Cooky recipe collection

Krakelingen or Dutch Pastry Cookies recipe

Citrus lovers will like this refreshing crispy cookie from Jocelyn Moritz of Waukesha.

Holiday cookies

These delicate crackers never fail to attract a crowd. Fresh lemon zest is the secret to their popularity. Perfect party fare or dessert crackers, these treats are not too sweet, and they go well with a fresh pot of tea in the afternoon.

The colors the fruits used in the cookies suggest those of the robes worn by the four ordres mendiants, monastic orders that originally lived on charity -- the Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans and Franciscans.