51 french cookie recipes

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.

Soft French buttercream cookies made with powdered sugar, cream of tartar, and vanilla. Tint the dough with food coloring and top with colored sugar for holidays or parties.

Delicate French curled cookies (tuiles) made with butter, powdered sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Paper-thin ovals baked until golden, then rolled around a wooden spoon handle.

French lace cookies bake corn syrup, shortening, brown sugar, flour, and pecans into thin, delicate, caramel-toffee disks. Optional chocolate drizzle. Five ingredients, holiday tray classic.

Decorated cookies the grownups will love---they're loaded with toasted almonds and candied orange peel.

Chaussons a la confiture: French jam turnovers made from puff pastry rounds folded over fruit jam and sugar-crusted on top. Flaky bakery-style handhelds with any jam in your pantry.

Classic French apple dumplings wrapped in lemon-scented pastry, filled with a cognac-butter stuffing and baked golden. Serve warm with whipped cream or a pour of Marsala wine.

No-bake eggnog cheesecake with a chocolate pirouette cookie and graham cracker crust. Cream cheese, French vanilla pudding, rum, and nutmeg set into a chilled holiday showstopper.

Beef tips marinated in red wine. Pancetta (or bacon), garlic and onion. Simple flavors highlighted by earthy mushrooms, simmered long and slow.

Boneless beef short ribs, slow braised in a small crockpot (or pot if desired) perfectly sized for two servings.

Sautéed chicken breast sliced thin over crisp romaine with homemade garlic croutons, Parmesan, and a from-scratch Caesar dressing made with anchovy paste and fresh lemon. A low-calorie salad that eats like a meal.

Super quick, easy and it came out delicious with layers of great textures.

Classic French Provencal dish usually cooked in a heavy casserole on the stove top or in the oven; would also work well in slow cooker. Use inexpensive stewing beef or oyster blade; it will not be anywhere near as good if you use more expensive cuts of beef.

Creamy Chicken and Rice Bake with French Onion Rings recipe

Overnight baked French toast layered with cinnamon apples. Thick bread slices soaked in vanilla custard, topped with spiced apple slices and a buttery cinnamon sugar crust that bakes golden.

Rice and noodle casserole baked with toasted vermicelli, French onion soup, chicken broth, soy sauce, and water chestnuts. Buttery pilaf-style side, classic potluck favorite.