Cookies

We take great pride in our cookie section at The Kelly Kitchen. These recipes are not complicated, receive rave reviews, and are packed with flavor! Please use the “Previous Posts” navigation button at the bottom left of the screen to browse more recipes. Thank you!

Key Lime Pie Thumbprints

Key Lime Pie Thumbprints

Key Lime Pie Thumbprints are like having bite-sized key lime pies! These cookies have a soft graham cracker cookie base with a slightly crisp coating of sugar and are filled with delicious key lime pie filling. We then add a pinch of lime zest and Read More

Key Lime Cheesecake Cookies

Key Lime Cheesecake Cookies

Key Lime Cheesecake cookies are a combination of key lime pie and cheesecake in cookie form! These cookies have a soft graham cracker cookie base with a slightly crisp coating of sugar and are filled with a creamy key lime cheesecake filling. We then add Read More

Strawberry Cheesecake Thumbprints

Strawberry Cheesecake Thumbprints

These Strawberry Cheesecake Thumbprints are like eating bite-sized strawberry cheesecakes in cookie form! They have a graham cracker cookie base with a rich, creamy cheesecake filling that is swirled with a fresh strawberry puree. While they appear very elegant, they are actually quite easy to Read More

Easter and Spring Sugar Cookies

Easter and Spring Sugar Cookies

Easter and Spring Sugar Cookies are so much fun! Flowers, bunnies, carrots, eggs, and more…the decorating options are endless not to mention the wide assortment of beautiful colors you get to mix up. These sugar cookies are soft, buttery, do not spread in the oven, Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

We love St. Patrick’s Day in this house! And what better way to celebrate than cooking up some traditional Irish fare such as fried cabbage or baking some yummy St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies?!? These sugar cookies are soft, buttery, do not spread in the Read More

Spring Swirl Thumbprint Cookies

Spring Swirl Thumbprint Cookies

Spring Swirl Thumbprint Cookies are soft multicolored sugar cookies rolled in granulated sugar, filled with jam, and topped with a sweet glaze. We use the same recipe as our Easy Thumbprint Cookies but add gel food coloring to create fun, playful colors reminiscent of spring. Read More

Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

These Coconut Macadamia Nut cookies are rich, buttery, filled with coconut, macadamia nuts, and topped with a coconut-infused drizzle. If anything says summer in a cookie form, it’s these! Or maybe it’s a tie between these and our Key Lime Pie Thumbprints. They both have Read More

Apricot Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Apricot Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Apricot Walnut Oatmeal Cookies are puffy, buttery oatmeal cookies with added bits of sweet apricot, hints of cinnamon, and chopped walnuts. These cookies are so delicious…it is impossible to eat just one! First, you have the rich, buttery oatmeal base that is slightly crisp around Read More

Butter Pecan Cookies

Butter Pecan Cookies

These Butter Pecan Cookies are rich, buttery, filled with chopped toasted pecans, and then rolled in sugar for just a touch of extra sweetness. Crisp on the outside and soft in the center, these taste like butter pecan ice cream in cookie form. They are Read More

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

These amazing chocolate chip cookies are simply the BEST! They are slightly crisp around the edges with a gooey soft center complete with delicious chocolate chips. Full disclosure: this is my lovely Mom’s recipe. She is an incredibly talented baker and this recipe is pure Read More