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Cookies

Show me a person who doesn’t love cookies. Impossible!

Hot Chocolate Cookies are must-make Christmas cookies! A favorite chocolate sugar cookie recipe with marshmallows, you'll never be able to eat just one! #hotchocolatecookies #chocolatesugarcookiesrecipe #christmascookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Chocolate Cookies

Even the healthiest of healthy will have one cookie that is their weakness. That they are willing to eat on their cheat day.

There are some cookies that just can’t be recreated to their fullest at home, like OREO or Milano Cookies. But then there are some that might be better homemade than store bought.

There are also a few tips and tricks to making cookies that can be applied to any cookie recipe. Just my favorite good cookie recipes from scratch that have all been tried and tested by me and my family.

From Banana Cookies to Cake Mix Cookies and everything between, we have you covered!

Even how-to’s like how to scald milk and choosing the right mixing bowl!

How can I improve my cookies?

  1. Use room temperature eggs. The coldness of the eggs can shock the rest of the dough.
  2. Use room temperature butter. Warm butter blends better and is less likely to leave large chunks that could impact the baking of your cookies.
  3. Use unsalted butter. This goes for most baked goods. Salt dries things out. Unsalted also allows you to control the salt levels.
  4. Don’t skip creaming your butter and sugar. You want it to be evenly mixed, but also to incorporate in air to make them fluffy.
  5. Sift dry ingredients. This helps to evenly distribute leaveners and added salt, but also reduce clumps.
  6. Reduce flour just slightly to make softer cookies. I talking just a tablespoon or two.
  7. Don’t over mix your cookies. The only step where more is more is creaming the butter and sugar. After this, only mix until just blended.
  8. Unless specifically mentioned (like for cookie press cookies) chill the dough before baking. Chilling the dough will allow it to cook a little slower and help it keep shape.
  9. Use insulated baking sheets. Hot air can circulate around the cookies for more even cooking.
  10. Use parchment paper opposed to grease or oils. This prevents sticking and burning.
  11. Check cookies 2-3 minutes before they are supposed to be done.
  12. Remove cookies right before they look cooked. I guarantee if you want until they are lightly browned, they will be a little over cooked.
  13. Let cookies cool on a cooling rack. Keeping them on a hot baking sheet will only make them continue to cook.
  14. Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container with a slice of bread. The moisture from the bread will help keep cookies soft and chewy.
Lemon Cooler Cookies, also known as Sunshine Lemon Coolers, are a classic cookie recipe using fresh lemon and powdered sugar. #lemoncoolercookies #lemoncoolers #lemoncookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Lemon Cooler Cookies

Here are some of our favorite cookie recipes:

Christmas Cookie Recipes

  • Orange Cardamom Cookies
  • No Bake Santa Cookies
  • Sugar Cookie Cut Outs
  • Sugar Wafer Cookies
Peppermint Twist Macarons are an easy macaron recipe with a buttercream filling. Perfect recette macarons for Christmas cookies and holiday parties. #easymacaronrecipe #christmascookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Peppermint Macarons

Cookies with Peanut Butter

  • Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
  • Butterfinger Sugar Cookies

No Bake Cookies

  • Classic No Bake Cookies
  • No Bake S’more Cookies
  • Butterscotch Cornflake Cookies

Unique Cookie Recipes

  • No Bake Horse Cookies
  • Caramel Apple Cookies
  • Chocolate Bacon Jam Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipes That Use Cookies

  • Cookie Trifle
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Chess Pie
  • OREO Poke Cake

Not into baked cookies? Check out ALL of our eggless cookie doughs!

Show me a person who doesn’t love cookies. Impossible!

Hot Chocolate Cookies are must-make Christmas cookies! A favorite chocolate sugar cookie recipe with marshmallows, you'll never be able to eat just one! #hotchocolatecookies #chocolatesugarcookiesrecipe #christmascookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Chocolate Cookies

Even the healthiest of healthy will have one cookie that is their weakness. That they are willing to eat on their cheat day.

There are some cookies that just can’t be recreated to their fullest at home, like OREO or Milano Cookies. But then there are some that might be better homemade than store bought.

There are also a few tips and tricks to making cookies that can be applied to any cookie recipe. Just my favorite good cookie recipes from scratch that have all been tried and tested by me and my family.

From Banana Cookies to Cake Mix Cookies and everything between, we have you covered!

Even how-to’s like how to scald milk and choosing the right mixing bowl!

How can I improve my cookies?

  1. Use room temperature eggs. The coldness of the eggs can shock the rest of the dough.
  2. Use room temperature butter. Warm butter blends better and is less likely to leave large chunks that could impact the baking of your cookies.
  3. Use unsalted butter. This goes for most baked goods. Salt dries things out. Unsalted also allows you to control the salt levels.
  4. Don’t skip creaming your butter and sugar. You want it to be evenly mixed, but also to incorporate in air to make them fluffy.
  5. Sift dry ingredients. This helps to evenly distribute leaveners and added salt, but also reduce clumps.
  6. Reduce flour just slightly to make softer cookies. I talking just a tablespoon or two.
  7. Don’t over mix your cookies. The only step where more is more is creaming the butter and sugar. After this, only mix until just blended.
  8. Unless specifically mentioned (like for cookie press cookies) chill the dough before baking. Chilling the dough will allow it to cook a little slower and help it keep shape.
  9. Use insulated baking sheets. Hot air can circulate around the cookies for more even cooking.
  10. Use parchment paper opposed to grease or oils. This prevents sticking and burning.
  11. Check cookies 2-3 minutes before they are supposed to be done.
  12. Remove cookies right before they look cooked. I guarantee if you want until they are lightly browned, they will be a little over cooked.
  13. Let cookies cool on a cooling rack. Keeping them on a hot baking sheet will only make them continue to cook.
  14. Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container with a slice of bread. The moisture from the bread will help keep cookies soft and chewy.
Lemon Cooler Cookies, also known as Sunshine Lemon Coolers, are a classic cookie recipe using fresh lemon and powdered sugar. #lemoncoolercookies #lemoncoolers #lemoncookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Lemon Cooler Cookies

Here are some of our favorite cookie recipes:

Christmas Cookie Recipes

  • Orange Cardamom Cookies
  • No Bake Santa Cookies
  • Sugar Cookie Cut Outs
  • Sugar Wafer Cookies
Peppermint Twist Macarons are an easy macaron recipe with a buttercream filling. Perfect recette macarons for Christmas cookies and holiday parties. #easymacaronrecipe #christmascookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Peppermint Macarons

Cookies with Peanut Butter

  • Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
  • Butterfinger Sugar Cookies

No Bake Cookies

  • Classic No Bake Cookies
  • No Bake S’more Cookies
  • Butterscotch Cornflake Cookies

Unique Cookie Recipes

  • No Bake Horse Cookies
  • Caramel Apple Cookies
  • Chocolate Bacon Jam Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipes That Use Cookies

  • Cookie Trifle
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Chess Pie
  • OREO Poke Cake

Not into baked cookies? Check out ALL of our eggless cookie doughs!

pile of coconut macaroons
Cookies

Almond Coconut Macaroons

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no bake butterscotch cookies on a wood board
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Butterscotch No-Bake Cookies

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Candy Corn Sugar Cookies are the perfect Halloween Cookie!
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Candy Corn Cookies

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Caramel Apple Cookies are an easy, mess free way to enjoy a caramel apple! This fall cookie recipe is apple spiced cookie dough stuffed with gooey caramel! #applecookies #caramelapple #fallcookierecipe www.savoryexperiments.com
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Caramel Apple Cookies

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These soft, Chewy Butterfinger Sugar Cookies are a great way to incorporate a delicious classic, BUTTERFINGER® into your baking.  #butterfinger #sugarcookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Cookies

Chewy Butterfinger Sugar Cookies

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Chocolate Bacon Jam Cookie on a cooling rack
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Chocolate Bacon Jam Cookies

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Chocolate Covered Sugar Wafers no bake cookies are quick, easy and festive Christmas cookies. Perfect for cookie trays and holiday parties. #nobakecookies #easychristmascookies #sugarwafercookies www.savoryexperiments.com
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Chocolate Covered Sugar Wafers

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stack of chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches

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Stack of four classic no bake cookies
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Classic No-Bake Cookies

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Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Cookies are a soft chocolate chip cookie recipe using rich cream cheese and rustic chunky chocolate.. #chocolatechipcookies #bestcookierecipe #softchocolatechipcookies www.savoryexperiments.com
Cookies

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies

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This Cookie Trifle recipe is a super easy trifle recipe that only uses 3 ingredients! Chocolate and butterscotch chip cookies, layered with vanilla custard and whipped cream! #cookiebomb #cookietrifle #triflerecipe www.savoryexperiments.com
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Cookie Trifle

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frosted eggnog cookies on a plate
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Eggnog Cookies

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What's New in Cookies

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Chocolate Pecan Cookie Bars

Cookies
            close up of cranberry pistachio cookies

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

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            platter of eggnog oreo cookie balls

Eggnog OREO Cookie Balls

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            tray of wreath cookies

Cornflake Wreath Cookies

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Peppermint Sugar Cookies

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            mummy cookies on a plate

Mummy Cookies #HalloweenTreatsWeek

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            a bowl of cookie butter

Homemade Cookie Butter

Cookies · Frostings + Decorations
            A close up of lemon sugar cookie

Lemon Sugar Cookies

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            Snickerdoodles in a pile

Classic Snickerdoodles

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            A close up of a piece of potato chip cookies

Potato Chip Cookies

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            Cream Cheese Chocolate Chunk Cookies are a soft chocolate chip cookie recipe using rich cream cheese and rustic chunky chocolate.. #chocolatechipcookies #bestcookierecipe #softchocolatechipcookies www.savoryexperiments.com

10 Most Popular Homemade Cookies

Cookies · Recipe Collections
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Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

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