Cookie recipe collection

Buttery shortbread base topped with a honey-almond caramel, double-baked into golden bars and cut while still warm. Crisp underneath, chewy on top.

Snowball cookies made with butter, ground nuts, vanilla, and flour, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie.

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

Sour cream Christmas cut-out cookies with a tender, slightly tangy dough, finished with a buttery coffee frosting. Makes 6 dozen cookies. Chill dough overnight for clean edges when cutting shapes.

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.

Chocolate no-bake cookies with rolled oats, peanut butter, and toasted wheat germ for extra crunch and protein. Stovetop simple, ready in 20 minutes, no oven required.

Chocolate cherry cookies with a maraschino cherry tucked into each thumbprint and a glossy chocolate-condensed milk frosting spooned over the top before baking.

Coconut macadamia nut cookies are buttery slice-and-bake shortbread loaded with shredded coconut and Hawaiian macadamia nuts, then dusted twice in powdered sugar for a snowy, tea-time-perfect crumb.

Filled cookies sandwich a sweet raisin filling between two rounds of tender vanilla shortbread, sealed with fork tines and baked golden. Old-fashioned American lunchbox classic, like a homemade fig newton.

Gingerbread bears: classic rolled and cut gingerbread cookies with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, molasses, and a lemon zest brightener. Chill the dough, roll thin, decorate as bears for the holidays.

Lemon butter wafers are thin, lacy butter cookies scented with fresh lemon zest and ground almonds. Perfect with tea or sandwiched with raspberry jam.

Chocolate melting moments are buttery, cocoa-rich shortbread cookies that crumble and melt the second they hit your tongue. Cornflour is the trick behind that delicate, sandy texture. Just a handful of pantry ingredients, no eggs needed.

Buttery pecan shortbread balls rolled in snowy powdered sugar for these melt-in-your-mouth Mexican wedding cookies. A holiday favorite that's actually simple enough for weeknight baking.

Old-fashioned oatmeal raisin cookies with walnuts, warm cinnamon and clove, and sour milk for tenderness. Crisp golden edges, soft chewy centers, and the kind of nostalgic flavor that beats any bakery version.

Awesome Oatmeal Fruit Jam Bars recipe

Poppyseed cookies made with sweetened poppy seed paste folded into a buttery shortbread-style dough. Tender drop cookies with deep blue speckling and a powdered sugar finish.