Cookie Recipes

These bright, sweet "ladybugs" brought me good luck when it came to pleasing guests. I frosted chocolate-covered marshmallow cookies to...

"The old-fashioned taste of these crisp, peanut buttery cookies is irresistible," reports Jessie MacLeod of St. Stephen, New Brunswick. "And...

These traditional Polish treats will keep for a long time in an airtight container. One year, I sent a batch...

Many of our holiday traditions center around the foods my mother made while I was growing up. These cookies, which...

A twice-baked Italian cookie, biscotti makes a wonderful "dunker." A pretty way to present a batch is on a seasonal...

As much as I love giving away my baking, a few goodies—like these anise sugar cookies—are keepers. The light anise...

If my family knows I've baked these cookies, they're sure to gobble them up in a hurry.

My sweet rectangles get their name from the old-fashioned tri-colored ice cream. Our whole family prefers them. —Mary Chupp, Chattanooga,...

Chock-full of cranberries, chocolate chips and nuts, these cookies are fun to eat. They offer a change of pace from...

A very dear friend gave me this recipe so I make these to remind me of our time together. I...

I love limes so much that if a recipe calls for lemons I almost always use limes instead. With their...

At our house, everyone lends a hand to make these easy chocolate-covered cookies. They remind me of Thin Mints. Decorate...

Decorated sugar cookies for dessert delighted the young dinosaur lovers at our party. I had a lot of fun frosting...

The word “noisette” is French for hazelnut, and these delightful tassie-style treats have a yummy toasted nut flavor in a...

A friend at church gave me the recipe for these buttery, light and crisp cookies. It has never failed to...

With a soft, chewy chocolate cookie and festive mint shamrock ice cream, these fun desserts are a sweet delight on...

Wrap these chocolate-topped snowmen in colored tissue and place them inside holiday containers. Like real snowmen, they disappear fast! —Betty...

Whether you call them kisses or hugs, these cookies show nothing but love when served warm from the oven. They'er...

My mom used to make these cookies every Christmas, and I still love them. They are so colorful. You can...

For special events, my mother would bring these cookies to the rural school I attended. She decorated each cookie with...

I love to package up these tart, tender cookies to share with friends! You could spread them with buttercream or...

Turn your cookie platter into a winter wonderland. One classic gingerbread boy cookie cutter can make a big batch of...

This recipe is a favorite of mine to make for special occasions. The apricot cookies freeze beautifully, so they can...

You can use this rollout chocolate cookie dough to create all kinds of shapes and sizes, but I like to...

I bake these cookies for family gatherings because my crowd likes cookies thin and chewy with a crispy exterior. The...

The unique frosting on these cookies combines butter and confectioners' sugar for a rich flavor. —Tracy Betzler, Reston, Virginia

This great butter cookie recipe is a favorite of my nephews, who love the creamy frosting. —Ruth Griggs, South Hill,...

The history of these whimsically named treats has been widely disputed, but their popularity is undeniable. Help yourself
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Here's a different version of a traditional recipe. I love these soft peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. — Clarice Schweitzer,...