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Whether you need a treat in a flash, or your cupboards are running bare, these easy cookie recipes are perfect for you! Tasty, delicious, and easy…what more could you want?!
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We Love Easy!
We LOVE having easy cookie recipes handy because they’re a go-to treat in our home. Today, we are rounding up the best of the best easy cookies, and we hope you enjoy them.
Why we love these cookies:
- Easy. Cookies are always a good idea, especially when they whip up in less than 20 minutes!
- Make ahead. Cookies freeze well and are perfect for saving for later!
- Flavor. There are so many flavor varieties!
- Ways to enjoy. They taste great with cold milk, or Ice Cream smooshed in the middle (please tell me you’ve tried that).
Main types of cookies
These six cookies are the base of pretty much every cookie:
- Drop cookies like Chocolate Chip Cookies use a cookie scoop to drop dough directly on the pan to bake.
- Molded cookies. The dough is rolled into a ball and then placed on the cookie pan like Snickerdoodles and Peanut Butter Cookies.
- No bake cookies. A mixture is usually heated in the microwave or stovetop and then you scoop and let set, no baking required.
- Rolled cookies. Roll out the dough and stamp out or cut it into shapes. Think classic Sugar Cookies.
- Slice and bake. The dough for these cookies is rolled into a log, wrapped, and placed in the fridge then sliced into cookie dough rounds and baked.
- Pressed cookies like Spritz cookies. Squeeze the dough through a special cookie press, creating both simple and intricate designs in the dough.
Common Ingredient Substitutions
- Mix-ins. Things like chocolate chips, chipped candies, chopped nuts, and sprinkles can often be added/substituted without affecting the dough.
- Brown sugar. Combine 1 cup of white sugar with 1 teaspoon of molasses. Use 2 teaspoons molasses for dark brown sugar.
- Baking powder. Mix ¼ teaspoon baking soda + ½ teaspoon cream of tartar + ¼ teaspoon cornstarch.
- Baking soda. ½ teaspoon baking soda = 2 teaspoon baking powder.
- 1 egg can be replaced with ¼ cup of applesauce.
- Coconut oil can always replace butter or shortening for a “cleaner” or non-dairy option but will add a hint of flavor.
Cookie Tips
- Chewy or crunchy. Increasing the brown sugar will result in a chewier cookie. Increasing the white sugar will produce a crunchier cookie.
- Fluffy cookies. For your basic chocolate chip cookie, beat the sugar and eggs a few minutes longer than normal to a barely lighter color, (my preference is 5-7 min long) to make that cookie light and fluffy!
- Picture perfect. Add 4-5 candies, nuts, chocolate chips, etc. on top of the dough balls right before baking. As the dough cooks, the toppings will naturally spread out and sit beautifully on top of the cookie.
- Butter. Refer to our post How to Soften Butter Quickly. I use salted butter as it adds more flavor to the cookie. If you use unsalted, sprinkle some sea salt on the cookie after a few minutes of cooling to add back that rich flavor.
Our Favorite Easy Cookies
These cookies are favorites and ones that we tend to make the most frequently. Although cookies in general are a very simple treat to whip up, these easy cookie recipes are even simpler and are perfect for a quick sweet!
1 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
2 No Bake Cookies Recipe
3 3 Ingredient Sugar Cookie Recipe
4 Gooey Butter Cookies
5 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
6 Peanut Butter No Bake Cookie Recipe
7 Coconut Cookies Recipe
8 Snickerdoodle Recipe
9 Hershey Kiss Cookies
10 Avalanche Cookie Recipe
More Simple Cookie Recipes
Probably one of the best things I love about cookies is that, often, the dough can be made ahead of time and frozen for later.
When you need a quick treat for unexpected guests or a late-night craving hits, all you have to do is pull out a few cookie dough balls and bake them. So go ahead and whip up several!
11 Crinkle Cookies Recipe
12 Oatmeal Cookies
13 Drop Sugar Cookies
14 Oatmeal Coconut Cookie Recipe
15 Spritz Cookie Recipe
16 Gooey Rolo Cookies Recipe
17 Sugar Cookie Blossoms Recipe
18 Easy Shortbread Cookies
19 Butterscotch Cornflake Cookies
20 Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
21 Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
22 Chocolate Kiss Cookie Recipe
23 Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
24 Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe
25 Nutella Cookies Recipe
26 Funfetti Cookies Recipe
27 Lemon Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
28 Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
29 Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
30 Monster Cookie Recipe
31 Meringue Cookies
32 Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe
33 Oatmeal Scotchies Recipe
34 Butter Cookies Recipe
35 Butterscotch Cookies
Simple Cookie Recipes
With so many easy cookie recipes, you’ll want to try them all! These easy cookie recipes are always a hit!
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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!