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13 Super-Easy Drop Cookies

After you pick your favorite drop cookie recipe, you're minutes away from a batch of warm, gooey cookies — no freezing, cutting, or rolling required.
<p>Chocolate chip cookies get a grown-up upgrade when you add salty, crunchy pumpkin seeds and a dash of spicy chili flake.</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/ultimate-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe-fw1113%22%3E%3Cb%3ESweet and Salty Cookies</b></a></p>
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After you pick your favorite recipe, you're minutes away from a batch of warm, gooey cookies — no freezing, cutting, or rolling required. Before you gear up for a cookie baking spree, read up on common cookie mishaps and learn how to prevent them.
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Sweet and Salty Cookies

<p>Chocolate chip cookies get a grown-up upgrade when you add salty, crunchy pumpkin seeds and a dash of spicy chili flake.</p><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/ultimate-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe-fw1113%22%3E%3Cb%3ESweet and Salty Cookies</b></a></p>
Con Poulos

Chocolate chip cookies get a grown-up upgrade when you add salty, crunchy pumpkin seeds and a dash of spicy chili flake.

Recipe: Sweet and Salty Cookies

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Cranberry-Pistachio Lace Cookies

<p>Cranberry, white chocolate, and pistachio are the perfect salty-sweet-tart combination, and these cookies' subtle holiday colors make them perfect for taking along to Christmas parties or cookie swaps. Chocolate drizzle is optional!</p>
<p><strong>Recipe: <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/cranberry-pistachio-lace-cookies-recipe-ghk1213%22 target="_blank">Cranberry-Pistachio Lace Cookies</a></strong></p>
Kate Mathis

Cranberry, white chocolate, and pistachio are the perfect salty-sweet-tart combination, and these cookies' subtle holiday colors make them perfect for taking along to Christmas parties or cookie swaps. Chocolate drizzle is optional!

Recipe: Cranberry-Pistachio Lace Cookies

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Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

<p>The unofficial king of the cookie world, chocolate chip cookies are a must in any baker's playbook. Eat them warm from the oven for an unforgettable treat.</p>
<p><b>Recipe: <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/soft-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe%22 target="_blank">Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies</a></b></p>
Courtesy of Martha Stewart Living

The unofficial king of the cookie world, chocolate chip cookies are a must in any baker's playbook. Eat them warm from the oven for an unforgettable treat.

Recipe: Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Lemon-Zucchini Cornmeal Cookies

<p>Try a surprisingly scrumptious cookie packed with zucchini and fresh lemon zestiness.</p>
<p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/lemon-zucchini-cornmeal-cookies-recipe-mslo0713%22 target="_blank"><b>Lemon-Zucchini Cornmeal Cookies</b></a></p>
Courtesy of Martha Stewart

Try a surprisingly scrumptious cookie packed with zucchini and fresh lemon zestiness that's as easy as mix, drop, and bake.

Recipe: Lemon-Zucchini Cornmeal Cookies

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Ultimate Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

<p> These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are deliciously crisp.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe: <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/ultimate-gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe-fw1113%22 target="_blank">Ultimate Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies</a></strong></p>
Kamran Siddiqi

These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies are deliciously crisp. Whether or not you're gluten-free, these cookies are sure to disappear quickly.

Recipe: Ultimate Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies

chocolate amaretti cookies
Kate Mathis

This chocolaty version of the chewy Italian almond cookie will satisfy the classic craving as well as any chocolate lovers in the crowd. They bake quickly so you can take time decorating them with your family.

Recipe: Chocolate Amaretti Cookies

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Banana Oat Cookies

<p>Crunchy oats add texture to these soft, sweet banana cookies. Pecans and cranberries embrace the holiday season, but if you want to swap them out for chocolate chips, we're sure no one will mind.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe: <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/banana-oat-cookies-recipe-wdy0213%22 target="_blank">Banana Oat Cookies</a></strong></p>
Johnny Miller

Crunchy oats add texture to these soft, sweet banana cookies. Pecans and cranberries embrace the holiday season, but if you want to swap them out for chocolate chips, we're sure no one will mind.

Recipe: Banana Oat Cookies

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Cocoa-Pepper Waffle Cookies

cocoa pepper waffle cookies
© Joy the Baker

Not only do these cookies come together in a flash, there's absolutely no baking required, saving you even more time. They're a grown-up fix for when you need some chocolate — stat.

Recipe: Cocoa-Pepper Waffle Cookies

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Peanut Butter Cookies

peanut butter cookies
Courtesy of Martha Stewart

With their classic cross-hatch fork pattern, these simple peanut butter cookies will satisfy your craving for sweets like Mom used to make.

Recipe: Peanut Butter Cookies

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Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookies

cakey chocolate chip cookies
Courtesy of Martha Stewart

If you like your cookies thick, soft, and chewy, these chocolate chip-filled treats are perfect for you.

Recipe: Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Toasted Sesame Cookies

Toasted Sesame Cookies
© Seth Smoot

Toasted sesame seeds add an interesting and rich depth to these seemingly simply cookies. Take a chance and you won't be disappointed.

Recipe: Toasted Sesame Cookies

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Cookies

<p>Grace Parisi grinds granola to use in place of flour, then adds whole pieces of granola to her dough for crunch.</p>
<p><strong>Recipe:</strong> <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/chocolate-peanut-butter-granola-cookies-recipe-fw0912%22 target="_blank"><strong>Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Cookies</strong></a></p>
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Grace Parisi grinds granola to use in place of flour, then adds whole pieces of granola to her dough for crunch.

Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Cookies

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White Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

<p>A glass of milk is the ideal accompaniment to these drop cookies. Besides white chocolate, the cookies are also chockablock with oats, coconut, golden raisins, and walnuts. </p>
<p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="http://gogonow.org/recipefinder/white-chocolate-chunk-cookies-recipe-mslo0112%22 target="_blank"><b>White Chocolate-Chunk Cookies</b></a></p>
Courtesy of Martha Stewart

A glass of milk is the ideal accompaniment to these drop cookies. Besides white chocolate, the cookies are also chockablock with oats, coconut, golden raisins, and walnuts.

Recipe: White Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

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