Summer is the perfect time to gather your little ones and create some magical moments in the kitchen. Here are 23 fun and delicious summer cookie recipes that are just waiting to be a part of your family’s sweet memories.
No Bake Haystack Cookies
No Bake Haystack Cookies are perfect for those warm summer days when you don’t want to turn on the oven! With crunchy, sweet flavors and a delightful, airy texture, these cookies require minimal ingredients and time to prepare. Plus, kids love helping to make these fun, quick treats.
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Cool Whip Cookies
Cool Whip Cookies are refreshing, light, and packed full of zesty lemon flavor. They’re the perfect antidote to a hot summer day. With their tangy taste and soft texture, they’re like little bites of sunshine!
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Heath Bar Cookies
Heath Bar Cookies offer a delightful crunch and rich toffee flavor that’s perfect for a summertime treat. They’re a wonderful combination of cookie goodness and candy-bar decadence. These are bound to become a hit at any summer gathering.
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Cherry Kiss Cookies
Cherry Kiss Cookies are a beautiful and tasty treat that’s perfect for summer. They have a lovely, fruity cherry flavor paired with a chocolate kiss that makes each bite heavenly. A batch of these on your picnic table will be gone in no time!
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Italian Ricotta Cookies
Italian Ricotta Cookies are soft, moist, and delicious. Their unique texture, provided by the ricotta, makes them perfect for a light summer dessert. With a hint of lemon, they are a refreshing treat that’s sure to impress at any summer event.
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Cake Mix Cookies
Cake Mix Cookies are perfect for summer baking when simplicity is key. With only a handful of ingredients and a box of your favorite cake mix, you can whip up delicious, tender cookies that taste like they’re made from scratch. Choose a funfetti mix for a splash of summery color!
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Air Fryer Pizookie
Who knew you could make a fantastic cookie dessert in an air fryer? The Air Fryer Pizookie is a large, delightfully chewy cookie that you can make without heating up the whole house. Serve it warm with a dollop of whipped cream for a crowd-pleasing dessert.
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Mojito Sugar Cookies
Mojito Sugar Cookies bring the refreshing flavors of a classic mojito cocktail into a sweet, delicious cookie. They’re infused with lime and mint, making them the perfect cookie for a summer barbecue or picnic.
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Air Fryer Sugar Cookies
Air Fryer Sugar Cookies are a game changer! They’re a sweet and simple treat, perfect for whipping up a quick batch without overheating your kitchen. They come out perfectly crispy and golden every time.
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Brownie Sundae Cookies
Brownie Sundae Cookies are a fun, rich, and decadent treat that are perfect for those summer days when you want something extra special. They have the chocolatey goodness of a brownie in a convenient cookie form, and topped with a scoop of ice cream, they’re the perfect summer indulgence.
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Sugar Cookie Bars
Sugar Cookie Bars are sweet, simple, and an excellent way to feed a crowd at a summer picnic or gathering. They are lighter and less dense than traditional cookies, making them a less heavy choice for a summer dessert. They’re also fun to decorate with seasonal colors!
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Carrot Cake Cookies
Carrot Cake Cookies bring the flavors of a classic carrot cake into a convenient cookie format. Light, moist, and packed with flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and walnuts, they’re a great way to enjoy the taste of carrot cake without the heaviness. Perfect for a lighter summer dessert option!
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Almond Crescent Cookies
Almond Crescent Cookies are made with almond flour every single year as a must make for the holiday season. This extremely soft, grain-free, dairy-free, gluten free, and low carb cookie recipe is truly my favorite of all.
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Iced Lemon Cookies
Bake a batch of these Chewy Iced Lemon cookies that have a bold taste of fresh lemon in a soft buttery sugar cookie. A delicious recipe for the lemon lover.
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Copycat Girl Scout S’mores Cookies
This simple no bake cookie has all the fun flavors of summer encased in a yummy chocolate coating. This is the best way to enjoy a Girl Scout cookie all year long.
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
Kids will love these loaded chocolate chip cookies that are filled with everything but the kitchen sink! Chocolate chips, candies, nuts, pretzels and potato chips turn the classic cookie into a sweet-and-salty treat.
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Peaches & Cream Cookies
These amazing cookies are loaded with fresh summer peach flavor, and the easy sweet cream peach-infused topping makes them one heckuva cookie!
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Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies
Treat yourself to a delicious snack with these easy chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies! Perfect for when you’re short on time and craving something sweet.
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect sweet treat for any summer day, but with two secret hidden ingredients, they’re even more special. With a soft and chewy texture, these cookies will quickly become a family favorite for any occasion.
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Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate lovers will adore these Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. With a one-two punch of chocolate in the dough and from two kinds of melty chocolate chips, these cookies are crunchy and gooey all at once.
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Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies
These sandwich-style carrot cake cookies are a must-have for summer events. Filled with cream cheese icing, they’re bite-sized and easy to hold – perfect to serve at backyard barbecues, bridal showers, or family reunions.
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Chewy S’mores Cookie
When you don’t have access to a campfire, these chocolate chewy s’mores cookies are the next best thing. They’re absolutely delightful with the marshmallow baked into the center.
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Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
Infused with strawberry flavor and a touch of sweetness, these tasty summer cookies are like a bite of strawberry shortcake in every cookie!
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