411 sugar cookie recipes

Cinnamon sugar butter cookies rolled in spiced sugar and baked low for a soft, chewy center. Brown sugar dough gives these drop cookies deep caramel notes with a crackly cinnamon coating.

Old-fashioned brown sugar roll-and-cut cookies with shortening, cream of tartar, and vanilla. A simple heritage recipe that makes four dozen crispy-edged cookies.

Brown sugar walnut cookies with butter, vanilla, and a half walnut pressed into each one. Old-fashioned drop cookies with caramel-sweet flavor and a crunchy sugar top.

Vintage sugar cookies leaning heavy on brown sugar over white with shortening for tender texture and a three-finger ridge press. Makes 48 chewy, caramel-toned cookies.

Tender rolled sugar cookies made with Neufchatel cheese, brown sugar, and butter-nut flavoring. Cut into shapes and decorate with a simple powdered sugar icing. Great for holidays.

Soft chocolate drop sugar cookies made with cocoa powder and buttermilk, scooped large and dusted with sugar while warm. Cake-like, chocolatey, and ready in 30 minutes.

Sugar-free granola cookies sweetened entirely with apple juice concentrate and applesauce, loaded with oats, nuts, and dried fruit.

Old-fashioned cut-out sugar cookies brushed with egg-white glaze and sprinkled with nuts or sugar. A versatile rolled cookie that goes thin and crisp or thick and soft to suit any occasion.

Triple chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate cookie crust, made with cream cheese, melted semisweet chocolate, grated German chocolate, and a splash of creme de cacao. Slow-baked low and slow for a velvety, crack-free finish.

These cute wicked cupcakes will definitely impress your kids and the friends, and they are delicious!

Oreo Midnight Cake with a crushed Oreo crust, semi-sweet chocolate cake, vanilla cream filling, and cocoa frosting. A multi-layer chocolate-Oreo showstopper from scratch.

Oreo Surprise, a no-bake layered icebox dessert: crushed Oreo crust, sweet cream cheese cream, chocolate pudding, and whipped topping, crowned with cookie crumbs. Best made the night before.

Maple-glazed apple pie layers thinly sliced apples with a crushed gingersnap, walnut, and brown sugar mixture. A pour of hot maple syrup midway through baking soaks down through the steam vents.

A light, soufflé-style chocolate cake loaded with crushed Girl Scout Thin Mints, topped with rich chocolate ganache and a second layer of cookie crumbs. Your sleeve of Thin Mints, leveled up.

Kekstorte is a classic German no-bake cookie cake layering crisp butter cookies with rum-spiked cocoa-coconut cream, chilled overnight in a loaf pan until sliceable and rich.

Heath bar mocha cheesecake: a coffee-spiked cream cheese filling on a chocolate cookie crust loaded with toffee bits, crowned with chocolate ganache and more crushed Heath bars. Coffee, toffee, and chocolate in one slice.