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Whether you need a treat in a flash or your cupboards are running bare, these easy cookie recipes are perfect! Tasty, delicious, and easy!
We Love Easy!
When the cookie craving hits, easy is the name of the game! Around here, we lean on simple recipes with common ingredients and fast bake times so the kids can help and treats get to the table ASAP.
This collection rounds up our easiest cookie recipes: classic chocolate chip, 3-ingredient favorites, no-bakes, soft sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and peanut butter goodies galore. Most mix up in one bowl, many are freezer-friendly, and all are totally doable even on a busy weeknight.
Pick a couple to bake today, stash some dough balls for later, and don’t forget the cold milk (or ice cream for cookie sandwiches!). Ready to find your new go-to? Scroll for our Top 10 and more tried-and-true favorites!
PRO TIP: Pin or bookmark this list so you’re ready with easy and delicious cookie recipes for every occasion, from holiday baking to last-minute sweet cravings.
Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies combine two cookie classics – No Bake Cookies + Peanut Butter Cookies. The combo of the two make a delicious, simple cookie recipe that is perfect for anyone who loves peanut butter treats.
Avalanche cookies are crispy, crunchy, and filled with peanut butter, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. They are no-bake and such a fun recipe to try with kids!
The kids LOVE making these No Bake Butterscotch Cookies – they're simple, quick and yummy! Cornflakes mixed with melted peanut butter, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips.
Perfectly textured with a combination of whole and blended oats, deliciously flavored with spices, and topped with a sweet icing glaze—they're amazing!
Whether you need a treat in a flash or your cupboards are running bare, these easy cookie recipes are perfect! Tasty, delicious, and easy!
Servings: 36cookies
Prep: 5 minutesmins
Cook: 10 minutesmins
Total: 15 minutesmins
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Ingredients
1cupunsalted butter,softened (or ½ cup butter plus ½ cup vegetable oil)
1cuppacked light brown sugar
1cupgranulated sugar
2eggs
3cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2cupschocolate chips,semisweet, milk, dark or a mix
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside.
In a stand mixer (or with a hand mixer in a large bowl), cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar for a few minutes. Add eggs and beat until fluffy (a few more minutes).
In a medium bowl, add 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt. Add dry ingredients and 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix until combined.
Fold in chocolate chips (we prefer one cup semi-sweet and one cup milk chocolate chips). Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop dough, and roll into balls. Place onto the prepared baking sheet and top dough balls with extra chocolate chips.
Bake for 9–11 minutes.
While still warm, use the back end of a metal spatula to round out the cookies and add any more chips needed. Sprinkle on flaky sea salt if desired. Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
Notes
Pretty cookies.The key to making the cookies look pretty is to add a few chocolate chips on top of the scooped or rolled cookie dough before baking. Use a metal spatula to round out of the cookies once removed from the oven. Add any more chocolate chips, if needed and sprinkle on flaky sea salt, if desired.Store cookie dough. Cover the dough with plastic and store in the fridge for 1-2 days or freeze for 2 months. See How to Freeze Cookie Dough for tips.Store baked cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Kristyn Merkley is a published cookbook author, wife, mom of six, and major food enthusiast! For the past 15 years, she has been sharing foolproof, family-friendly recipes—each one tested in her kitchen—that anyone can master. As a seasoned recipe creator, she loves making cooking simple, stress-free, and totally doable for everyone!
I was going through your list and I’m not sure if I’m happy to say that I’ve made several of the cookie recipes or not.😋 My taste buds say yes. My waist line not so much. Of the ones I’ve made the recipes have been easy to follow and most have been made several times.
I can’t seem to save the recipes to my Pinterest board. I’ve tried numerous times and on other days, but it just won’t save it.
I was going through your list and I’m not sure if I’m happy to say that I’ve made several of the cookie recipes or not.😋 My taste buds say yes. My waist line not so much. Of the ones I’ve made the recipes have been easy to follow and most have been made several times.
We love the variety of cookies! So many favorites and truly the best.
I love your cookie recipes!! We are always making one of them! Our favorite is your chocolate chip cookie recipe! SO gooey!