25+ larger-than-life, totally gourmet cookie recipes! These gourmet cookies range from chocolatey, ganache-filled indulgence to cheesecake-stuffed, streusel-topped bliss.
Absolutely Gourmet Cookie Recipes
This post has been a long time coming! I’ve been collecting gourmet cookies for a few years now, and it’s about time they have a home on the blog. Sure most of my “normal” cookie recipes borderline on gourmet: cinnamon cookies, rocky road cookies, and hazelnut cookies to name a few… But today’s list includes cookies that are a labor of love; they are a bit high maintenance, take some extra time and ingredients, and are over the top in all the right ways!
I personally love all of these gourmet cookie recipes, so it’s extremely hard to choose a favorite. If I had to though, I’d probably have to pick my apple pie cookies. They are equal parts adorable and incredible–from the homemade pie filling to the optional “a la mode” topping! Like most of my gourmet cookies, these are a lot of work (we are making five components!) but SO worth the impressive end result.
1. Apple Pie Cookies
My apple pie cookies are topped with a homemade easy apple pie filling, buttery streusel, vanilla glaze, and adorable “ice cream” decoration.
We’ll cook down fresh apples into a homemade pie filling before adding it to our cookies and topping with streusel.
APPLE PIE COOKIES RECIPE
2. Neapolitan Cookies
Love neapolitan ice cream? These cookies combine chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla cookie doughs into adorable ice cream scoops.
My recipe uses one dough for all three ice cream flavors (so easy!), and it can be made up to 5 days in advance.
NEAPOLITAN COOKIES RECIPE
3. Buckeye Cookies
If buckeyes are your thing, you’ll love these peanut butter-chocolate cookies! These gourmet cookies include a chocolatey cookie base, peanut butter filling, and chocolate coating.
Buckeye cookies are a chocolate peanut butter lovers dream! There is a bit of chilling involved, but it’s well worth it.
BUCKEYE COOKIES RECIPE
4. Blueberry Muffin Cookies
OK, I might actually love these even more than my apple pie cookies. One of my all-time favorite gourmet cookie recipes, inspired by my favorite blueberry muffins, these cookies are big, bakery style treats.
Packed full of fresh berries and crumbly streusel, they taste just like the muffin, but in cookie form!
BLUEBERRY MUFFIN COOKIES RECIPE
5. Praline Cookies
We’ll toss pecans into the dough and add a praline candy topping to these unique praline cookies!
There is no chilling and no candy thermometer required to make these irresistible pecan praline cookies.
PRALINE COOKIES RECIPE
6. Dirt Cookies
Remember dirt pudding cups? Now you can enjoy them in cookie form 🙃. My kids love these!
Not just for looks, these dirt cookies actually taste amazing too! No chilling required!
DIRT COOKIES RECIPE
7. Churro Cookies
These incredible gourmet cookies taste like churros dipped in chocolate sauce!
Churro cookies combine cinnamon sugar, vanilla cookie dough, and a gooey chocolate filling.
CHURRO COOKIES RECIPE
8. Mint Chocolate Cookies
Similar to my buckeye cookies, these mint chocolate cookies sandwich a mint buttercream (the same one used in my mint chocolate cake!) between chocolate cookies and chocolate ganache.
Pretty and tasty, these mint chocolate cookies require just 30 minutes of chilling before baking.
MINT CHOCOLATE COOKIES RECIPE
9. Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
This recipe stuffs a graham-cracker infused dough with cream cheese and strawberry jam. If you want a strawberry cheesecake without the long chill time, these are for you!
10. Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Inspired by my homemade cinnamon rolls, these cute swirled cookies are a nod to the real thing!
Cinnamon roll cookies are a tasty mashup between sugar cookies and cinnamon rolls. Add the vanilla glaze for that classic look!
CINNAMON ROLL COOKIES RECIPE
11. Nutella Stuffed Cookies
Love Nutella? These gourmet cookies made with rich browned butter and flecks of melty chocolate contain a chocolate hazelnut surprise inside!
These cookies are infused with browned butter, flecked with semisweet chocolate, sprinkled with sea salt, and most importantly, bursting with Nutella!
NUTELLA STUFFED COOKIES RECIPE
12. Cosmic Cookies
Remember cosmic brownies? My cookie version is perfectly chewy and topped with fudge frosting, just like the real thing.
No mixer and just 30 minutes required to make these nostalgic cosmic cookies. Kids and adults love them!
COSMIC COOKIES RECIPE
13. Fluffernutter Cookies
My fluffernutter cookies sandwich marshmallow frosting between soft and chewy peanut butter cookies.
These fluffernutter cookies can be made entirely from scratch or with store-bought marshmallow fluff. No chilling needed!
FLUFFERNUTTER COOKIES RECIPE
14. Turtle Cookies
One of my original gourmet cookie recipes, these turtle cookies are smaller than many on the list but big on flavor.
Pairing classic flavors like caramel, chocolate, and pecans, these turtle cookies always disappear fast! They chill for just 15 minutes and finish in less than an hour.
TURTLE COOKIES RECIPE
15. Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Like pumpkin cheesecake, but in cookie form! These gourmet cookies are filled with a cheesecake surprise.
Soft and chewy pumpkin cheesecake cookies make for a gourmet a fall-flavored treat! We will blot the pumpkin before adding it to avoid cakey results.
PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE COOKIES RECIPE
16. Hot Chocolate Cookies
Some of my most adorable gourmet cookies, these hot chocolate inspired cookies are so cozy and cute.
You can make my hot chocolate cookies entirely from-scratch with no hot cocoa mix or artificial flavors.
HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES RECIPE
17. Carrot Cake Cookies
Love carrot cake? How about in portable cookie form? They have all the rich spices and flavor (and real carrots) you’d find in the real thing, even down to the cream cheese frosting.
Made with oats, carrots, nuts, and plenty of cream cheese frosting, these carrot cake cookies are a bite-sized version of the classic cake.
CARROT CAKE COOKIES RECIPE
18. Coffee Cake Cookies
I never imagined coffee cake would taste so good in cookie form, but it does! They’re fun and unique and I really think you are going to love these.
Soft and tender cookies reminiscent of the classic breakfast cake! We’ll use cake flour for the perfect texture.
COFFEE CAKE COOKIES RECIPE
19. Chocolate Lava Cookies
Similar to my fudge cookies and reminiscent of chocolate lava cakes, these are for serious chocolate lovers — oh so decadent!
Chocolate lava cookies might be rich and decadent, but they are still fairly simple to make. Just 35 minutes of prep!
CHOCOLATE LAVA COOKIES RECIPE
20. Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
This gourmet cookie recipe combines two of my all-time favorite desserts: Oreo cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies!
There are a few steps to make these cookies, but the recipe is still very easy. Only 30 minutes to chill!
OREO CHEESECAKE COOKIES RECIPE
21. Birthday Cake Cookies
A fun birthday dessert! Top them with a Confetti streusel and plenty of frosting for the gourmet cookie experience. These are very similar to my copycat Lofthouse cookies!
My recipe is 100% from-scratch and takes just 45 minutes to prep. These cookies are so much fun to make!
BIRTHDAY CAKE COOKIES RECIPE
22. Key Lime Cookies
Don’t feel like making a whole key lime pie? These key lime cookies will satisfy your craving!
Key lime cookies feature a graham cracker infused dough and a key lime pie-inspired filling. Just 30 minutes of chilling!
KEY LIME COOKIES RECIPE
23. Reese’s Stuffed Cookies
Similar to my Oreo stuffed cookies and cheesecake stuffed cookies (two more gourmet cookies I couldn’t fit in this roundup!), these Reese’s stuffed cookies combine cookies and candy into the perfect sweet treat.
They may look complicated, but these Reese’s stuffed cookies are actually very easy to make. You can also make the dough up to a week in advance or freeze it.
REESE’S STUFFED COOKIES RECIPE
24. Coconut Cookies
These coconut cookies are over-the-top amazing with caramel chips and a dark chocolate coating.
If you love coconut, you need to make these coconut cookies! Just 30 minutes of chilling.
COCONUT COOKIES RECIPE
25. Fruity Pebbles Cookies
Another fruity pebble-inspired dessert (like my Fruity Pebble macarons with their Fruity Pebbles frosting!), these cookies are so nostalgic and sweet.
26. Cookie Butter Snickerdoodles
If you love Biscoff cookie butter, try this snickerdoodle cookie spin!
27. Frosting Filled Cookies
Perfect for birthdays or other celebrations, these frosting filled cookies are colorful and fun.
We’re stuffing buttercream frosting into chocolate chip cookies for a fun twist. These are surprisingly not too sweet!
FROSTING FILLED COOKIES RECIPE
28. Frosted Brown Sugar Pop Tart Cookies
This cookie version of my brown sugar pop tarts is a fan favorite! I also have strawberry pop tart cookies.
29. Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies
OK another top favorite of mine, these are obviously inspired by banana bread (more specifically, my chocolate chip banana bread) and are as unique as they are delicious.
30. Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chunk Cookies
The texture of these gourmet cookies is incredible. chewy, crunchy, salty, and sweet, they’re big thick cookies that come together quickly and I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love them.
I hope you take the time to try one (or a few) of these gourmet cookie recipes (I love hearing from bakers who even sell them, too!). They are all well worth the extra effort, and I guarantee that once you try gourmet cookies, you’ll never look at “normal” cookies the same way!
Enjoy!
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