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    Home » MSN Slideshows

    Ditch the Ordinary—These 27 Bold New Cookie Recipes Are Pure Magic!

    Published: Jan 28, 2025 by Barbara Curry

    Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links.

    Cookie recipes don’t have to be predictable or plain. It’s time to ditch the usual routine and shake things up with bold, exciting flavors that bring something fresh to the table. These aren’t the cookies you grew up with—they’re the kind you’ll want to brag about. Think outside the box and get ready for some serious baking fun.

    Sweet & Salty Potato Chip Cookies With Roasted Pecans

    A stack of homemade cookies sprinkled with sugar is placed on a black textured surface. Additional cookies and crumbs are scattered around. The background is slightly blurred, showing a piece of cloth, adding a cozy, rustic feel to the scene.
    Sweet & Salty Potato Chip Cookies With Roasted Pecans. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.


     

    Potato Chip Cookies are a buttery rich cookie with toasted pecans and potato chips for a sweet and salty combination in each bite.
    Get the Recipe: Sweet & Salty Potato Chip Cookies With Roasted Pecans

    Pink Lemonade Cookies With Raspberry Lemon Filling

    Pink Lemonade Cookies With Raspberry Lemon Filling. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

    Warm Up Your Winter: Southern Classics!

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    Tangy pink lemonade cookies with fresh lemon and raspberry filling. A buttery, citrusy treat everyone will love!
    Get the Recipe: Pink Lemonade Cookies With Raspberry Lemon Filling

    Glazed Strawberry Shortcake Cookies With Fresh Strawberries

    Five strawberry scones topped with white icing drizzle are arranged on a round cooling rack—a delightful quick dessert, with part of a gray cloth napkin visible to the side.
    Glazed Strawberry Shortcake Cookies With Fresh Strawberries. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Glazed Strawberry Shortcake Cookies are perfectly sweet. With a pop of strawberry, they’re even better with glaze drizzled on top.
    Get the Recipe: Glazed Strawberry Shortcake Cookies With Fresh Strawberries

    Lemon Snowflake Cookies (With Video)

    Lemon crinkle cookies on a cooling rack.
    Lemon Snowflake Cookies (With Video). Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Lemon crinkle cookies or snowflakes are a chewy lemony cookie coated in powdered sugar that give them a burst of island flavor in every bite.
    Get the Recipe: Lemon Snowflake Cookies (With Video)

    Four Ingredient Haystack Cookies With White Chocolate

    Three dessert plates with haystack cookies.
    Four Ingredient Haystack Cookies With White Chocolate. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Old-fashioned haystack cookies are made from the easiest no-bake recipe. Creamy, crispy, and perfectly sweet with just a hint of saltiness.
    Get the Recipe: Four Ingredient Haystack Cookies With White Chocolate

    Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies (Soft And Chewy)

    Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies (Soft And Chewy). Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

    Whip up these Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with oats, brown sugar, and a sweet glaze—just like the ones you loved as a kid.
    Get the Recipe: Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies (Soft And Chewy)

    Bright And Tangy Lemon Curd Cookies

    Bright And Tangy Lemon Curd Cookies. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

    Lemon Curd Cookies made with butter, lemon zest, and homemade lemon curd filling. A bright, buttery treat with a tangy twist, making it a stand out among typical cookie recipes.
    Get the Recipe: Bright And Tangy Lemon Curd Cookies

    Dried Cranberry Shortbread Cookies With Pistachios

    Pistachio and cranberry shortbread cookies on a black background.
    Dried Cranberry Shortbread Cookies With Pistachios. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Cranberry shortbread cookies with pistachios for a melt-in-your-mouth buttery treat that will be a favorite for your next cookie exchange.
    Get the Recipe: Dried Cranberry Shortbread Cookies With Pistachios

    Frosted Eggnog Cookies

    A rack of frosted eggnog cookies with cinnamon for sprinkling.
    Frosted Eggnog Cookies. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Frosted eggnog cookies recipe are soft, cake-like, holiday cookies baked for all eggnog lovers with a buttery eggnog frosting.
    Get the Recipe: Frosted Eggnog Cookies

    Crispy And Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Cookies With Raisins

    Coconut oatmeal cookies.
    Crispy And Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Cookies With Raisins. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

    Coconut oatmeal cookies with oats, raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon—crispy outside, chewy inside, and packed with flavor. Perfect for a cozy, homemade treat of cookie recipes.
    Get the Recipe: Crispy And Chewy Oatmeal Coconut Cookies With Raisins

    Pumpkin Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting

    Iced pumpkin cookies on a cooking rack.
    Pumpkin Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

    These Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are made with real pumpkin, warm spices, and a decadent cream cheese frosting.
    Get the Recipe: Pumpkin Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting

    Confetti Cookies

    A platter of sprinkle cookies.
    Confetti Cookies. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Confetti Cookies are a buttery cookie filled with fun colorful sprinkles and then iced with a butter frosting and more sprinkles. Great cookie recipes for those looking for something new.
    Get the Recipe: Confetti Cookies

    Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies With Pecans

    Two chocolate cookies sit on a black surface
    Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies With Pecans. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

    With their gooey texture and subtle touch of espresso, these chocolate cookies are nothing short of heavenly.
    Get the Recipe: Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies With Pecans

    Cherry Crinkle Cookies With Chocolate

    Crinkle cookies in a festive serving dish.
    Cherry Crinkle Cookies With Chocolate. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Chocolate crinkle cookies recipe has cherry preserves and bits of chocolate combined, perfect for a cookie exchange or valentine’s treat!
    Get the Recipe: Cherry Crinkle Cookies With Chocolate

    Blueberry Ice Cream Cookies Recipes

    Blueberry Ice Cream Cookies Recipes. Photo credit: Pip and Ebby.

    ICE CREAM is the secret ingredient in these irresistible blueberry new cookie recipes! Blueberry Ice Cream Cookies are fluffy, delicious and packed with intense blueberry flavor.
    Get the Recipe: Blueberry Ice Cream Cookies Recipes

    Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

    A close-up of a thanksgiving cookie oatmeal treat with a bite taken out, resting on a dark surface. Crumbs are visible near the bitten edge.
    Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    These Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies have a smooth and creamy filling surrounded by an amazing chewy cookie. They are NOT hard to make and worth an extra step. Salted peanuts add a surprising crunch. An absolutely perfect sandwich cookie.
    Get the Recipe: Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

    Pistachio Cookies Recipe

    Pistachio Cookies Recipe. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

    Pudding mix Pistachio Cookie Recipes make soft, chewy cookies, with bits of crunchy pistachios, sweet dried cranberries, & a hint of almond.
    Get the Recipe: Pistachio Cookies Recipe

    Southern Buttery Peach Cobbler Cookies

    Southern Buttery Peach Cobbler Cookies. Photo credit: Grandbaby Cakes.

    These peach cobbler cookies are so legit! Imagine spiced Southern peach cobbler filling added to a buttery cookie base before being drizzled with vanilla icing and sprinkled with a cookie crumble.
    Get the Recipe: Southern Buttery Peach Cobbler Cookies

    Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies

    Bright red velvet thumbprint cookies coated in sugar, each with a creamy yellow filling in the center, displayed on a light marble surface—a delightful twist on classic red velvet desserts.
    Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies are a delicious cookie made even better with a cheesecake center.
    Get the Recipe: Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cookies

    30 Minute One Batter Brookies Cookie Recipes

    30 Minute One Batter Brookies Cookie Recipes. Photo credit: Frosting and Fettuccine.

    These brookies cookies are made with one batter and are one part chocolate chip cookie and one part brownie! They can easily be made in 30 mins!
    Get the Recipe: 30 Minute One Batter Brookies Cookie Recipes

    Easy S’Mores Cookies With Graham Cracker Crumbs

    S'more cookies with roasted marshmallows.
    Easy S’Mores Cookies With Graham Cracker Crumbs. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

    Create a s’more without a campfire in cookie form. Crushed graham crackers are blended into the cookie batter with marshmallows and chocolate on top.
    Get the Recipe: Easy S’Mores Cookies With Graham Cracker Crumbs

    30 Minute Birthday Cake Cookies

    30 Minute Birthday Cake Cookies. Photo credit: Frosting and Fettuccine.

    These no chill, 30 minute birthday cake cookies are full of colorful jimmy sprinkles. They are soft, buttery, and chewy and easily made in one bowl!
    Get the Recipe: 30 Minute Birthday Cake Cookies

    Classic Butterball Cookie Recipe (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

    Classic Butterball Cookie Recipe (Mexican Wedding Cookies). Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

    This Butterball Cookie Recipe only needs 6 simple ingredients. Buttery cookies with chopped walnuts coated in a blanket of confectioner sugar.
    Get the Recipe: Classic Butterball Cookie Recipe (Mexican Wedding Cookies)

    Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipe With A Gooey Center

    Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipe With A Gooey Center. Photo credit: Pip and Ebby.

    This Hot Chocolate Cookies recipe is like having a cup of hot cocoa, except in cookie form. Perfect for holiday parties or dessert trays!
    Get the Recipe: Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipe With A Gooey Center

    Cake Mix Cookie Recipe (Only 4 Ingredients!)

    Cake Mix Cookie Recipe (Only 4 Ingredients!). Photo credit: Lauren’s Latest.

    Incredibly soft, these 4 Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies are easy to make & even easier to eat! The flavor combos are practically endless too.
    Get the Recipe: Cake Mix Cookie Recipe (Only 4 Ingredients!)

    Sweet Potato Pie Cookies

    Sweet Potato Pie Cookies. Photo credit: Grandbaby Cakes.

    Sweet potato pie cookies are the best of both world a sweet potato pie and a spiced sugar-style cookie!
    Get the Recipe: Sweet Potato Pie Cookies

    Spritz Cookies

    Spritz Cookies. Photo credit: Lauren’s Latest.

    Spritz Cookies are slightly sweet, buttery delights formed with a cookie press and decorated perfectly for your dessert tray. Fun customizable cookie recipes.
    Get the Recipe: Spritz Cookies

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