Cookies are much easier and faster to make than any other dessert, filled with crunch, extra sweetness, and textures, and can attain any shape. So, as a quick snack for the tea time of Thanksgiving, you can make and serve these Thanksgiving cookie ideas following any of the recipes. Both options will be on this list, whether for the fun cookies for kids or simple and plain for adults. You will find cookies decorated with Fruits, nuts, chocolates, candies, and many other toppings and fillings. So, keep reading to find one that looks more tastier!
Thanksgiving Cookies
The coffee is a time to relax and talk to each other, and the plate full of these handmade Thanksgiving cookie ideas will make this time more memorable. Each cookie will have a unique look, shape, and flavor. So, whether you decide on pumpkin cookies, turkey cookies, tree cookies, or simply round, cubic, or rough cookie shapes, you will find every possible idea here. We have tried to provide you with a menu of the best cookie recipes from experts.
They will teach you how to correctly make the batter, which materials are needed for each, how to bake, and many more tips. So, even if you have not baked cookies before, you can learn from the guides with each idea. In this way, you can also introduce the gathering to your new skill. So, have some tea and cheers, and share these sweets with guests.
Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Butter, Softened
- ¼ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ¼ Cup Brown Sugar, Packed
- 1 Large Egg
- ½ Cup Molasses
- 2 ¾ Cups Flour, Spooned And Leveled
- 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- Powdered Sugar, For Dusting
Cranberry Cookies
Total Time 40 Minutes
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ¾ Cup (1.5 Sticks) Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
- ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Canned Cranberry Jelly
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Cranberries:
- ½ Cup Craisins (Dried Cranberries), Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
Icing:
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Milk, Or Water
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Total Time 57 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Old Fashioned Oats
- ⅓ Cup All-purpose Flour
- ¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 5 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened
- ⅓ Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- ⅓ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Light Brown Sugar, Packed
- 1 Large Egg
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 3 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar, For Rolling Dough
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Total Time: 1 Hour Hr
Ingredients
- 3 Cups All Purpose Flour, 360 Grams
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger
- ½ teaspoon Ground Cloves
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature, Equal To 1 Cup Or 226 Grams
- ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar, 149 Grams
- ¾ Cup Brown Sugar, 160 Grams
- ⅓ Cup Pumpkin Puree, 76 Grams, Paper Towel Method – See Note Below
Turkey Blossom Cookies
Total Time: 52 Minutes
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1 Stick Butter, ½ Cup, Softened
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Sugar
- ¾ Cup Creamy Peanut Butter, Not Natural
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Turkey Decorations
- Hershey’s Kisses, One Of Each Cookie
- Orange Reese’s Pieces, One For Each Beak
- Mini Candy Eye Balls
- Pretzel Sticks, Broken In Half
- Vanilla Almond Bark
- Red, Orange, Yellow And Brown Sanding Sugar
- Chocolate Almond Bark
Pumpkin Blossom Cookies
Total Time: 55 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Stick Butter, Melted, ½ Cup
- 1 Box Spice Cake Mix, 15.25 Oz
- 4 Oz Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
- Sugar, For Rolling Cookies In
- Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses*
- Broken Pretzels
Green Buttercream (Small Batch)
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
- Kelly Green Food Coloring
Pumpkin Pie Cookie Bars
Total Time 7 Hours Hrs 20 Minutes
Ingredients
Cinnamon Swirl
- ⅓ Cup Brown Sugar Packed Light Or Dark
- ⅓ Cup All-purpose Flour
- 1 ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Cup Unsalted Butter Melted
Snickerdoodle Cookie
- 1 ¼ Cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Cornstarch
- ¼ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter Melted And Cooled
- ¾ Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Large Egg Room Temperature
- 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
- 8 Oz Cream Cheese Room Temperature
- ¼ Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tablespoon Heavy Cream
- 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
- ½ Cup Heavy Cream
- ⅓ Cup Powdered Sugar
Whipped Cream
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 2 Tablespoon Powdered Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Total Time 2 Hours Hrs 44 Minutes
Ingredients
- 2 ½ Cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter Room Temperature
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar Packed Light Or Dark
- ½ Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 Large Eggs Room Temperature
- 1 ¾ Cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- ¼ Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
- 22 Soft Caramels Use Werthers Not Kraft
Pecan Pie Cookies
Cook Time 10 Minutes
Ingredients
Cinnamon Cookies
- 1 ¾ Cups All-purpose Flour
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter Melted And Cooled
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar Packed Light Or Dark
- ¼ Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg Room Temperature
- 2 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter Melted For Spreading On To The Cookies
- ¼ Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
Pecan Pie Filling
- 4 Tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar Packed Light Or Dark
- 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
- 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Cup Heavy Cream
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
Butter Pecan Cookies
Total Time:1 Hr 25 Mins
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter, Unsalted, Melted, Should Be Cooled So That It's Warm And Not Very Hot
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs, Large
- 1.5 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2.5 Cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1.5 Cups Pecans, Roughly Chopped, Unsalted, Preferably Toasted
- ½ Cup Toffee Bits, Optional
More Food Recipe Collections
-
16 High School Lunch Ideas And Recipes: Find school lunch box meal ideas for the best & quickest cooking recipe to prepare in the short period before school starts. -
13 Best Thanksgiving Pie Ideas: You will find almost all Thanksgiving pie recipes for a special ending that will tend to everybody on the table to save some room in the belly.
