20+ Best Fall Cookie Recipes

Made with fall ingredients like pumpkin, cinnamon, apple, maples, and more, autumn cookies are the perfect snack. Embrace the changing leaves and cold weather with some of these delicious, chewy, and decadent fall cookie recipes.

Fall is a great season for baking. From fall sugar cookies to pumpkin cookies, these cookie recipes are great for a fun party or Thanksgiving dessert.

Keep reading and you’ll get inspired.

Easy Fall Cookie Recipes

Easy Fall Sugar Cookie Recipe

Soft and chewy, these fall sugar cookies are so yummy.

They’re easy to work with, simple to shape, and fun to decorate. Making these easy cookies is fun for the whole family.

Chewy Pumpkin Cookies 

With a rich, chewy center, and spiced sugary topping, these pumpkin spice cookies are better than your seasonal latte – no joke!

Fall Decorated Cookies

These cookies are art – simply too delicious to eat! However, we highly recommend that you do it anyway!

Perfect for Thanksgiving, these gorgeous fall leaf cookies are a real conversation starter.

Soft Cinnamon Roll Cookies

These beautiful and perfectly sweet cinnamon roll cookies are the perfect treats.

Made with only three ingredients, these are easy to make, and everyone is sure to love them.

Apple Rose Cookie Cups

How adorable are these? Perfect for your Thanksgiving sweet table, these pretty apple rose cookies are as delicious as they are impressive.

Easy Gingerbread Cookies 

Gingerbread cookies are loads of fun to make, and they’re a festive treat everyone loves.

They make great gifts, and they’re a cinch to make!

Maple Brown Sugar Cookies

Crispy on the outside but melt-in-your-mouth chewy and tender and on the inside, these maple brown sugar cookies are absolutely irresistible.

The secret to nailing this recipe is to chill the dough for at least two hours.

Easy White Chocolate Pumpkin Snickerdoodles 

Soft and chewy, these white chocolate pumpkin snickerdoodles are too delish to resist.

Simple and tasty, these cookies are always a hit.

Thumbprint Cookies

These adorable and classic Christmas cookies are soft and buttery.

They’re the perfect treat for your holiday gatherings and they’re super simple to make, which is always a nice bonus!

Fall Leaves Sugar Cookies

Colorful and gorgeous, these fall leaf cookies are always a crowd-pleaser.

Butter Pecan Cookies

Chewy and tender, these shortbread cookies are buttery and decadent.

Made with pecans and a handful of ingredients, these cookies only take 15 minutes to bake!

Sweet Potato Cookies

These cookies are perfectly tender and surprisingly delicious. Made with chocolate and oats, these cookies will tempt your tastebuds.

Candy Corn Cookies

Have some Halloween fun with the kids with these traditional candy corn cookies. They’re super cute and your children will adore them!

Mini Pumpkin Pie Slice Cookies

Mini pumpkin cookies are a fall snack so delicious, it’s just not fall without them! Try this recipe for a dessert everyone can agree on.

Jack-O’-Lantern Cookies

Hosting a Halloween bash? These festive Jack-O-Lantern cookies deserve a seat at the table. Your guests will love them!

Apple Pie Cookies 

The goodness of warm, gooey apple pie squeezed into a cozy, chewy cookie.

Drizzled with caramel, these cookies are simply the best.

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Creamy and delicious, peanut butter cookies are a dessert the whole family will love.

This recipe is quick, simple, and delicious – just the way we like it!

Healthy Pumpkin-Oatmeal Cookies 

Healthy and tasty, these chewy cookies are a great way to give the kids a treat without feeling guilty about it.

Nutritious and delicious, these cookies never stay on the serving dish too long. 

Fall Shortbread Cookies 

Shortbread cookies are buttery treats that are hard to resist. This recipe is no exception, but it’s so worth it. Yum!

How To Decorate Fall Cookies

Decorating fall cookies is really not as hard as it looks – we promise! Follow these tips to decorate your own cookies perfectly. You may be pleasantly surprised with the results!

FAQ about Fall Cookies

What Makes A Cookie Chewy Vs Soft?

The chewy texture depends on how moist the dough is. You can make your cookies chewier by adding ingredients together in the right order, or substituting them with more moist ingredients if possible.

What Makes Cookies Fluffy?

More flour will provide fluffier results. You can use cake flour over all-purpose flour for a puffier cookie.

Should Butter Be Cold For Cookies?

Cold butter will lead to cookies that are denser. Cool butter is good to use but not cold. Allow your butter to sit on the counter for about 15 minutes before using it.