1,891 sugar cookie recipes

Heidesand cookies are traditional German sandies made with just three ingredients: browned butter, flour, and vanilla sugar. A crispy, nutty slice-and-bake cookie with deep caramel flavor.

Traditional Sicilian fig cookies stuffed with ground figs, dates, raisins, walnuts, and orange, then iced and topped with colored sugar. Makes 10 dozen for the holiday cookie tray.

Slice-and-bake coffee cookies with brown sugar, rum extract, and nutmeg. Roll the logs in chocolate sprinkles or dip baked cookies in melted chocolate. Makes about 60.

Classic chocolate chip cookies with butter-flavored Crisco, brown sugar, and walnuts. Crispy edges and chewy centers in 30 minutes. Makes 3 dozen cookies perfect for any occasion.

Orange pecan slice-and-bake cookies with fresh orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. A buttery icebox cookie with bright citrus flavor. Makes 4 dozen.

Pecan crispies made with brown sugar, butter, and shortening for thin, crunchy cookies with caramel-like flavor. A simple drop cookie recipe that bakes up crisp every batch.

Old-fashioned fruit cookies with brown sugar, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, and sour milk. Kneaded like bread and rolled thin for crisp, spiced cookies. A heritage recipe worth reviving.

Peanut butter oatmeal cookies with the classic fork crisscross pattern. Chewy drop cookies made with brown sugar and rolled oats for a hearty, nutty flavor in every bite.

Butter pecan tea cookies rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic snowball cookie with a melt-in-your-mouth shortbread texture, baked until firm but not browned.

Buttery pretzel-shaped cookies made with powdered sugar, egg whites, and vanilla, baked golden and drizzled with an optional chocolate frosting. A fun twist on classic butter cookies.

Pecan tea cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, and nutmeg, topped with a pecan half and egg wash glaze. Dainty, tender bite-sized cookies perfect for tea parties.

Chocolate shots slice-and-bake cookies with oats, butter, and powdered sugar rolled in chocolate sprinkles. A make-ahead icebox cookie with a fun, crunchy sprinkle-coated edge.

Vegan oatmeal cookies sweetened with date sugar and sorghum syrup, no butter or eggs required. Soft, chewy, and packed with rolled oats, raisins, and cinnamon. Yields 60 cookies.

Pinon cookies bake into light sponge-like rounds topped with toasted pine nuts, made from just eggs, sugar, flour, and pignoli. Italian-style cookie with an elegant payoff.

Raisin and bran cookies bake up chewy with unprocessed bran, brown sugar, and warm cinnamon-nutmeg spice. Egg whites keep them lighter than the typical butter-yolk cookie.

Chocolate sandwich cookies filled with melted Andes mint candies. Crisp chocolate wafers rolled in sugar with a creamy mint center, perfect for holiday cookie tins and gift platters.