25+ larger-than-life, totally gourmet cookie recipes! These gourmet cookies range from chocolatey, ganache-filled indulgence to cheesecake-stuffed, streusel-topped bliss.
Absolutely Gourmet Cookie Recipes
This post has been a long time coming! I’ve been collecting gourmet cookies for a few years now, and it’s about time they have a home on the blog. Sure most of my “normal” cookie recipes borderline on gourmet: cinnamon cookies, rocky road cookies, and hazelnut cookies to name a few… But today’s list includes cookies that are a labor of love; they are a bit high maintenance, take some extra time and ingredients, and are over the top in all the right ways!
I personally love all of these gourmet cookie recipes, so it’s extremely hard to choose a favorite. If I had to though, I’d probably have to pick my apple pie cookies. They are equal parts adorable and incredible–from the homemade pie filling to the optional “a la mode” topping! Like most of my gourmet cookies, these are a lot of work (we are making five components!) but SO worth the impressive end result.
1. Apple Pie Cookies
My apple pie cookies are topped with a homemade easy apple pie filling, buttery streusel, vanilla glaze, and adorable “ice cream” decoration.
2. Neapolitan Cookies
Love neapolitan ice cream? These cookies combine chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla cookie doughs into adorable ice cream scoops.
3. Buckeye Cookies
If buckeyes are your thing, you’ll love these peanut butter-chocolate cookies! These gourmet cookies include a chocolatey cookie base, peanut butter filling, and chocolate coating.
4. Blueberry Muffin Cookies
OK, I might actually love these even more than my apple pie cookies. One of my all-time favorite gourmet cookie recipes, inspired by my favorite blueberry muffins, these cookies are big, bakery style treats.
5. Praline Cookies
We’ll toss pecans into the dough and add a praline candy topping to these unique praline cookies!
6. Dirt Cookies
Remember dirt pudding cups? Now you can enjoy them in cookie form 🙃. My kids love these!
7. Churro Cookies
These incredible gourmet cookies taste like churros dipped in chocolate sauce!
8. Mint Chocolate Cookies
Similar to my buckeye cookies, these mint chocolate cookies sandwich a mint buttercream (the same one used in my mint chocolate cake!) between chocolate cookies and chocolate ganache.
9. Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
This recipe stuffs a graham-cracker infused dough with cream cheese and strawberry jam. If you want a strawberry cheesecake without the long chill time, these are for you!
10. Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Inspired by my homemade cinnamon rolls, these cute swirled cookies are a nod to the real thing!
11. Nutella Stuffed Cookies
Love Nutella? These gourmet cookies made with rich browned butter and flecks of melty chocolate contain a chocolate hazelnut surprise inside!
12. Cosmic Cookies
Remember cosmic brownies? My cookie version is perfectly chewy and topped with fudge frosting, just like the real thing.
13. Fluffernutter Cookies
My fluffernutter cookies sandwich marshmallow frosting between soft and chewy peanut butter cookies.
14. Turtle Cookies
One of my original gourmet cookie recipes, these turtle cookies are smaller than many on the list but big on flavor.
15. Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Like pumpkin cheesecake, but in cookie form! These gourmet cookies are filled with a cheesecake surprise.
16. Hot Chocolate Cookies
Some of my most adorable gourmet cookies, these hot chocolate inspired cookies are so cozy and cute.
17. Carrot Cake Cookies
Love carrot cake? How about in portable cookie form? They have all the rich spices and flavor (and real carrots) you’d find in the real thing, even down to the cream cheese frosting.
18. Coffee Cake Cookies
I never imagined coffee cake would taste so good in cookie form, but it does! They’re fun and unique and I really think you are going to love these.
19. Chocolate Lava Cookies
Similar to my fudge cookies and reminiscent of chocolate lava cakes, these are for serious chocolate lovers — oh so decadent!
20. Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
This gourmet cookie recipe combines two of my all-time favorite desserts: Oreo cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies!
21. Birthday Cake Cookies
A fun birthday dessert! Top them with a Confetti streusel and plenty of frosting for the gourmet cookie experience. These are very similar to my copycat Lofthouse cookies!
22. Key Lime Cookies
Don’t feel like making a whole key lime pie? These key lime cookies will satisfy your craving!
23. Reese’s Stuffed Cookies
Similar to my Oreo stuffed cookies and cheesecake stuffed cookies (two more gourmet cookies I couldn’t fit in this roundup!), these Reese’s stuffed cookies combine cookies and candy into the perfect sweet treat.
24. Coconut Cookies
These coconut cookies are over-the-top amazing with caramel chips and a dark chocolate coating.
25. Fruity Pebbles Cookies
Another fruity pebble-inspired dessert (like my Fruity Pebble macarons with their Fruity Pebbles frosting!), these cookies are so nostalgic and sweet.
26. Cookie Butter Snickerdoodles
If you love Biscoff cookie butter, try this snickerdoodle cookie spin!
27. Frosting Filled Cookies
Perfect for birthdays or other celebrations, these frosting filled cookies are colorful and fun.
28. Frosted Brown Sugar Pop Tart Cookies
This cookie version of my brown sugar pop tarts is a fan favorite! I also have strawberry pop tart cookies.
29. Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies
OK another top favorite of mine, these are obviously inspired by banana bread (more specifically, my chocolate chip banana bread) and are as unique as they are delicious.
30. Caramel Pretzel Chocolate Chunk Cookies
The texture of these gourmet cookies is incredible. chewy, crunchy, salty, and sweet, they’re big thick cookies that come together quickly and I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love them.
I hope you take the time to try one (or a few) of these gourmet cookie recipes (I love hearing from bakers who even sell them, too!). They are all well worth the extra effort, and I guarantee that once you try gourmet cookies, you’ll never look at “normal” cookies the same way!
Enjoy!
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