Bring a little Disney magic into your kitchen with these Disney cookie recipes you can make at home! This collection includes actual recipes shared by Disney from Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts, along with copycat versions of famous cookies from Disney Parks and Disney Springs.
If you love famous cookie recipes, don't miss my Copycat Cookie Recipes collection, where you'll find recipes from famous hotels, bakeries, restaurants, and more. Also, be sure to try my Disney Churro Toffee—a crunchy, buttery English toffee coated in white chocolate and cinnamon sugar, inspired by the classic Disneyland treat.
From classic chocolate chip cookies and soft molasses cookies to orange shortbread and the famous Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num, there's something here for every Disney cookie fan.
Why You'll Love These Disney Cookie Recipes
- Every recipe has been made in my kitchen. I've included my own tips, photos, and step-by-step instructions with each recipe.
- Several are actual Disney recipes. Disney has shared some of its famous resort cookie recipes with home bakers, and I've tested them in my own kitchen.
- Make Disney treats at home. You don't need a park ticket to enjoy some of the cookies made famous at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disney Springs.
- Six completely different cookies. You'll find chocolate chip, molasses, shortbread, deep-dish, and loaded bakery-style cookies.
- Perfect for Disney fans. Make a batch after a Disney vacation, for a Disney movie night, or just because you're craving your favorite park treat.
Jump to:
- Why You'll Love These Disney Cookie Recipes
- Actual Disney Recipes vs. Copycat Disney Cookies
- Official Disney Cookie Recipes
- Disney Wilderness Lodge Molasses Crackle Cookies
- Disney's Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Disney's Riviera Resort Signature Cookies
- Disneyland Resort Shortbread Cookies
- Disney Parks & Disney Springs Copycat Cookies
- Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num (Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies)
- Copycat Gideon's Bakehouse Cookies
- Which Disney Cookie Should You Make?
- Disney Cookie Recipes FAQs
- More Famous Cookie Recipes
Actual Disney Recipes vs. Copycat Disney Cookies
Not every recipe in this collection is a copycat.
Several of these recipes were actually shared by Disney and adapted for home kitchens, including the Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies, Riviera Resort Signature Cookies, Disneyland Shortbread Cookies, and Wilderness Lodge Molasses Crackle Cookies.
I've also included homemade versions inspired by two famous Disney destinations: Jack-Jack Cookie Num Nums from Disney Parks and the giant chocolate chip-covered cookies from Gideon's Bakehouse at Disney Springs.
I've noted which is which below so you'll know exactly what you're making.
Official Disney Cookie Recipes
Disney Wilderness Lodge Molasses Crackle Cookies
✓ Actual recipe shared by Disney
Soft, chewy, warmly spiced, and rolled in sugar, these Disney Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies are one of my newest Disney cookie discoveries.
Disney calls them Molasses Crackle Cookies, and the name makes perfect sense. As the cookies bake and cool, the sugary exterior develops beautiful cracks while the centers remain wonderfully soft.
They're flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, making them especially good for fall and Christmas baking.
I made Disney's 3-cup-flour version, which requires no chilling, and I actually think these cookies are even better on day two!
→ Get the Disney Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookie Recipe
Disney's Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies
✓ Actual recipe shared by Disney
These are classic chocolate chip cookies with a very Disney twist: powdered sugar in the cookie dough!
Disney's Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies have lightly crisp edges, soft and chewy centers, and plenty of semisweet chocolate chips. The recipe was shared by Disney, and I've tested it in both regular and jumbo sizes.
Unlike many bakery-style chocolate chip cookies, these don't require chilling, so you can mix the dough and bake the cookies right away.
→ Get the Disney Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Disney's Riviera Resort Signature Cookies
✓ Actual recipe shared by Disney
Of all the Disney cookies I've made, these might be the most unique.
Disney's Riviera Resort Signature Cookies are packed with ground oats, ground chocolate, walnuts, pistachios, dried cherries, mini chocolate chips, and molasses, then finished with flaky sea salt.
There is a lot going on in these cookies, but somehow it all works. They're thick, chewy, chocolatey, nutty, slightly tart from the cherries, and unlike an ordinary chocolate chip cookie.
→ Get the Disney Riviera Resort Signature Cookie Recipe
Disneyland Resort Shortbread Cookies
✓ Actual recipe from Disneyland Resort
These Mickey-shaped Disney Shortbread Cookies are buttery, tender, flavored with fresh orange zest, and coated in chocolate.
The recipe comes from Disneyland Resort, and I made a half batch that yields about 18 Mickey-shaped cookies. The combination of buttery shortbread, orange zest, and chocolate makes these completely different from the other cookies in this collection.
They also hold their shape beautifully, so you can use the dough with other cookie cutters for holidays and special occasions.
→ Get the Disneyland Resort Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Disney Parks & Disney Springs Copycat Cookies
Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num (Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies)
✓ Disney Parks-inspired copycat
If you've had a Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num at Disney, you know this isn't an ordinary chocolate chip cookie.
These Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies are baked individually in paper baking cups, giving them crisp, buttery edges and an extra-thick, soft, and gooey center.
My version is an easy homemade take on the famous Disney Parks treat—no individual cast iron skillets required.
Serve them slightly warm while the chocolate is still gooey for the full experience.
→ Get the Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num Copycat Recipe
Copycat Gideon's Bakehouse Cookies
✓ Disney Springs copycat
Gideon's Bakehouse cookies are hard to miss. They're giant, decadent cookies absolutely covered in chocolate chips.
My Copycat Gideon's Bakehouse Cookies recreate that over-the-top look at home. The cookie dough is loaded with chocolate chips, then each ball of dough is pressed into even more chocolate chips before baking and finished with flaky sea salt.
My version isn't Gideon's actual recipe—it's my homemade interpretation of their famous chocolate chip-covered cookie.
They're gooey, ridiculously chocolatey, and definitely a cookie for serious chocolate lovers.
Which Disney Cookie Should You Make?
| If You Love... | Make This Cookie |
|---|---|
| Classic chocolate chip cookies | Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies |
| Soft and chewy spice cookies | Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies |
| Loaded cookies with lots of mix-ins | Riviera Resort Signature Cookies |
| Buttery cut-out cookies | Disneyland Shortbread Cookies |
| Thick, gooey chocolate chip cookies | Jack-Jack Cookie Num Nums |
| Over-the-top chocolate cookies | Gideon's Bakehouse Cookies |
Can't decide? Start with the Grand Floridian cookies for a classic Disney recipe, or make the Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies during the holidays.
Disney Cookie Recipes FAQs
Some are! The Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies, Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies, Riviera Resort Signature Cookies, and Disneyland Resort Shortbread Cookies are based on recipes shared by Disney. The Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num and Gideon's Bakehouse recipes are my homemade copycat versions.
The Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies are a great place to start. They're made with familiar ingredients and don't require chilling the cookie dough.
The Grand Floridian Chocolate Chip Cookies and the 3-cup-flour version of the Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies can both be baked without chilling the dough. My Gideon's-inspired cookies are also a no-chill recipe.
The Wilderness Lodge Molasses Cookies are my pick for Christmas. Molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves give them all the flavors of holiday baking. The orange-zest Disneyland Shortbread Cookies are another beautiful option for Christmas cookie trays.
Gideon's Bakehouse isn't a Disney-created bakery, so I categorize my recipe as a Disney Springs copycat rather than an official Disney cookie recipe. That distinction is why I've included it separately from the recipes Disney itself has shared.
Yes. Most of these cookies freeze beautifully. Check each individual recipe for specific freezing and storage instructions.
More Famous Cookie Recipes
I've made dozens of famous cookies over the years, and these Disney recipes are just the beginning! Browse my Copycat Cookie Recipes collection for more recipes from famous hotels, bakeries, restaurants, and grocery-store favorites.
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