Just because they’re low carb doesn’t mean they skimp on flavor. These cookies taste like the real deal—crispy, chewy, and indulgent enough to make you forget they’re better for you.

Fast and Easy 4 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Fast and Easy 4 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies. Photo credit: Recipes From Leftovers.

These fast and easy 4 ingredient chocolate chip cookies are perfect when you’re craving something sweet but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. With just butter, powdered sugar, flour, and chocolate chips, this easy recipe is great for last-minute treats or baking with kids.
Get the Recipe: Fast and Easy 4 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies. Photo credit: Baking Beauty.

Sweet “meats” salty in these ultra chewy cookies bursting with sweet chocolate chips and smoky bacon.
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Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal cookies drizzled with white icing are surrounded by raw oats, with cinnamon sticks as decoration.
Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Nevermind pumpkin spice, pass me some maple oatmeal when fall rolls around. Thus, our recipe for easy maple oatmeal cookies. It’s the perfect cookie to add to your collection of fall desserts, and I think you’re going to love it.
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Chinese Walnut Cookies Recipe: Old Fashioned Classic

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Chinese Walnut Cookies Recipe: Old Fashioned Classic. Photo credit: Sassy Chopsticks.

Chinese walnut cookies (hup toh soh 核桃酥) are crunchy, golden-brown treats that hold special significance in Chinese culture.
Get the Recipe: Chinese Walnut Cookies Recipe: Old Fashioned Classic

Christmas Cookies with MMs

Two low carb cookies with red and green M&Ms sit on a gray plate, surrounded by pine cones, greenery, and a wrapped gift—perfect for those seeking festive low carb recipes.
Christmas Cookies with MMs. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

I’m calling these Christmas cookies with M&Ms because of the colors I’ve chosen for this batch. But the truth is you can make them year round with any candy pieces you please. In fact, this is a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy.
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Delightfully Chewy Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies

Six glazed healthy cookies with orange zest rest on a cooling rack, surrounded by sliced and whole citrus fruits on a light surface.
Delightfully Chewy Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies. Photo credit: MOON and spoon and yum.

Sweet, tangy, and irresistibly delicious, these vegan Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies are perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth while catering to dietary needs.
Get the Recipe: Delightfully Chewy Gluten-Free Lemon Cookies

Cadbury Mini-Egg Cookies

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Cadbury Mini-Egg Cookies. Photo credit: Recipes From Leftovers.

Make these easy Cadbury mini egg cookies for a fun and colorful batchof Easter cookies your whole family will love!
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Easy 3 Ingredient Nutella Cookies Recipe

Easy 3 Ingredient Nutella Cookies Recipe. Photo credit: .

This Nutella cookies recipe is simple, requiring just three ingredients: Nutella, flour, and an egg. With a prep time of only 10 minutes and an easy process, these cookies are perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth or using up that jar of Nutella quickly.
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Red and Green Cake Mix Christmas Cookies

Four scones topped with red and green sprinkles on an oval plate. They sit on a wooden table with holiday decorations in the background.
Red and Green Cake Mix Christmas Cookies. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

After discovering how easy it is to make bakery-quality desserts using boxed cake mix, I knew I wanted to try my hand at making cake mix Christmas cookies. This recipe for Red and Green Cake Mix Christmas Cookies is the end result.
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Peanut Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe: With Oatmeal

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Peanut Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe: With Oatmeal. Photo credit: Sassy Chopsticks.

Peanut butter pecan cookies combine nutty pecans with creamy peanut butter. They’re easy to make and require only a few simple ingredients.
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Eight embossed round cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. The cookies feature intricate floral and leaf patterns.
Easy Butter Cookie Recipe. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Truthfully, with a really good butter cookie recipe like ours, you won’t need to dress them up with any decorations. The flavor will speak for itself.
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Buckeye Brownie Cookies

Three stacked brownie cookies topped with chocolate and peanut butter.
Buckeye Brownie Cookies. Photo credit: Baking Beauty.

Chewy fudge brownie cookies, topped with peanut butter icing, and a milk chocolate drizzle. These Buckeye cookies are perfect for Christmas, or anytime you’re craving a chocolate dessert.
Get the Recipe: Buckeye Brownie Cookies

Blueberry Muffin Cookies

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Blueberry Muffin Cookies. Photo credit: Downsizing Dinner.

These cookies use fresh or frozen blueberries.
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Muffin Cookies

Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies

Three keto cookies with chocolate centers sit on a red plate, surrounded by holiday decorations, including pinecones, holly, and a plaid napkin—a festive treat perfect for those who love low carb desserts.
Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

These cream cheese thumbprint cookies actually started with a store-bought boxed cake mix blended with cream cheese and butter. Because I made them in time for a Christmas cookie exchange, I decorated them in a festive red and green sugar topping.
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Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

These Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies blend two classic desserts. You’ve got soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies — one of my favorites — and there is the rich flavor of cheesecake stuffed all inside one cookie.
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Easy Applesauce Cookies Recipe with White Chocolate Chips

A plate with applesauce cookies containing white chocolate chips, garnished with apple slices and surrounded by cinnamon sticks and a red apple.
Easy Applesauce Cookies Recipe with White Chocolate Chips. Photo credit: Recipes From Leftovers.

Looking for a simple and tasty applesauce cookies recipe? These cookies with white chocolate chips and cinnamon are perfect for using up that last bit of applesauce and making a delicious treat your kids will love.
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A Copycat Recipe for DoubleTree Hotel’s Legendary Chocolate Chip Cookies

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A Copycat Recipe for DoubleTree Hotel’s Legendary Chocolate Chip Cookies. Photo credit: Not Entirely Average.

Get in on the secret with this spot-on copycat of the famous DoubleTree Hotel Signature Chocolate Chip Cookie! Adapted with permission from HiltonSuggests.hilton.com, this recipe makes 26 giant, bakery-style cookies.
Get the Recipe: A Copycat Recipe for DoubleTree Hotel’s Legendary Chocolate Chip Cookies

A stack of three low carb cookies with a fourth cookie on top, broken in half to reveal the soft, moist interior. Lemons are visible in the background.
Panera Lemon Drop Cookie Recipe (Copycat Version). Photo credit: Sassy Chopsticks.

With simple ingredients and easy-to-follow steps, you can enjoy the chewy, heavenly flavors of a Panera lemon drop cookie in your home.
Get the Recipe: Panera Lemon Drop Cookie Recipe (Copycat Version)

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread cookies with red buttons and green bow ties.
Gingerbread Cookies. Photo credit: Baking Beauty.

These perfectly spiced crunchy gingerbread cookies are perfect for decorating or dunking in coffee. This is the only gingerbread recipe you’ll ever need, we bake them every Christmas.
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Vegan Butter Cookies

Nine round, intricately patterned cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, with slight variations in color indicating different levels of browning.
Vegan Butter Cookies. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

To make these Vegan Butter Cookies, I found ingredient substitutes that produced a dairy and animal product-free cookie. The biggest difference with mouthfeel was these vegan cookies were more crunchy than chewy.
Get the Recipe: Vegan Butter Cookies

Peppermint Mocha Cookies

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Peppermint Mocha Cookies. Photo credit: Baking Beauty.

Soft and chewy chocolate cookies bursting with rich chocolate chips and cool peppermint crunchies. Your favorite coffee house beverage in cookie form!
Get the Recipe: Peppermint Mocha Cookies

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