The best cookie recipes are the ones that have been passed down for generations. These are the best of the best vintage cookie recipes that you need to try.
These days there is always some new trendy recipe. I make them from time to time and they always seem to be a bit hit or miss.
That’s why I love vintage recipes. They have been made for generations so you know they are good recipes. Everyone knows the recipes passed down from grandparents are almost always the best.
My grandma taught me to bake and even gave me her cookbook several years ago. Those are the recipes I always go back to after trying the latest trend.
And one of my favorite things to bake is cookies. It’s the first thing I learned to bake and always a crowd pleaser!
The Best Vintage Cookie Recipes
In my opinion, those are still the best cookie, vintage or not. There is some irony in the fact that I’m now allergic to peanuts but I have found that sunflower seed butter works really well as a substitute for peanut butter.
While I doubt any cookie recipe will ever top my grandma’s peanut butter cookie recipe, I’m willing to try many vintage cookie recipes just to be sure.
I’ve gathered some great vintage cookie recipes that can challenge your favorite cookie recipe as well.
Must-Have Baking Supplies
Before we get to baking we need some supplies. My KitchenAid stand mixer has to be number one on my list of must-have baking supplies. Here are some other things I like to have on hand.
Vintage Cookie Recipes
These vintage cookie recipes were created with love and are the perfect treats to share with your friends and family.
These peanut butter cookies are soft and delicious. I like them classic but you can also add chocolate chips.
A cookie recipe from 1955 that is just as delicious (and even vegan!) today.
Oatmeal raisin cookies are a classic treat using pantry basics; old-fashioned rolled oats, butter, soda, vegetable oil, and some raisins.
Chocolate Crinkles have withstood the test of time, being a favorite holiday cookie throughout the years. Easy to make and a favorite for holiday cookie exchange parties.
These shortbread cookies are so buttery, crispy, and melt in your mouth. They only require 6 ingredients.
These cookies are from Australia and New Zealand during WWI. They can even be used for a fun science lesson.
These simple and delicious Raspberry Jam Cookies are classic thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry preserves and baked to perfection.Â
These classic chocolate peanut butter no-bake cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with rich chocolate peanut butter flavor.
Dating back more than half a century ago, this Date Bar recipe was a Christmastime treat on the Ohio farm where my mother grew up. They’re a special, old-fashioned cookie for the holidays – but honestly, we love them so much that we make them all year-round. They’re super-easy and freezable, too, so you can always keep a stash on hand!
A delicious cookie that tastes like a blueberry muffin. The recipe is from grandma's recipe box.
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giulia Lombardo says
delicious!!!
Sharon H. says
Thank you!
I’m going to be baking a lot this fall, and I’m on the lookout for some great recipes.
Deanna Piercy says
And now I need to bake some cookies!