Fantastic Fall Cookies

Snickerdoodles are one of my very favorite fall cookies, and these Brown Butter Snickerdoodles are so, so good. They have that sweet, cinnamon flavor you expect, but there's also a nutty richness from the brown butter that really makes them something special.

These Apple Butter Oatmeal Cookies just taste like fall. Apples, oats, and spices all come together for a soft, chewy, delicious cookie. You can make your own apple butter for these or use store-bought.

Most of us probably think of crinkle cookies for Christmas, but I urge you to make these Brown Sugar Crinkles part of your fall baking. They're such simple cookies, but all of that brown sugar flavor makes them irresistible.

There's nothing overtly "fall" about these Dark Chocolate Chunk and Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookies, but they're such chewy, hearty, flavorful cookies that I want to fill my fall days with batch after batch of them. These will work with just about any dried fruit, so they're also wonderfully adaptable.

Cookie Butter-Stuffed Oatmeal Cookies are giant cookies with equally giant flavor. These are the cookies I want to eat all throughout the fall. And honestly, I'll take one literally any other day of the year.

I go a little crazy with fall spices, so sweet, spiced cookie butter (like Biscoff) is a pantry staple for me. These Chocolate Oatmeal Biscoff Cookies are a nice twist on oatmeal cookies with plenty of chocolate and a subtle spice flavor from the cookie butter.

For something a little more traditional in the oatmeal cookie world, we have these homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies. I have such a nostalgic attachment to these, making them one of my favorite comfort foods. They're so much better than the store-bought variety that you may never go back!

These Spiced Toffee Cookies are the cookies you'll want to make all through the fall and into the holiday season. All those spices combine with the sweet crunch of toffee for one fantastic cookie.

Logically, I know that caramel is something to be enjoyed all year long, but I seem to crave it even more in the fall and winter. These Salty Cashew Caramel Cookies satisfy that caramel craving in a big way. Plus, there are cashews (which are so underrepresented in baking) and a sprinkle of coarse salt. In a word, they are fantastic!

Cinnamon Pecan Puffs were one of the cookies I would make with my mother around the holidays. I start craving them at the first signs of fall when I want all things pecan and cinnamon. These little cookies are a simple variation of a meringue cookie, and they are 100% fantastic.

These old-fashioned Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies are jam-packed with sweet butterscotch chips. They're chewy and hearty and just plain delicious!

If you're looking for something just a little different, try these Brown Butter Pistachio Cookies! Their amazing flavor is completely irresistible. You'll want to make these for the holidays, too!

I can't resist sharing another Snickerdoodles recipe in this collection. Cookie Butter Snickerdoodles are made with sweet, spiced cookie butter in addition to the usual cinnamon for a fall spiced cookie that's a crowd-pleaser. They're so very soft and full of amazing flavor.

These delightful cookies are made with maple syrup as well as maple-glazed pecans. They're perfect for this time of year!

These Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies are just so fun and flavorful! They've got that peanut butter and chocolate thing going for them, but what makes them even better is the addition of potato chips. So very good!

These Spiced Oatmeal Cookies are like the classic iced oatmeal cookies but with a bigger kick of spice. This is just the kind of cookie I crave during the fall!

For a break from scooping cookie dough, try a bar cookie like these Toffee Squares. They start as dough filled with chocolate cips and nuts, and then they're topped with all kinds of tasty things - chocolate, butterscotch, coconut, and nuts! It's easy to customize the toppings to your tastes, too.

If there's ever a time to go all-in with a cookie packed with all your favorite things, it's definitely fall. And these Monster Cookies fit the bill! You can put pretty much whatever add-ins you like to make these your own.

One of my favorite store-bought cookies has long been Pecan Sandies. And I must say this homemade version is even better!