
Lemon Stars
These light little cookies have a light, crunchy texture and a citrusy zing. Try stars for the Christmas season and...
Best Butter Cookies
With this convenient recipe, you get four different kinds of cookies from just one batch of dough. The cutouts, peppermint...
Soft Sugar Cookie Puffs
My husband's Aunt Laurel always made these cake-like cookies with her own farm-fresh eggs, cream and butter. Now I prepare...

Star Anise-Honey Cookies
When I was growing up, my mother made many desserts and pastries with anise. Today, I continue the tradition with...

Strawberry Wedding Bell Cookies
To ring in a joyous occasion like a bridal shower or wedding, I'm often asked to make these festive cookies....

Mint Chocolate Wafers
My grandmother gave me a cookbook stuffed with recipes. This is a slight twist on one of the first—and best—recipes...

Hazelnut-Espresso Sandwich Cookies
The inspiration for this cute cookie came from my sister's description of a hazelnut cookie she tried in Italy. She...

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

Apple Pie Cookies
To sweeten the school day, send along these soft apple pie cookies. To save time you can use purchased pie...

Smooth Sailing Sugar Cookies
With a fresh breeze, my longtime-favorite sugar cookie recipe got under way on a new track. I cut out sailboats...
Crisp Sugar Cookie Mix
I've been relying on this mix for light sugar cookies for years. I've even packaged it and sold it at...

Santa’s Coming Cookie Puzzle
This clever confection s easy to make with store-bought cookie dough and is entirely edible to boot! Blanched almonds make...

Cream Wafers
Wafers with cream are the perfect snack-sized dessert!

Shortbread Ornament Cookies
These buttery shortbread cookie ornaments are almost too pretty to eat! You can use cookie cutters in shapes of your...

Grandma’s Christmas Spice Cutouts
My great-grandmother made these, and the tradition was passed down in the family—without a written recipe! My mother would always...
Peppermint Stars
I make these buttery mint cookies each Christmas because they're my daughter's favorite. Use whatever cookie cutter design you prefer....

Glazed Butter Cookies
These rich buttery cutout cookies are pretty enough to star on any holiday buffet. They taste as good as they...

Sugar Cookie Cutouts
I must have over 100 different cookie cutters and have had fun putting them to use with this recipe over...

Sugarless Heart Cookies
These melt-in-your-mouth cookies are a wonderful treat, even for those not watching their sugar intake. It's fun to try various...

Walnut Chocolate Hearts
I've been making these cute cookies with mom since I was a little girl. They're certainly one of my favorites...

Grandma’s Sugar Cookies
We bake these cookies for holidays and other special occasions. The recipe is one of my great-grandmother's that I received...


Valentine Sugar Cookies
"The almond flavor makes these delicious sugar cookies quite unique," says Renee Schwebach, Dumont, Minnesota.
Cinnamon Stars
"These cookies are such a hit with my family," tells Flo Burtnett of another sweet she's sharing (see her cake...

Frosted Spice Cookies
This recipe has been handed down through many generations of my husband's family. The cookies were always in his grandmother's...

Chocolate Orange Cookies
My three sisters like the combination of chocolate and orange as much as I do, so we all really savor...

White Velvet Cutouts
We make and decorate these cutouts for different holidays and give lots of them as gifts. Last year, we baked...
Mom’s Soft Sugar Cookies
This delicious sugar cookie recipe has been passed down in our family for 75 years. Try it and you'll see...
Favorite Sugar Cookies
Making these sweet treats is a family tradition. I hope you love the recipe as much as we do!

Girl Scout Cookies
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first nationwide sale, the Girl Scouts shared the original sugar cookie recipe used...