114 nut cookie recipes

Buttery Italian pine nut biscotti brightened with fresh lemon juice and zest. Twice-baked until golden and crisp, with toasted pignoli in every bite. A cookie that keeps beautifully for weeks.

Layer cookies with a buttery shortbread base topped with a crisp brown sugar meringue and chopped nuts. The egg yolks go in the bottom layer, the whites become the chewy topping.

Old-fashioned chocolate sticks: a thin pan of dense fudgy chocolate-nut batter cut into slim rectangles after baking. Half-cookie, half-brownie bar made for coffee or after-dinner trays.

Chocolate drop cookies with a hidden chunk of white chocolate baked into the center. No flour, no eggs: melted chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and nuts make the entire dough. Fudgy, dense, surprise inside.

Dolly Parton's lemon-kissed sugar cookies. Five-ingredient roll-and-cut cookies with bright lemon zest, butter richness, and a tender melt-in-your-mouth crumb.

Traditional yeasted hamantaschen for Purim, a sweet egg-rich yeast dough folded into the iconic three-cornered hat shape around poppy seed or fruit filling. The Old World version, not cookie dough.

A few healthy twists make these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies still taste heavenly delicious, but much better for you.

Whole wheat flour, oats, most olive oil or grape-seed oil and small amount of butter make these cookies much healthier but still packed with deliciousness.

Cranberries, walnuts and chocolate chips are in every single bite. These oatmeal cookies will for sure satisfy your sweet tooth and give you lots of goodness at the same time. Not only kids love them, but grown-ups also can not stop reaching for more.

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.

Old-fashioned brown sugar roll-and-cut cookies with shortening, cream of tartar, and vanilla. A simple heritage recipe that makes four dozen crispy-edged cookies.

These delicate, buttery spritz cookies are infused with almond flavor, shaped into crisp wafers, and dipped in a smooth semi-sweet chocolate glaze. Finished with optional almond slices, they’re perfect for holiday trays or an elegant treat any time of year.

These cookies are very tasty and rich, not too sweet, but enough chocolate flavor.

Star-shaped chocolate sandwich cookies cut from a chewy cocoa-and-chip sheet bake, then filled with sweet cream cheese frosting. A festive holiday cookie that looks fancy but skips the rolled-dough fuss.

Family tree cookies are giant chocolate cookies shaped like trees with branches for piping family names. A fun baking project with kids using cocoa dough, chocolate chips, and royal icing.

Fat-free cherry cheesecake bars with cinnamon cookie crust, creamy lemon-kissed filling, and glossy cherry topping that tastes like splurging but keeps calories in check.