
Lemon-Cranberry Mini Loaves
I concocted this colorful bread for a Christmas tea buffet. The lemony loaves received so many compliments that I now...

Pineapple Zucchini Bread
Meals are even more memorable when I compliment them with this light zucchini bread with pineapple. The zucchini makes it...

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
These chocolate sandwich cookies take very little time to make. Boxed cake mix makes these so easy to mix that...

Oatmeal Molasses Crisps
When I found this recipe in an Amish cookbook, I had to try it. It’s traditional in regions with Amish...

Quick Chocolate Chip Cookie Pops
My family prefers milk chocolate to dark or semisweet chocolate, so I created this recipe. Baking the pops on a...

Cranberry Lemon Sandwiches
I bake cookies all year long, so my friends and family call me the "Cookie Lady"! Whenever I bake these...

Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies
I got this recipe from my daughter years ago. I've taken these chewy filled cookies and the treasured recipe to...

Basic Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
Impress your guests with these visually appealing pinwheel cookies. Our easy-to-follow recipe combines classic vanilla and rich chocolate doughs into...
Double Butterscotch Cookies
This is a very old recipe that's been in the family for generations. Sometimes I'll omit the toffee bits and...

White Chocolate-Cranberry Biscotti
The original version of this recipe was handed down from my great-aunt. Through the years, my mother and I have...
Oatmeal Brownies
The recipe makes the most of a handy packaged brownie mix, so these treats are fast to fix. If you...

Carrot Banana Bread
I received this from my mother-in-law, and it's become my favorite banana carrot bread recipe. The carrots add a special...

Candied Cereal Mix
"This is a favorite treat at our house," says Lisa Elliott of West Plains, Missouri. "It's so easy to make...

Jeweled Thumbprints
When I moved here from Malta more than 20 years ago, a kind neighbor lady took me under her wing...


Cherry Snowballs
A juicy maraschino cherry is the secret center tucked inside these special cookies. My mom was inspired to create this...

Peppermint Snowball Cookies
The holidays don't begin around our house until a batch of these cookies is baking in the oven. Their wonderful...

Almond Cherry Biscotti
I love baking all kinds of cookies, but since I'm Italian, biscotti is my all-time favorite. I remember nibbling on...

Chocolate-Dipped Spritz
Some of my sisters and I get together for a weekend during the holidays to do nothing but bake cookies....

Fancy Peanut Butter Cookies
I always received compliments on my moist and chewy peanut butter cookies. But I wondered how to make them even...

English Tea Cakes
These unique cookies are baked in muffin cups, giving them a perfectly round shape. I sometimes omit the nuts and...

Vanilla Butter Rollouts
Even cooks who normally shy away from cut out cookies can make these with confidence. The dough is so easy...


Hamantaschen
Our guide walks you through making hamantaschen, traditional triangle-shaped cookies for Purim, and even customizing them with different fillings.
Golden Peach Pie
Years ago, I entered this pie in the Park County Fair in Livingston. It won a first-place blue ribbon plus...

Swedish Spice Cutouts
My sister, Judith, brought this recipe with her when she came to the United States from Sweden in 1928.—Lilly Decker,...

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

Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies
Blueberries brighten up the palate in this simple cookie recipe with a secret spice (cinnamon!) that makes it impossible to...


Orange Cookies
Soft, tender and filled with bright, zippy orange juice and zest, our orange cookies with a homemade icing are sure...

Chewy Surprise Cookies
"With four daughters, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, I've baked lots of cookies," notes Lavon Timken of Cimmaron, Kansas. "This...

Maple Cream Bonbons
"My family always smiles when I fix these chocolates," writes Ginny Truwe of Mankato, Minnesota. "They recall the winter when...