Summer Cookie Recipes

Summer Cookie Recipes and Best Summer Dessert Recipes for Barbecues, Showers, and any occasion! Quick and Easy Summer Cookies!

I LOVE SUMMER!!! And these Summer Cookie Recipes are my go-to recipes! You’ll be making them all summer long! 

Several Lemon cookies on a plate

Here are more Summer Dessert Recipes you will want to try! 

A stack of 3 strawberry cookies

Here’s why you will love these Summer Cookie Recipes!

  • Cookies for any occasion! Poolside parties, backyard barbeques, or family vacations!
  • All the summer flavors! Lemon, strawberry, lime, and MORE!!!
  •  Super simple and easy recipes that everyone will LOVE!

Stack of 3 triple chocolate cookies

What will you need for these Summer Cookie Recipes?

  • Butter, sugar, flour – ALL the baking essentials!
  • Baking sheets, measuring cups and spoons, a hand mixer, and parchment paper
  • Don’t forget all the fun toppings like M&Ms, chocolate chunks, marshmallows, and gummy worms!!!

Pile of Chocolate Chip M&M cookies

Summer Cookie Recipes!

Get ready for the BEST list of Summer Cookie Recipes! Whether you’ve got a pool party, backyard barbeque, or neighborhood cookout – these cookies will be your go-to treats! Bring on the summer fun!

Plate of several Strawberry Cookies with Strawberry Glaze

1. Strawberry Cookies Recipe With Strawberry Glaze

One of my all-time favorite summertime cookie recipes is this Strawberry Cookies Recipe with Strawberry Glaze! Bursting with strawberry flavor and ONLY 4 ingredients! Plus, the super simple glaze is truly what makes it! YUM!

Stack of 3 Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

2. Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

These Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are truly one of the best cookies you’ll ever make! Soft and so flavorful – I LOVE the lemon glaze on top! Such a refreshing treat on a summer day!

Pile of Oreo Dirt Pudding Cookies on a plate

3. Oreo Dirt Pudding Cookies Recipe

Need any easy treat that the kids will love? These Oreo Dirt Pudding Cookies are just the thing! Fun for everyone – plus the homemade chocolate frosting is PERFECTION! Try them for your next pool party!

Stack of 3 Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

4. Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies With Strawberry Lemon Glaze

Strawberries and lemon make the PERFECT summer combination! Be sure to try these Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies with Strawberry Lemon Glaze! Super simple to make and the perfect treat on a hot, summer day!

Three Chocolate Smores Cookies

5. Chocolate S’mores Cookies

If you love s’mores, these Chocolate S’mores Cookies are for you! Packed with marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers – these cookies will be a huge hit with your next barbecue! Plus, they’re super cute and fun!

Someone holding a Strawberry Sugar Cookie with a bite taken out of it

6. Easy Strawberry Sugar Cookies Recipe

Who doesn’t love a good sugar cookie?!? And for any summertime party, this Easy Strawberry Sugar Cookies Recipe are sure to be a hit! Soft and chewy with a homemade strawberry glaze – YUM!!!

Stack of 4 Lemon Sugar Cookies

7. Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe

You have got to try these Lemon Sugar Cookies this summer! So simple to make and packed with flavor! I especially love the lemon glaze drizzle on top!

Above view of a plate of Lime Sugar Cookies

8. Lime Sugar Cookies

One of my most favorite cookies of all time!!! These Lime Sugar Cookies are AMAZING! Perfect for the summer! So easy and so fun!

Stack of 4 Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies sliced in half

9. Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies are so FUN! So classic and simple! These are great to make with kids. Plus, you can change out the M&Ms for Memorial Day or the 4th of July!

Someone dipping Peanut Butter cookie into a glass of milk

10. Bakery Style Peanut Butter Cookies

You are going to LOVE these Bakery Style Peanut Butter Cookies! Thick and chewy cookies with a sprinkle of sea salt on top. YUM!

Someone holding a Triple Chocolate Cookie with a bite taken out of it

11. Triple Chocolate Cookies

I am OBSESSED with these Triple Chocolate Cookies! Packed with mini chocolate chips, baking cocoa, and chocolate chunks! Perfect for BBQs and pool parties!

Someone holding a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookie

12. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies

Get ready for these AMAZING Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies! Packed with Reese’s pieces, peanut butter, and Reece’s miniature cups! Sure to be a family favorite!

Above view of several Monster Cookies

13. Easy Monster Cookies Recipe

Chocolate chips, peanut butter, M&M, oatmeal – this Easy Monster Cookies Recipe has it ALL! A super easy recipe that everyone will love! The perfect treat for a summer afternoon!

Chocolate Chunk Cowboy Cookies broken in two

14. Chocolate Chunk Cowboy Cookies

I am LOVING this Chocolate Chunk Cowboy Cookies recipe! The perfect comfort cookie – chocolate chunks, pecans, oats, and coconut. So soft and chewy! Plus, this is a great freezer recipe to make ahead for later!

Stack of 4 Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

15. Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Try this classic Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe the next time you’re needing an afternoon snack. Plus, PERFECT for those summer sleepovers for the kids! I love the added flavor oats bring to a chocolate chip cookie. You can’t go wrong with this all-time favorite!

The only problem you are going to have is figuring out which cookies to make first! 

Also, be sure to try these Lemon Brownies before the summer’s over! Just the thing for your next barbecue or pool party! So easy to make with just a few simple ingredients (and a cake mix)! 

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