20+ Fun & Easy Cookies to Bake With Your Grandkids

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of baking with my grandma. She was the most creative person I knew, and at her house, ordinary chocolate chip cookies were never on the menu because she always came up with fun and unique recipes. Even if you don’t consider yourself especially creative, you can still be the most fun grandma by making these easy, adorable, and playful cookies with your grandkids.

These 20+ Easy, Fun Cookie Ideas are perfect to make with your kids, featuring recipes that everyone can enjoy, from little ones to teens and even adults. They’re just as great to bake with your grandkids too!

For another easy and playful idea, check out Easy Cookie Monster Treats Your Kids Will Love to Help Make.

You might also love trying these 37 Easy Cookie Recipes for Kids that are just as fun and easy to make together.

Oreo S’mores Cookies

These Oreo S’mores Cookies are the ultimate dessert mashup! Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth or impressing at your next gathering!

Fresh Berry Pink Sugar Cookies

Soft pink sugar cookies filled with creamy white chocolate ganache and topped with fresh berries. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, baby showers, or spring parties.

These Funfetti Sugar Cookies are always a hit with kids! Made with sprinkles baked right into the dough, these cookies are soft, sweet, and perfect for little helpers to mix and decorate.

Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies

These Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookies feature a classic, melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter cookie base. Perfect for whipping up with the kids on a cozy afternoon or as a quick holiday treat!

These cute snowman cookies are a fun and easy way to bring some winter magic into your kitchen! Perfect for baking with your grandkids, they’re simple to decorate and full of personality.

Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hat Cookie

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These Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hat Cookies are easy, no-bake treats made with peanut butter, white chocolate, fudge-striped cookies, and mini Reese’s cups—great for a Thanksgiving party snack or classroom parties.

Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies

These no-bake Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies are a fun and festive Thanksgiving treat made with candy corn, candy eyes, and peanut butter cookies—great for kids, parties, fall bake sale and edible gifts.

Vanilla Cake Mix Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies

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These Copycat Subway Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies are made with vanilla cake mix, cream cheese, white chocolate, and tangy freeze-dried raspberries, creating soft, pillowy cookies that taste just like your favorite café treat.

Lucky Charm St. Patrick’s Day Cookies

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These Lucky Charm St. Patrick’s Day Cookies are soft, sweet, and fun to make with the kids. With a gooey marshmallow center and colorful cereal topping.

Valentine’s Day Heart-Shaped Sugar Cookies

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These Valentine’s Day heart-shaped sugar cookies are soft, simple, and sweet treats to add to your Valentine’s Day sweet boxes, and they make a fun baking activity for kids.

Chalkboard Cookies

These Chalkboard Cookies are a creative back-to-school treat made with soft sugar cookies, smooth green vanilla icing, and edible white chocolate “chalk” for writing. Ideal for lunchboxes, classroom parties, or baking with the kids!

Watermelon Slice Cookies

These Watermelon Slice Cookies are made with soft, buttery sugar cookie dough and decorated with bright, colorful royal icing, they look just like mini watermelon slices—and taste just as sweet. They’re a fun baking activity to do with the kids and perfect for parties, picnics, or poolside snacks.

Copycat Valentine’s Lofthouse Sugar Cookies

These Copycat Valentine’s Lofthouse Sugar Cookies are soft, fluffy, and melt in your mouth—just like the ones from the store! Making them perfect for Valentine’s Day baking with kids or gifting to loved ones.

Cookie Monster Cake Mix Cookies

These Cookie Monster Cake Mix Cookies are soft, chewy, and studded with fun cookie pieces to resemble the beloved blue monster. Made with a vanilla cake mix, blue food coloring, and topped with Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and white chocolate chips.

Chocolate Cake Mix Hedgehog Cookies

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These Hedgehog Cookies are easy, bite-sized treats made with cake mix and a few simple ingredients you probably have on hand. They’re perfect for kids, parties, and fun spring baking days.

Nutter Butter Owl Cookies

These Nutter Butter Owl Cookies are an easy no-bake treat made with chocolate, cookies, and almonds. They’re fun to make with kids and great for fall parties or Thanksgiving!

Lucky Charms Cookies

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These Lucky Charm Cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with colorful marshmallows! With just 10 minutes of prep, they’re a fun and easy treat perfect for kids, parties, or a magical St. Patrick’s Day dessert.

Cute Oreo Crab Cookies

These Oreo Crabs are a fun, no-bake summer treat made with Golden Oreos, red candy melts, and candy eyes. Perfect for summer parties, playdates, or beach-themed parties.

Ladybug Chocolate Covered Oreos

These Ladybug Chocolate Covered Oreos are an adorable no-bake treat that’s great for kids’ parties, tea parties, or springtime fun. Made with Oreos, chocolate, and edible eyes, they’re easy to make and even more fun to eat!

Crunchy Nutter Butter Chicks

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Nutter Butter Chicks are no bake Easter cookies made by dipping peanut butter sandwich cookies in yellow melted candy and decorating them with candy eyes and M&M’s. They are simple to prepare, kid-friendly, and perfect for Easter baskets or spring parties.