50+ Top Cookie Recipes (Vegan and Gluten Free Options)

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies are soft and chewy peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate candy. These cookies are easy to make and have heart-shaped chocolate pressed into the center after baking. The chocolate candies can easily be swapped out for chocolate kisses for everyday baking.

Chocolate Blossom Cookies topped with a chocolate kiss.

Chocolate blossom cookies topped with a peppermint kiss.

Fudgy chocolate crinkle cookies rolled in confectioner's sugar and pressed in the center with a chocolate kiss.

Gooey butter cake cookies dusted with confectioner's sugar.

This copycat recipe for Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies is easy to make. These large cookies are crisp on the edges and have a chewy center.

Soft batch chocolate chip cookies that are soft and chewy.

Red velvet cookies filled with white chocolate chips.

Chewy cookies with M&M's and chocolate chip mix-ins.

White Chocolate Chai cookies with white chocolate chips.

Gooey chocolate chunk cookies with mini marshmallows.

DoubleTree Copycat Chocolate Chip Cookies made with a flour and oatmeal blend.

Cookies with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.

Sink your teeth into these chewy chocolate chip chunk cookies. Every bite is full of chocolate flavor and chewy goodness.

Whipped shortbread with chocolate chips.

Chocolate cookies with chocolate chunks and mini marshmallows. 

Chocolate peppermint cookies are made with chocolate chips and crushed peppermint.

Fudgy crinkle cookies rolled and baked in confectioner's sugar.

These lemon crinkle cookies are deliciously soft and tender on the inside with a nice crisp on the outside. These cookies are rolled into confectioner's sugar before baking to create a beautiful crinkle effect.

Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate and mint chips.

Perfect for any Holiday or season, this cookie is a classic.

Soft and chewy Pistachio Cookies made with crushed pistachios and instant pistachio pudding mix.

Snowball Christmas Cookies also are known as Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Tea Cakes are a buttery cookie filled with pecans or other nuts and rolled in powdered sugar.

Vegan and gluten-free meringue cookies.

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies have a deliciously fudgy texture that is soft and chewy. These cookies are made from scratch and perfect for your Holiday cookie platter including Valentine's Day and Christmas.

Candy cane cookies with flavors of peppermint.

A delicious twist on classic peanut butter cookies. These cookies are made using brown butter to enhance the nutty flavor of these tender and chewy cookies.

Toffee Pecan Cookies made with English toffee pieces, chocolate chips, and toasted pecans. 

Small batch gingerbread chocolate chip cookies.

Classic soft and chewy gingerbread man cookies perfect during the Holiday season. Iced without royal icing.

Chewy gingersnap cookies that are soft and tender.

Soft gingerdoodle cookies made with whole wheat.

Classic snickerdoodles rolled in a cinnamon-sugar mixture. These cookies are crisp around the edges and soft and chewy on the inside.

These chewy gingersnap cookies have a soft and chewy center and crisp edges. They have the classic flavors and are perfect for gifts, for dunking in milk or coffee.

White chocolate-dipped ginger molasses cookies.

Gluten-Free gingerbread cookies topped with cream cheese frosting.

Incredibly chewy flourless chocolate cookies. These rich gluten-free chocolate cookies are made with dark chocolate chips and espresso powder to make these cookies decadent and rich.

Gluten-Free White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies.

Thumbprint cookies are made with almond flour that is filled with cranberry chia jam.

Classic Italian anise cookies decorated with sprinkles.

Italian cannoli cookies decorated with chocolate drizzle.

Classic Italian ricotta cookies.

Monster Cookie Bars are a holiday favorite and these delicious chewy bars are made with old-fashioned oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips, and M&M’s.

This Monster Cookie recipe has been handed down many generations in my family. It was a favorite in my childhood during the Holidays and now a favorite of my own children as well.  This cookie is easy to make and delicious to eat and makes a large batch so you will have plenty to share.

These Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy, and has the wonderful flavor of cranberries.  It’s the perfect cookie for the Holidays!

These homemade oatmeal raisin cookies are thick, chewy, and easy to make. These cookies have a soft and chewy center and are crisp around the edges.

Chewy Chocolate Chip M&M Oatmeal Cookies are easy to make, big, and every bite is chewy!

Orange thumbprint cookies filled with cranberry jam.

Shortbread cookies made with toffee and pecan pieces.

Shortbread made using brown butter.

Alfajores are also known as sandwich cookies with dulce de leche filling.

Classic sugar cookies with royal icing.

These sugar cookies are made using browned butter.  The flavors are elevated with a nutty flavor in this traditional cookie. 

Red velvet sugar cookies rolled in sugar and baked.

These thin and chewy brown sugar cookies are baked with the flavors of brown sugar, molasses, and vanilla extract. The edges of these sugar cookies are crisp and they have tender and chewy centers.

Thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry jam.

Thumbprint cookies made with orange spice and a variety of jams.

Classic thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry jam.

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies made with a homemade salted caramel filling and drizzled with chocolate.

Vegan Snowball Cookies made with cardamom and cinnamon.

Soft vegan chocolate amaretti cookies.

Vegan and gluten-free sugar cookies.

Gluten-free and vegan maple pecan cookies.