Super-Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies

These giant cookies aren't for the faint of heart.

DIY Cookie Butter

At last: homemade cookie butter as thick and creamy as the stuff in a jar.

Homemade Biscoff (Belgian Speculoos Cookies)

How to make the world's best caramelized biscuits.

Hello Dolly Bars

Coconut, chocolate chips, pecans, and a graham cracker base.

New-Fashioned Snickerdoodles

These snickerdoodles have crispy edges and chewy middles, with a rich and tender crumb beneath their shimmery crusts.

Perfect Royal Icing

Improve royal icing with a few simple tweaks.

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

A brown-butter twist on French sablés, with toasted sugar and malted milk powder for extra richness and complexity.

Homemade Fig Newtons

Fig cookies that taste as cakey and soft as you remember.

BraveTart: Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A fast and easy recipe for old-school chocolate chip cookies.

Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

Warm and chewy brown sugar cookies really hit the spot, and in only 30 minutes.

Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Use a food processor to make ultra-thin chocolate chip cookies that are delicate and crisp.

Gingerbread Cookies

A holiday classic, with or without the optional frosting.

Easy One-Bowl Oatmeal Cookies

Thick and chewy oatmeal cookies with crispy edges and butterscotch-y middles.

Lofthouse-Style Frosted Sugar Cookies

Cakey-cookie lovers, unite!

Rolled Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Bake them crisp and golden or keep them soft and pale: These sugar cookies are perfect for care packages and holiday gifts alike.

Stained Glass Windows

Homemade Star Crunch

No-bake cookies made from gooey caramel, creamy milk chocolate, and crunchy rice.

Lacy Brown Butter and Ricotta Cookies

Like mainlining brown butter, in cookie form.

Chocolate Dipped Almond Horns

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

In a cast iron skillet, classic chocolate chip cookie dough bakes up extra chewy and crisp around the edges.

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

These old-fashioned sugar cookies bake up soft and chewy, but lightly crisp around the edges.

Easy Chocolate Rugelach

This rugelach has a tender, buttery dough and a rich chocolate filling.

Traditional Jewish Mandelbrot (Mandel Bread)

The Best Gingersnaps

With two types of ginger and a dose of molasses, these cookies are earthy and spicy.

9 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Because One Isn't Enough

Nine ooey, gooey, chocolate chip cookie recipes.

15 Eggless Cookie Recipes, Because Everyone Deserves a Cookie

Buttery shortbread, chocolate-covered digestive biscuits, and even homemade Chipwiches can all be yours if you keep egg-free.

29 Christmas Cookies to Spread the Holiday Cheer

The best holiday cookie recipes, whether you're giving them, swapping them, or keeping them all to yourself.

The Rugelach Roadmap: 4 Variations to Make Bubbe Kvell

Never bite into a dull, dry deli-case rugelach again.

The Food Lab Video Series: Cookies

Join Kenji Lopez-Alt and Katie Quinn as they break down the science behind our excellent chocolate chip cookies.

How Silicone Baking Mats Are Ruining Your Cookies

How baking on parchment versus silicone can affect the color, texture, and size of a cookie.

Cookie Science: The Importance of Scraping Your Bowl

When one or two cookies spread, brown, and rise differently from the rest, don't blame the oven—brush up on your technique!

How to Make the Best Holiday Cookie Assortment

How to mix and match cookie styles for the best holiday assortment.

A Royal-Icing Tutorial: Decorate Christmas Cookies Like a Boss

Forget the North Pole—the magic of Santa's workshop is right in your kitchen.

How to Bake a Million Cookies and Live to Tell the Tale

Make the most of your time in the kitchen with a few simple tips for holiday cookie baking.

Taste Test: The Best Ready-Made Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Who makes the best ready-to-bake cookie dough? We ate hundreds of cookies to find out.

Taste Test: The Best Chocolate Chips for Chocolate Chip Cookies

Enter to Be a Judge in Tomorrow's SE Chocolate Chip Cookie Tasting

The Food Lab Video Series: Cookies

Join Kenji Lopez-Alt and Katie Quinn as they break down the science behind our excellent chocolate chip cookies.

Cookie Science: How Baking Soda Works

The mysteries of baking soda explained.

Share Your Sweets: Chocolate Chip Cookies