Cookie Cup Recipes are some of my very favorite desserts to make for any gathering! These bite-sized treats are filled with a variety of flavors and are easy to make. They make a good amount, are the perfect bite size treat and are so delicious.
Each of these recipes we have gathered here are amazing and will be a hit the next time you make them, whether it is just for your family or a whole group of people for a party!
Each of these Cookie Cup Recipes feature bite-sized cookies filled with a variety of flavors! They’re delicious, easy to make and perfect for any gathering.
Can you use store-bought cookie dough to make the cookie cups?
Yes, you can use pre-made cookie dough to make the crust for these mini apple pies! If you use pre-made cookie dough and store-bought filling, you can make these little treats super fast and have delicious cookie cups ready in just a few minutes!
What are Cookie Cups?
Cookie Cups are cookies in bite sized form! You scoop cookie dough batter into a mini muffin tin and bake them. The results are 2 or 3 bite sized cookies that are slightly crispy on the outside and soft and chewy in the middle. We love Cookie Cups!
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Chocolate:
Nutella Mousse Cookie Cups
Happy World Nutella Day everyone! I mean, it’s super fun and all, but really, I think in our house, Nutella Day is any day I bring home a perfectly ripe bunch of bananas. For a while there, I think my kids thought we could only eat bananas with Nutella! See the Nutella Mousse Cookie Cups recipe here!
NUTELLA MOUSSE COOKIE CUPS
Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ingredients
- ½ cup softened butter
- ½ cup butter flavored shortening
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Nutella Mousse Ingredients
- ½ cup Nutella
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups
- Preheat oven to 325°F degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin liberally with non-stick spray.
- Cream together the butter and shortening. Add in sugars and eggs and mix once more. Add in 1/2 the flour, the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Add in remaining flour and mix until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop a rounded 1 1/2 TBSP (I use this cookie scoop here) into each mini muffin cup. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool in pan for about 5 minutes, then press a teaspoon into each cookie to make a well.
- Let cookies cool completely prior to taking them out of the tin. (To speed the process up, you can place them in the freezer for 5-10 minutes.) Carefully remove each cookie cup from the tin.
How to Make Nutella Mousse
- Place a metal mixing bowl in the freezer while cookies are cooling. This helps to make the heavy cream whip faster.
- In the metal mixing bowl, place the whipping cream and powdered sugar. Mix on medium-high for about 5 minutes, until cream holds stiff peaks. Spoon in Nutella and mix again just until Nutella is incorporated. Don't over mix! Scrape sides of the bowl and transfer mousse into a piping bag. Pipe mousse into each cookie cup. Place about 2 TBSP of Nutella in a sandwich bag and clip the corner. Drizzle additional Nutella on top of mousse cups.
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Rocky Road Cookie Cups
Rocky Road Cookie Cups made with a sugar cookie mix and topped with marshmallows, chocolate chips and pecans! Delightful rocky road dessert in cookie form for bite-sized fun! See the recipe for Rocky Road Cookie Cups here.
Peanut Butter Fudge Cups
Peanut Butter Fudge Cups are peanut butter cookies filled with a simple chocolate fudge! Delicious flavor combination in these amazing treats. Peanut Butter Fudge Cups are a treat I decided to bring to a big family dinner last time, and boy were they a hit! Everyone loved them. The good thing is too, they were super easy to make, so the recipe is a keeper. The recipe has 2 parts- a peanut butter cookie base, then a fudge filling. I separated the ingredients below to make it easier to follow. See the Peanut Butter Fudge Cups recipe here!
Snickers Cookie Cups
Easy Snickers Cookie Cups made with refrigerated cookie dough and candy bars. Take the extra step and make the caramel frosting to add the finishing touch! It’s so worth it. See the recipe for Snickers Cookie Cups here.
Reese’s Chocolate Cookie Cups
Reese’s Chocolate Cookie Cups are bite-sized treats made with a delicious chocolate cookie base that is filled with a miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup! The perfect chocolate and peanut butter dessert! See the recipe for Reese’s Chocolate Cookie Cups here.
S’mores Cookie Cups
Even more delicious than traditional s’mores, these cute cookie cups are a family favorite dessert! See the recipe for S’mores Cookie Cups here.
Hot Chocolate Christmas Cookies
Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are my favorite Christmas cookie ever! They’re super cute, so festive and absolutely delicious. I saw these darling Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies that Noreen made over at Party Pinching not too long ago and those gave me an idea! I morphed them with my Peanut Butter Fudge Cookies and the result? These darling, delicious perfectly festive Christmas cookies! They’re quite easy to make, especially if you have little helpers. See the Hot Chocolate Christmas Cookies here!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Cups
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Cups easily made with only 5 ingredients! Peanut butter cookie cups filled with creamy peanut butter and chocolate layers and topped with granola for a little bit of a crunch! See the recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Cups here.
Chocolate Cherry Brownie Bites
Chocolate Cherry Brownie Bites are mini brownies filled with chocolate chips, maraschino cherries and then topped with a cherry flavored cream cheese frosting! Chocolate Cherry Brownie Bites are every bit as delicious as they sound! I absolutely love the chocolate/cherry flavor combination and I also love super easy treats that can be made quickly. You could definitely use your favorite homemade brownie recipe for this if you want, but you can also choose to simplify things and use a mix – either way, this recipe will taste delicious. See the recipe for Chocolate Cherry Brownie Bites here!
Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookie Cups
Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookie Cups are easily made with a sugar cookie mix, hot chocolate mix, marshmallows and a few other basic ingredients! The perfect winter treat! Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookie Cups are so easy to make and they are absolutely delicious! See the recipe for Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookie Cups here!
Snickers Brownie Bites
Snickers Brownie Bites made from a homemade brownie recipe then stuffed with Snickers candy and topped with chocolate frosting and chocolate candies. Snickers Brownie Bites is a gem of a recipe I found nearly 10 years ago in a Woman’s Day magazine. Since then I’ve made them from time to time and am always surprised with the results. They are just delicious and look super cute too! See the Snickers Brownie Bites recipe here!
Fruit:
Banana Cream Pie Cookies
Banana Cream Pie Cookies are the perfect way to cheat and still enjoy the taste of Banana Cream Pie without having to deal with a pie crust! Lovely bite sized banana dessert recipe for parties. Banana Cream Pie Cookies are the perfect alternative to pie, if you’re anything like me and aren’t a huge fan of pie but still love the flavors! I re-created a lovely spring pie in these Banana Cream Pie Cookies. All the flavors of pie with a minimal amount of work- and no worrying about if your pie crust is perfect. Win! Scroll down to see the video I created showing how to make them too. You’ll love them! Find the Banana Cream Pie Cookies recipe here!
Key Lime Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Cups
Impressive and delicious EASY NO BAKE key lime cheesecake filling cocooned in soft sugar cookie cups made from pre-made cookie dough – doesn’t get much simpler or delicious! Perfect for any occasion, like Easter or baby/bridal showers! See the recipe for Key Lime Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Cups here.
Banana Split Cookie Cups
Banana Split Cookie Cups taste like your favorite banana split dessert in cookie form! Banana flavored cookies filled with pineapple cream and topped with chocolate and a cherry! See the recipe for Banana Split Cookie Cups here.
Raspberry Cloud Cups
I found this recipe for Raspberry Cloud Cups a while ago, but the cookie dough originally listed in the recipe wasn’t very good, so I swapped in my favorite Sugar Cookie recipe. The results are amazing! Find the recipe for Raspberry Cloud Cups here!
Caramel Apple Gingerbread Cookies
Caramel apple gingerbread cookies are made with apple filling inside a gingerbread cookie, topped with caramel cream cheese frosting & drizzled with caramel! This mashup of two classic desserts is a show stopper! See the recipe for Caramel Apple Gingerbread Cookies here.
Apple Crisp Cookie Cups
These Apple Crisp Cookie Cups combine classic oatmeal cookies with homemade apple pie filling for the perfect comfort food. See the recipe for Apple Crisp Cookie Cups here.
Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cups
Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cups begin with simple lemon pudding cookie cups that are filled with raspberry pie filling. Simple lemon raspberry cookie recipe that is absolutely delicious. See the recipe for Lemon Raspberry Cookie Cups here.
Caramel Banana Cream Pie Cookies
Caramel Banana Cream Pie Cookies are a sensational mini cookie cup filled with a creamy banana flavored pudding on top of a hidden caramel surprise. Every bite of this delicious banana pudding cookie is a blend of sweet flavors, rich taste, and the crunchy and creamy texture pairs so perfectly together. See the recipe for Caramel Banana Cream Pie Cookies here.
Lemon Curd Cookies
Bright, tangy Lemon Curd Cookies made with a buttery cookie crust and filled with lemon curd! These flavorful homemade cookie cups are perfect for lemon lovers! See the recipe for Lemon Curd Cookies here.
Coconut Cream Pie Cookie Cups
These Coconut Cream Pie Cookie Cups are the perfect bite size combination of two classic desserts — coconut cream pie and sugar cookies. They are topped with fresh whipped cream and toasted shredded coconut and are perfect to take to a party! See the recipe for Coconut Cream Pie Cookie Cups here.
Snickerdoodle Apple Pie Cookie Cups
Snickerdoodle Apple Pie Cookie Cups combine two favorite desserts in a bite sized treat! Mini apple pies with a snickerdoodle cookie crust! Snickerdoodle Apple Pie Cookie Cups are one of my absolute favorite fall desserts.Call them cookies, or call them pies? Either way, they are absolutely delicious and they come together so easily too! See the Snickerdoodle Apple Pie Cookie Cups recipe here!
Raspberry Cheesecake Cookie Cups
Raspberry Cheesecake Cookie Cups have a raspberry cheesecake filling in a bite-sized graham cracker cookie crust. These delicious cookie cups taste just like raspberry cheesecake and only take a few minutes to make! See the recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake Cookie Cups here.
Cherry Pie Cookies
Cherry Pie Cookies are an easy way to whip up some delicious cookie cups that satisfy your craving for cherry pie, without all the work! Cherry Pie Cookies came to be when I was craving cherry pie today, but didn’t really feel like whipping up a pie crust. So instead, I made Nellie’s Super Soft Sugar Cookies and translated them into Cherry Pie Cookies! My kids were drooling on the floor while I was making them. {Talk about testing a 3-year old’s patience. “No, we can’t have one yet, Mommy needs to take a billion pictures of the pretty cookies first.” Poor kid!} They’re so easy and taste delicious- I think they’d be gorgeous on a holiday table. See the Cherry Pie Cookies recipe here!
Strawberry Cookie Cups
Strawberry Cookie Cups are bite-sized treats made with the best buttercream strawberry frosting ever. Made with fresh strawberries, there just aren’t better strawberry cookies than these! See the recipe for Strawberry Cookie Cups here.
Sugar Cookie Fruit Tarts
Sugar Cookie Fruit Tarts are lovely sugar cookie cups filled with vanilla custard & topped with your favorite fruit! They’re a quick dessert using seasonal fruit. Sugar Cookie crust mini tarts perfect for Mother’s Day, a Baby Shower or Bridal Showers! See the recipe for Sugar Cookie Fruit Tarts here.
Lemon Cream Pie Cookies
Lemon cream pie cookies are a delicious way to enjoy the tastes of a lemon cream pie without the hassle of pie crust. These lemon cookie cups are easy to grab and go and this lemon cookie recipe makes enough to share. See the recipe for Lemon Cream Pie Cookies here.
Miscellaneous:
Pumpkin Cheesecake Ginger Cookies
Ginger Cookies filled with a delicious spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake perfect for Fall! Lovely pumpkin cheesecake ginger cookie recipe that everyone loves! See the recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake Ginger Cookies here.
Red Velvet Cookie Cups
These red velvet cookie cups are filled with a cream cheese frosting. This recipe is 100% homemade and so easy to make! See the recipe for Red Velvet Cookie Cups here.
Cannoli Sugar Cookie Cups
Simple & delicious go to a whole new level with these Cannoli Sugar Cookie Cups. Easy sugar cookie cups topped with cannoli filling & chocolate chips. YUM! See the recipe for Cannoli Sugar Cookie Cups here.
Each of these recipes we have gathered here are amazing and will be a hit the next time you make them, whether it is just for your family or a whole group of people for a party!
Karen N says
Can the following be frozen so they can be made in advance? Peanut “Butter fudge cups, cherry pie cookies and the red velvet cookie cups.
Great recipes and thanx for sharing.
Jessica says
Yes, these can all be frozen in advance!
Krys says
I just made these and they feel far too soft to remove from the muffin tin. Should I just wait even longer to remove them? No matter how carefully I try they start to fall apart.
Nellie says
Yep, just wait a few more minutes! If they start falling apart when you take them out, just let them cool a bit longer.
Samantha Butcher says
I don’t have a mini muffin tin only a normal size muffin tin,can use that ?
Jessica says
You can, but they’ll be more like 3-5 bite cookie bites, instead of 2 bites cookies. : )
Renae Safford says
I have tried twice and I can’t get the cookie out of the pan without falling apart?? Any suggestions
Nellie says
Sounds like it’s probably your pan, or the spray that you are using. Use a non-stick spray that is specifically made for baking…it will have flour in it as well that helps prevent sticking. I would also wait a little longer for the cookie cups to cool before trying to remove them.