17 Classic Cookie Recipes Just Like Your Grandmother Used to Bake

Recipe: Kitchen Sink Cookies

This recipe is a more exciting version of basic chocolate chip cookies. As the name suggests, you can just throw in everything but the kitchen sink. (May we suggest: oats, crushed corn chips, chocolate chunks, and almonds.)

Recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

As if warm chocolate chip cookies couldn't get any better, this recipe swoops in with a next-level ingredient: browned butter. It'll stand out in a bake sale full of chocolate chip-studded cookies.

Recipe: Funfetti Sugar Cookies

Because grandma knows how to create a little magic in the kitchen, and—for a kid—colorful cookies that you can frost yourself are just that.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

We always had the honor of pressing the chocolate kisses into these bite-sized beauties while cooking at grandma's.

Recipe: Cheesecake Cookies

These maraschino cherry-topped cookies should look mighty familiar. This recipe is a longtime holiday crowd-pleaser.

Recipe: Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

Memaw's peanut butter cookies are legendary. Little did we know, you only need four ingredients to make a huge batch of perfection.

Recipe: Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

This is grandma's version of making lemonade out of lemons—but the lemon is boxed cake mix, which isn't too bad to start. She knows just how to create chewy cookies from her emergency red velvet mix.

Recipe: Pinwheel Cookies

This vintage recipe gives basic butter cookies a fun chocolatey twist. It makes a classic cookie festive for the holidays.

Recipe: Barbara Bush’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies

What's special about these "famous" chocolate chip cookies? The secret lies in the recipe. A Texan at heart, Barbara knows to go big or go home. Any Southern grandma appreciates that cookie mentality.

Recipe: Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

She might show up to a swap, sale, or potluck with these stunners around February 14th.

Recipe: Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies

Because leaving out the flour only makes room for more chocolate. We can get on board.

Recipe: Cream Cheese Christmas Cookie

This recipe is an all-time Southern classic. Make them year-round by switching up the sprinkle colors.

Recipe: Easter Cookies

You know it's serious when she whips out the royal icing. Easter is one of those special occasions.

Recipe: Seven-Layer Cookies

This is the first-ever bar cookie recipe ever featured in Southern Living. A favorite of Southern cooks, it's easy to make and easy to take.

Recipe: Toasted Oatmeal Cookies

Here's one of Grandma's ultimate cookie tricks: Toasting the oatmeal. It instantly makes classic oatmeal cookies so much better.

Recipe: Linzer Cookies with Spiced Jam

These linzer torte-inspired cookies are pulled out for special occasions. They are as tasty as they are pretty.