Chocolate Cookie Recipes

Chocoholics, listen up. We’ve collected our best chocolate cookie recipes for anyone with a major craving. Find tasty ideas, techniques and more.

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Chocolate Meringue Stars

12 reviews

These light, delicate chocolate meringue cookies are always a hit. Their big chocolate flavor makes it difficult to keep the kids away before they're on the cookie tray! —Edna F. Lee, Greeley, Colorado

Double Chocolate Cookies

22 reviews

When I make these yummy treats with my young grandson, Ben, I use an extra-big mixing bowl to prevent the...


Chocolate Caramel Thumbprints

28 reviews

Covered in chopped nuts and drizzled with chocolate, these cookies are delicious and pretty. Everybody looks forward to munching on...


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Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

47 reviews

My group of friends had a weekly "movie night" during winters on Martha's Vineyard, and we'd take turns making a...


Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Cookies

8 reviews

I love to make spritz cookies. Each year I make several varieties of cookies and then deliver them to friends....

Chocolate Walnut Crescents

1 review

I use a round cookie cutter to form the crescent shapes for these nutty favorites. They're so pretty sprinkled with...


Caramel Whiskey Cookies

8 reviews

Yogurt replaces part of the butter in this traditional cookie, but you would never know. I get a lot of...


Fudgy Mint Cookies

24 reviews

Chocolate lovers will get a double dose when they bite into this cakelike cookie. The cookies are especially popular served...


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Old-Fashioned Whoopie Pies

34 reviews

Who can resist soft chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a layer of fluffy white frosting? Mom has made these for...


Jumbo Chocolate Cutouts

The recipe for these light cookies has been passed down from generation to generation. Have a little extra fun with...


Pistachio Meringue Sandwich Cookies

1 review

Traditional macarons are confections made with egg whites, sugar and almonds. Our easy version calls for pistachios and features a...


Chewy Chocolate Cookies

35 reviews

This cookie recipe—a favorite of our four children—has been in my collection for years. Sometimes I'll substitute mint-flavored chips for...


Chocolate Gingersnaps

11 reviews

When my daughter Jennifer was 15 years old, she created this recipe as a way to combine two of her...

Mocha Meringue Sandwich Cookies

These crisp, chewy cookies can be made any size you choose. They're also great with a variety of fillings—try making...


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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies

12 reviews

These peppermint hot chocolate cookies are a variation of the cookies my mother made when I was growing up. Now...


Chocolate Amaretti

8 reviews

These classic almond paste cookies are like ones you'd find in an Italian bakery. My husband and children are always...


Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

26 reviews

It's a snap to make a batch of tasty cookies using this chocolate peanut butter cookie recipe, which calls for...


Contest-Winning Chocolate Truffle Cookies

35 reviews

Here's a snack for serious chocolate lovers. These enticing cookies are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside,...


Double-Dutch Chocolate Holiday Cookies

3 reviews

Rich dark chocolate and crunchy, colorful M&M's combine to make these cookies extra special. Who wouldn't want to receive this...


Chocolate Cutout Cookies

12 reviews

I love gingerbread cookies, but my grandchildren don't like the ginger flavor. Now I use chocolate and watch them smile...


Chocolate-Dipped Orange Cookies

10 reviews

These tender cookies are pretty to look at—and the combination of cream cheese, orange, chocolate and almonds makes them almost...


Chocolate-Mint Cookie Cups

1 review

When chocolate and mint get together with a hint of peppermint, mmm…magic happens. If you don't have mini muffin pans...

Dipped Chocolate Logs

When my sister and I were little, we used to beg my mother and grandmother to make these buttery chocolate...


Chocolate Peppermint Kisses

I love the combination of chocolate and peppermint, especially at Christmastime. It's just not Christmas at our house without these...


Mexican Chocolate Walnut-Cherry Biscotti

3 reviews

I love to combine flavors and spices from different cultures. These cookies have ground cinnamon in them, which is a...


Brownie Bourbon Bites

6 reviews

Chocolate and chopped pecans flavor these simple, spirited treats. Make a double batch so you can give some as gifts...


Fudge Bonbon Cookies

6 reviews

These fudgy favorites are double delights—the cookies are flavored with both chocolate chips and chocolate kisses. Drizzled with white chocolate...


Homemade Chocolate Shortbread

11 reviews

This recipe has been in my files for a long time...probably from when I first learned to bake. Any chocolate...