays.
38. Cut Out Cookies
These Christmas cut out sugar cookies are made with a simple sugar cookie dough and topped with a simple and easy glaze. If making sugar cookies and decorating them intimidates you, you will love this foolproof recipe!
39. Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chewy and soft chocolate cookies are chocolaty, have slightly soft edges, and are loaded with chocolate flavor, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips!
40. Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
These brown butter pecan chocolate chip cookies are made with toasted chopped pecans, brown butter, and chocolate chunks, and topped with flakey salt and a big pecan for decoration!
41. M&M Cookies
These m&m cookies are chewy, soft, crispy edges, and loaded with chocolate chunks and m&m's. These are the perfect holiday cookies, you can make them big or small.
42. Red Velvet Cookies
These easy one-bowl red velvet cookies are chewy and fudgy and are loaded with white chocolate chips. These are perfect for valentine's day or for any other day!
43. Cheesecake Cookies
These cheesecake cookies are made with a graham cracker cookie, that is topped with a creamy cheesecake topping, and graham cracker crumbs.
44. Chocolate Turtle Cookies
These turtle cookies are made with fudgy chocolate cookie dough that is filled with chopped pecans, stuffed with caramel, and topped with chocolate drizzle.
45. Almond Joy Cookies
These Almond Joy Cookies are a real treat if you love coconut and chocolate with some crunchy nuts. Not only are they delicious, but they’re also so simple – you’ll only need 4 ingredients!
46. Brownie Cookies
These brownie cookies are rich, fudgy, and full of chocolate flavor. These have a crackly top and a fudgy center that tastes just like a brownie!
47. Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies
No bake peanut butter cornflake cookies are a quick and easy recipe that doesn’t require the oven. These little tasty peanut butter bombs are made with just 5 ingredients.
48. Homemade Oreos
Homemade Oreo Cookies taste just like the famous store-bought sandwich cookies but better! These delicious homemade Oreos are easy to make and can be customized with your favorite flavored filling.
49. Pumpkin Cookies
These chewy pumpkin cookies are crispy on the edges, chewy and soft in the middle, and it is spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
50. Wafer cookies
These homemade vanilla wafers are rich and buttery and can be enjoyed on their own or used as a versatile ingredient in various desserts like banana pudding.
51. Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These brown butter chocolate chip cookies are the most amazing cookies. They are filled with nutty brown butter, and chocolate chunks, and topped with flaky salt.
Baking Cookies Expert Tips
- Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly.
- Don’t overmix the dough, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
- Make sure that your butter is at room temperature. An hour or two before making these cookies, take the butter out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. The butter should be soft to the touch. If your butter is too cold, it will be harder to mix and there will be lumps of butter in the dough. (If the recipe uses room temperature butter)
- Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
- Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
- Use a cookies scoop to scoop out the cookies, that way you will have even-sized cookies, plus it ensures that your cookies bake evenly.
- Chill the dough! This step is crucial and prevents the cookies from spreading out too much. After making the cookie dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean towel, and chill the dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour. (If the recipe calls to chill the cookie dough)
- Be patient! I know it’s extremely tempting to eat the cookies as they are pulled out of the oven, but let the cookies cool for at least 15 minutes so they will be firmer and won’t crumble up.
- We suggest letting cookies cool for 5 minutes and then transferring them to a wire rack to cool for at least 10 more minutes. This step ensures that the bottom of your cookies will not be soggy from the steam.
Types Of Cookies Faq's
Chocolate chip cookies is the most popular cookie in the world.
The top secrets and tips for baking cookies are not overbaking the cookies to keep the soft and chewy in the middle, measuring your flour correctly, using room temperature butter (when needed), and chilling the cookie dough!
There are plenty of different flavors of cookies from chocolate to pumpkin, to strawberry, to cheesecake, and lemon. The opinions are endless.
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📖 Recipe
50+ Types Of Cookies You Need To Try Out: Snickerdoodles & More
Ingredients
- 230 g Butter soften
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 2 Eggs large
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 ½ cups Flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
Cinnamon sugar (for rolling)
- ¼ cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
Instructions
- Into a big mixing bowl, add the room temperature butter, kosher salt, vanilla extract and granulated sugar. Cream the butter and sugar with an electric hand mixer until the mixture is creamy and light.
- Add the eggs, cinnamon, and mix until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and mix until just combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat an oven to 180c (350f). In a small mixing bowl, add the cinnamon and sugar and mix until combined.
- Place the cookie dough balls onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 11-12 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes, and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like eggs and butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly.
- Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
- Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
- Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
- Use a cookies scoop to scoop out the cookies, that way you will have even-sized cookies, plus it ensures that your cookies bake evenly.
- Sift your flour! sifting your flour is a very important step when baking and making cookies. Use a fine-mesh sifter to sift out the flour. e also recommend sifting your cocoa powder. Cocoa powder tends to have big lumps, so we always sift the cocoa powder to make sure that there won’t be any cocoa lumps in the mixture.
- Make sure that you are using fresh ingredients! One of the most common mistakes in baking and making cookies is not noticing that your baking powder or baking soda is expired. This can ruin your cookies and waste your time and money on the ingredients. So every time you bake anything, make sure that the ingredients are not expired.
- Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
- Chill the dough! This step is crucial and prevents the cookies to spread out too much. After making the cookie dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean towel, and chill the dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- Be patient! I know it’s extremely tempting to eat these cookies as they are pulled out of the oven, but let these cookies cool for at least 15 minutes so they will be more firm and won’t crumble up.
- We suggest letting these cookies cool for 5 minutes and then transferring them to a wire rack to cool for at least 10 more minutes. This step ensures that the bottom of your cookies will not be soggy from the steam.
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