Christmas Cake Cookies

  3.9 – 59 reviews  • Christmas Level: Easy Total: 11 hr Active: 30 min Yield: 24 cookies Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup granulated sugar 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) salted butter, softened 1/4 cup shortening, softened 2 large eggs … Read more

Linzer Cutouts

  1.0 – 1 reviews  • Sugar Level: Intermediate Total: 1 hr 30 min Prep: 1 hr 15 min Cook: 15 min Yield: 24 cookies Ingredients 3/4 cup blanched and roasted hazelnuts 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 12 tablespoons … Read more

Cookie Puzzles

  3.0 – 1 reviews  • Sugar Level: Easy Instructions Roll out sugar-cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick on floured parchment paper; trim into a rectangle. Slide onto a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F until golden, about 12 minutes. While the cookie is still warm, cut into quarters with a paring knife, then cut … Read more

Holiday Windowpanes

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Sugar These treats, also often referred to as stained glass cookies, are endlessly customizable from their shape to color (and flavor) of the pane. You can go all in with an intricate shape, like a snowflake or a star, or make it simple and kid friendly by sticking to a simple … Read more

Iced Sugar Cookies

  3.8 – 5 reviews  • Sugar Level: Easy Total: 4 hr Prep: 3 hr 45 min Cook: 15 min Yield: 24 to 36 cookies Ingredients 2 1/2 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 … Read more

Easter Egg Sugar Cookies

  4.0 – 2 reviews  • Dessert We took our best sugar cookie recipe and made these festive versions for Easter. They look like they have been dip-dyed just like a classic Easter egg. By tinting a simple royal icing with your choice of colors, you can create an array of beautifully swirled cookies. Level: Intermediate Total: … Read more

Sugar Cookies

  4.0 – 6 reviews  • Sugar Level: Easy Total: 3 hr 25 min Prep: 3 hr Cook: 25 min Yield: 24 to 36 cookies Ingredients 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 large egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract … Read more

Pecan Bars

  4.6 – 43 reviews  • Nut Recipes Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 47 min Prep: 7 min Inactive: 40 min Cook: 1 hr Yield: 25 (1-inch) squares Ingredients 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and roughly chopped 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into small chunks 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar … Read more

Basic Sugar Cookies

  3.7 – 3 reviews  • Dessert The Kids Baking Championship winner gives us her sugar cookie secrets. Midway through the cake challenge during the final round of Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship, judges Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli surprised the contestants with an extra task: Create edible party favors. Thirteen-year-old Hollis Johnson quickly whipped up her … Read more

Basic Sugar Cookies

  3.7 – 3 reviews  • Dessert The Kids Baking Championship winner gives us her sugar cookie secrets. Midway through the cake challenge during the final round of Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship, judges Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli surprised the contestants with an extra task: Create edible party favors. Thirteen-year-old Hollis Johnson quickly whipped up her … Read more