52 low cookie recipes

Try these decadent cookies made with blanched almonds and a pinch of cinnamon.

Crispy, light-as-air meringue cookies loaded with crunchy cereal flakes and melty chocolate chips. These easy drop cookies bake up golden in under 20 minutes, making them a fun, crowd-pleasing snack the whole family will love.

Refrigerator cookies pack chopped dates, shredded coconut, and walnuts into a buttery slice-and-bake log rolled in extra nuts. Make-ahead icebox cookies for holiday baking or anytime.

No-bake chocolate rice crispy squares with dried apricots and raisins. Milk chocolate and marshmallows hold it all together. Makes 96 bite-sized treats for snacking, lunchboxes, or bake sales.

Roasted butternut squash makes this delicious lasagna!

An Italian twist to Eggs Benedict. Pesto replaces the Hollandaise sauce, mozzarella and tomatoes replaces the ham.

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

Fresh corn blinis topped with smoked salmon and chive cream. Fluffy cornmeal pancakes flecked with fresh corn kernels, crowned with silky cold-smoked salmon and a dollop of tangy cream. Elegant bite-sized appetizer.

This quick, light yet succulent herbed chicken piccata is an ideal week-night meal. Serve it with steamed rice or bread.

Moist, crumbly and Delicious. Before baking, I felt the batter was not too moistened; after baking, it surprised me, the brownies looked great. When it cooled, I cut them into 24 pieces, they were really tasty.

These corn blinis are topped with roasted bell peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, olives and arugula leaves. They are so cute, easy to pick up and pop into your mouth. A great appetizer when you have company to come over or host a party.

Fork-tender slow cooker beef brisket smothered in a rich onion gravy thickened with butter and flour. Feeds a crowd of 16 with melt-in-your-mouth, deeply savory results.

You won't believe how simple and easy this recipe is. Throw all the ingredients into a crockpot and head to work and you are ready to eat as soon as you come in the door. The "au jus" makes this the best beef dip ever.

Long and slow simmer beef shank soup extracts every bit of flavor down to the bone.

Low-fat curried egg salad for one stretches a single hard-boiled egg with cottage cheese and a touch of light mayo. Curry powder adds warmth, ready in 10 minutes.

Tasty thick and juicy pork chops. This easy to prepare recipe is sure to be a favorite.