13 Copycat Cookie Recipes That Will Make You Forget The Originals
Whether you’re craving a decadent caramel and chocolate Girl Scout Samoa, a chewy frosting-crowed Lofthouse cookie, or some homemade Little Debbie Star Crunch dupes with a twist, these DIY copycats of your favorite recipes will hit the spot. They’re all easy to make, save you cash at the grocery store, and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry. See if you can spot the difference, and put your signature twist on some classic recipes with these foolproof copycats.
1. Copycat Starbucks Ginger Molasses Cookies
Starbucks cookies are delish but can definitely drain your bank account if you’re not careful. Instead, make this copycat recipe and enjoy it with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. The warm flavors of ginger and molasses are a classic holiday combo, but they taste just as delicious all year round. The molasses lends a toothsome and tasty texture to the cookies, and a touch of ground ginger provides just the right amount of spice and balance.
2. Copycat Chips Ahoy Cookie Recipe
Chips Ahoy is the gold standard of chocolate chip cookies, with crisp edges and chewy chocolatey centers. You don’t need to make a store run next time you’re craving a batch of these signature treats. Instead, all you need are some pantry staples like brown sugar, flour, vanilla, and a generous cup full of semi-sweet chocolate chips. The secret is the vegetable shortening, which gives these cookies their trademark texture.
3. Copycat Churro Oreos
I’m a sucker for any new Oreo flavors that come out, and Churro Oreos are certainly no exception. This new spin gives the classic sandwich a glow-up with healthier-for-you almond flour and maple syrup in the cookie base and coconut butter, cinnamon, and almond milk in the filling. I love that it’s a tiny taste of the tropics, too, thanks to the coconut flavors in the base and creamy inside.
4. Copycat Delta Airlines Biscoff Cookie Recipe
I’m not going to lie; one of the absolute best parts of flying is getting that double pack of Biscoff cookies halfway through your journey, but you don’t have to rack up your airline miles to savor this sweet treat. Dupe Delta Airlines Biscoff cookies are simple to make and just require some standard spices, a bit of sugar, and a splash of vanilla to lend depth, flavor, and that classic taste to these treats.
5. Copycat Girl Scout Samoas Cookies
You don’t need to wait for Girl Scout season to roll around to enjoy scrumptious Samoas any time. With a rich, butter-laced sugar cookie base crowned with delicate, sweet shredded coconut, caramel, and smooth milk chocolate. Plus, the whole process takes less than an hour from start to finish, including the time it takes to chill the batter, making these cookies a speedy fix to your Girl Scout cookie craving.
6. Copycat Costco Sprinkle Cookies
I’m tempted to invest in a Costco card just to cash in on those delicious sprinkle cookies, but this great dupe works in a pinch. With a soft, butter base studded with white chocolate chips and a splash of vanilla topped with rainbow sprinkles, each bite of these treats is pure nostalgia and joy. Bring them to your next summer BBQ and prepare for all of the compliments.
7. Copycat Homemade Chessmen Cookies Recipe
Pepperidge Farm’s iconic Chessmen cookies are buttery, crumbly squares of joy, and with a little effort in the kitchen, you can recreate your own. As an added bonus, you can also print any design you’d like on them. You literally only need seven ingredients, including good-quality butter, several eggs, a bit of milk, sugar, flour, cornstarch, and a pinch of salt to add depth of flavor. The result is the best shortbread you’ve ever tasted.
8. Copycat Crumbl Pink Sugar Cookie
If you’re looking for a kid-approved recipe that’s indistinguishable from Crumbl’s pink sugar cookie, bookmark this one. Half a teaspoon of almond extract lends a delicious flavor to the vanilla and sugar cookie base. I like to add a bit more in the icing to emphasize the flavor and add a bit of interest and depth to the cookie. While you can color the icing any hue you’d like, neon pink food coloring will yield the closest visual representation of the original Crumbl cookie.
9. Copycat Homemade Star Crunch Cookies
Little Debbie is the grandmother of sweet snack food, and these homemade Star Crunch cookies take one of her classics and elevate it with healthier ingredients for a dupe that’s just as tasty and a bit better for you. The coconut oil binds your base of chocolate chips and brown rice cereal nicely, and a decadent date caramel with juicy Medjool dates and maple syrup complements the rest of the ingredients perfectly.
10. Copycat Panera Bread Kitchen Sink Cookies
This recipe is one of my go-to’s because it’s virtually foolproof and an excellent way for me to clear out my pantry. As the name suggests, you can throw everything but the kitchen sink into the batter, giving you the ideal mixture of sweet and salty ingredients swirled into a delicious brown and white sugar base cookie. If you want to mimic the original Panera style, stick with chocolate chips, pretzel pieces, toffee, and a light touch of sea salt to emphasize that salty flavor. I like to color outside the lines with additional ingredients like Reese’s pieces, fruit, or even potato chips.
11. Copycat Crumbl Cookie Dough Cookies
I love this double dose of cookie action: a baked cookie and a tasty ball of edible cookie dough on top. It tastes just like the original Crumbl cookie dough recipe. It all starts with a brown sugar cookie base, topped with a rich, velvety frosting infused with plenty of vanilla and butter. Next, each cookie is topped with some homemade edible cookie dough. It’s so simple to make, and you can pop in some mini chocolate chips for extra flavor.
12. Copycat Lofthouse Cookies
If you attended a summer picnic in the 1990s, there’s a great chance that Lofthouse cookies were there. These soft and sweet delights are equal parts nostalgic and tasty, and you can recreate the cookies of your youth with this simple recipe. Adding sour cream lends a velvety smoothness and chewiness to the base, and the combination of almond and vanilla extracts lends these cookies their traditional flavor. You can always go with the standard pink for your frosting, but I like to experiment with different colors for a rainbow of dupe Lofthouse treats.
13. Copycat Subway Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
The best part of a Subway run isn’t the footlong sammie, it’s the yummy cookies that you get as part of the meal deal. You can recreate Subway’s tasty raspberry cheesecake ones at home with some simple pantry staples, a bit of cream cheese for a silky consistency, and some summer-fresh raspberries and white chocolate for sweetness and tang.
These copycat recipes are pure gold, and all of them are easy to make in any kitchen. They’re all in my regular rotation, and once you make them, I’m sure they’ll have a cherished place in your recipe box, too.
