Cutout Cookie Recipes

These cookies fill your home with an irresistible aroma as they bake. My grandmother made them every Christmas when I...

Years ago, my German neighbor made similar cookies and hung them on her Christmas tree for the neighbor kids to...

I received this recipe years ago, when my husband and I managed a retirement home. We'd always put out homemade...

While I was looking for a way to use up an abundance of dates, I came across this recipe. Made...

A Swedish friend shared this recipe with me many years ago. A chocolate glaze tops tender cookies filled with apricot...

I use a round cookie cutter to form the crescent shapes for these nutty favorites. They're so pretty sprinkled with...

My brother loves Rice Krispies squares, and my mom loves sugar cookies. I came up with a cute treat they'd...

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...

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

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

These nutty, nicely spiced cutouts dusted with sugar are a German tradition. Serve them with cups of tea or coffee...

Family and friends can't resist buttery cookies with a soft almond center. The confectioners' sugar on top looks like a...

Pretty raspberry jam peeks out from buttery shortbread cookies for a festive treat. Make them throughout the year with different...

These lemon shortbread cookies are the perfect blend of buttery richness and zesty citrus. They're a delightful treat for any...

“As a girl, I helped Mom make these crunchy cutout cookies. Iced and sprinkled with colored sugar, they're the best!”...

This delicious cookie recipe has been passed down through six generations and was brought to America from Germany in 1846!...

After sampling these tender cookies in a specialty store, I knew I had to duplicate them. My version has lots...

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

"With their soft tender insides, these cookies quickly disappear from the cookie jar," reports Stephanie McKinnon of West Valley City,...

Our guide walks you through making hamantaschen, traditional triangle-shaped cookies for Purim, and even customizing them with different fillings.

My husband's grandma would make these butter cutouts only with a star cookie cutter. I use various shapes for celebrations...

Almond shortbread cookies cradle a delightful berry filling for this Christmas cookie favorite. The recipe is undeniably good. —Helga Schlape,...

If you're looking for an easy yet impressive cookie bouquet recipe, you've found it! In the spring, I cut these...

Fun and festive, these cookie sandwich trees will be a huge hit with kids of all ages. They're a super-cute...

I love to see the end of a project, like this Christmas cottage—but my favorite part is the process. It's...

A handy cookie cutter shapes these sensational sweets. With a hint of mint flavor, these shamrock cookies are especially yummy...

These sweet pastries have Polish and Czech roots and can also be spelled "kolaches." They are usually filled with poppy...

Cookie baking can't get any more fun than when you are making—and decorating—these adorable Santa cookies. But they're not too...