2,807 baker cookie recipes

Traditional Scottish currant shortbread squares plumped with orange juice and baked into a buttery, sandy crumb. Six ingredients, an old-country recipe, and a finish made for an afternoon cup of tea.

Rosettes are delicate Scandinavian fried cookies shaped on a decorative iron, crisp like a wafer and dusted with powdered sugar. A Christmas tradition in Nordic and Midwestern kitchens.

Nancy's ice cream kolacky: a three-ingredient Eastern European-style cookie where vanilla ice cream replaces liquid and eggs, creating a tender pastry dough filled with jam and dusted with powdered sugar. A Christmas cookie-tray favorite.

Authentic Tuscan almond biscotti twice-baked until crisp and golden. A traditional Italian cookie with toasted almonds, almond extract, and an egg wash finish.

Dried cherry oatmeal cookies with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Chewy, buttery oat cookies studded with tart dried cherries instead of the usual raisins.

Melt-in-your-mouth semolina butter cookies made with ghee, powdered sugar, and orange zest, topped with a whole blanched almond. Baked low and slow for a sandy, crumbly texture.

Quaker Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies blend rolled oats, brown sugar, and semi-sweet chocolate chips into a chewy back-of-the-canister classic. Bake 9 minutes for soft centers or 13 for crisp edges.

Meringue madeleines made with whipped egg whites, cake flour, and melted butter. Light as air with crisp edges, best eaten warm straight from the oven.

Homemade vanilla wafer cookies bake up crisp, golden and buttery with a full tablespoon of vanilla in every batch. The pantry essential for banana pudding and trifles.

Slice-and-bake butterscotch cookies with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a make-ahead frozen dough. Press into loaf pans, freeze, then slice thin and bake whenever the craving hits.

Rolled molasses cookies spiced with cinnamon and ginger, cut into shapes and baked until firm. A classic roll-and-cut cookie with deep, dark molasses flavor and a crisp edge.

Cream filbert cookies with a whole hazelnut hidden inside each shortbread ball, glazed in vanilla icing and rolled in sugar. Vintage Pacific Northwest holiday cookie with a sweet crackly finish.

Cherry fruit chews are a vintage Bisquick bar studded with maraschino cherries, dates, and walnuts. Seven ingredients, one bowl, baked in a 9x13 pan. Yields four dozen retro holiday bites.

Langues de chat (cat's tongues) - delicate French butter cookies piped into thin, crisp strips. A 5-ingredient cookie press recipe with a light, crispy vanilla snap.

Bananas, oats and yogurt make these muffins healthy and moist while the chocolate chips and walnuts add that touch of decadence.

Roll-and-cut butter crisp cookies with lemon zest and a splash of kirsch cherry liqueur. A 1986 cookie contest winner that ages two days for better flavor and keeps for six weeks at room temperature.