Double Delights
You get the best of both worlds with these chocolate and vanilla cookies. They're an appealing addition to any cookie...
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...
Watermelon Slice Cookies
Once when I made these butter cookies for a party, a neighbor thought they were so attractive that she froze...
Honey-Lime Almond Cookies
Decades ago my grandmother passed this buttery lime cookie recipe to me. Through years of baking, our cookie memories keep...
Holiday Lace Cookies
It's hard to stop eating these buttery cookies dotted with pecans and dried cranberries. I cherish this recipe from my...
Eggnog Cookies
Cozy up during the holiday season with these soft and buttery eggnog cookies filled with warm spices and...
Pot o’ Gold Cookies
These soft, buttery cutouts are always a hit, plus you can flavor the dough any way you like. I've used...
Chocolate-Dipped Cookies
This tender, flavorful cookie from our Test Kitchen is made even better by being dipped in chocolate. The contrasting drizzle...
Slice ‘n’ Bake Lemon Gems
Rolled in colorful sprinkles, these melt-in-your-mouth cookies are pretty enough for a party. I make a lot of them for...
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...
Chocolate Mint Creams
This recipe came from an old family friend and is always high on everyone's cookie request list. I make at...
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...
Chocolate Orange Rounds
I send these chocolate orange cookies to family and friends in other areas of the country. The two-tone treats deliver...
Pistachio Buttons
This cookie recipe makes a big batch, which comes in handy during the holidays. The green center adds a festive...
Lemon Shortbread Trees
Here's a fun holiday recipe children can help with. And no cookie cutters are needed! I just shape the dough...
Cuccidati
Fancier than Fig Newtons and even more delicious, Italian cuccidati cookies are a traditional fruit-filled holiday cookie worth eating year-round.
Watermelon Cookies
--Ruth Witmer, Stevens, Pennsylvania
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...
Rainbow Butter Cookies
Our family can't get through the holidays without these fun, colorful cookies. They come out of my oven by the...
Date Pinwheel Cookies
A delightful nut-and-date filling swirls through these sweet, buttery date pinwheel cookies. Enjoy them during the holidays or as a...