858 cake cookie recipes

Crisp, cloud-light meringue cookies loaded with chocolate chips and walnuts. Pop them in a hot oven, turn it off, and walk away. They bake themselves overnight.

Microwave chocolate pecan clusters with marshmallows and semi-sweet chips. Five ingredients, no baking, and ready to eat in under an hour. Makes 20 clusters.

Classic chocolate refrigerator cookies made with real unsweetened chocolate. Shape the dough into a log, chill overnight, then slice and bake for 72 crisp, thin cookies.

Classic no-bake church windows with chocolate chips, colored marshmallows, shredded coconut, and chopped nuts. Chill overnight, slice into colorful rounds. Makes 3 dozen.

No-bake cocoa bourbon balls made with crushed vanilla wafers, pecans, powdered sugar, and a generous pour of bourbon. Roll in fruit sugar, chopped pecans, or cocoa powder. Ready in 15 minutes.

Traditional Italian egg cookies made with just three ingredients: eggs, sugar, and flour. Light, airy, and gently sweet with golden edges. A nonna-approved classic.

Buttery pecan shortbread cookie balls dipped in vanilla frosting and rolled in tinted coconut. Melt-in-your-mouth tender, baked low and slow, and perfect for holiday cookie exchanges. Makes 48.

Traditional Tuscan twice-baked nut cookies studded with whole almonds and hazelnuts. Crunchy, fragrant, and built for dunking in Vin Santo or espresso.

Bring a bit of Italian heritage into your home this Christmas with these scrumptious cookies that contain a hint of orange.

Try this decorative cookie that uses date and walnuts to give it a scrumptious taste.

Cocoa dough shaped into long rolls, baked, then sliced on the diagonal into elegant strip cookies loaded with chocolate chips. Drizzle with melted white or dark chocolate for a bakery finish.

Crunchy Italian biscotti loaded with hazelnuts, lemon zest, sambuca, and rum. Twice-baked for that signature snap, these tozzetti are built for dunking in espresso or a glass of vin santo.

Delicious cookies that are perfect after a special dinner. Try dipping them in coffee or wine!

Crisp biscotti soaked in flavored simple syrup until soft, then topped with fresh whipped cream and fruit. A quick Italian-inspired dessert with endless variations.

Raisin-spice cookies made with oatmeal cookie mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, raisins, and chopped nuts. A quick drop cookie with warm holiday spices that makes four dozen in under 30 minutes.

Homemade oatmeal citrus face scrub with dried lemon and orange peels, oats, and blanched almonds ground into a fine exfoliating powder. All-natural, 3 ingredients, stores for months.