Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes 20 Easy Cookie Recipes Anyone Can Make Choose from five-ingredient cookies, skillet desserts, no-bake (and no-mixer!) treats, and more. By Blythe Copeland Blythe Copeland Blythe Copeland is a contributing writer with more than a decade of experience as a freelance lifestyle writer. Editorial Guidelines and Riley Wofford Riley Wofford Riley is an associate food editor for Martha Stewart Living. Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 26, 2024 Close Photo: Brie Goldman Everyone's interpretation of "easy" baking is a little bit different: Some of us want a one-bowl recipe, but others might be looking for a no-bake treat. Someone else may hate getting out the mixer, while another person might hate rolling individual cookies. Whatever easy means to you, the unfussy bars, skillet cookies, drop cookies, and no-bake desserts on this list come together in minutes without a sink full of dirty dishes, require no finicky decorating or measuring, and offer something for every taste preference, from nutty to fruity and from spicy to sweet. 22 Types of Cookies You'll Want to Bake 01 of 20 Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Grant Webster Soft, chewy, and finished with that unmistakable crosshatch pattern, these peanut butter cookies couldn’t be more simple. We call for a stand mixer, but you can easily mix them by hand with a bowl and a wooden spoon. View Recipe 02 of 20 Five-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies These cookies are almost too easy: Made with just almond butter, chocolate chips, brown sugar, eggs, and salt, and stirred by hand—no mixer required—they cook in only 10 minutes. View Recipe 03 of 20 Old-Fashioned Lemon Sugar Cookies There’s a lot to love about these cookies—their distinct citrus flavor, the chewy texture, or the crackly sugar crust on top. Make a double batch for bake sales and family get-togethers. View Recipe 04 of 20 Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Get these soft, chewy oatmeal raisin cookies on the table with just 10 minutes of prep time and 12 minutes in the oven. You can also substitute dried cranberries or cherries for the raisins for unexpected tartness. View Recipe 05 of 20 Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Lennart Weibull The most labor-intensive part of traditional cookies is rolling, cutting, or spooning out each individual treat before baking. A classic chocolate chip cookie dough baked in a skillet cuts your prep time—and makes it easy to serve this dessert while it's still warm. View Recipe 06 of 20 Coconut Macaroons Bryan Gardner Ringing in at just five ingredients, even beginner bakers will nail this recipe on the first try. Your hands are your best tool here—use them to make sure the egg whites, sugar, and coconut are all evenly combined before scooping and baking. View Recipe Macaroons and Macarons Are Not the Same—Learn the Difference Between These Popular Cookies 07 of 20 Butter-Pecan Blondies Ren Fuller Do blondies count as a cookie? We think so. These treats have the same chewy texture and buttery flavor as a butter cookie. The batter is flavored with a splash of dark rum and is studded with bits of perfectly toasted pecans. View Recipe 08 of 20 Chocolaty Pretzel-and-Peanut Cookie Bars These cookie bars are made up of layer after layer of sweet ingredients. Sweetened condensed milk, salted peanuts, and chopped chocolate sit atop a buttery pretzel crust before being baked. The end result is a gooey chocolate bar that’s the perfect balance between sweet and salty. View Recipe 09 of 20 Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies Bryan Gardner Instead of baking this cookie dough after the ingredients are combined, boil sugar, milk, and butter for one minute, then add the oats, peanut butter, vanilla, and salt. After the cookies cool and set, a drizzle of melted chocolate adds a sweet finish. View Recipe 10 of 20 Glazed Lemon Cookies Brie Goldman Light and aromatic, lemon drop cookies are the perfect treat for warm-weather gatherings or after a heavier holiday meal. Top them with a two-ingredient lemon glaze for a fancier finish. View Recipe 11 of 20 Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Bryan Gardner This is our most popular cookie recipe, a straightforward, classic version of the beloved chocolate chip—but the easy preparation technique means you don't need Martha's touch to make them. Freeze individual scoops of dough to make a few (or more than a few) whenever the craving strikes. View Recipe 12 of 20 Butter Pecan Cookies These one-bowl cookies get a flavorful depth from toasted pecans and a sparkling sweetness from a quick roll in sugar before they're baked. View Recipe 13 of 20 Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie Bryan Gardner Spend 10 minutes mixing the ingredients for this fudgy double-chocolate cookie; then put it in the oven halfway through dinner and serve it warm for dessert. (Pro tip: Topping it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream wouldn't hurt). View Recipe 14 of 20 Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies Add a taste of holiday spice to your cookie jar year-round with these unfussy molasses cookies. Though each is rolled in sugar individually, the basic ingredients—flour, spices, sugar, butter, molasses—come together quickly. View Recipe 15 of 20 Peanut-Butter Granola Balls These two-biters can double as a sweet post-dinner treat or a healthy after-school snack. Honey and dried fruit add some sweetness, rolled oats and crisp rice cereal give the mixture some texture, and peanut butter holds it all together. View Recipe 16 of 20 Coconut Cookies The eight pantry ingredients in these cookies are pulsed in the food processor—no separate bowl required—to chop and blend the coconut into the dough, then rolled in more coconut before baking. View Recipe 17 of 20 Lemon Icebox Cookies These cookies are best cooked after two hours (or more) in the freezer—but with 15 minutes of preparation time, all done in the food processor, they're ideal for making ahead and keeping at the ready for last-minute parties. View Recipe 18 of 20 No-Bake Chocolate-Almond Oat Bars Con Poulos Two types of almond—almond butter and chopped nuts—hold this simple stovetop dough together and add crunch and texture. View Recipe 19 of 20 Blackberry Crumb Bars Fresh summer berries give you endless reasons to make fruity crumbles, pies, and desserts—like these blackberry bars. Though you will need to make the crumble in a separate bowl, the no-prep berries—just sprinkle them on—give maximum impact with low effort. View Recipe 20 of 20 Chocolate-Chip Oat-Coconut Skillet Cookie The Ingalls A traditional chocolate chip cookie gets a boost of flavor and texture with the addition of oats and coconut—and is ready for the oven with only 15 minutes of prep work. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit