Even though people eat cookies all year long, cookies and fall just seem to go together. Whether it’s a warm cookie on a chilly night, a Halloween cookie, or a plate of cookies and plant-based milk being set up for Santa, something is comforting about these gooey, crunchy, and deliciously sweet confections this time of year. So in honor of that, we’ve compiled a list of some of our most spectacular cookies. Just remember to not eat the whole batch at once!

1. Soft Baked Snickers Cookies

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These thick Soft Baked Snickers Cookies by Amy Lanza are easy to make with a rich chocolatey protein cookie base and a peanut butter caramel filling all topped with chocolate and more peanut butter. They are vegan, gluten-free, and made with wholesome ingredients.

2. Strawberry Chia Oatmeal Cookies

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These Strawberry Chia Oatmeal Cookies by Sarah Bond are a simple and delicious way to fill up with healthy whole grains and fruit to fuel you for hours!

3. Gluten-Free Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

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What’s fab about these Gluten-Free Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies by Gabrielle St. Claire is everything. They are quick, easy, affordable, and packed with fiber and protein making them more filling, they can easily be made in bulk, are perf for any season, are gluten-free with the use of gluten-free oats, hold together, packed with chocolate chips, and you could never tell there are even oats in them!

4. Chocolate Chunk Espresso Cookies

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These Chocolate Chunk Espresso Cookies by Katherine Henderson are wonderful to make when you’re craving something sweet. Plus, there are a few ways to make these, depending on when you want to bake them.

5. Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies

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These Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies by Megan Calipari are everything. Soft, chewy, rich, and fudgy. They have a hefty dose of cocoa powder in the dough and are packed with chocolate chips. And the sprinkle of sea salt on top is the finisher. It makes the chocolate flavor pop and makes these cookies irresistible. Even to double chocolate cookie haters. Make a batch of these Soft and Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies for the chocolate cookie skeptics out there. They deserve to know what they are missing.

6. Sugar Cookies with Cinnamon & Almond Flour

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These easy-to-make Sugar Cookies with Cinnamon & Almond Flour by Maria Koutsogiannis are gluten-free and vegan, using almond flour and cinnamon. They’ll wow your whole family this holiday season.

7. Cherry Almond Shortbread Cookies

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Grab a hot beverage and curl up on the couch with these beautiful, buttery, and flavorful Cherry Almond Shortbread Cookies by Rachel Hanawalt that are so easy to make! Once done, these cookies are scrumptious wafers of buttery cherry and almond. They’re sure to be a hit at your next holiday cookie exchange, Valentine’s Day party, or just in the comfort of your cozy kitchen with a steamy cup of coffee or tea.

8. Sprinkle Sugar Cookies

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These Sprinkle Sugar Cookies by Maggie Wescott are vegan, gluten-free, and simply bursting with fun!! They are easy to make and require just 7 simple ingredients. These are drop sugar cookies, which means there is no rolling or cutting out of the dough required.

9. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies

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Peanut butter and chocolate in the same recipe can only do good. These Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies by Sara Oliveira are proof of that. They will be your new favorites! Who doesn’t like some crispy cookies that can be stored in the cookie tin or taken in the lunch box?

10. Lemon Corn Cookies (Paste di meliga)

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Paste di meliga is a traditional cookie from Piemonte. Meliga is ancient corn flour from the region, which in dialect is called Melia, or Meira, from which these Lemon Corn Cookies (Paste di meliga) by Alice Carbone Tench take their name. The ingredients are simple: corn flour, butter, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest. This version, a little softer and without butter, is a little lighter. Because of the addition of lemon juice, it’s tarter and lemony.

11. Easy White Chocolate Caramel Healthy Cookies

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Made with an oaty base, gooey caramel center, and white chocolate topping, these Easy White Chocolate Caramel Healthy Cookies by Hayley Canning are honestly so so delicious!

12. Blood Orange and Rosemary Cornmeal Cookies

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Even though they are vegan, these Blood Orange and Rosemary Cornmeal Cookies by Alice Carbone Tench are extremely buttery and crumbly like shortbread. The rosemary gives them a rustic, savory elegance. If these cookies were a building, they would be a warm mountain chalet, and the addition of the blood orange juice as a binder gives them a deep, penetrating, and unforgettable essence.

13. Lemon Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies

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If you are a ginger fanatic and a lemon lover this recipe is going to be a hit. This recipe is a lovely twist on a classic cookie. These Lemon Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies by Robin Browne are bound to be your new favorite!

14. Chia Seed and Banana Breakfast Cookies

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These Chia Seed and Banana Breakfast Cookies by Vicky Coates are loaded with protein, seeds, oats, and whole grains for a cookie that packs some serious health benefits. They are the healthiest breakfast cookies…ever! They are both gluten-free and refined sugar-free, which makes them an awesome snack, as well!

15. Apple Pie Sugar Cookies

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Apple pie and sugar cookies are two of his (and almost everyone’s) favorite desserts. You really can’t go wrong with either! These two classics are what inspired these delectably delicious cookies. They’re vegan, you need only 20 minutes, and “oh, my apple pie,” they are good!  ​​

Reprinted with permission from Light & Easy Vegan Baking by Jillian Glenn, Page Street Publishing Co. 2022. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn

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