15 Unique Cookie Recipes That Break the Baking Mold

Think beyond pumpkin pie for these cakey pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, which call for pumpkin puree.

If pie isn't your thing, then try these pecan pie cookies. A thumbprint cookie with a caramelized-pecan filling, this cookie is reminiscent of pecan pie, only a lot easier to put together!

Matcha, a finely ground green tea powder, shines when mixed with a creamy, buttery shortbread cookie. A surefire hit, this green tea shortbread cookie will be devoured by cookie-lovers in record time.

With a sugar cookie crust, caramelized apple filling, and crunchy oat topping, these apple pie bars are more addictive than the classic rendition.

One episode of How I Met Your Mother centers around "sumbitch cookies," crispy, chocolatey caramel and peanut butter cookies that are naughty in all the right ways.

You will never be able to eat just one cake mix cookie. They're guaranteed to be a favorite any time of year!