Easy Cookie Recipes to Make with Your Kids

Growing up, these five cookies were a staple in our house. It’s hard to remember a time when we didn’t have cookies around, especially the chocolate chip cookies.

The simplicity of these recipes make for a great way to introduce your kids to baking! (With adult supervision of course.)

The first four recipes are extremely similar, just swap out an ingredient or two. When I was younger, I thought it was amazing how many cookie recipes my mom had memorized! Little did I know how easy all of these recipes were until I started baking.

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be the chocolate chip cookies. My mom was asked to bake these for every school function and party we went to.

I’ll be the first to admit, the no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies will never win a prize for their looks, but boy are they good!

Let me know which one is your favorite! Happy baking!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsps baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

 

1. Cream together the butter, sugar and light brown sugar.
2. Add eggs and vanilla, stir.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate chips and stir.
4. After everything has been combined, stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Place balls of dough on a cookie tray and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

 

1. Cream together the butter, sugar and light brown sugar.
2. Add eggs and vanilla, stir.
3. Add the flour, oatmeal, baking soda and salt, stir.
4. Add the chocolate chips and pecans, stir.
5. Place balls of dough on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

M&M Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 16 oz milk chocolate M&M's
• 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Instructions

 

1. Cream together the butter, sugar and light brown sugar.
2. Add eggs and vanilla, stir.
3. Add the flour, baking soda and salt, stir.
4. Add the M&M's and pecans, stir.
5. Place balls of dough on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips

Instructions

 

1. Cream together the butter, sugar and light brown sugar.
2. Add the eggs and vanilla, stir.
3. Add the flour, peanut butter, baking soda and salt, stir.
4. Add the chocolate chips, stir.
5. Place balls of dough on a baking sheet and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
6. Tip: press the dough balls down slightly before putting them into the oven. Otherwise cookies may not flatten.

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tbs cocoa
• 3 cups oatmeal
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

 

1. Pour the milk, sugar, butter and cocoa into a pot and bring to a boil while stirring frequently.
2. Add the oatmeal, peanut butter and vanilla, stir.
3. Once everything is combined, place the mix, a spoonful at a time, on wax paper.
4. Chill in the fridge for 3 hours.