Everyday Cooking Seasonal Fall Desserts 15 Favorite Fall Cookies By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on September 28, 2023 Close with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting. Photo: CookinBug Mmmm! Smell that? It's a batch of oven-fresh cookies just begging to be eaten while they're still warm. But they're not just any cookies—these autumn beauties have all the best fall flavors going for them. Think pumpkin, apple, pear, walnuts, caramel, and chocolate, with rich, fragrant spices throughout. Take a look at what home cooks say about these cookies, and try them for yourself. You just might need a bigger cookie jar. 01 of 15 Iced Pumpkin Cookies View Recipe Annie "For someone who has never liked pumpkin much these cookies are just pure danger! Not only was the wonderful 'fall' aroma through the house, but the cookies are extremely tasty!" – JPICHE Get more recipes for pumpkin cookies. 02 of 15 Glazed Apple Cookies View Recipe Alberta Rose "We can't get enough of these cookies! They store very well. I used butter instead of shortening. They are very soft and cake-like." – Shelly Werner Costello More Amazing Apple Cookie Recipes 03 of 15 Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies View Recipe "Absolutely delicious! I made these with a friend. Instead of regular chocolate chips and caramel candies, we used chocolate chips with caramel inside, as it's much more contained. (We used a little more than 2 cups of them, I do believe.)" – Alora Danon Janas 04 of 15 Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies III View Recipe COOKIN4MYFAMILY "These are the best! I used a melon baller to scoop the dough—helped make them more uniform in size. And for cryin' out loud, MAKE THE FILLING!! The cookies are good without it but they're to die for with it!" – Andrea McEvoy 05 of 15 Oatmeal Raisin Cookies I View Recipe Frank Dilley "These cookies are the best especially if you love chewy cookies!!! I've never gotten so many compliments on cookies before. I even had a friend's mom ask for the recipe and she owns a bakery." – julia 06 of 15 Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles View Recipe Peezeth "Oh my gosh. I love Snickerdoodles and I'm sure that these are the best I have ever, ever, ever had! Beautiful color. Soft, light, buttery taste. " – Barbara Butler Harris 07 of 15 Big Soft Ginger Cookies View Recipe jrbaker "These cookies are absolutely delicious! I follow the recipe exactly as stated — and got exactly the results stated. This is by far the best recipe for cookies I have found on this site." – Michael J. Wild Get more recipes for spice cookies. 08 of 15 Pumpkin Whoopie Pies View Recipe CookinBug CookinBug gave these moist pumpkin cookies a 5-star rating, even though she used a different filling. She says, "Wow, so good! Admittedly, I did not use the given filling...found a recipe on this site for Maple Cream Cheese Frosting and thought it would be amazing with the pumpkin. Yep, it was a match made in heaven. Get more recipes for whoopie pies. 09 of 15 Maple Cookies View Recipe Laurie "Everyone loved these cookies. All I did differently was add a pecan to the top of each cookie before baking. Maple and pecans are an awesome combo." – beakles 10 of 15 Spicy Pear Cookies View Recipe Rob Tanner "This is one of my absolute favorite fruit cookie recipes. I found it when looking for recipes to use all the pears my sister gave me and I'm so glad. Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth amazing and the pear and spices give it an amazing flavor." – Jess L. 11 of 15 Best Pecan Sandies View Recipe Elvira Silva "These were easy and delicious. Have a very creamy shortbread flavor. Definitely added them to my recipe box. Will make again." – susie 12 of 15 Autumn Harvest Cookies View Recipe abbaplez "I have made these cookies a few times now, always around this time of year. They are one of our favorites!" – carmalex 13 of 15 Persimmon Cookies I View Recipe MollyB "Great recipe! I had never used persimmons before, and after trying this recipe, I love them. Will definitely make again!" – GINNYG 14 of 15 Mocha Walnut Cookies View Recipe Sugarplum "This cookie created conflict. They were so good I wanted to share them and made up a plate for my husband to take to his parents' house. But they were so good he kept insisting I only put a few on the plate and made it clear that he would not be held responsible if they were gone before his family got some." – Dawn Adams Get more recipes for nut cookies. 15 of 15 Pumpkin Spice Cookie View Recipe CookinBug "Awesome recipe! Could it get any easier? The best part is everyone thinks I must have slaved over these delicious morsels. Definitely a big hit at parties! Anti-cooking friends have even been turned on to cooking by these." – havenhouse 10 Pumpkin Spice Cookie Recipes More Delicious Fall Dessert Recipes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit