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.

Add Filter

Dipped Chocolate Logs

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


Chocolate Alfajores

Chocolate alfajores, also known as alfajores de chocolate, are a popular South American dessert made of slightly sweetened shortbread cookies...


Semisweet Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

Chocolate and vanilla provide a delightful contrast in their flavor and appearance. —Nancy Arevalo, Brookfield, Wisconsin


Mint Chocolate-Covered Cookies

At our house, everyone lends a hand to make these easy chocolate-covered cookies. They remind me of Thin Mints. Decorate...


Peanut Butter Spritz Fingers

My family loves this peanut butter fingers recipe because they satisfy the need for chocolate and for something crunchy, sweet...


Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

If you’re tight on time, you can use store-bought cookies, but I highly recommend making these oatmeal chocolate cookies from...


Tout icon

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-Covered Cherry Cookies

55 reviews

Although these cookies require a little extra effort, they’re worth it. I make them for every family gathering—and they never...

Chocolate Macadamia Macaroons

2 reviews

This perfect macaroon has dark chocolate, chewy coconut and macadamia nuts, and is dipped in chocolate—sinful and delicious! —Darlene Brenden,...


Buttery Ganache Cookie Cups

1 review

Our family wanted to share our love of ganache-filled cupcakes, so we made them into cookies. Even better: we bake...


Chocolate Orange Rounds

1 review

I send these chocolate orange cookies to family and friends in other areas of the country. The two-tone treats deliver...


Chocolate Lebkuchen

3 reviews

Having lived in Germany, I try to keep my German cooking as authentic as possible. This lovely lebkuchen recipe is...


Christmas Mice Cookies

25 reviews

These whimsical little cuties taste like truffles. Every Christmas, we make sure to have enough for friends and neighbors. —Deborah...


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 Chunk Shortbread

4 reviews

Chocolate is a nice addition to shortbread, as this scrumptious recipe proves. The shortbread cookies are delicious served with a...


Coconut Chocolate Slices

These crispy cookies with a chewy coconut center travel really well. When my son was in the Army, I often...


Mocha Nut Balls

20 reviews

"These tender, flavorfufl cookies are so addictive, I always know I have to make a double batch. The family demands...

Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cakes

4 reviews

These spiced balls are a yummy twist on a traditional favorite. Sometimes I add mini chocolate chips to the dough...


Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies

12 reviews

Back in the '30s, my grandmother found this recipe on a cereal box. For moist, flavorful oatmeal cookies, these can't...


Chocolate-Dipped Cookies

3 reviews

This tender, flavorful cookie from our Test Kitchen is made even better by being dipped in chocolate. The contrasting drizzle...


Double-Drizzled Biscotti

1 review

Semisweet and white chocolate drizzles give these biscotti a pretty look. The baking time is shorter than for some biscotti,...


Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

4 reviews

"Who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies?" inquires field editor Diane Hixon, who credits cocoa in the batter for the double...


Double Chocolate Chipotle Cookies

3 reviews

One bite tells you that this isn't any chocolate cookie. Chipotle and cayenne peppers give these chewy, fudgy delights a...

Chocolate Marshmallow Meltaways

13 reviews

Kids are thrilled to find a marshmallow hidden under this cookie's cocoa frosting. I enjoyed these cookies as a child,...


Quadruple Chocolate Chunk Cookies

16 reviews

Of all the recipes in my repertoire, I knew my Quadruple Chocolate Chunk Cookies would have the best shot of...


Hazelnut Dream Cookies

1 review

I sampled these goodies at a Bible study and knew from the first bite that I had to have the...


Mocha Crackle Cookies

13 reviews

These cake-like cookies are better than brownies. They have crackly tops and a subtle coffee flavor. —Louise Beatty, Amherst, New...


Chocolate Almond Crescents

1 review

If you like chocolate-covered almonds, you’re in for a treat. These buttery, crumbly cookies make a thoughtful holiday gift. —Vicki...


Mocha Cookies

14 reviews

Crisp on the outside, gooey on the inside, these mocha-flavored cookies from Pamela Jessen in Calgary, Alberta are the perfect...