Cutout Cookie Recipes

These cookies were ideal for a winter get-together I hosted. I like to share these crunchy treats on the way...

These soft, cake-like cookies are especially satisfying because they're very low in fat," remarks Sarah Jane Hayes of Dilworth, Minnesota....

Cutting fun shapes from sweet dough and decorating the cookies with icing and candies is a Christmas-time tradition many families,...

Coffee and ginger flavor this old-fashioned recipe Peggy Graving of Butte, Montana received from her mother-in-law years ago. "I always...

Using prepared cookie dough gives you a nice head start to your own little forest of Christmas trees. Get the...

Every year my mom and I collect cookie recipes we want to try and then get together in early December...

The first Christmas that I baked these, I ended up quickly making a second batch! The whole family enjoyed them....

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

Add a little snow hat (complete with a pompom) to a classic gingerbread shape to create adorable gingerbread Santas. —Christy...

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

These soft, chewy cookies are favorites of my grandchildren. They love helping me decorate them. —Joan Truax, Pittsboro, Indiana

This luscious cherry filling peeking out of these rounds is just a hint of how scrumptious they are. Using a...

Is it a cookie or a candy? No matter which answer folks choose, they find these minty morsels yummy. The...

My family has been making these delicate, fruit-filled Italian horn cookies for generations. They’re light and flaky, with the look...

Rich and tender with a lovely vanilla flavor, these cute cutouts are sure to catch Santa's eye when you leave...

The light, incredibly flaky base of these delightful sandwich cookies is an easy-to-make form of French puff pastry. Mix and...

Granny always had a batch of these delicious, crispy cookies waiting for us at her house. When I miss her...

My grandmother always had sugar cookies in her pantry, and we grandchildren would empty that big jar quickly because they...

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

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...

These light little cookies have a light, crunchy texture and a citrusy zing. Try stars for the Christmas season and...

With this convenient recipe, you get four different kinds of cookies from just one batch of dough. The cutouts, peppermint...

My husband's Aunt Laurel always made these cake-like cookies with her own farm-fresh eggs, cream and butter. Now I prepare...

Ruby red jam and coarse sugar add a festive look to these crisp sandwich cookies that are the perfect gift...

These yellow star-shaped cookies with a "stained-glass" center are almost too pretty to eat! But they have a rich eggnog...

Decorating cookies always puts me in a happy mood. Cookies from this recipe don't rise a lot or lose their...

“I made these cookies for my daughter’s Winter Gala sorority event,“ writes Kathy Witherup from Villa Hills, Kentucky. “They look...

A handful of simple ingredients is all it takes to make these tasty peanut butter dog treats. Your puppy is...