Everyone loves a classic cookie, like chocolate chip, peanut butter or oatmeal. But new treats are always welcome in the lunchbox, too—especially when they’re colorful and packed full of fun add-ins. Whether you opt for a cute slice-and-bake option, a sweet treat topped with sprinkles or a cookie that looks just like a blackboard (complete with edible “chalk”) your little ones are guaranteed to smile when they find one of these cookies in their lunch.

All the best parts of chocolate chip cookies—chewy, crispy and tons of chocolate chips—meet all the tender moistness of banana bread in a perfect treat that straddles both worlds. Kids of all ages are guaranteed to gobble these right up.

These deep cocoa cookies get studded with generous chunks of good white chocolate for a rich contrast in every bite.

Packed with sweet and salty goodness, these Everything Cookies from Ree Drummond are a fun, back-to-school treat that turns your cookie jar into a snack-time treasure trove.

Send your sweet on a little mid-day sunshine with these happy, homemade rainbow cookies.

Who could say 'no' to these candy-studded chocolate cookies?! Best of all, Ree's recipe makes two dozen—so you can stash some in the freezer and have them ready to go when you don't have time to bake.

These sweet, frosted, cake-like cookies taste just like the ones you find in your supermarket bakery, only better.

These no-bake peanut butter chocolate cookies are a quick and tasty win for busy school days, mixing creamy peanut butter and rich cocoa into a chewy, kid-approved favorite.

These creative cookies take the lunchbox note to the next level! Send your kiddo a sweet message, written in tasty edibile chalk!

Serve these adorable panda cookies at your next get-together and you'll have kids of all ages smiling.

No time to bake? You can still send your little one to school with a custom treat: just start with soft-baked sugar cookies.

Every day's a party with these colorful, confetti-studded whoopie pies. The best part? They're made from boxed cake mix so they're super easy to whip up any day of the week!

Peanut butter lovers are sure to go nutty for these adorable sandwich cookies. You'll use smooth peanut butter and whole-wheat flour to make the buttery cookie base and yummy grape jelly for the sweet filling.

Forget store-bought! Molly's easy sandwich cookie recipe is just as chocolatey and delicious as the pre-made version you love. Plus, you can spread as much creamy vanilla filling in between the cocoa wafers as you like!

If there's one thing kids like it's cinnamon-sugar, which makes these swirly cookies the perfect treat. Topped with a drizzle of sweet glaze, we're pretty sure they'll please kids-at-heart, too!

Four ingredients is all you need to make these sweet-and-salty treats from Katie Lee.

If there's one thing little ones like to see on a sweet treat it's sprinkles — and these easy cookies feature plenty of bright, colorful, rainbow-hued fun!

These super chocolatey cookies are perfectly sweet and chunky, loaded with cinnamon-sugar nuts, dried fruit and chocolate chips.

Tahini, a rich paste made from ground sesame seeds, gives these chewy cookies a distinctive nutty flavor. It also makes the dough extra light and fluffy when you first put it together, so make sure to leave ample time to chill it before baking the cookies.

Warm baking spices (cinnamon, cloves and ginger) make these chewy cookies a favorite when the weather gets chilly.

With all the rich, fudginess of a brownie baked right into an easy-to-pack cookie, these chocolatey treats are the perfect addition to any packed lunch.

There’s no limit to the mix-ins you can add to these cookies — use whatever candy pieces, cereal and nuts you have on hand. Pro tip: if you’re making these cookies for you little ones, leave out the coffee granules!

These cookies take a little bit of planning (they have to chill in the refrigerator overnight) but come together easily using just a handful of basic ingredients.