Cookie Recipes

I like to present my favorite holiday cookies in a special way. I pile this fresh-baked Russian tea cakes recipe...

In Holland, it’s tradition to mold this Dutch speculaas dough into the shape of St. Nicholas and serve the cookies...

Koulourakia are a traditional treat in Greece, where they are usually made for Easter and other celebrations. I enjoy making...

Not only are these pretty cookies fun to serve, but they bake up delicate and flaky and taste wonderful. Even...

I make these beautiful wreath-shaped cookies with jewel-red centers every Christmas. The dusting of powdered sugar gives them a snowy...

I work for a special education school and our students run their own catering business. Every time they make this...

Want to put a seasonal twist on classic chocolate chip cookies? These irresistible treats are loaded with white baking chips,...

This pumpkin and chocolate cookie has a special feel that makes it perfect for a holiday dessert table. If you...

This super-crunchy, not-too-sweet cookie is a fun update on the classic snowball. I used cashews, macadamia nuts and pecans, but...

The warm flavor of cardamom spices up these classic sugar cookies. They’re the ideal treat for your homemade goody basket....

Thumbprint cookies are a Christmas classic, and I especially like my updated version with pistachios. The rich, buttery bites are...

“Whenever company came to our house, my mother would bring out a batch of her sugar cookies,” says Ann DeHass,...

No other food product is more closely tied to Vermont than maple syrup. So when I want to give someone...

Daintily drizzled with white chocolate, these eye-catching biscotti are loaded with chocolate chips and crunchy almonds. “They look so pretty...

My kids love making these home-style cookies. They're so wonderful when warm. —Jaye Beeler, Grand Rapids, Michigan

When I get toffee bits, butterscotch chips and cashews together in one cookie, the sweet and salty combo is nearly...

These cookies are soft, chewy and taste as good as they sound. The first time I baked them, I took...

Cooling lemon and aromatic rosemary make these butter cookies stand out at the holidays. I use them to punch up...

These cookies are more cake-like; a nice change from the more common chewier chocolate chip cookie. I've been known to...

My family loves to visit a local Italian restaurant that has a wonderful dessert buffet. The cannoli is among our...

My best friend, Amber, taught me how to make this classic Norwegian dessert. They are a great mash-up of a...

My 5-year-old wanted to bake a cake with potato chips and bananas. I couldn't quite manage that, but I did...

Everyone who has tried these cookies says they're the best they've ever eaten. I'm sure the addition of pudding mix...

With the classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter, it's no surprise these are my family's favorite cookies. Because of...

Santa is sure to stop by your house if you leave these minty triple-chocolate peppermint cookies waiting for him. They're...

This is my son's all-time favorite cookie. He will share just about anything, but these are an exception...he gobbles them...

These golden brown ranger cookies are crispy on the outside and cakelike on the inside. Their tasty blend of oats,...

Here's a different version of a traditional recipe. I love these soft peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. — Clarice Schweitzer,...

Hawaiian nuts and melty morsels make a fantastic combination in these buttery white chocolate macadamia nut cookies. —Cathy Lennon, Newport,...