Cookies

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Sugar Cookie Recipes

...and frostings, too. Perfect for decorating!

How to Plan a Socially Distant Cookie Exchange

Share the love and keep everyone safe.
By Amy Barnes

Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Large or small, these triple chocolate cookies are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Refrigerating the batter for 48 hours before baking is ideal, as this allows the dough to fully form its flavor.

Rugelach III

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A melt in your mouth cookie with an apricot filling that people beg for every year.

Our Top 20Ā Christmas Cookie Recipes

Deck the halls with Christmas cookies! Some are simple, some are fancy—all are delicious.
By Vanessa Greaves

Salted Chocolate Cookies

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The addition of sea salt takes these big, soft, chocolaty, fudgy cookies to another level. Chocolate lovers will find these cookies irresistible.

Gluten-Free Magic Cookie Bars

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A gluten-free version of classic magic cookie bars with layers.

Gina's Italian Butter Cookies

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Traditional Italian-American bakery-style butter cookies that will make you feel like you bought them from your favorite local bakery in New York! Fill them with raspberry or apricot preserves, or chocolate, or dip one side in chocolate and cover with sprinkles--or do both! Whatever you choose, these are sure to be your new favorite recipe for every holiday and celebration to come!

Shortbread Cookies II

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Use only butter in these for best flavor.

Easy, Chewy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

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This simple, tasty recipe yields 12 to 16 cookies, but is so simple that it can be doubled (or tripled!) easily.

Chef John's Gingerbread Biscotti

Whether eaten on their own or dunked into a cup of steaming hot coffee (an exceptional pairing!), these make a great holiday gift.

Cranberry Orange Cookies

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A nice thing to have around during the holidays, but don't expect them to stay around long. These orange-flavored cranberry cookies are tart and delicious, not to mention beautiful. Not really a favorite of kids.

Inspiration and Ideas

16 Mom-Approved Christmas Cookies to Sweeten the Season

Here are our best tried-and-true cookie recipes handed down from moms to help make your season a little sweeter.

15 Best Peanut Butter Cookies

Get your peanut butter fix with these five-star recipes.

Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies

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This melt-in-your-mouth ginger cookie recipe that I received from my grandmother has been enjoyed in my family since 1899.

Editors' Picks

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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These cookies have a sweet peanut butter cup center.

Italian Wedding Cookies III

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Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be made into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe.

No Bake Cookies I

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Tasty no-bake cookies made with oatmeal, peanut butter and cocoa. Start timing when mixture reaches a full rolling boil; this is the trick to successful cookies. If you boil too long the cookies will be dry and crumbly. If you don't boil long enough, the cookies won't form properly.

Holiday Peanut Butter Whiskey Balls

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Boozy, sweet, and rich, these whiskey balls are the perfect sweet bite with a kick. The peanuts and peanut butter bring out the peanut butter in the whiskey and offer a savory complement to the sweet sugar and cookies. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Raspberry and Almond Shortbread Thumbprints

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Shortbread thumbprint cookie filled with raspberry jam, and drizzled with glaze.
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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

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This is one of my favorite cookies to make. They are the only peanut butter cookies my family will eat! Sprinkle a pinch of sugar on cookies before baking, if desired.

Cranberry Orange Cookies

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A nice thing to have around during the holidays, but don't expect them to stay around long. These orange-flavored cranberry cookies are tart and delicious, not to mention beautiful. Not really a favorite of kids.
Sponsored By Allrecipes Magazine

Buckeye Balls II

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These are chocolate-covered balls of peanut butter and confectioners' sugar.
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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies I

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These cookies are great...you get a double dose of chocolate! My kids love them.

Mexican Wedding Cookies

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Delicious nutty cookies that are rolled in powdered sugar. These are perfect for any special occasion.

Absolutely the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

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This is a secret family recipe for chocolate chip cookies! Everyone who tries them begs for more. Enjoy!!

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

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Deliciously simple, fast, and easy!