Every Recipe to Add to Your Cookie Bucket List

Published 11/01/2014

Sometimes it’s nice to have everything in one place, which is precisely the reason we put together this list of Betty’s absolute best cookie recipes. Bookmark it now, so you can quickly find the perfect cookie recipe for every occasion – no matter how much time you have or who you’re baking for!

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Simple, sweet peanut butter cookies are just about the perfect treat. Whether you’re looking for an after-school snack or an offering to bring to the potluck, these cookies fit the bill. And Betty’s kitchen-tested recipe bakes up tender every time.
Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
Betty’s Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie is everything you could want in one chewy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside, chocolate chip-studded package. But don’t take our word for it, see what nearly 900 of your fellow home cooks have to say about this recipe.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
This wholesome sweet treat is practically perfect in every way. It requires simple ingredients, takes 45 minutes and yields 42 cookies. And did we mention, these cookies freeze beautifully!
Classic Sugar Cookies
Crispy, sweet sugar cookies don’t belong to any special season. Though of course, we love to cut them out and decorate them for Christmas. Still, there’s no reason they can’t be eaten with no occasion in mind; and once you try this recipe, you’re going to want to eat them all the time!
Soft Molasses Cookies
With their crackled tops and sparkly sugar coating, these soft molasses cookies really look the part, but that’s not all. They taste just exactly like you want them to with molasses, ginger, cinnamon and clove flavoring.
Small-Batch Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Double-chocolate chip cookies that are also heart smart, and ready in 30 minutes? Yes, yes and yes! Oh and did we mention that these come together with fewer than 10 ingredients? So run to your kitchen!
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookies
What makes a soft and crumbly peanut butter cookie even better? A little chunk of melty chocolate in the center! Bake up a batch of these cute chocolate-peanut butter cookies, it takes less than an hour, and you’ll see exactly why these cookies have earned five stars.
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you love your chocolate chip cookies extra chewy, this is your recipe. It’s completely made from scratch and comes together in a mere 40 minutes, so it’s also great when you need a quick sweet treat.
Gingersnaps
Ten simple ingredients is all it takes to bake up a batch of these perfectly chewy and spicy cookies. With their crackly and sugar-coated tops, these are just about as classic as cookies get, and there’s nothing wrong with that!
Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies
These fully-loaded oatmeal cookies have everything you could ever want in one sweet package: oats, of course, but also chocolate chips, walnuts and spice (from the cinnamon and ginger). So they’re a perfect keep-you-going sweet snack.
Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies
There’s no need to gussy up a snickerdoodle, though we’ve got plenty of recipes for that, if you so desire. But more than 500 home cooks agree, this is the one recipe you need. Crispy, buttery and cinnamon-sugar speckled, these cookies are everything you want in a snickerdoodle.
Peanut Butter Chip Cookies (White Whole Wheat Flour)
Up the ante on your peanut butter cookies with this twist on a traditional recipe. Adding peanut butter chips to the mix doubles the delicious peanutty flavor, while the whole wheat flour makes for a super chewy cookie that’ll make everyone happy.
Shortbread Cookies
Sandy and sweet, these cookies are a real treat. And they’re almost mindlessly easy since they call for only three ingredients: butter, sugar and flour. Give them a try and don’t be surprised at how much greater the sum is than the parts of this simple recipe.
Cake Mix Chocolate Cookies
Keep your baking simple with these gooey chocolate cookies that begin with a box of Betty Crocker Super Moist devil’s food cake mix. That’s right, you can make cookies with cake mix, and it’ll only take you 20 minutes of prep. So next time the craving for chocolate strikes, you know how to cure it quick!
Easy Cake Mix Peanut Butter Cookies
Get your cookies off to a quick start with your box of Betty’s yellow cake mix, and you won’t have to spend any time measuring out dry ingredients. Best of all, these turn out beautifully, as more than 100 home cooks can attest!
Stir and Drop Sugar Cookies
Scratch bakers will love these easy, no-roll sugar cookies that come together in under an hour! Simply roll these cookies into balls and use a drinking glass that’s been dipped in colored gelatin to do double duty: flatten your cookies and give them a pretty pink or green tint.
Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
You can make a lot more than cake when you’ve got a box of Betty’s Super Moist yellow mix in the cupboard. In fact, this chocolate chip cookie recipe is a fan favorite, with nearly 300 ratings! So next time you need a sweet treat stat, turn to this recipe that’s ready in 25 minutes total.
Brownie Monster Cookies
Clean out your cupboards with this crunchy and fully-loaded monster cookie. It’s extra easy, thanks to your box of Betty Crocker fudge brownie mix and even hearty enough to be an after school snack!
Applesauce Spice Cookies with Browned Butter-Cream Cheese Frosting
Fancy a fall treat? Try these soft, chewy and spicy applesauce cookies, which come together using a box of Betty’s spice cake mix. A homemade browned butter-cream cheese frosting makes them extra special and extra scrumptious and the whole recipe still only takes one hour!
Frosted Cake Mix Lemon Cookies
Five ingredients are all you need to make these five-star frosted lemon cookies, which is reason enough to always keep a box of Betty’s Super Moist yellow cake mix and a tub of Rich & Creamy frosting on hand. Fresh from the oven cookies in 45 minutes? Yes, please!
Cake Mix Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Need a treat to keep kiddos going between lunch and dinner or a sweet shareable something to bring to the potluck? You can make a big batch of 66 homemade oatmeal raisin cookies in an single hour. The trick? It’s simple, keep your cupboard stocked with Betty Crocker Super Moist yellow cake mix.
Best No-Roll Sugar Cookies
We love a sugar cookie but don’t always have time to make cutouts, which is how we came up with this no-roll recipe. It starts with a scratch cookie dough, which you then parse out by the teaspoon full and flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass. So you get all the flavor you love with none of the fuss!
Pink Lemonade Cookies
This summertime spin on a sugar cookie adds just the right amount of zing—thanks to the addition of pink lemonade concentrate. So next party or potluck, bake up a batch of these cookies for a made-in-the-shade dessert!
Peanut Butter-Pecan Chocolate Chip-Granola Cookies
This hearty cookie is heaped with all kinds of treats. From peanut butter to pecans, chocolate chips to granola, it’s chock full of good ingredients that you just might already have around. So next time your sweet tooth comes calling, you know where to turn.
White Chocolate Macaroon Cookies
Add a sweet tropical twist to your sugar cookies with shredded coconut, coconut extract and white chocolate chips. A drizzle of melted white chocolate and a sprinkle of colored sugar give these cookies a festive look without a lot of fuss. In fact, you can bake up a batch of 36 cookies in just an hour.
Rich Peanut Butter Cookies
There’s so much to love about this scratch recipe. Cookies are ready to eat in 40 minutes, they’ve got double the peanut butter flavor—thanks to the addition of peanut butter chips—and the cookie dough can be made up to 24 hours ahead. And best of all, these pillowy, soft cookies are absolutely addictive, as hundreds of home cooks can attest.
Double Butterscotch Pudding Cookies
We love salted caramel. But have you tried salted butterscotch? If not, it’s time to bake up a batch of these ultra-easy cookies. It’s easy enough to do since you only need 15 minutes to prep, and it’s well worth the effort, especially since a batch yields 30 cookies. Just don’t forget the sprinkle of sea salt on top, as it’s the secret to making the sweet butterscotch flavor pop.
Cake Mix Gooey Butter Cookies
If you’ve never made a batch of cake mix cookies, start here. Seriously. With a Betty’s Super Moist yellow cake mix and four other ingredients, you can whip up this cookie dough fast and bake off the whole batch in just 45 minutes. Which is about as long as anyone could be expected to wait when a cookie this delicious is perfuming the air.
Easy Monster Cookies
This fan-favorite is a quick version of Betty’s beloved monster cookies, which are simply a mashup of peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie dough, M&M’s and oats. Throw together a batch of these and you’ll have a hearty snack to keep everyone going during snack time, road trips or even after soccer practice.
Maple Walnut White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Save this six-ingredient recipe for the next time your sweet tooth comes calling. It’s a cinch to make with the short ingredient list and total cook time of only 45 minutes. So when you want a cookie that’s chewy, nutty and perfectly possible on a weeknight, make this your recipe.
Rainbow Chip Cake Batter Gooey Butter Cookies
This tender cookie is made for curing your weeknight cravings and more. Like that moment when you remember that you’re in charge of treats—oops! The bright sprinkles and gooey cakey texture of this cookie make it a hit with everyone, but especially the under-ten set!
Double Chocolate Pudding Cookies
If you can’t get enough chocolate, this recipe is a must-try. Chocolate cookie dough gets mixed together with Reese's® Peanut Butter Cups® minis, Jell-O™ chocolate-flavor instant pudding and pie filling for fudgy cookies with an unbelievable texture. The best part is that you can whip these up with only a handful of ingredients!
No-Roll Sugar Cookies
Scratch bakers looking to initiate the next generation will love this recipe. It’s got all the sweet, crispy flavor of your favorite recipe, but the no-roll technique makes it super kid-friendly. Skip the cookie cutters completely and let little ones form the cookies with their own hands.
Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Here’s a formula for a cookie whose charms few can resist. It starts with a simple scratch peanut butter cookie dough that gets rolled into balls and baked in your muffin tin. Then, while still hot from the oven, cookie cups get planted with a Reese’s® peanut butter cup in their centers for a five-star finish. Just don’t look away, because these cookies are liable to disappear fast.
Cake Mix Gooey Butter Lemon Cookies
Brighten up your butter cookies with a citrusy zing that’ll bring to mind spring. And do it without much fuss, thanks to the clever shortcut of using a box of Betty Crocker lemon cake mix. The addition of cream cheese adds gooey texture and complements the tang of lemon.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
What’s better than a peanut butter cookie? An oatmeal-peanut butter cookie, of course! See for yourself with this recipe for hearty and hefty cookies loaded with all the best add-ins, including chocolate chips, Reese's™ Pieces™ and toasted walnuts.

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