These Grandma’s Perfect Jam Thumbprint Cookies are shortbread-style cookies and a family recipe that was popular in the 1950s. We have included many notes on healthier ingredient swaps if you choose while sticking close to the original, classic recipe. These Grandma’s Perfect Jam Thumbprint Cookies are also known as Thimble Cookies, Jam Thumbprints, and Thumbprint Cookies.

Pie Crust Cookies are so easy to make with homemade pie dough, not too sweet, they are crisp and topped with a cinnamon-sugar mixture. Try pie crust cut-out shapes to make them cater to any holiday or season. You can have them as is, include them in cookie boxes or swaps, or use them to decorate pies, desserts, or do a salted version for savory pies.

Nutella Linzer Cookies (Chocolate Hazelnut Linzer Cookies) are popular to make around the winter holidays and can easily be customized to any occasion and flavor with different jams, jellies, chocolate, nut butter, or curd fillings. It has crisp, Viennese cookie dough (with almond flour/meal) and it can be dusted with confectioner’s sugar or left plain.

These Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies are rich and flavorful. You can make them chewy and soft in the center or cook them longer and make them crispy.

This classic, Linzer Cookies recipe is popular to make around the winter holidays and can easily be customized to any occasion and flavor with different jams, jellies, chocolate, nut butter, or curd fillings. It has crisp, Viennese cookie dough (with almond flour/meal) and it can be dusted with confectioner’s sugar or left plain.

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are easy to make with peanut butter, an egg, and sugar. They are flour-free and make the most delicious, classic, chewy peanut butter cookies. Enjoy them as is or drizzled with chocolate.

Kodiak Cakes Chocolate Chip Cookies are easy to prepare with one of our favorite flapjack & waffle mix: Kodiak Cakes. All you need is butter, brown sugar, 1 egg, vanilla, oatmeal, and chocolate chips in addition to the Kodiak Cakes mix.

Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies are delicious oatmeal cookies without raisins or cranberries. There’s plenty of cinnamon and brown sugar flavor in these tasty cookies. They are perfect for a snack or even with your breakfast coffee or tea 😉 (gluten-free option)

These Perfect Snickerdoodle Cookies have only 8 ingredients and make the most aromatic, chewy, and delicious cookies with crisp edges.  They are such a satisfying and tasty cookie, expect them to be gone as soon as you make them!

This Sand Tart Cookie Recipe is our family recipe perfect for the Christmas & Holiday season making a big batch of cookies.  These cookies are easy to customize to your tastes with various toppings and make a fun activity for everyone involved.  Check out our family home video of our cookie-making session below!

This Spritz Cookie Recipe is a favorite for Christmas as it uses a cookie press and makes a large batch of cookies. These sugar cookies have a great butter flavor and can be decorated as you like or left plain. (makes about 48 cookies)

These Chocolate Crinkles have a subtle chocolate flavor and just the right amount of chew. They are made with coconut oil and chocolate (unsweetened cocoa).

This Lavender Rose Shortbread recipe is a herb-infused, classic shortbread cookie, dipped in dark chocolate and decorated with dried lavender and rose petals.

Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic cookie, they are peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate Hershey’s kisses. (makes about 54 cookies)

Almond Meringue Kisses: The wonderful thing with this recipe, is that it yields quite a few cookies, (depending on the size you pipe them), so be sure to share them with friends.

This classic Coconut Macaroons cookie recipe has the option to be dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt crystals.  

This Lavender Shortbread has fresh lavender, mint, and lemon zest. Top with chopped nuts, like pecans, and dip in melted semi-sweet chocolate, if you like. Welcome Spring and Summer with all its fresh ingredients in this classic shortbread recipe.

Oatmeal Raisin Cranberry Cookies: Cookies are wonderful because, much like cupcakes, they are individual – without any fussiness.  These Oatmeal Raisin Cranberry Cookies are wholesome cookies and though they have two kinds of sugar, they also have oatmeal, raisins, and cranberries which are good for you.

Mocha Coconut Macaroons are chewy, gluten-free cookies that are super easy to make and so delicious. Your favorite coconut macaroons with the added delight of mocha!

This is the classic Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe that I first learned to bake cookies with as a child.

Lil’ Sugar Cookies: Simple, easy-to-make, soft, and chewy basic sugar cookies.

Mocha and Chocolate Covered Holiday Cookies have 5 ingredients (cookies, instant coffee, dark chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate & crushed candy canes), are quick to put together with only 3 steps, and make entertaining with holiday flair look easy!

This recipe uses coconut oil + Madhava Coconut Sugar, Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips (these are dairy-free, nut & soy free!).

Chocolate Swirl Meringue Cookies have only 5 ingredients and are a decadent alternative to a traditional cookie and I will say perhaps even easier to make – oh yeah, whip it good!  (the ’80s anyone?) Be sure to check out the other #FoodieMamas Chocolate recipes in the roundup below!

These Easy Funfetti Sugar Cookies are chewy, fluffy, and sprinkled with color throughout.   With only 9 simple pantry ingredients, you can enjoy these festive cookies in less than 30 minutes!

These Easy Funfetti Sugar Cookies are chewy, fluffy, and sprinkled with color throughout.   With only 9 simple pantry ingredients, you can enjoy these festive cookies in less than 30 minutes!

Enjoy these Vanilla Meringue Cookies with Raspberry Sauce as a delicious, fresh, and light dessert!  Be sure to check out all the #FoodieMamas raspberry recipes in the recipe roundup below!

These Cheesecake Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies are soft, chewy, and stuffed with delicious cheesecake! They are made with Betty Crocker® Gingerbread Cake and Cookie Mix and homemade cheesecake.

These Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, and chocolatey and have delicious coconut flakes throughout. A sweet and summery spin on the classic Chocolate Chip Cookie. This cookie recipe is made with LouAna Coconut Oil. (makes about 38 cookies)

These Raspberry Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies are the perfect breakfast cookie. They incorporate your favorite seasonal berries in a delicious oatmeal cookie! (makes about 30-36 cookies)

Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies is a sweet and festive way to celebrate Halloween and Fall time – classic chocolate chip cookies topped with colorful candy corn. If you have a bunch of candy corn after the holidays this is a great way to use it up!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are the perfect Fall recipe with their warm, cinnamon, pumpkin spice-sugar coating on the outside and pumpkin flavor on the inside. Enjoy these pillowy, soft cookies with a mug of tea or coffee. Check out the video below!

These Peanut Butter Cookies are a classic, homemade peanut butter cookie recipe. They are savory and sweet and can be made crispy or chewy. They taste delicious when drizzled or dipped in chocolate.

These classic Ginger Cookies are crisp on the outside, and soft on the inside; they are spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, and also have molasses in them. These are classic cookies, perfect for the holiday season!

These Almond Crescent Cookies are classic, sugar-dusted cookies with a buttery flavor and a crunchy texture from chopped almonds.

Pinwheel Cookies are perfect for the Christmas holiday season; this family recipe has a dough that can be made ahead and then sliced when ready to make them. They are crisp sugar cookies with alternating vanilla and chocolate dough, and optionally coated in festive sugar sprinkles.

These Mocha Oatmeal Cookies are soft and chewy with a distinct flavor of freshly brewed coffee.  These vegan cookies are easy to bake and heavenly for taste buds, especially if you are a coffee lover.

These Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies are tall, and soft inside with a crisp edge. Perfect for when you have a Chocolate Chip Cookie craving but don’t want or can’t have flour – you won’t miss the flour once you taste these delicious cookies! 

Grinch Sugar Cookies are classic sugar cookies, tinted green with a red candy heart in the middle. Enjoy with or without coconut flakes. These delicious cookies are inspired by the beloved Dr. Seuss children’s book and movie, The Grinch. enjoy these easy, fun, homemade, cookies during the holidays or throughout the year! 

These No Bake Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies are a snap to make and are perfect for a mid-day or after-school snack. They are made with Karo® Corn Syrup, which makes them nice and chewy (vegan option).

Edible Cookie Dough has all the flavors of REAL, traditional, cookie dough with none of the danger (no raw eggs and no raw flour). It’s the chocolate, indulgent, sweet treat when you need it.