Easy cookie recipes should not need special equipment or a long list of ingredients. These 23 easy cookie recipes come from the Dessertlush archive, from classic chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies to sugar cookies, lemon cookies and carrot cake cookies, and every one links to the full recipe with exact measurements and step-by-step instructions.
Most of these easy cookie recipes take 25 to 30 minutes from start to finish. Times and servings come from each recipe card. If you are new to baking, start with the sugar cookies and the oatmeal cookies, which have the shortest ingredient lists.
Which Easy Cookie Recipe Should You Make?
- Fastest: Easy Sugar Cookies, Easy Oatmeal Cookies, Double Chocolate Cookies, Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies, Key Lime Cookies and Cranberry Cookies take 25 minutes in total.
- Classic chocolate chip: Crispy and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies take 27 minutes, and Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies take 38.
- Big batches: Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies serve 36, Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies serve 32 and The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies serve 30.
- Smaller batches: Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Cosmic Brownie Cookies serve 12.
- Vegan: Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies use almond milk and natural peanut butter.
- Worth the extra time: Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe take 1 hr 30 min and The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies take 1 hr 17 min.

Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Cookies
1. Crispy and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Softened butter, brown and white sugar and semi-sweet chocolate chips make a classic chocolate chip cookie dough. 15 minutes of prep and 12 in the oven.
Get the recipe →2. Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Browned butter, dark brown sugar and a mix of chopped dark chocolate and semi-sweet chips make a chewy cookie with big pockets of melted chocolate. It makes 12.
Get the recipe →3. Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies

A home-baked take on the department-store cookie, with oat flour, grated milk chocolate, semisweet chips and chopped pecans or walnuts. It makes 36.
Get the recipe →4. Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cocoa powder in the dough plus semi-sweet chocolate chips make these double chocolate chip cookies. 15 minutes of prep and 10 in the oven.
Get the recipe →5. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peppermint extract and green gel food coloring flavor and tint a cookie dough full of semi-sweet chocolate chips. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →6. Double Chocolate Cookies

A chocolate cookie dough with unsweetened cocoa powder and 340 g of semi-sweet chocolate chips, with the ingredients given in grams. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →7. Cosmic Brownie Cookies

Brownie-style cookies made with cocoa powder and semi-sweet chips and finished with rainbow candy-coated chocolate chips. 20 minutes of prep and 10 in the oven, 1 hour in total.
Get the recipe →Oatmeal and Peanut Butter Cookies
8. Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Old-fashioned rolled oats, raisins and cinnamon in a soft, chewy cookie dough. 15 minutes of prep and 12 in the oven.
Get the recipe →9. Easy Oatmeal Cookies

A straightforward oatmeal cookie with rolled oats, cinnamon and brown sugar. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →10. Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Butter, brown and white sugar, cinnamon and old-fashioned oats, with 15 minutes of prep and 10 in the oven.
Get the recipe →11. The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rolled oats, semi-sweet chocolate chips and a spoonful of molasses in a big batch that serves 30. The total time is 1 hr 17 min.
Get the recipe →12. Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Creamy peanut butter, rolled oats and semisweet chocolate chips, with a short chill for a better shape. It makes 32.
Get the recipe →13. Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies

A vegan peanut butter cookie made with natural peanut butter, almond milk and two sugars, in just eight ingredients. Ready in 27 minutes.
Get the recipe →Sugar and Citrus Cookies
14. Easy Sugar Cookies

A short ingredient list: flour, butter, white sugar, one egg, vanilla and leaveners. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →15. Chewy Sugar Cookies

Rolled in granulated sugar before baking, with butter, one egg and vanilla in the dough. 20 minutes of prep and 10 in the oven.
Get the recipe →16. Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe!

Fresh lemon zest and lemon juice in a sugar cookie dough, rolled in granulated sugar. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →17. Key Lime Cookies

Key lime juice and zest go into the dough, with powdered sugar for coating. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →18. Birthday Cake Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookie dough with rainbow sprinkles and a little almond extract. The total time is 55 minutes.
Get the recipe →19. Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

A Christmas sugar cookie dough with vanilla and almond extract. 20 minutes of prep, 10 in the oven and 1 hr 30 min in total.
Get the recipe →Fruit and Seasonal Cookies
20. Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

Fresh diced strawberries, white chocolate chips and lemon juice in a soft cookie dough. 32 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →21. Carrot Cake Cookies

Grated carrots, pecans, raisins, cinnamon and ginger, plus cream cheese in the ingredient list. 45 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →22. Cranberry Cookies

Dried cranberries and orange zest in a buttery cookie dough. Ready in 25 minutes.
Get the recipe →23. Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Frosting

Canned pumpkin puree, cinnamon and nutmeg, with a cinnamon frosting. 50 minutes in total.
Get the recipe →Tips for Baking Easy Cookie Recipes
Use softened butter where the recipe card says so, and measure the flour carefully. Double Chocolate Cookies and The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies give their ingredients in grams, which is the most reliable way to measure. Some doughs need a short chill: Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies chill briefly for a better shape. Always check the recipe card for the exact steps.
If you would rather skip the oven, see our 21 easy no-bake desserts, or head to the 25 easy chocolate desserts and the 25 easy cake recipes for more baking ideas.
Easy Cookie Recipes FAQs
What is the fastest cookie to make from this list?
Easy Sugar Cookies, Easy Oatmeal Cookies, Double Chocolate Cookies, Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies, Key Lime Cookies and Cranberry Cookies are the fastest of these easy cookie recipes at 25 minutes in total.
Which easy cookie recipes make the most cookies?
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies serve 36, Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies serve 32 and The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies serve 30. Most of the other recipes serve 24.
Are there vegan easy cookie recipes here?
Yes. Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies are made with natural peanut butter and unsweetened almond milk.
Which cookies take the longest?
Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe take 1 hr 30 min in total, The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies take 1 hr 17 min, and Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies and Cosmic Brownie Cookies take about an hour.
Which cookies use oats?
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Easy Oatmeal Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies Recipe, The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies all use old-fashioned rolled oats.
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