Lunchbox Cookie Recipes

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Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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Kids and adults will look forward to lunchtime knowing that there's a special homemade treat waiting for them. Choose from our easy cookie recipes, including oatmeal-raisin, chocolate chip, apple, banana-walnut, peanut butter, and sugar cookies; no-bake crispy rice treats; and more.Old-fashioned rolled oats and raisins give these cookies a satisfying texture. Whip up the dough in just 10 minutes.

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Crisp and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft and chewy in the center and a little bit crunchy around the edges, these chocolate chip cookies combine the best of both worlds. The dough can be refrigerated for up to five days.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Con Poulos

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The brown sugar in this classic recipe makes the peanut butter cookies stay moist and chewy. You can store these treats in an airtight container for up to a week, but good luck keeping them around for that long!

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Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies

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Nobody can resist these chewy, lemon zest-flecked sugar cookies. If you like, you can substitute orange or lime zest for the lemon.

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Dark-Chocolate Cookies with Espresso

Actor Jeremy Irons joins Martha Stewart and helps make dark chocolate espresso cookies for the holidays.Get the Dark-Chocolate Cookies with Espresso Recipe

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Apple-Raisin Cookies

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These iced cookies are moist and sweet, thanks to raisins and diced Granny Smith apple. Ground nutmeg and cloves add warmth.

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Lemon-Zucchini Cornmeal Cookies

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These moist zucchini cookies get a subtle crunch from cornmeal. Lemon zest gives them a fresh and lively flavor.

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Brownie Cookies

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Twelve ounces of melted bittersweet chocolate makes these cookies rich and fudgy. Using a high proportion of eggs to flour gives them a tender, brownielike texture.

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Oatmeal-Apricot Cookies

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Use chopped dried apricots for a delightfully tart twist on traditional oatmeal-raisin cookies. Slivered almonds add crunch.

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Giant Ginger Cookies

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Big, chewy ginger-molasses cookies get a pleasant bite from black pepper. To make the dough easier to work with, put it in the freezer for 20 minutes before rolling into balls.

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Banana-Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Victor Schrager

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Old-fashioned rolled oats and chopped walnuts give these moist cookies a chewy, crunchy texture. This is a perfect way to use up ripe bananas.

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Crunchy Chocolate Treats

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Make marshmallow crispy-rice treats extra-special with peanut butter chips and melted chocolate. You can roll these into little clusters or press them into a pan and cut into squares.

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Pecan Sandies

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Brown sugar gives a caramel-like flavor to these crumbly shortbread cookies. Chopped pecans make them wonderfully rich.

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Flourless Peanut-Chocolate Cookies

Johnny Miller

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These flourless chocolate chip and peanut-studded peanut butter cookies are a snap to make. Kids will love to help mix the dough and shape the cookies.

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Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

John Kernick

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Equal parts white and whole-wheat flours add a healthy twist to these cookies. Using vegetable oil instead of butter reduces the saturated fat.

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Glazed Lemon Cookies

Raymond Hom

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Cookies and glaze alike are made with lemon zest and juice for a double dose of refreshing tartness. You can also make this recipe with oranges or limes.

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Outrageous Chocolate Cookies

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These fudgy cookies have melted chocolate in the batter and semisweet chocolate chunks swirled throughout. Be sure not to overbake them -- they are meant to be soft and chewy.

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Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies

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Chop chocolate-covered toffee candy bars and mix into the dough of these extra-special peanut-butter cookies. These are perfect treats for lunchboxes and care packages.

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Giant Sugar Cookies

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These big, chewy drop cookies have crackly, sugar-dusted tops. Sour cream makes them extra moist.

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Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, and Pecan Cookies

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No need to choose between oatmeal, chocolate chip, or pecans -- you can have them all with these cookies! Add dried cherries or raisins too, if you like.

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