2,922 cake cookie recipes

Applesauce oatmeal raisin cookies use applesauce in place of half the fat for a chewier, lower-fat cookie. A soft-baked oatmeal raisin with brown sugar warmth and plump fruit.

Pecan fingers with a buttery shortbread base and a chewy brown sugar pecan topping, dusted with powdered sugar. Two-layer bar cookies made entirely in the microwave.

Lemon cookie sandwiches with bright lemon-zest filling pressed between crisp slice-and-bake butter rounds. The tops are brushed with egg white and chopped nuts for sparkle. A classic icebox cookie for the Christmas tray.

Beverwyks are old Dutch spiced cookies with cloves, allspice, cinnamon, and chopped raisins rolled and cut into shapes. A traditional holiday cookie from New York's Dutch heritage.

Pecan meringue cookies with brown sugar, egg whites, and just a touch of flour. Light, crisp, and loaded with toasted nut flavor. Naturally gluten-light and simple to make.

Peanut-shaped peanut butter cookies with orange zest and a classic crisscross top. A fun, hand-shaped cookie that kids love to help make. Crisp edges, chewy centers.

Crisp, melt-on-your-tongue meringue cookies loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Pop them in the oven, turn off the heat, and let them set overnight. Effortless and addictive.

Biscotti di anise are traditional Italian twice-baked almond cookies with anise seeds and anisette liqueur. Crunchy, fragrant, and made for dunking in espresso or Vin Santo.

No-bake fruit and nut tarts filled with sliced bananas and plumped raisins folded into sweetened whipped cream, topped with more cream, cherries, and chopped nuts.

Buttery drop cookies with crushed frosted flakes for crunch and melted chocolate swirled through the dough for wild tiger stripes. A fun baking project kids will love.

Brownie cookies are roll-and-cut chocolate cookies with melted semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate, walnuts, and a tender, fudgy bite. Doubles as a press-in crust for ice-cream pies.

Soft chocolate oatmeal cookies made with cocoa, yogurt, and chocolate extract instead of butter. Low-fat, slightly puffy, and rich in chocolate flavor without the guilt.

Peachy pinwheels swirl a soft butter cookie dough around a nutmeg-spiced dried peach filling, then slice and bake into spiral cookies. A pretty pinwheel cookie for the holiday tin.

Cookie brittle with chocolate chips and walnuts pressed into one pan, baked, then snapped into snappy shards. Sugar-substitute friendly with crisp, candy-like edges.

Fruit ginger drop cookies made with gingerbread mix, candied fruit, and chopped nuts. A 4-ingredient holiday cookie ready in 25 minutes.

Honey nugget cookies are chewy, oat-packed drop cookies sweetened with honey and brown sugar, spiced with cinnamon. A vintage church-cookbook recipe that bakes up tender on the inside, lightly crisp at the edges.