4,375 kooky recipes

Ground almonds and cinnamon fold into stiff meringue to create these chewy Italian amaretti cookies where lemon zest and vanilla cut through the sweetness with bright, aromatic notes.

Buttery cookies hiding a whole Andes mint inside, wrapped in soft dough and topped with a pecan half for surprise chocolate-mint magic in every bite.

Honey-sweetened drop cookies spiked with dark rum and loaded with candied cherries, orange peel, pineapple, golden raisins, and walnuts. All the flavors of fruitcake in a single bite.

Packed with almonds, these glazed almond cookie slices make a great snack.

Traditional Chinese almond cookies with crumbly texture, pressed with apricot pits or whole almonds. Refrigerated slice-and-bake dough keeps for weeks.

Simple Chinese almond cookies that stay pale and cream-colored, decorated with whole almonds or red food coloring dots. Traditional cookies perfect for celebrations.

Mediterranean almond cookies made with ground almonds, egg whites, and candied cherries. Low-temperature baked treats dusted with powdered sugar and optional rosewater.

Buttery almond cookies with brown sugar, cream of tartar tang, and chopped almonds throughout. Dough requires chilling before shaping into balls and baking.

Italian rainbow cookies with almond paste, three colored layers, apricot jam filling, and chocolate coating. Overnight-pressed cookies that slice into beautiful tricolor squares.

Spiced refrigerator cookies with sour cream, sliced almonds, cloves, and nutmeg. Make-ahead dough keeps for 2 weeks refrigerated or freezes for months.

Buttery almond cookies piped into festive wreaths, decorated with red and green candied cherries. A stunning holiday cookie that tastes as good as it looks.

Caramel apple cookies are buttery shortbread balls on toothpick sticks, dipped in melted caramel with apple juice concentrate, and pressed into chopped walnuts. Miniature caramel apple treats.

Swedish ginger cookies (pepparkakor) made with dark corn syrup, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. A spiced roll-and-cut dough that bakes thin and snappy for the holidays.

Maple walnut cookies made from boiled maple syrup, whipped egg whites, sherry, and chopped walnuts. Piped from a pastry tube and baked into crisp, meringue-style cookies.

Soft honey carrot cookies with shredded carrots, nutmeg, and real honey for natural sweetness. Shaped into 1-inch balls for a tender, cake-like bite.

Oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and 3 cups of rolled oats. Bake 8 minutes for chewy or 11 for crispy, a simple spiced classic you can customize.