Sourdough Cookie Recipes

Sourdough cookie recipes are one of my favorite ways to use up sourdough discard. They’re a quick dessert or snack made even better with sourdough.

If you’ve ever found yourself with extra sourdough starter and wondered what to do with it, this roundup is for you.

Sourdough discard cookies are perfect for so many occasions, and they’re a sweet way to transform your sourdough starter discard into something truly special. The starter adds a depth of flavor that makes an even more delicious cookie!

From sourdough peanut butter cookies to sourdough thumbprint cookies to sourdough oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips, there are lots of delicious sourdough cookie recipes on this list!

Why You’ll Love These Recipes

• A smart way to use your discard: These cookie recipes make the most of your sourdough discard, turning what might go to waste into something delicious and satisfying. You can also use active sourdough starter in these recipes.
• Incredible flavor and texture: The natural tang from the starter enhances sweetness, deepens chocolatey notes, and creates the best cookies that are rich, tender, and perfectly chewy.
• Easy and beginner-friendly: You don’t need to be a sourdough expert to enjoy these recipes. Most of them use discard straight from the fridge—no feeding or long fermenting required. (However, if you want to use active starter, that’s totally fine, too.)

Equipment You’ll Need

For making these sourdough cookie recipes, there are a few basic tools you’ll need.

• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Mixing bowls
• Baking sheets (or cookie sheet)
• Parchment paper
• Cookie scoop (optional, but helpful!)
• Large mixing bowl
• Stand mixer with paddle attachment or electric hand mixer
• Wire rack
• Rolling pin
• Plastic wrap (optional)
  

Ingredients for Sourdough Cookies

Here are a few of the ingredients you’ll need to have on hand for most of these homemade sourdough cookies (ingredients will vary depending on the recipe). Most of these ingredients are pantry staples that I keep stocked all the time.

• Vanilla extract: I’ve been making homemade vanilla extract for many years, but store-bought is great as well.
• All-purpose flour: All of these cookies just use regular all-purpose flour, rather than bread flour.
• Unsalted butter: If you only have salted butter on hand and the recipe calls for unsalted, you can add a bit of salt (usually about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon) to the recipe.
• Chocolate chips and chocolate chunks (we keep semi-sweet, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate chips in the pantry).
• Salt

I hope you’ve enjoyed this list of our favorite sourdough cookie recipes!

More Sourdough Discard Recipes

• Sourdough Brownies
• Sourdough Carrot Cake
• Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls
• Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Roll Focaccia
• Sourdough Coffee Cake