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Desserts · Cookies · Drop Cookies

Drop Cookie Recipes

Drop cookies don’t require special shaping, other than scooping or gently rolling the dough into balls. Several of my most popular cookie recipes are drop-style, including chewy chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, soft & thick peanut butter cookies, and snickerdoodles. Other reader-favorite recipes for drop cookies include these seriously soft molasses cookies, rich & indulgent peanut butter-filled brownie cookies, and chewy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. If you’re looking for a festive Christmas sugar cookie recipe that doesn’t require icing and decorating, try these drop-style Christmas sugar cookies or Christmas cookie sparkles.

chewy brown sugar crinkle cookies.

Classic Drop Cookie Recipes

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Soft-Baked M&M Cookies

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Snickerdoodle cookies
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Soft & Thick Snickerdoodles

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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft & Thick Peanut Butter Cookies

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Oatmeal raisin cookies
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Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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chewy brown sugar crinkle cookies.
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Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

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Citrus Drop Cookies

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies

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Very Lemon Crinkle Cookies

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coconut lime cookies with lime glaze
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Glazed Coconut Lime Cookies

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Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies

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Chocolate Drop Cookies

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Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies

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soft Nutella chocolate chip cookies
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Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies

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chocolate snickerdoodles on cooling rack.
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Soft & Chewy Chocolate Snickerdoodles

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pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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salted caramel dark chocolate cookies on brown parchment paper.
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Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies

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Chocolate Frosted Cookies

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Cookie Baking Tools

As a published cookbook author, I’ve tested MANY baking tools. And I’m happy to recommend my absolute must-haves to fellow home bakers.

half sheet
Nordic Ware

Half Sheet Pans

My most-used baking sheet.
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wire rack
Wilton

Cooling Racks

To let your next baking project cool off.
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OXO

Measuring Cups & Spoons

Good quality and practical with magnetic handles so they stick together.
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baking mat
Silpat

Silicone Baking Mats

Always recommended for baking cookies.
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matte blue stand mixer.
KitchenAid

Stand Mixer

A newer shade that is absolutely gorgeous in person.
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white silicone spatulas
Williams Sonoma

Silicone Spatula

A great quality, must have tool.
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Drop Cookies with Icing

Old fashioned iced oatmeal cookies
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Iced Oatmeal Cookies

532 Comments
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Soft Cakey Sugar Cookies

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pumpkin oatmeal cookies with brown butter icing on top.
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

656 Comments
gingerbread oatmeal cookies with icing and cinnamon on top
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Iced Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies

493 Comments
strawberry biscuit cookies
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Strawberry Biscuit Cookies

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Maple Brown Sugar Cookies

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Cookie Baking Tips

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How to Freeze Cookie Dough (Video)

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How to Cream Butter & Sugar (Video)

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10 Guaranteed Tips to Prevent Cookies from Spreading

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chocolate chip cookies.
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10 Best Cookie Baking Tools

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Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Scotchies

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Biscoff White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

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Frosted Strawberry Cookies

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Peanut Butter M&M Cookies

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No-Bake Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

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Lemon Blueberry Cookies

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brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft & Chewy Chocolate Snickerdoodles

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gluten free almond flour sugar cookies.
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Almond Flour Sugar Cookies (GF)

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Big Fat Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

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spumoni cookies.
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Spumoni Cookies (Cherry, Pistachio, Chocolate)

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Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies

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brown butter marshmallow crispy cookies.
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Brown Butter Marshmallow Crispy Cookies

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Gingerbread Blossoms

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Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

193 Comments
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake Cookies

254 Comments
apple cinnamon oatmeal cookies with icing on top.
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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

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Big Giant Monster Cookies

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Caramel Coconut Macaroon Thumbprints

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Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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soft Christmas sparkle cookies with various sprinkles.
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Christmas Cookie Sparkles

149 Comments
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Chocolate Frosted Cookies

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Almond Crescent Cookies

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Peanut Butter Fudge Puddles (Cookie Cups)

72 Comments
peppermint meltaway cookies with pink frosting and crushed candy canes on top.
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Peppermint Meltaway Cookies

177 Comments
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Chocolate Raspberry Crinkles

155 Comments
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Gingerbread Latte Cookies

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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cream Pies

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Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Cookies

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Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Lemon Thumbprint Cookies

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Nutella Crinkle Cookies

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Flourless Monster Cookies

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Marshmallow-Surprise Hot Cocoa Cookies

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Peppermint Snowball Cookies

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