858 cake cookie recipes

Turtle shells are a novelty edible-insect snack: cooked cicadas dipped in warm chocolate glaze and cooled into crunchy, chocolate-topped morsels. A bold entry into entomophagy for the adventurous.

White chocolate ricotta-filled cookies: crisp baked wonton skins sandwich a white chocolate, ricotta, and orange zest filling, with toasted hazelnuts and dark chocolate baked into the shell. A fusion dessert with serious restaurant flair.

Praline macaroons from Mississippi: chewy meringue cookies built on whipped egg whites, brown sugar, and toasted pecans, each one crowned with a whole pecan half. Crisp shell, soft center, pure Southern bakery counter.

Chocolate bourbon balls are no-bake holiday treats made with crushed vanilla wafers, walnuts, honey-sweetened melted chocolate, and a splash of bourbon. A Southern Kentucky tradition.

Three-ingredient chocolate chip meringues, also called "forgotten cookies." Slip them into a hot oven, turn it off, and walk away overnight for crisp, melt-in-your-mouth puffs.

Chocolate brownie macaroons with melted chocolate, whipped egg whites, shredded coconut, and condensed milk. Fudgy centers with crisp tops, crowned with a blanched almond.

Peanut butter puffs made with phyllo dough folded into crispy triangles around a sweet peanut butter filling, then drizzled with melted chocolate and chopped pecans.

Authentic biscotti di Prato from Tuscany. Twice-baked Italian almond cookies with toasted almonds, a pinch of saffron, and the traditional pasta-board well method. Crisp, dunkable, and built to keep.

No-bake mocha peanut butter balls rolled from instant coffee, cocoa, oatmeal, and crunchy peanut butter. A sugar-free, no-cook snack you can make in 10 minutes flat.

Chocolate chow mein clusters bind crunchy chow mein noodles with melted caramels, peanut butter, and chocolate chips. A no-bake retro candy ready in 20 minutes.

Fruit puffed cookies made with angel food cake mix, dried fruit, and pecans. Just 4 ingredients for light, airy cookies that puff up golden in under 10 minutes.

Oatmeal rocks are chunky, old-fashioned drop cookies loaded with oats, dates or raisins, and chopped nuts. A stiff-dough cookie with crunchy edges and a hearty, chewy bite.

French cookies are easy rum-and-raisin drop cookies: dark rum-soaked raisins folded into a buttery sugar dough. Crisp edges, soft centers, and a grown-up boozy aroma.

Classic German apple kuchen with a tender lemon-scented shortbread crust, apple and golden raisin filling spiced with cinnamon, and a lattice top dusted with powdered sugar. A traditional homestyle dessert bar.

Truffle cookies with a frozen chocolate ganache center wrapped in chocolate cookie dough, baked and dipped in chocolate icing. Three layers of chocolate in every bite.

Crispy baked polenta triangles topped with roasted red peppers, fresh basil, and Parmesan. A light, low-fat Italian appetizer with golden crunch and creamy center.