Dessert

  3.6 – 5 reviews  • Dessert Crushed candy canes add a cheerful twist to these red and white swirled cookies. Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 30 min Active: 30 min Yield: 45 to 50 cookies Ingredients 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla … Read more

  2.3 – 3 reviews  • Dessert Bring the holiday cheer with this peppermint bar cookie! Featuring a thin layer of white chocolate bark on top, this minty cookie is simple to make and yields more than enough for any cookie swap. Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 10 min Active: 40 min Yield: About 32 peppermint bar … Read more

  4.2 – 4 reviews  • Dessert Santa’s iconic red coat, fluffy white trim and black belt cookies are sure to bring out joyful belly laughs. Level: Intermediate Total: 3 hr 30 min Active: 1 hr Yield: 24 cookies Ingredients 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting (see Cook’s Note) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Dessert Part cookie, part confection, these cookies are a celebration of the classic combination of rich, slightly bitter dark chocolate and sweet, smooth mint. For some extra fun, feel free to dye the mint filling green with a few drops of gel food color. Level: Intermediate Total: 2 hr 10 min … Read more

  4.2 – 4 reviews  • Dessert The combination of white peppermint bark atop a chocolate cookie base equals the ultimate holiday treat. This big-batch recipe is ideal for cookie swaps, festive parties or even wrapping up as gifts. It is also easy enough for baking with the whole family. Instead of forming individual cookies, you break … Read more

  3.8 – 27 reviews  • Dessert Not all the holiday fun happens at the North Pole. These South Pole denizens are the season’s cutest critters. Have fun shaping and rolling colorful sugar cookie dough so that every slice produces a perfect penguin. Level: Intermediate Total: 4 hr Active: 1 hr Yield: about 24 cookies Ingredients 2 … Read more

  4.5 – 2 reviews  • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 30 min Active: 40 min Yield: 3 dozen cookies Ingredients 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice Sprinkles, … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Dessert For these adorable cupcakes in holiday shapes, you don’t need to buy fancy molds or cutters. Simply roll foil into balls and tuck them into standard muffin cups. Using a box mix batter makes them even easier. This recipe makes a pair of the following six iconic holiday shapes: reindeer, … Read more

  3.9 – 15 reviews  • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 15 min Active: 15 min Yield: 24 cookies Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 15 min Active: 15 min Yield: 24 cookies Ingredients 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup milk chocolate chips 3 cups chow mein noodles 1/2 cup roughly chopped almonds 1/2 cup shelled … Read more

  5.0 – 5 reviews  • Dessert Level: Easy Total: 35 min Active: 20 min Yield: 36 cookies Level: Easy Total: 35 min Active: 20 min Yield: 36 cookies Ingredients 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2/3 … Read more