Sugar Cookie Recipes
...and frostings, too. Perfect for decorating!
Lace Cookies (Florentine Cookies)
These Florentine lace cookies are simple to make and gorgeous to look at. This cookie technique is versatile and adaptable to any kinds of nuts or chocolate. They also keep pretty well so they're perfect if you're looking for an idea for an edible holiday gift for any cookie lover on your list--just stack them up in a box and tie them with a bow!
Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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.
Ginger-Touched Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
I based this recipe on Michele's Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies II, and had a WOW! moment when I added the ginger.
French Macarons
These cookies are a labor of love and we did a lot of research to perfect this recipe for you, after our own failures. Please follow as written and you will have a delicious and well-presented cookie. You may wish to experiment with different fillings. Enjoy!
Salted Chocolate Cookies
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
A gluten-free version of classic magic cookie bars with layers.
Gina's Italian Butter Cookies
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!
Hedgehog Cookies
I needed something else to decorate a tree trunk cake, so baby hedgehogs seemed to be the perfect match.
Easy, Chewy Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
This simple, tasty recipe yields 12 to 16 cookies, but is so simple that it can be doubled (or tripled!) easily.
Chef John's Almond Biscotti
My version is pretty straightforward--a classic Italian dipping cookie. But you can add hazelnuts, pistachios, and any type of dried fruit. Or dip them in dark chocolate.
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars
The best granola bars in the world, it makes a great snack in the afternoon.