Things To Put In Cookies Besides Chocolate Chips 20 Ways to Upgrade Your Chocolate Chip Cookies

Allrecipes is over 20 years old, and in honor of that milestone, we’ve come up with 20 delicious mix-ins for riffs on a beloved classic: chocolate chip cookies. Check out the delicious results!

Start at the beginning

Ready to try your hand at customizing a new signature gift? Here’s everything you need to know to get started on your cookie journey:

Choose your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough and whip up a double batch. With thousands of reviews (tens of thousands actually) and 4.5 stars, the best chocolate chip cookies are a beloved Allrecipes classic. Try them with or without the nuts included in the recipe. Or try making these award-winning soft chocolate chip cookies that are another favorite… Or find your own winner among the dozens of cookie recipes featured here.

More: How to Bake Perfect Cookies from Scratch

Go nuts (or fruit!) with mix-ins

Divide the dough into quarters and mix a different ingredient into each, to make four varieties of cookies. Choose from our list below or come up with even crazier combinations:

1. White chocolate chips
2. Caramel bars (like Heath, chopped)
3. Candy-covered chocolate chunks (like M&Ms)
4. Coconut Chocolate Bar (like Almond Joy, chopped)
5. Trail mix
6. Dried cranberries
7. Dried apricots (chopped)
8. Pistachios (chopped)
9. Fresh rosemary (chopped)
10. Orange peel
11. Mini marshmallows
12. Peanut Butter Pretzels (Minced)
13. Honey Roasted Peanuts (chopped)
14. Bacon! (cooked and chopped)
15. French fries (chopped)
16. Caramel popcorn
17. Fruity rice cereal (like Fruity Pebbles)
18. Candy canes (crushed)
19. Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (like Oreos, crushed)
20. Rainbow splashes

Combine them!

Become a master cookie mixologist by combining two add-ons:

• Orange zest + dried cranberries
• Peanut butter pretzel + white chocolate chips
• Caramel bars + mini marshmallows
• Honey Roasted Peanuts + Bacon!
• White chocolate + dried cranberries

I want more?

Why stop here? Our recipe testers love adding crushed crystallized ginger, granola, toasted coconut, crushed peanut butter cups and more… And check out even more whimsical cookie ideas, including inspiration for toppings, drizzles and biscuit sandwiches.