These five classic cookie recipes have something for everyone. They also represent three different cookie-making methods:
There's the drop method, used for making the chocolate-chip and oatmeal raisin cookies; the molded method, used for the making peanut butter cookie recipe; and the rolled method, used for making the sugar cookie and rolled chocolate cookie recipes.
![Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117001256im_/http://z.about.com/d/culinaryarts/1/6/H/C/-/-/pbcookie2-200.jpg)
Photo © Collin AndersonWith their delicious blend of salty and sweet flavors, peanut butter cookies are always popular. This basic recipe uses the so-called "molded method" because we use a fork to flatten and shape the cookies.
![Sugar Cookie Recipe](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117001256im_/http://z.about.com/d/culinaryarts/1/6/F/C/-/-/sugarcookie2-200.jpg)
Photo © Jennifer SipalaHere's a recipe for sugar cookies that demonstrates the rolled cookie method where the dough is rolled out flat and then the cookies are cut out with cookie cutters.
![Chocolate Chip Cookies](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117001256im_/http://z.about.com/d/culinaryarts/1/6/X/C/-/-/chocochip252.jpg)
Photo © Glen MacLartyThese basic chocolate chip cookies are made using the "drop" method, because balls of dough are simply dropped onto the baking sheet. This recipe uses semi-sweet chocolate chips and brown sugar for that old-fashioned goodness.
![Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117001256im_/http://z.about.com/d/culinaryarts/1/6/S/C/-/-/oatmealraisin2-200.jpg)
Photo © Lauren EganAnother example of the "drop" cookie method, oatmeal-raisin cookies are everything a cookie should be. This classic oatmeal-raisin cookie recipe shows why it's one of the most popular cookies ever.
![Rolled Chocolate Cookie Recipe](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090117001256im_/http://z.about.com/d/culinaryarts/1/6/J/C/-/-/choc-cookies2-200.jpg)
Photo © Laura KoenigThese tasty chocolate cookies are also made using the "rolled cookie" method. If you love chocolate, you'll love these rolled chocolate cookies!
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