Cookie Recipes

Finnish sticks are buttery almond shortbread cookies rolled into finger-thin ropes, brushed with egg, and topped with chopped almonds and sugar before baking crisp.

Easy to follow, kids love to work with you together to make these delicious cookies.

Old-fashioned oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with shortening for extra-chewy texture. A from-scratch drop cookie recipe that makes three dozen.

Yogurt chocolate chip cookies with honey and brown sugar for a soft, chewy texture. Plain yogurt replaces some fat for tender cookies with a subtle tang.

Crunchy toffee-studded drop cookies loaded with crushed candy bars and chopped pecans. A buttery brown sugar dough bakes up golden with irresistible brickle crunch in every bite.

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Gerry Cofta of Milwaukee has a great, rich flavor in the filling.

Jam Jams are old-fashioned sandwich cookies made with brown sugar and corn syrup, rolled and cut, then filled with apple butter or raspberry jam.

Mocha nut butter balls: melt-in-your-mouth Russian tea cake-style cookies upgraded with cocoa, instant coffee, and toasted walnuts. Rolled in powdered sugar while warm for the signature snowy coat.

Chinese American fortune cookies bake from a thin batter of cake flour and egg whites, then fold around personal messages while still warm. A homemade version of the takeout staple.

No-bake peanut butter bars with graham crackers, powdered sugar, and chunky peanut butter topped with melted chocolate. Tastes like a homemade Reese's cup in bar form.

Flaky pastry squares layered with spiced apple filling and crumbly streusel topping, drizzled with vanilla glaze. These hand-held treats bake up golden and taste like portable apple pie.

Five layer bars with a cocoa graham cracker crust, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, raisins, and chopped nuts. No mixing bowl needed, just layer and bake.

No-bake oatmeal fudge cookies with cocoa, evaporated milk, butter, and rolled oats. Drop-style cookies that set on waxed paper into chewy, chocolatey rounds. No oven required.

Two-layer apricot bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a brown sugar apricot topping. Dried apricots are simmered, pureed, and baked into chewy, fruity squares.

Melomakarona: traditional Greek Christmas cookies made with olive oil, orange zest, and semolina, soaked in honey syrup and topped with walnuts. Fragrant, syrup-drenched holiday staple.

Kahlua brownies with unsweetened chocolate, coffee liqueur, and instant coffee, topped with a boiled chocolate icing and scattered semi-sweet chocolate chips.