Best Cookie Recipes

Eileen's Spicy Gingerbread Men. Maple Pecan Shortbread Squares. Chef John's Russian Tea Cakes. These always look so pretty on the cookie plates I give for Christmas. Very good melt in your mouth cookies.

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If you like pumpkin pie and chocolate, you'll love these cookies. I think they taste best when they are cold from the refrigerator.

Chef John's Almond Biscotti. This version of the classic Italian dipping cookie is made with almonds, but you can add hazelnuts, pistachios, and any type of dried fruit. Chocolate Mint Candies Cookies. I received this recipe through a cookie exchange years ago, and it has become a favorite of family and friends. Lovely little cookies made with walnuts and rolled in confectioners' sugar. Peanut butter cookies are baked for 10 minutes, topped with a chocolate candy kiss, then baked until golden.

Great for cookie trays! I have many rugelach recipes, but this is truly the best I have ever made. Crackle Top Molasses Cookies. The molasses cookies from this recipe taste like gingersnaps thanks to the use of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. Crisp edges, chewy middles, and so, so easy to make.

Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself. Cakey on the outside and fudgy in the middle, this easy brownie recipe really is the best! Done in an hour. Town rallies around mom who alerted police to 'imminent danger' of school shooting.

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You can use packaged chocolate chunks, which hold their shape nicely, or you can chop your favorite bar into pieces and revel in the melty pockets of chocolate that result. These blondies will turn heads with sweet white chocolate, salty macadamia nuts and rich shredded coconut. Like any true blonde, these all-white bars have no dark roots to hide. The addition of brown butter and coffee granules adds warm, nutty flavor to these cookies. Combine the dough with chopped pecans and coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate for great texture and flavor.

White and black sesame seeds plus tahini in the dough bring tons of sesame flavor to the table. These guys hit the spot. They have great flavor and texture in every gluten-free bite. Have to eat on the go? Don't settle for store-bought ginger cookies when you can make them from scratch using real fresh ginger.

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The difference in flavor will be well worth the effort. How thin you roll these spicy cookies will depend on whether you prefer a thin, crisp cookie or a thicker, chewier one. Some of the ingredients in this vegan recipe may be unfamiliar, but putting them together is a no-brainer. Use the tried-and-true technique of alternating wet and dry ingredients in your mixing bowl. Tapioca flour helps with the chewy texture, and the xanthan gum replaces gluten as the stabilizer. These crisp, chocolate-studded biscotti are good the day you bake them, but they taste even better the next day.

For a double coffee hit, serve with a coffee affogato, coffee ice cream or a shot of anise liqueur, like Sambuca. Breakfast is one of the hardest meals to plan for when you're having overnight guests, who tend to get up at different times. Lay out these scrumptious breakfast cookies for a quick and tasty fix. If you bake them ahead, they'll be ready no matter what time your company wanders into the kitchen. And by mixing in a handful of nuts, or dried fruits, or a little spice, the variations are almost endless. These thin, chewy cookies use almond flour as their base. They are gluten-free, but they're great in their own right, and they stay moist for a long time so they're a good make-ahead cookie.

Once baked, they can be kept in the fridge for a week or stored in the freezer for a month. To upgrade these cookies, replace the vanilla extract with vanilla bean seeds — slice each vanilla pod lengthwise with the tip of a sharp knife, scrape out the tiny brown seeds, then add them to the cookie dough. Store the empty pods in sugar to make vanilla-scented sugar for coffee or tea.

Save ooey-gooey chocolate cookies for the afternoon and reach for something less decadent in the morning. These deliciously spiced cookies packed with oats and sweet apples are just the solution. You don't need to wait for a special occasion to surprise friends and family with these sweet heart-shaped cookies. Once they're cooled, decorate the cookies with pink buttercream, melted chocolate and stenciled letters. Then arrange them on a serving tray to spell out a personalized message.

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Can't decide whether you prefer your shortbread pure or embellished? Now you don't have to choose: These cookies are half plain, half dipped in rich dark chocolate. These chewy chocolate cookies studded with slivered almonds are just the thing you'll want to accompany your after-dinner cup of coffee.

Nut lovers will appreciate the sophisticated almond flavor, which is achieved by incorporating almond paste into the cookie dough. What could be better than a crisp, chocolatey pizzelle? A pizzelle sandwich filled with smooth minty chocolate. These elegant cookies make a picture-perfect option for a holiday cookie swap, but don't hestitate to whip them up anytime of the year. Embrace the ease and convenience of this quick biscotti recipe, which calls for boxed corn muffin mix. Not only will you save a significant amount of time on preparing the dough, but you'll also introduce a fun new flavor — sweet corn — to this traditionally almond-flavored cookie.

With decadent cream cheese frosting sandwiched in the middle, these easy-to-make whoopie pies are a hand-held treat perfect for red velvet lovers. Brown butter plays a supporting role in these chocolatey, nutty bars — but the pot in which you melt it does double duty as the dish's only mixing bowl too.

As a result, this recipe calls for little more than just stirring and then spreading. These white chocolate and sprinkle-topped cookies are perfect for almost any occasion, and they're a hit with adults and kids alike. These portable treats are inspired by and include buttered popcorn, with a thick layer of simple salted caramel spread over the middle. Put the caramel for these cookies in a glass measuring cup to cool; if it gets too firm to spoon onto the cookies, microwave it for 30 seconds to soften it up. Frosting Recipes 9 Photos.