From classic chocolate chip and yummy sugar cookies to ginger, traditional spritzgebäck and shortbread, our most popular cookie recipes ever are here to satisfy your inner cookie monster. So go ahead and whip up a batch (or three or four!) and store the extras in your freezer. Because some days, there’s nothing better than having a cookie stash on standby.
Chocolate Chip Cookies a la Anna Olson
Tried, tested and true: Anna Olson is known for her chocolate chip cookies. Her secret ingredient to this classic? Cornstarch to make chewy-centred cookies! See why this recipe is a fan favourite, time after time. If you like these classic chocolate chip cookies, try Anna’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.
Anna Olson’s Decorated Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
These cookies (also from Anna Olson) are an excellent choice for decorated cookies. The sugar cookie dough is easy to roll and holds its shape once cut and baked, and the royal icing handles whether piping or flooding and sets firmly. Perfect as a holiday gift or snack.
Shortbread Cookies
This is a delicious tender drop shortbread cookie recipe, setting it apart from typical firm styles. This soft pillowy texture also makes it ideal for pressing in a piece of chocolate or treat.
Grandma’s Passover Meringues
These airy, fluffy, cloud-like cookies are popular for the holidays, not only because they look so appealing, but also because they have a light, marshmallow-y texture and the swirled tops add just a kiss of chocolate.
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Vegan Dark Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
These vegan dark chocolate cranberry cookies offer the perfect balance of crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, and are sure to become your new favourite holiday treat. The tangy and sweet dried cranberries complement the dark chocolate, making for a perfect one-two munch.
Classic Cranberry Almond Biscotti
The classic Italian treat is filled with cranberries and almonds, packing them full of flavour and crunch and making them a great pairing to any coffee or tea.
Icebox Jam Cookies
These delicious jam cookies all came from one basic cookie dough recipe, making them both simple to prep while adding fun variety to any tray, tin, or gift.
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Confetti Frosted Sugar Cookie Squares
These creamy Confetti Frosted Sugar Cookie Squares not only look delicious, but taste it too! Plus they offer some welcome variety to the classic chocolate chip cookies.
Stained Glass Cookies
These stained glass sugar cookies will literally sparkle and shine at your holiday cookie exchange. Made with a fan-favourite sugar cookie dough and a handful of hard candies, these festive treats look just like stained glass!
Petits-Beurre (French Butter Cookies)
If you’ve ever travelled to France, you might be familiar with the ubiquitous Petit-Beurre cookie. It has been around since 1886 and with reason. This recipe is the closest you’ll get to the store-bought favourites.
Matcha Crinkle Cookies
These matcha crinkle cookies are perfect: crackly around the edges, soft and chewy on the inside with just the right amount of bittersweet flavour. A perfect addition to add variety to any holiday spread.
Classic Icebox Cookies
Used in conjunction with the tender tart dough recipe, the base icebox cookie recipe makes three delicious variations to fill your holiday baking tins: Lemon Icebox Rounds, Earl Grey Icebox Squares and Chocolate Icebox Pinwheels.