Cookie Recipes

Here’s a sure standout on your treat tray. The cheery cookies get their bright pink color from cranberry-flavored gelatin. —Kristen...

My Mom gave me this no-bake cookie recipe years ago when she included them on her Christmas buffet. I can't...

I transformed store-bought cookie mix into mini tarts similar to gingerbread brownies. For garnish, try chopped crystalized ginger or a...

My sweet-tart cookies make a terrific addition to a holiday dessert tray. I love the creamy orange filling.—Trisha Kruse, Eagle,...

I love the combination of chocolate and peppermint, especially at Christmastime. It's just not Christmas at our house without these...

After opening our gifts on Christmas Eve as children, we would make these cookies for Santa Claus to snack on...

When I think of winter, I think of two things: warm cookies and chai. My recipe combines the two in...

Through all the years I've been baking, I’ve never come across a pumpkin cookie recipe that you can actually cut...

My mom and her friend did a lot of cookie swaps together. They were always finding new recipes to share,...

The recipe for these cookies is the easiest to find in my book because the page is a beautiful mess...

These cookies are lovely as they are, but I'll sometimes use a light-colored sanding sugar for the top: First, lightly...

Every Christmas, my family would visit a display of the most amazing gingerbread houses. Of course, we’d get to munch...

My mom taught me how to make these waffle iron cookies. Now I have my friends bring their waffle irons...

With a creamy chocolate and hazelnut filling, these decadent Christmas cookies look and taste amazing. Guests will never guess how...

Make cookie trays extra special with these mini pie look-alikes stuffed with sweet strawberry preserves. Yum! —Amy Sauerwalt, Columbia, Maryland

Tangy boysenberry is an unusual for a cookie, but it goes well with chocolate. I change the sprinkles and even...

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

People go bananas for these! These rich little sandwiches are a nice change of pace on a Christmas platter, and...

When my sister and I were little, we used to beg my mother and grandmother to make these buttery chocolate...

Combining humble ingredients can sometimes result in a delicious treat. Use these versatile cookie as the base for ice cream...

When it’s baking time, my family lobbies for these Mexican crinkle cookies. You can replace 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate with...

Moist, tender chocolate cake conceals a marshmallow filling in these delightful treats. They’re yummy even without frosting. —Deborah Lowery, Middleport,...

A woman in my small Iowa hometown sold these cookies. When my grandmother asked her for the recipe, the woman...

This is my mother's Christmas recipe. She made these every year and whenever I smell them baking, I think of...

Family and friends always want me to have these for Christmas, so I make lots of them. They're easy to...

The recipe for these light cookies has been passed down from generation to generation. Have a little extra fun with...

I bake these delightful cookies every year for Christmas and when I share a tray of my homemade treats with...

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

When I spread these spicy gingerbread rounds with my lemony cream cheese frosting, I knew I had a hit. Cardamom...