1,328 butter cookie recipes

Chewy peanut butter bars stacked in three layers: a buttery cookie base, a gooey marshmallow middle, and a crunchy peanut butter, rice cereal, and peanut topping. A potluck and bake-sale crowd-pleaser.

Tiny lemon ricotta turnovers with a butter cookie dough, creamy lemon-ricotta filling, and colorful nonpareil sprinkles. Italian-style filled cookies.

Classic pecan sandies are tender shortbread-style butter cookies loaded with chopped pecans and dusted with powdered sugar. A 6-ingredient holiday favorite that melts on the tongue.

Surprise-center butter cookies with 4 hidden fillings: Andes mints, cherries, chocolate chips, and pecans. Each batch gets its own color-coded icing. A fun holiday baking project.

Boston cookies are an old-fashioned drop cookie with cinnamon, raisins and chopped walnuts in a simple butter-sugar base. Soft in the middle, lightly chewy at the edges, ready in 30 minutes.

Chinese-American almond cookies with butter, ground almonds, and almond extract for double the nutty flavor. Egg-washed and baked golden, these are the takeout-restaurant cookies you can finally make at home.

Greek butter cookies (kourabiedes) with ground cloves and a thick powdered sugar coating. Tender, crumbly, and lightly spiced for the holidays.

Peanut butter bonbons are no-bake candy balls of chunky peanut butter and powdered sugar dipped in chocolate and rolled in chopped nuts. Six ingredients, no oven, no baking. Holiday cookie tray favorite.

Almond Cookies: tender Italian-style cookies built on real almond paste, butter, and almond extract. Pressed flat with a sugared glass for crackled, sparkling tops. Makes 5 dozen.

Bomma's heirloom date nut cookies made with beaten egg whites, chopped dates, and pecans. No butter needed! Light, chewy, and naturally sweet. Makes 60 cookies.

Raspberry cheesecake cookie pizza with a giant butter cookie crust, cream cheese filling, swirled raspberry preserves, and toasted almonds. A dessert pizza that slices into wedges like a pie.

Chocolate walnut bar cookies cut into neat triangles with a smooth vanilla butter frosting. Fudgy, nutty, and cute enough for a cookie tray or bake sale.

Orange oatmeal cookies sweetened with banana, honey, and orange juice concentrate. A low-fat cookie with no butter, no oil, raisins, walnuts, and fresh orange zest.

Cream cheese butter cookies folded into delicate lily shapes with strawberry jam peeking out the top, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. A stunning addition to any holiday cookie tray.

Old-fashioned ginger snaps with molasses, butter, and ground ginger. A crispy, spicy cookie recipe that makes six dozen thin, snappy cookies.

Classic Swedish spritz cookies made with butter, almond extract, and a simple cookie press. Crisp, buttery, and ready in 20 minutes with chocolate and nutty variations included.