1,891 sugar cookie recipes

Therapeutic oatmeal cookies where you squeeze, smash, and beat the dough to release stress: brown sugar, margarine, oats, and flour become tender cookies through aggression.

Basic butter cookies with just 5 ingredients: flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, butter, and walnuts. Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread-style cookies baked low and slow.

Fudgy mint chocolate crinkle cookies coated in powdered sugar with crackled tops. Makes 3 dozen chewy cookies with cool minty flavor in just 30 minutes.

Snowball cookies made with butter, ground nuts, vanilla, and flour, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie.

Apple raisin drop cookies from a cake mix with sour cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Soft, cakey cookies loaded with shredded apple, dusted with powdered sugar.

Old-fashioned oatmeal icebox cookies made with brown sugar, lard, butter, and buttermilk. Slice-and-bake dough that chills overnight for thin, crispy oat cookies.

Thumbprint snowball cookies with walnuts, cinnamon, and lemon zest in the dough, filled with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar. A festive holiday cookie.

Drop molasses cookies with buttermilk, brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon rest overnight for deep flavor. Soft, cakey cookies with that old-fashioned dark molasses chew.

Buttery pecan snowball cookies rolled in powdered sugar. No eggs, no leavening, just six ingredients for a crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread-style cookie.

Classic Toll House chocolate chip cookies with butter, shortening, brown sugar, and semi-sweet chips. The original recipe that started the chocolate chip cookie craze.

Hidden Kisses cookies with chocolate kisses wrapped in buttery pecan shortbread and rolled in powdered sugar. A snowball cookie with a melted chocolate surprise inside.

Lemon spritz cookies made with lemon juice, zest, and powdered sugar. Egg-free, dairy-free pressed cookies with a bright citrus flavor and tender crumb.

Espresso chocolate chunk cookies with cocoa, coffee liqueur, and dark brown sugar. Rich, fudgy mocha cookies baked low and slow for a dense, chewy center.

Christmas chocolate cookies with unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and chopped nuts. A flourless-light, brownie-textured holiday drop cookie spiced for the season.

Cardamom wedding cookies: buttery shortbread balls rolled in powdered sugar with cardamom, citrus zest, and ground almonds. A fragrant twist on traditional Mexican wedding cookies.

Christmas crackers are sweet honey-wheat holiday cookies stamped with cookie cutters and sprinkled with sugar. Makes 45 crispy-edged rectangles for gifting or dipping.