Our 10 Most Popular Cookies on Pinterest in 2018
Everyone has a favorite cookie recipe, but can you guess which of our recipes was the most popular on Pinterest this year? While classic cookie recipes are certainly represented on the list, you might be surprised at some of the non-traditional cookies that managed to crack the top 10. If you’re stumped on what cookie recipe to try next, start with these tried-and-true favorites!
1. Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
It’s true that you can’t beat our favorite, most classic cookies (at least as far as peanut butter cookies are concerned). This traditional peanut butter cookie recipe was by far our most popular cookie recipe on Pinterest this year, even beating out other classics like chocolate chip and sugar cookies. It’s not hard to understand why this cookie recipe is so much popular than the rest—it’s simple, classic, and utterly delicious.
Get the recipe: Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
2. Cardamom Tea Cookies
You might not have tried this recipe before, but these tiny cardamom cookies came in second place. They look fancy, but they’re actually really simple, which might be why they’re so popular among our readers. It only takes seven ingredients to make a batch of cardamom cookie dough, and you can easily make them look Pinterest-ready by rolling each ball of dough through granulated sugar before baking.
Get the recipe: Cardamom Tea Cookies
3. Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies
Everyone loves pumpkin, and it shows! This recipe makes pumpkin cookies that are so soft and delicious, they’ll just melt in your mouth when you take a bite. Topped off with a smear of creamy vanilla frosting and a sprinkle of cinnamon, these fall cookies were the third-most popular this year. And fall’s not quite over yet, so you still have time to try them while pumpkin’s in season!
Get the recipe: Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies
4. Chocolate Chip-Cookie Dough Truffles
As it turns out, chocolate chip cookie dough is even more popular than classic chocolate chip cookies. These tasty cookie dough truffles claimed fourth place for the year, proving that eating cookie dough with a spoon (and some chocolate) is just as satisfying as dunking a freshly baked cookie in a glass of milk. While it might have only landed in fourth overall, these cookie truffles are our most popular no-bake cookie for the year.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Chip-Cookie Dough Truffles
5. Strawberry Meringue Cookies
These meringue cookies round out the top five with light, summery flavors. These airy cookies get their gorgeous color and mouthwatering flavor from a fresh strawberry puree, making them a top summer treat for sure. Rather than the usual flour and brown sugar, these meringue cookies are mostly made of egg whites and sugar, so they’re a great recipe to make if you’re running low on a few essential baking ingredients.
Get the recipe: Strawberry Meringue Cookies
6. Lemon-Lavender Cookies
Light, delicate flavors continue with these lemon-lavender cookies claiming the number six spot on our list. Tiny purple lavender petals make these cute cookies as gorgeous as they are tasty. Top each one off with a simple powdered sugar icing, and they’ll disappear before you know it.
Get the recipe: Lemon-Lavender Cookies
7. Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yep, you’ll definitely catch us with our hands in the cookie jar, trying to sneak seconds of this delicious cookie recipe. Like classic chocolate chip cookies but with an upgrade, these cookies with white chocolate chips and chopped macadamia nuts were the seventh-most popular this year. But if you’re a die-hard fan of traditional chocolate chip cookies, you can easily make this recipe with classic semisweet chocolate chips.
Get the recipe: Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
8. White Chocolate-Cherry Shortbread
Our eighth-most popular cookie of the year is pretty in pink! These beautiful shortbread cookies get their bright pink color by mixing maraschino cherries into the dough. But baking them is just half the fun—once the cookies have cooled, dip them in melted white chocolate and edible glitter to make them even more irresistible.
Get the recipe: White Chocolate-Cherry Shortbread
9. Oatmeal Cookies
You may not have been happy with oatmeal cookies when you were a kid, but our readers sure do love them now! This classic oatmeal cookie recipe snuck into the top 10, and it’s not hard to see why. While the base recipe makes traditional oatmeal cookies (and is great for beginners just learning how to make cookie dough), we also included instructions for dressing up your dough to make oatmeal-raisin and oatmeal-chip cookies.
Get the recipe: Oatmeal Cookies
10. Mini Raspberry and White Chocolate Whoopie Pies
Two cookies are better than one! To close out our list, these mini whoopie pies give you full permission to grab two cookies off the counter. Held together with raspberry preserves and a white chocolate-mascarpone filling, you won’t even need to find a glass of milk to dunk them in—this recipe is delicious all on its own.
Get the recipe: Mini Raspberry and White Chocolate Whoopie Pies
