40 Irresistible Mother’s Day Cookie Recipes: The Ultimate Roundup for a Sweet Celebration

Mother’s Day is a special occasion to honor the incredible women in our lives, and what better way to express gratitude and love than with a batch of homemade, delicious cookies? If you’ve been searching for that perfect Mother’s Day cookie recipe to make her day truly memorable, your quest ends here! This ultimate recipe roundup brings together 40 divine cookie creations, guaranteed to bring a smile to any mom’s face and make your Mother’s Day celebrations extra sweet and unforgettable.

From the bright and zesty notes of lemon to the sweet tang of strawberry and raspberry, and the sophisticated hint of lavender, these recipes leave nothing to be desired. Whether your mom prefers classic comforting flavors or something uniquely elegant, you’ll find an array of options to perfectly suit her taste. Plus, as an added treat, you can also get five free cocktail recipes ideal for Mother’s Day, and explore a variety of other cocktail and dessert recipes right here on our blog!

🌺 Hooray to all the amazing moms out there! 🌺

Discover Your Favorite Mother’s Day Cookies

Dive into this spectacular collection of Mother’s Day cookies. We’ve handpicked a diverse range of flavors and styles, ensuring there’s a perfect cookie for every mom. From light and airy shortbreads to rich and fudgy chocolate delights, get ready to find your next baking project!

Fruity & Fresh Delights

Brighten Mom’s day with cookies bursting with fresh fruit flavors and citrusy zest. These vibrant treats are perfect for a spring celebration, offering a delightful balance of sweet and tangy.

Raspberry Lemon Thumbprint Cookies

Raspberry Lemon Thumbprint Cookies feature fresh lemon zest in the dough topped with an icing of fresh lemon juice and fresh raspberry. Perfect for showers or brunch or high tea.

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Marbled Icing Sugar Cookies with Fig Jam

These stunning marbled heart cookies, filled with luscious fig jam, are the perfect way to show your love on Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day (and on any other occasion). They are sweet, easy to make and look absolutely beautiful!

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Puff Pastry Heart Cookies with Strawberry Jam

Sweeten any occasion with our delectable puff pastry hearts, bursting with the irresistible flavor of strawberry jam. Bake up a batch of love in thirty minutes or less!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

These Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies are cream cheese sugar cookies sandwiched with swirls of strawberry cream cheese frosting!

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White Chocolate Strawberry Shortbread Cookies

These white chocolate strawberry shortbread cookies are made in one bowl with 5 ingredients. Their soft, buttery texture melts in your mouth!

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies

These soft Italian Lemon Ricotta Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth good and topped with a sweet, sugary glaze with fresh lemon zest.

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Lemon Blueberry Cookies

This is the best lemon blueberry cookies recipe! Easy to make these cookies are soft, chewy and ready in under 15 minutes!

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Stuffed Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies Recipe

Make these stuffed strawberry cheesecake cookies for a sweet, fruity dessert that features a creamy center and crisp, golden edges!

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Lemon Raspberry Cookies

These Raspberry Cookies are soft, fluffy, buttery, and bursting with the delicious flavors of fresh lemon and raspberries. Super quick and easy to make and everyone loves them!

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Strawberry shortbread cookies

Buttery, with a tender texture and fantastic strawberry flavor, these strawberry shortbread cookies are small delicious, and not overly sweet treats you can make at home in no time.

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Raspberry Crumble Cookies

Jam-filled, soft and chewy, these copycat Costco Raspberry Crumble Cookies are sweet, tart, crumbly, and taste just like like Costco’s!

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Strawberry Cookies filled with buttercream

Intensely flavored Strawberry Cookies filled with Strawberry Buttercream. Made with freeze dried strawberries for the best strawberry flavor!

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Cherry Garcia Cookies

Just like famous ice cream, these Cherry Garcia Cookies are full of sweet maraschino cherries and chocolate chips!

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Lemon Sugar Cookies

Soft slightly chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies are easy to make and a bright sunny favorite cookie recipe especially for lemon lovers!

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Classic Comforts & Timeless Treats

Sometimes, the best way to show love is through a comforting classic. These traditional cookie recipes offer familiar flavors and a nostalgic touch that Mom is sure to appreciate.

Lofthouse Cookies (Soft Sugar Cookies)

Better than store-bought & so easy to make, this Lofthouse sugar cookies recipe is fluffy, sweet, & so fun to make!

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Thumbprint Cookies with Icing

This buttery sugar cookie recipe makes soft, sweet Thumbprint Cookies with Icing perfect for dessert trays and coffee breaks.

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Crumbl Sugar Cookies

Get the easy copycat Crumbl sugar cookie recipe and make a Crumbl pink sugar cookie at home. A chilled sugar cookie is great for a hot day.

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Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies – Tasha’s Artisan Foods Peanut Butter Blossom cookies are just classic, soft peanut butter cookies, topped with a chocolate kiss.

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Heart Sugar Cookies

Heart Sugar Cookies are a wonderful holiday treat. Crunchy cookies and sweet icing make this the perfect gift. Make a batch this season!

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Italian Knot Cookies

Traditionally these Italian cookies were made for wedding celebrations and the shape signifies tying the knot. However, these cookies are perfect for any celebration!

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Easy Lemon Sugar Cookies

These piped lemon cookies are made in a jiffy and can be flavored with either lemon juice or limoncello. The refreshing, tangy flavor is simply irresistible!

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Decadent Chocolate & Rich Flavors

For moms who adore rich, chocolatey goodness or deep, indulgent flavors, this selection of cookies offers pure bliss. From fudgy classics to unique coffee-infused delights, these treats are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

These red velvet cookies are baked soft and chewy and laced with milk chocolate chips. Perfectly festive for holidays, cookie exchanges, or an easy dessert.

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Puffed Rice Hearts with Chocolate

With basically two ingredients only and made in 10 minutes, these chocolate puffed rice hearts are the perfect Valentines’ or Mother’s Day treat! It’s just the thing when you’re short on time but want a homemade treat!

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Sourdough Coffee Cookies With Mascarpone Filling

These delicious sourdough coffee cookies are super soft and chewy and have a creamy mascarpone filling. A coffee dessert with a twist.

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Cake Mix Whoopie Pies

These decadent Cake Mix Whoopie Pies are so easy to make using store bought cake mix! With a homemade frosting, you’ll love every bite of these sweet and chocolatey treats.

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Chocolate Swirl Cookies

I like homemade cookies. And it’s not only me – all the family enjoy making them and digging in.

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Delicious Cookies ‘n Cream Blossom Cookies

This easy five ingredients Hershey Kiss Cookies and Cream Blossom Cookie recipe combines the richness of cream cheese with gorgeous Hershey Cookies ‘n’ Cream Kisses for a truly divine cookie experience.

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Ricotta Chocolate Chip Cookies

Try these irresistible ricotta chocolate chip cookies topped with tangy icing. You will not even need a mixer – just stir the dough with a spoon.

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Soft red velvet cut-out Sandwich cookies

These Soft Red Velvet Cut-Out Sandwich Cookies are filled with tangy cream cheese frosting. It’s the ideal Valentine’s or Mother’s Day treat!

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Unique & Elegant Bites

For something truly special and a little out of the ordinary, explore these unique and elegant cookie recipes. Featuring floral notes, aromatic teas, and creative combinations, these treats are perfect for moms with a sophisticated palate.

Gluten-Free Lavender Lemon Cookies

These Gluten-Free Lavender Lemon Cookies are soft, chewy, and full of lemon flavor with just-right notes of lavender.

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Jasmine Tea Shortbread Cookies With Honey Frosting

Introducing Jasmine Tea Shortbread Cookies with a drizzle of honey frosting. Delight in the infusion of jasmine tea’s with each crumbly bite.

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Cherry Macarons (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)

These cherry macarons are filled with chocolate buttercream and cherry jam for the perfect sweet treat. Gluten-free and dairy-free.

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Chewy Blueberry White Chocolate Cookies

Bake up these soft and chewy blueberry white chocolate cookies in under an hour. These are the perfect spring and summer cookies to bake!

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Lavender Shortbread Cookies

These fabulous Lavender Shortbread Cookies are buttery & crumbly & bursting with velvety lavender flavor. 6 ingredients. 6 simple steps!

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Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

Soft, perfectly sweet, and simple….these Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies are a favorite with all! Cream cheese frosting is the perfect addition!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies

If you love strawberry cheesecake then these strawberry cookies filled with cream cheese balls are for you! Soft and chewy treats packed with all the flavors of your favorite dessert, in a cookie form.

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Strawberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

These strawberry cookies are made with freeze-dried strawberries and white chocolate chips. These chewy cookies taste like strawberries and cream!

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Lavender Lemon Shortbread Bars

Lavender lemon shortbread bars are SO pretty, easy, colorful and delicious – perfect for any spring or summertime celebration!

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Lemon Pudding Cookies

These Soft Lemon Pudding Cookies are chewy soft, deliciously lemony, and freezer friendly.

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Healthy Pistachio Rose Cookies (Easy Recipe)

These Healthy Pistachio Rose Cookies are the ultimate elegant and romantic cookies. This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, oil-free, and refined sugar-free.

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We hope this expansive collection of 40 Mother’s Day cookie recipes inspires you to create something truly special for Mom. Whether you opt for a fruity delight, a comforting classic, or a unique, elegant treat, the effort and love you put into homemade baking will be the most cherished gift of all. Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers!

Don’t forget to explore our other recipes and sweet treats to make every occasion a flavorful one. Happy baking!