45+ Fall Cookie Recipes You Will Love!

If you love Snickerdoodles, you'll love these giant cookies with cinnamon sugar both inside and out. A combo of shortening and butter makes these so perfectly soft and chewy. Yum!

Pumpkin Pie Thumbprint Cookies from Broken Oven Baking are thumbprint cookies filled with a spoonful of pumpkin pie filling and topped with a sweet piped star of whipped cream. This would be a great easy-to-serve substitute for pumpkin pie for a Thanksgiving dessert menu.

Look at these beautiful festive fall cookies from Emma Duckworth Bakes! These Glazed Pecan Shortbread Cookies are so pretty with a shortbread cookie dipped in a smooth maple glaze.

These Crumbl Copycat S'mores Cookies are filled with all the flavors of the Crumbl original--but maybe even better. Use brown butter, a drizzle of chocolate ganache, and buttery graham cracker crumbs to get this fall copycat recipe just right.

Slice and Bake Cinnamon Roll Cookies from Sugar Spun Run are adorable and will fill your home with the aroma of fall while they bake!

Spiced Apple Butter Linzer Cookies from Bakers Table are made with almond-cinnamon cookies sandwiched with homemade apple butter (but you can use store-bought too!).

If you are like me and have an obsession with Biscoff cookies, these Biscoff Butter Cookies from Barley and Sage are a must-bake. The cookies feature brown butter and Biscoff cookies both inside the cookie and on top of the cookies. Yum!

Here's a fall twist on a classic chocolate chip cookie. These Maple Chocolate Chip Cookies from The Cookie Dough Diaries are flavored with brown sugar, maple syrup, maple extract, and plenty of chocolate chips.

Gingersnaps are a cold-weather favorite (just give me a moment to brew a cup of tea!) and these beautiful Ginger Snap Cookies from Emma Duckworth Bakes will bake up with that essential "snap".

Love From the Oven's Soft Pumpkin Cookies will remind you of soft Lofthouse Cookies (and who can resist those!?). The cream cheese frosting can be topped with or without sprinkles, according to your preference!

Snickerdoodles--but make them mini! These 1.5" cookies are the perfect lunchbox snack and they are perfect on holiday trays too. So cute!

Gingerbread is a great flavor for fall--don't limit this one to just the Christmas season! Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies from Aubrey's Kitchen will bring back all the best holiday memories.

Maple is such a lovely fall flavor and these Brown Butter Maple Sandwich Cookies from Barley and Sage use pure maple syrup to make a decadent buttercream that sandwiches between brown butter shortbread cookies.

These chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodles from Fun Cookie Recipes are made with pumpkin puree and are also completely egg-free.

Maple Brown Sugar Cookies from If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen are made with pure maple syrup and chopped pecans. A drizzle of maple glaze finishes off these fall treats!

Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies from Vegan Huggs are packed with vegan chocolate chips and plenty of pumpkin flavor.

Cranberry Buttercream?! I'm here for it. These creative Cranberry Sage Cookies from Live to Sweet feature sage-flavored biscuits and a beautifully pink center of festive cranberry buttercream. What a pretty cookie to serve at a fall gathering or on Thanksgiving Day.

These Pumpkin Sugar Cookies from Fun Cookie Recipes feature plenty of pumpkin flavor and are topped with a maple icing. Pumpkin cookie cutter is totally optional.

How about a skillet cookie for a cozy fall dessert? This recipe for a Chai Spiced Snickerdoodle Skillet Cookie from The Sassy Foodie is filled with chai spices and so good topped with vanilla ice cream.

If you want a classic fall cookie, try these soft and fluffy frosted pumpkin cookies from If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen. The recipe will remind you of favorite pumpkin breads and cakes with the soft cake-like texture.

Graham Cracker Cookies are made with crushed graham crackers (great for using up a box before they go stale!) and browned butter. Such a great fall cookie to pair with a mug of hot tea or coffee.

If you have extra molasses on hand from whipping up a batch of gingerbread this season, try using some in these chewy Molasses Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies from Cambrea Bakes.

Are they cookies? Are they pies? Debate it while indulging in these adorable Apple Pie Cookies from I Heart Eating. The recipe includes full instructions for homemade pie crust and apple pie filling, but also includes details if you would rather use pre-made.

These dairy-free and egg-free Vegan Speculoos Cookies from Addicted to Dates are crunchy cookies with a spiced flavor like the popular Biscoff cookies.

Here's a gluten-free fall cookie recipe from Peel with Zeal for Gluten Free Pumpkin Cookies with a whipped Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.

These Soft and Chewy Pumpkin Cookies from The Gourmet Bon Vivant are packed with pumpkin flavor (but don't use so much puree that they become cakey) and have a drizzle of cream cheese glaze for a little extra sweetness.

Maple Pecan Cookies from Broken Oven Baking are flavored with pure maple syrup and feature plenty of chopped pecans and an optional glaze.

These soft cream cheese cookies feature a pumpkin cheesecake filling and a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs. Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies from Cambrea Bakes are a pretty cookie for fall parties or even your Thanksgiving dessert menu.

Carrot cake in cookie form! This Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe from Sustain My Cooking Habit uses grated carrots, old-fashioned oats, and chopped walnuts for plenty of texture.

How about Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies for a fun fall treat that is filled with melty chocolate chips and a gooey marshmallow. I love this idea from A Latte Food!

This recipe for Maple Snickerdoodles from A Latte Food uses pure maple syrup to add extra fall flavor to this classic cookie recipe.

Can you make pumpkin cookies with sourdough? Lynn's Way of Life has a recipe for us! The recipe for Sourdough Pumpkin Spice Cookies uses sourdough starter (or leftover discard) which adds a tangy flavor to the pumpkin spice cookies.

Coconut Pecan Cookies from Caramel and Cashews use shredded coconut, chopped pecans, and brown sugar in the cookie dough to create chewy cookies that'll take just twenty minutes (no chilling required) to whip up.

This recipe for Salted Caramel Apple Pie Cookies from Yummy Addiction uses some healthier swaps like a 50/50 blend of whole-wheat and all-purpose flour and a coconut based caramel sauce (versus using heavy cream). A great recipe to feature those apple orchard apples you've brought home this season!

Easy Turtle Cookies from Rich and Delish are an indulgent treat that kicks off with a fudgy chocolate base cookie. The cookies are filled with chopped pecans, stuffed with a creamy caramel center, and drizzled with chocolate. Mmm.

This recipe for lightly spiced Honey Spelt Cookies from Through the Fibro Fog has a short ingredients list and provides a great opportunity to practice using spelt flour.

Soft and Chewy Vegan Chai Cookies from Baked by Clo are completely egg-free and use vegan butter and a customized blend of spices to create a vegan chai-spiced fall cookie.

These pretty Cranberry White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies from A Dozen Sundays are a five-ingredient recipe and look lovely studded with dried cranberries and drizzled with white chocolate.

All the classic flavors of Snickerdoodle cookies, but with pumpkin! These Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies from Vintage Kitchen Notes are made with cream of tartar for tanginess (essential snickerdoodle flavor!) and rolled in cinnamon sugar just like the original. A soft and chewy cookie recipe.

Crumbl loves their cereal-themed cookies and this particular Cinnamon Cookie recipe features the popular Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. The cinnamon flavors make this a great cookie for fall whether you opt to add the cereal topping or not!

These Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies from Butter Your Biscuit are rolled in both granulated sugar and powdered sugar before baking for the most perfect crinkle coating on these soft cookies!

Embrace pecan pie, but in cookie form! Pecan Pie Thumbprint Cookies from Savvy Mama Lifestyle are soft buttery cookies filled with a pecan pie filling.

Dana of Dana's Table developed these Honey Cookies after reader requests for a cookie to serve for Rosh Hashanah. The cookies are crisp and chewy and include flavors of vanilla, honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

I love easy recipes and this Pecan Sandies recipe is both easy and short on ingredients--even better! Whip these up for a cozy fall treat alongside a mug of chai or a pumpkin spice latte.

Cornbread is a classic fall flavor, so what happens if you make it into cookies? These Brown Butter Cornbread Cookies are a Crumbl copycat recipe, but any fan of cornbread will enjoy them!

Love Biscoff spread? Try these Biscoff Stuff Cookies from Teak and Thyme for a cookie that is packed with melty cookie butter right inside.

Looking for a vegan and gluten-free recipe? Try this recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies from Delightful Adventures. The recipe uses gluten-free flour and vegan butter.

Love pecan pie? Try these beautiful Pecan Pie Cookie Bars from Barley and Sage.

These Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies from The Oregon Dietitian are a holiday classic, but a few simple swaps (like whole wheat flour, coconut sugar, and avocado oil) improves the nutritional profile of these sweet treats!