17 delicious cookie recipes to put on your cookie bucket list

Must-have tools for cookie baking success

With your KitchenAid Stand Mixer, you’ll have the ultimate baking buddy by your side.

• Fit it with the Paddle Attachment or Pastry Beater to turn your ingredients into the perfect dough.

• Cookie Press attachment to shape your cookies like a pro.

• Hand Mixer to mix your cookie dough instead if you don’t have a Stand Mixer.

Ready to elevate your cookie game? Ensure precise measurements with kitchen scales and streamline cookie shaping with a scoop. Opt for low-edged cookie sheets for easy handling and don’t forget about an airtight tin to maintain freshness. Explore our extensive guide on achieving cookie perfection, covering everything from preparation to tools to baking tips. Uncover the secrets to baking the perfect batch of cookies here.

Four classic chocolate chip cookie recipes you’ll bake over and over again

Chocolate chip cookies, they’re a staple in cookie jars all over the world. That’s no surprise. Whether you dunk them in a glass of milk, pair them with your afternoon coffee or make them part of your ice cream sandwich, they always bring the flavour.

1. Old school chocolate chip cookie

The cookbook definition of a chocolate chip cookie? These are slightly paler, but oh so soft and chewy ones. In case you were looking for the perfect ice cream sandwich cookie, call off the search. You found it.

2. Chocolate chip with oats cookies

If you like your chocolate chip cookies with a bit more bite, have a go at these slightly more crispy ones. They come out of the oven a tad darker and a bit richer in taste as well. All thanks to the rolled oats.

3. White chocolate chip cookies

Who says it has to be dark chocolate? Not us. And you won’t either once you taste these decadently flavoured white chocolate chip cookies. Trade in the dark chocolate chips for white ones, toss in some cranberries and definitely don’t skip the brown butter. It’s magic.

4. Sea salt miso chocolate cookies

Miso doesn’t belong to the soup only. Combination of the umami-ness from miso and bittersweet flavour from the chocolate chips creates a complex, yet delicious taste in a bite of cookie. Use dark chocolate chips if you want to reduce the sweetness level.

Can’t get enough of these chocolate chip cookies and how to bake them? Learn more about how to make the perfect cookie here.

Five basic cookie doughs to perfect your baking skills

There are loads of cookies out there, but most of them are just a variation on one of the classic doughs below. If you master these first, there won’t be a biscuit you can’t bake. You’ll easily take your cookie game to the next level.

5. Easy shortbread cookies

They’re delicate, gorgeously crumbled and buttery flavoured. No wonder these shortbread cookies are a Scottish icon. But the best thing about them? You prepare them with just three ingredients.

6. Oatmeal cookies

They’re considered an icon among cookie connoisseurs. And rightfully so. These classic oatmeal cookies are soft, chewy and a little rough around the edges. With a cup of tea or coffee, at breakfast or as a snack, they taste just the way you like it every time.

7. Spritz cookies

From stars and flowers to snowflakes and little christmas trees, spritz cookies come in many shapes and sizes. But they all have one thing in common: you use a cookie press or pastry bag with a decorative tip to shape them. In fact, you ‘spritz’ - which means to squirt in German - onto the baking sheet. Hence the name.

8. Meringue cookies

It’s hard to believe you can whip up these divine meringue cookies with hardly any ingredients. And yet, here they are: crisp, airy and light as a feather. Mainly made from egg whites and sugar. No flour in sight.

9. Chocolate meringue cookies

If you thought you reached meringue heaven with the recipe above, these cookies might make you reconsider. They’re crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, but with a chocolate twist.

10. Crinkle cookies

Crinkled, cracked or crackled. The internet has many names for the effect that makes these cookies look so amazing. But all you really need to know is this: generously coat your cookies with powdered sugar before you pop them in the oven. As they spread and rise, those beautiful cracks will pop up too.

Seven adventurous cookie recipes to challenge your inner pastry chef

Now that you have the basics down, it’s time to fill your cookie tin with some new and exciting biscuits. There’s a whole world of flavour combinations and textures out there for you to try. Dig in.

11. Churro cookies

Feeling creative? Tap into your inner pastry chef and have some fun with the KitchenAid cookie attachment. You’ll shape these perfectly rippled churros inspired cookies in no time.

12. Cookie bars with cheese cake frosting

They say choosing is losing, but this cookie bar respectfully disagrees. It blends a classic crispy cookie bottom with a creamy violet cheesecake frosting. It’s the yummiest of both worlds.

13. Macadamia nut cookies

Crispy edges, chewy centres, and a rich nutty flavour. These ultra thin macadamia cookies have it all. More of a pecan or pistachio person? Swap the macadamia nuts for your favourite nuts and dig in.

14. Maple cookies

If you have a drawer full of cookie cutters you’ve been waiting to use, this is your chance. This cookie dough holds its shape beautifully when you bake it. It’s perfect for the more delicate work.

15. Peanut butter jam cookies

Never change a winning team, they say. Ok, but how about turning it into a cookie then? In other words: these peanut butter jam cookies are a guaranteed hit. Plus, their texture is great and they’re gluten-free.

16. BFF cookies

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a batch of homemade cookies. So have some fun with letter stamps for food, come up with a sweet message and put it on these cookies. It’s a lovely gift that wins over every heart and doesn’t break the bank.

17. Speculoos

Is that Christmas you’re smelling? Yes, it is. Courtesy of the extra dark sugar and fragrant spices that go into this delicious speculoos. Biscuits this tasty deserve a beautiful pattern. So by all means, pull out your cookie stamp and knock yourself out.