Best Coconut Pecan Cookies
I gave cookies to friends every year, and these are a favorite. Freeze the dough in logs, then slice and...

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

Lemon Pudding Cookies
These lemon slice cookies are a refreshing variation of my grandmother's sugar cookies. Lemon pudding mix and icing add a...

Church Window Cookies
These church window cookies might be our most visually stunning, and they don’t even require baking! Here's how to make...

Chocolate Almond Wafers
When my children were younger, we’d make dozens of cookies and candies each season. Then we’d pack up assortments and...

Double Peanut Butter Cookies
THE EXTRA TASTE of peanut butter in the middle of the cookie is a delicious surprise the first time you...

Chocolate Mint Creams
This recipe came from an old family friend and is always high on everyone's cookie request list. I make at...

Orange-Pecan Icebox Cookies
These crisp cookies have a nice orange flavor and are chock-full of pecans, but the aren't overly sweet.

Pecan Swirls
I can't recommends these attractive nutty spirals highly enough. Cream cheese makes the cookies rich and tender and the sweet...

Lemon Tea Cookies
These sandwich cookies taste rich and buttery and have a lovely lemon filling. The recipe has been in our family...

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

Icebox Honey Cookies
My Grandma Wruble always had a batch of these cookies in the cookie jar and another roll in the refrigerator...

Walnut Cookies
These walnut cookies combine a rich, nutty flavor with a tender and buttery texture. Perfect for any occasion, they can...

Two-Tone Butter Cookies
During the hectic holiday season, you'll appreciate the ease of these irresistible butter cookies from Kathy Kittell of Lenexa, Kansas....

Peppermint Puff Pastry Sticks
I wanted to impress my husband's family with something you'd expect to find in a European bakery, and these chocolaty...
Best Butter Cookies
With this convenient recipe, you get four different kinds of cookies from just one batch of dough. The cutouts, peppermint...

Peanut Butter Pinwheels
These doubly delightful pinwheel cookies are very easy to prepare. They feature the classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate...
Holiday Sugar Cookies
I add a hint of lemon to these delightful Christmas sugar cookies. For make-ahead convenience, freeze the dough up to...

Sugar Cookie Slices
I was fortunate to inherit this recipe from my husband's great-aunt. They slice nicely and are easier to make than...
Cranberry Icebox Cookies
These crisp cookies are especially popular at Thanksgiving and Christmas with a cup of hot tea or coffee. It's convenient...

Almond Icebox Cookies
With a roll of this cookie dough on hand, I can serve freshly baked cookies in a snap. —Elizabeth Montgomery,...

Snickers Cookies
Though you wouldn't know by looking, you'll find a sweet surprise inside these cookies. My mother got this Snickers cookie...
Chewy Almond Cookies
My children and grandchildren adore these old-fashioned cookies, and they make a good unfrosted choice for a holiday cookie plate....
Semisweet Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
Chocolate and vanilla provide a delightful contrast in their flavor and appearance. —Nancy Arevalo, Brookfield, Wisconsin

Ribbon Icebox Cookies
Three ribbons of flavor—cherry, chocolate and poppy seed—combine into one tender Neapolitan-style cookie. My mom made these when we were...

Honey-Nut Swirls
Puff pastry creates a quick and easy "dough" for pretty pinwheel-type cookies featuring two types of nuts. The flaky treats...
Aunt Ione’s Icebox Cookies
Whenever we went to visit my Aunt Ione in south Georgia, her icebox cookies were our favorite treat. My mother...
Date-Nut Pinwheels
Pinwheel cookies with dates and walnuts are a family treasure. There are a few steps when prepping, so I sometimes...

Spiced Almond Cookies
These cookies are my all-time favorite! The recipe has won ribbons at fairs and applause from family and guests alike....