Dessert, Cookie Recipes

Mexican wedding cookies (polvorones) made with butter, finely chopped pecans, vanilla, and a hint of cinnamon, rolled in powdered sugar while still warm. Tender, crumbly, and melt-in-your-mouth.

Whole wheat honey cookies use 100% whole wheat flour and honey instead of refined sugar for a wholesome drop cookie with chewy texture and nutty depth. Eight ingredients, 20 minutes start to finish, kid-lunchbox approved.

Lemon Danish dandies are delicate butter cookies made with sieved hard-boiled eggs, lemon zest, and a whole blanched almond pressed into each one. Brushed with corn syrup for a glossy finish.

Rolled molasses cookies spiced with cinnamon and ginger, cut into shapes and baked until firm. A classic roll-and-cut cookie with deep, dark molasses flavor and a crisp edge.

No-bake orange-date balls made in the microwave with dates, orange zest, graham cracker crumbs, and whole wheat cereal, rolled in chopped nuts.

Reese's cookies loaded with peanut butter chips and milk chocolate chips in a soft, chewy drop cookie. That classic peanut butter-chocolate combo in every bite.

PB&O snackers: chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips, warm cinnamon, and nutmeg. A hearty snack cookie that beats any coffee-shop version.

Meringue madeleines made with whipped egg whites, cake flour, and melted butter. Light as air with crisp edges, best eaten warm straight from the oven.

Macadamia shortbread cookies made with five ingredients: butter, flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, and chopped macadamia nuts. Buttery, crumbly, and baked low and slow.

Sandbakelse, traditional Scandinavian butter cookies with cardamom, pressed into mini tart tins and filled with jam. Delicate, sandy-textured holiday cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

Dishpan cookies loaded with cornflakes, oatmeal, coconut, nuts, and chocolate chips in a buttery brown sugar dough. A massive batch kitchen sink cookie recipe.

Buttery rolled sugar cookies with lemon zest and vanilla, made with cake flour for a melt-in-your-mouth tender crumb. A classic cut-out cookie recipe that's ideal for decorating and holiday baking.

Strawberry-shaped cookies made from a stovetop date and Rice Krispies mixture, rolled in red sugar with green icing stems. A fun no-bake candy-cookie for kids and parties.

Traditional German lebkuchen: honey-and-molasses spice cookies studded with citron and nuts, finished with a brushed sugar glaze. A heritage Christmas cookie that gets better as it ages.

Butter-toasted pecans coated in melted chocolate candy coating and dropped into crunchy clusters. Just 3 ingredients, 3 dozen pieces, and pure holiday candy tray gold.

Orange molasses cookies, soft and puffy with cracked tops, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and a hit of black pepper, then rolled in orange sugar. Whole wheat flour and oats make them a wholesome holiday bake.