553 sugar cookie recipes

Chewy chocolate oat cookies loaded with pecans, marshmallows, and a hint of almond. Makes 4 dozen bite-sized munchies with crispy edges and gooey centers.

Polenta blueberry cakes are tiny lemon-glazed muffins with cornmeal grit, buttermilk tang, and juicy blueberries folded through. A make-ahead dessert or brunch bite for a crowd.

Delicious and crisp cookies, all my family love these cookies!

Layered dessert with whole wheat oat crust, butterscotch pudding, spiced apple pie filling, and crunchy bran topping. Bake the crust first, then layer everything and finish in the oven.

Two tender white cake layers filled with strawberry buttercream and brushed with melted strawberry jelly, then frosted in billowy whipped cream. A show-stopping spring celebration cake that serves 24.

Freezer cinnamon fruit rolls with soft yeasted dough, a rich filling of brown sugar, golden raisins, dried apricots, pecans, and cinnamon, finished with a simple sugar glaze. Make ahead and freeze for up to 2 months.

Use some of those apples you got from the store with this scrumptious cookie that is perfect with the morning coffee.

Cherry clafouti with Bing cherries and kirsch baked in a light custard made with whole-wheat flour and evaporated skim milk, served warm in individual ramekins.

No-bake peach ice cream cake layered with gingersnap crumbs, toasted almonds, crystallized ginger, peach frozen yogurt, vanilla ice cream, and caramel sauce. Frozen overnight and sliced like a loaf.

Whole wheat oatmeal cookies with molasses, honey, raisins, and walnuts. Sweetened three ways with brown sugar, molasses, and honey for a chewy, spiced high-fiber cookie.

We all love this cherry-almond cake, I used whole wheat flour, still very nice, I just always prefer high fibre flour. I will make this cake very often.

Fat-free pumpkin raisin cake made with egg whites, canned pumpkin, and orange juice instead of oil or butter. Served with a simple yogurt cream sauce.

Lighter cocoa oatmeal cookies made with egg whites and nonfat yogurt instead of whole eggs and butter. Studded with mini chocolate chips and chewy with 3 cups of quick oats. Makes a whopping 66 cookies.

Black Forest oatmeal cookies with white and semi-sweet chocolate chunks, maraschino cherries, toasted almonds, and almond extract. A bakery-style drop cookie.

Gluten-free rice flour waffles lightened with whipped egg whites and folded with cooked rice for a crisp, hearty bite. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, then topped with a strawberry-yogurt sauce.

Grilled hoisin-marinated pork strips tucked into crisp lettuce cups with rice noodles, crunchy veggies, and a sweet peanut-chile dipping sauce. A fresh, hands-on Thai dinner for a crowd.