14 Bakery-Style Cookies That Are Even Better Than Your Local Shop
There’s nothing quite like biting into a thick, chewy, bakery-style cookie—but what if you could make them even better at home? These 14 irresistible cookie recipes bring all the gooey centers, crisp edges, and decadent flavors you love, without the trip to the bakery. From classic chocolate chip to gourmet stuffed creations, these homemade treats will have you reaching for the mixing bowl again and again. Get ready to bake up cookies so good, you’ll never need store-bought again!
Copycat Levain Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Loaded with plump, juicy raisins and warm spice, these Copycat Levain Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are oversized and perfect for sharing. They’re a taste of New York without having to go into the city to visit Levain Bakery for the original version and are soft and chewy – just right with a glass of ice-cold milk!
CRUMBL Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies
These bakery-style CRUMBL red velvet white chocolate chip cookies are satisfying, giant cookies that taste just like the original. My easy copycat recipe yields huge, homemade (and better than store-bought) copycat cookies that your whole family will love. The tender red velvet cookies are studded with rich white chocolate in every bite.
Dark Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
These thick, oversized Levain Bakery-Style Dark Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies are loaded with creamy, smooth mint flavor in a fudgy chocolate cookie base. They are perfect with a glass of cold milk and big enough to share!
Peanut Butter Cookies
Don’t settle for dry or crumbly Peanut Butter Cookies. These peanut butter cookies are soft, chewy and full of flavor, with no chill time necessary!
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
It’s cookie season! And by cookie season, I also mean Christmas time! I love this time of year. It’s finally cold outside, you get to wear big layers of clothing to hide your holiday food fluff, and you get to just hang out with family.
Toffee Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Toffee Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are hands down the best oatmeal cookie there is! Perfectly balanced flavors with caramelized toffee bits and milk chocolate, and always soft & chewy on the inside while barely crisp around the edges. These cookies are impossible to resist!
White Chocolate Chip Cookies
My kids beg me for these white chocolate chip cookies! They’re thick, chewy, and dangerously delicious! Crispy edges, soft centers, and loads of white chocolate chips take these cookies over the top.
Crumbl Copycat Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies
A peanut butter cookie filled with warm, melty peanut butter, rolled in sugar and drizzled with even more peanut butter on top. The Ultimate Peanut Butter cookie for the ultimate peanut butter lover!
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Peanut Butter M&M Cookies
Soft peanut butter cookies are made even better with the addition of M&Ms. The perfect combo of peanut butter and chocolate, these Peanut Butter M&M Cookies are the perfect dessert!
Soft and Chewy Caramel Filled Snickerdoodle Cookies
The double chip snickerdoodles I made last weekend were so crazy good, I just had to make them again. But of course, I can never just make the same thing twice, so I added a little twist: caramel.
White Chocolate Biscoff Cookies
Huge bakery style cookies stuffed with cookie butter and studded with white chocolate chips. These bad boys are ooey gooey and packed with Biscoff favor.
Best Lemon Cookie Recipe (Bakery Style)
All the fresh flavors of a lemon bar packed into one delicious cookie! These buttery and perfectly chewy cookies are loaded with sweet lemon flavor, white chocolate chips and dusted in powdered sugar.
Strawberry Crunch Cookies
These Strawberry Crunch Cookies have the perfect balance of sweetness and crunch that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. These semi-homemade cookies use a boxed cake mix and can be made in under 30 minutes. You can whip up a batch of these crunchy and chewy cookies in no time.
Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you want a new must-try cookie recipe this holiday season, these Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies might just be exactly what you’re looking for. Their rich, chewy and packed with pistachio flavor. Oh, and a little chocolate never hurts either.