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18 Fantastic Cookie Recipes That Don’t Rely on Chocolate Chips

May 15, 2024 by Iryna Bychkiv Leave a Comment

Calling all cookie lovers! Does the thought of another chocolate chip cookie leave you yawning? But there’s a whole world of delicious cookies out there waiting to be explored, and guess what? You don’t need chocolate chips to make them amazing.

This awesome recipe collection features 18 fantastic cookie ideas that skip the chocolate chips and focus on other yummy flavors. We’re talking tangy lemon, sweet and nutty brown sugar, and even fruity surprises! Let’s get baking!

Mantecaditos (Butter Cookies) 

Mantecaditos in a bowl.
Photo credit: Dominican Cooking

Mantecaditos (butter cookies) are perfect to serve alongside the afternoon cafecito. These Dominican cookies are very easy to prepare, even for the novice baker. Get the recipe.

Pistachio Cookies

Pistachio Cookies close up.
Photo credit: Cheerful Cook

A delicious blend of pistachio, almond, and cherry flavors creates festive and mouth-watering cookies. Get the recipe.

Viennese Cookies

Viennese Cookies on a parchment close up.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

5 simple ingredients, 15 minutes to put everything together and you have the most amazing Viennese Cookies in the world. Classic Austrian butter cookies that are perfect for holidays or an afternoon pick-me-up. Get the recipe.

Hausfreunde Cookies with Caramelized Cashews

Hausfreunde Cookies on a wire rack.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

Layers of crispy shortcrust pastry are slathered with apricot jam and covered with sweet almond paste. Dipped in rich dark chocolate and garnished with caramelized cashews. These cookies are a crowd-pleaser and sure to delight your family and friends over the holidays. Get the recipe.

Kurabie Bisquits (Cookies with Jam)

Nine butter cookies with filled strawberry jam on a wire rack
Photo credit: lavender & Macarons

These Jam cookies are a delightful treat that is perfect for a midday snack or a holiday cookie exchange. These cookies are soft, buttery, and filled with your favorite jam, making them absolutely irresistible. Get the recipe.

Trail Mix Cookies

Trail mix cookies on parchment paper.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

Healthy Trail Mix Cookies featuring oats, dried fruit, nuts and chocolate. Easy, satisfying and always delicious cookie recipe perfect for snacking or road trips. Get the recipe.

Almond Flour Cookies

Almond Flour Cookies close up.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

These Almond Flour Cookies are flavorful and delicious. Made with just 5 ingredients, these cookies with ripe banana and maple syrup are sure to become your new favorite healthy snack. Get the recipe.

Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies

Pumpkin crinkle cookies on a cake stand.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

These Pumpkin Cookies feature the perfect blend of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors. Made with canned pumpkin puree and warm spices, these cookies have a soft, chewy texture that is simply irresistible. The pumpkin puree gives a moist and dense texture, while the cinnamon and sugar create a sweet and slightly spicy flavor profile. They’re perfect for fall baking! Get the recipe.

Moroccan Semolina Cookies (Lemon Ghriba)

Moroccan semolina cookies on a wire rack.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

These Moroccan Semolina Cookies are a healthier version of the traditional Ghriba cookies that you’ll find all over Morocco. Made with almond and semolina flours, these lemon-flavored cookies are a perfect accompaniment to a cup of mint tea or coffee. What’s best is that they’re also simple to make and taste absolutely delicious! Get the recipe.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies close up.
Photo credit: The Gracious Pantry

These cookies are put together quickly and produce a cookie that is firm and slightly crumbly. They are delicious and surprisingly filling. Get the recipe.

Molasses Cookies

A stack of Molasses Cookies.
Photo credit: Delish Knowledge

Molasses Cookies! This soft and chewy molasses ginger cookies are incredible and perfect for Christmas and cookie exchanges. Get the recipe.

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies on a platter.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

These soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are simple yet delicious recipe you can enjoy for breakfast or snack. Get the recipe.

Raspberry Jam Sandwich Cookies

Raspberry jam and buttercream sandwich cookies.
Photo credit: xoxo Bella

These raspberry jam and buttercream sandwich cookies are so good. Enjoy these cookies with filling with your morning coffee or make some as a gift. You will love how the orange sugar cookies and vanilla buttercream pairs with the raspberry jam to make delicious and fruit-forward cookies with preserves. Get the recipe.

Lemon Cookies

Lemon Cookies close up.
Photo credit: Pear Tree Kitchen

The tangy, refreshing taste of lemon paired with the blissful sweetness of a cookie, is a match made in dessert heaven! Our lemon cookies recipe, complete with tangy lemon buttercream, is a true celebration of all things lemon and perfect for lemon lovers and will quickly become their new favorite lemon drop cookie recipe. Get the recipe.

Snowball Cookies

Snowball Cookies close up.
Photo credit: Lavender & Macarons

These Tea Cookies are buttery soft, sugar-dusted tea cakes that are so easy to make. Also called Snowball Cookies, these sweet little treats make a delicious little dessert or an afternoon pick-me-up. Get the recipe.

Pie Crust Cookies

Pie Crust Cookies close up.
Photo credit: Spatula Desserts

Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious buttery Pie Crust Cookies are the best thing that can happen to leftover pie dough! In this easy 4 ingredient recipe, I am sharing 2 different options to use leftover pie dough. It’s the perfect recipe to make super tasty flaky cookies out of something that we normally just toss out! Get the recipe.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies on a platter.
Photo credit: Food Plus Words

These peanut butter and jelly cookies are the cookie version of the classic PB&J sandwich! They’re soft PB cookies topped with jam, peanut butter, and nuts. Get the recipe.

Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Lemon Shortbread Cookies on a plate.
Photo credit: Cheerful Cook

Lemon Shortbread Cookies are so good. And who doesn’t love a good cookie? Our no-fail lemon shortbread cookies are crisp on the outside and chewy in the center. The lemon flavor is delicious without being too tangy. But I’ll give a fair warning: they are addictive. Get the recipe.

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