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Cookie Recipes

A variety of cookie recipes to tempt kids and adults from simple to exotic.

Almond Amaretto Bars Recipe

Easy bar cookies are flavored with amaretto and almonds.

Amaretto Butter Cookies Recipe

This buttery cookie is rich with the flavor of amaretto and almonds.

Amaretto Sours Cookies Recipe

Amaretto is an almond liqueur and these cookies are rich with the flavor of almonds.

Asparagus Drop Cookies Recipe

Try this unusual spice cookie using asparagus.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Chocolate chip cookies get a boost of flavor from bananas. These cookies are slightly crisp on the outside and moist inside.

Banana Sunflower Seed Cookies Recipe

If you love sunflower seeds, you will love these banana cookies also studded with chocolate chips.

Bananas Foster Bars Recipe

Bananas Foster is a classic dessert combining the flavors of bananas and rum. Here the classic dessert has been turned into a bar cookie.

Beer Barrel Cookies Recipe

If you love the flavor of root beer and those old beer barrel candies, you will love these easy cookies.

Benne Cakes - Sesame Seed Cookies Recipe

This sesame seed cookie originates in Africa. Sesame seeds are considered good luck and this is a favorite treat at the Kwanzaa celebration.

Big Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Delicious chocolate chip cookies recipe is designed by Emeril for kids.

Bittersweet Brownie Cookies Recipe

Bittersweet Brownie Cookies Recipe. If you love chewy brownies and soft cookies, you simply must indulge yourself with these decadent cookies.

Black & White Shortcut Cookies Recipe

Start with a cake mix for these fast and easy cookies embedded with white and dark chocolate chips.

Black Bottom Banana Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Bananas and chocolate are a divine combination in these moist cookie bars.

Black Forest Buttermilk Bars Recipe

You must love the flavor of chocolate to like these. The cocoa flavor is strong, the cherries give a sweet and sour bite.

Blackberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Extremely moist blackberry cheesecake bars are better served a day after baking.

Brownie Crackle-top Cookies Recipe

Brownie Crackle-top Cookies Recipe. Is it a brownie or a cookie? It's both. Soft on the inside and slightly crunchy on the outside, they look almost too pretty to eat. Great for bake sales and gifts.

Chambord Fudge Cookie Bars Recipe

The creamy rich chocolate filling has just a touch of raspberry flavor.

Cherry Garcia Cookies Recipe

Cherry Garcia Cookies Recipe. Inspired by the famous ice cream, these buttery cookies are loaded with cherries, chocolate, and nuts.

Chewy Peanut Chocolate Drops Cookies Recipe

Chewy little drops of chocolate cookies with peanuts are covered with a chocolate ganache. They look professional and taste great!

Choco Berry Nut Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Start with a cake mix for these fast and easy cookies.

Chocolate Butter Pecan Turtle Bars Recipe

Don't rely on a box! Make your own homemade gingerbread house or cookies at home.

Chocolate Chip Meltaway Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Chip Meltaway Nuggets Recipe. These bite-sized chocolate chip cookies literally melt in your mouth. Since they hold their shape well and can be stored at room temperature for more than a month, they are a perfect choice to ship as gifts from the kitchen.

Chocolate Chip Meltaway Nuggets Recipe

Chocolate Chip Meltaway Nuggets Recipe. These buttery cookie nuggets retain their round shape when baked. The warm cookies are rolled in powdered sugar and melt in your mouth. Since they are not crumbly, they are a perfect choice to ship as gifts from the kitchen, and they freeze beautifully.

Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies Recipe

Meringue cookies are ridiculously high in price at the grocery store. I've seen them up to $4 for a small bag. These light and airy cookies are cheap and easy to make at home, plus they have not only chocolate chips, but cocoa for a boost of flavor. It's hard to believe you can get up to 4 dozen cookies from 3 egg whites and a cup of sugar.

Chocolate Gingersnaps Recipe

Gingersnap cookies are an old favorite, but usually uses ground dried ginger. This recipe adds not only ground and fresh ginger, but also the decadence of both cocoa and chocolate.

Chocolate Marshmallow Kisses Cookies Recipe

Bites of heavenly marshmallow atop chocolate cookies, topped with more chocolate and nuts.

Chocolate Nut Toffee Bars Recipe

Toffee cookie bars are loaded with chocolate chips and peanuts, then topped with chocolate and Butterfinger bits.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheese Bars Recipe

Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven and these cheesecake bar cookies are sure to delight all.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Volcanoes Recipe

Yummy peanut butter volcano cookies have pockets of chocolate lava.

Chocolate Pecan Sandies Cookie Recipe

Chocolate Pecan Sandies Cookie Recipe. If you like pecan sandies, you'll love this chocolate variation of a favorite cookie. Great for shipping as gifts from the kitchen.

Chocolate Raisin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

If you love chocolate-covered raisins and oatmeal cookies, you'll love this chewy cookie.

Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipe for Cookie Press

Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipe for Cookie Press. Use your cookie press to make fast work of shaped cookies for holidays or special occasions. The peppermint flavoring is optional.

Chocolate Swirl Peanut Butter Blondies Recipe

This bar cookie will please all those who love peanut butter and chocolate combinations.

Chocolate-Dipped Crescent Hearts Recipe

Chocolate-Dipped Crescent Hearts Recipe. These are easy, colorful and tasty, perfect for Valentine's Day or any special occasion.

Chocolate-Glazed Cookie Pizza Recipe

Giant pizza-shaped cookie is drizzled with chocolate. It is perfect for parties and can be decorated like a cake.

Chunky Cream Cheese and Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe

Macadamia nuts are the stars of this easy chunky cookie enriched with cream cheese.

Cocoa Sponge Drops Recipe

Satisfy your chocolate urge with these cookies that are not only low-fat, but also low-calorie.

Coconut Macadamia Shortbread Recipe

A food processor makes quick work of shortbread wedges made with macadamia nuts and coconut.

Coffee Meringue Kisses Recipe

These coffee meringue cookies are fat-free, low calorie, and flourless.

Coffee Nut Drop Cookies Recipe

Coffee Nut Drop Cookies Recipe. Pecans and coffee combine to make these drop cookies a big sensation.

Cranberry Pineapple Bars Recipe

Fresh cranberries give tartness while pineapple sweetens these bar cookies.

Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe for Cookie Press

Cream Cheese Cookies Recipe for Cookie Press. This dough works well with the cookie press to make cookies for the holidays or any special occasion.

Cream Filberts Cookies Recipe

Filbert nuts are wrapped in cookie dough, then topped with glaze and granulated sugar.

Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe. This variation of traditional chocolate chip cookies gets a crunchy flair from crispy rice cereal. Loved by kids and adults alike and great for gifts.

Czech Poppy Seed Cookies Recipe

Spiral cookies are filled with poppy seeds and honey. They are baked in a log form and sliced when done.

Dipped Peanut Butter Meltaway Cookies Recipe

Dipped Peanut Butter Meltaway Nuggets Recipe. These bite-sized peanut butter chocolate chip cookies will melt in your mouth. Since they hold their shape well and can be stored at room temperature for more than a month, they are a perfect choice to ship as gifts from the kitchen.

Easy Caramel Pecan Bars Recipe

Start with refrigerated cookie dough and caramel ice cream topping to make bar cookies. Also contains pecans, chocolate chips, and coconut.

Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Kisses Recipe

It is hard to believe these cookie gems have only 5 ingredients and no flour. This is a traditional recipe that all love.

Flying Brooms Cookie Recipe

The kids will love these cute pretzel cookies made in the shape of a broom. Perfect for Halloween.

Fruit and Nut Cream Swirl Cookies Recipe

A delicious filling of dried fruit, pecans, and cream cheese swirl through sugar cookies.

Gingerbread House Recipe

Don't rely on a box! Make your own homemade gingerbread house or cookies at home.

Gingerbread Man Cookies Recipe

This dough can not only be used to make gingerbread men, but also other shapes.

Grand Marnier Layered Bars Recipe

Grand Marnier Layered Bars Recipe. Full of pecans, coconut, and chocolate, then topped with a luscious layer of orange-flavored Grand Marnier cream cheese frosting with chocolate chips.

Grand Marnier Raisin Gingerbread Bars Recipe

These gingerbread bars have a slight kick, but are not overly sweet. They go well with coffee, cappuccino or espresso.

Herbfarm Rosemary Shortbread Cookies Recipe

It is all about the rosemary in these cookies made with rice flour.

Homemade Graham Crackers Recipe

It's really not that difficult to make your own homemade graham crackers with this easy recipe.

Honey Graham Crackers Recipe

These homemade graham crackers are better than the commercial brands. Variation also included for cinnamon graham crackers.

Junk Food Cookies Recipe

Junk Food Cookies Recipe. Potato chips, white chocolate, and cookies - all your favorite junk foods in one tasty package! Quick, easy, and indescribably delicious.

Key Lime White Chocolate Coolers Recipe

Key Lime White Chocolate Coolers Recipe. Key Lime and white chocolate make an amazing combination that is refreshingly cool, no matter the season. This variation of meltaway cookies is perfect for kitchen gifts and ships well. Macadamia nuts are optional.

Korova Cookies - Sables Korova Recipe

Double chocolate refrigerator cookies are all the rage in Paris.

Lemon Butter Chews Cookie Recipe

These bar cookies have a lemony cheesecake flavor. Fast and easy to make due to the cake mix.

Lemon Buttermilk Bars Recipe

Moist lemon bar cookies with a delicate lemon flavor and crispy crust begin with a cake mix.

Lemon Raspberry Crumb Bars Recipe

Raspberries give color and slightly tart flavor which goes well with the sweet topping.

Macadamia Nut Chocolate Kisses Recipe

Macadamia Nut Chocolate Kisses Recipe. Bite into these little macadamia nut cookies and get a mouthful of chocolate.

Macadamia Wafers Recipe

These easy thin wafer cookies begin with ground toasted macadamia nuts.

Macadamia White Chocolate Shortbread Recipe

Add a few ingredients to macadamia nuts and white chocolate and you have delicious shortbread bar cookies.

Mandarin Orange Marmalade Cookies Recipe

Don't rely on a box! Make your own homemade gingerbread house or cookies at home.

Maple Nut Cookies Recipe

These chewy cookies are flavored with maple syrup and coconut, plus macadamia nuts for crunch.

Marshmallow Brownie Sandwich Cookies Recipe

Marshmallow Brownie Sandwich Cookies Recipe. Rich brownie cookies have a luscious marshmallow filling.

Marshmallow Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars Recipe

These rich bar cookies are moist and gooey from marshmallows and chocolate chips. Tried and true recpe brings raves.

Mint Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies Recipe

Mint Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies Recipe. Expensive to buy, these light and airy cookies flavored with mint and chocolate are cheap and easy to make at home.

Mint Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Quick cookies begin with cake mix and frozen whipped topping.

Mint Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars Recipe

These rich bar cookies use two flavors of chocolate. Fast and easy to make due to the cake mix. Tried and true recpe brings raves.

Moravian Cookies Recipe

The rich flavor of molasses combines with traditional spices to create a delicious thin and crispy cookie.

Mud Puddle Cookies Recipe

Mud Puddle Cookies Recipe. Chocolate cookies may look like mud puddles, but the mud centers are actually a delicious chocolate ganache filling.

No-Bake Pastel Haystacks Recipe

No baking necessary for these cookies made of chow mein noodles, chocolate, cashews, and marshmallows.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispy Jumbles Recipe

No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispy Jumbles Recipe. No-bake chocolate-dripped marshmallow and peanut butter candy mounds get crunch from rice cereal and M&Ms.

No-Bake Powerhouse Cookies Recipe

Oatmeal, peanut butter, nuts, and chocolate chips make an easy no-bake cookie for camping, hiking or at home.

Nutmeg Sugar Cookies Recipe

Basic sugar cookies are made with sour cream and spiced with nutmeg.

Oatmeal Cookie Brownies Recipe

Oatmeal Cookie Brownies Recipe. The bottom is an oatmeal cookie base, while the top is a luscious brownie layer.

Okara Oatmeal Carob Chip Cookies Recipe

Whole wheat and rolled oats lend lots of fiber to these tasty cookies.

Orange Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies Recipe

Orange Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies Recipe. Expensive to buy, these light and airy cookies are cheap and easy to make at home.

Orange Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Banana, coconut, walnuts, and raisins also flavor these healthy cookies.

Orange Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Traditional shortbread cookies shine with the flavor of oranges. The diamond-shaped cookies are topped with almonds.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies (PBJ Cookies) Recipe

Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies (PBJ Cookies) Recipe. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, the ultimate comfort food, becomes a fabulous cookie. Choose your favorite jelly, jam, or preserves for the filling.

Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

Deliciously rich peanut butter cookie bars are studded with mini chocolate chips and topped with chocolate.

Pecan Pie Cookies Recipe

These scrumptious little cookies are like bite-sized pecan pies. The method is simple and easy. Do plan ahead for chilling time.

Peppermint Fudge Meringue Cookies Recipe

Light as air meringue cookies are filled with chocolate peppermint cream.

Pfeffernusse Cookies Recipe

These spiced, peppery cookies are popular year-round.

Pistachio Butter Stingers Recipe

Pistachio Butter Stingers Recipe. These pistachio cookies are also flavored with creme de menthe.

Pongaroons Macaroon Cookies Recipe

This yummy macaroon cookie recipe uses few ingredients, simply coconut, sweetened condensed milk, almond extract, and egg whites.

Potato Chip Cookies Recipe

Potato chips sound like an odd ingredient for cookies, but they work!

Pumpkin Carrot Raisin Cheesecake Bars Recipe

These bar cookies combine raisins, carrot cake and pumpkin cheesecake into one rich dessert.

Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Pumpkin pie in the form of cookies are sure to delight one and all.

Pumpkin Pie Bars Recipe

Pumpkin, spices, and sweetened condensed milk bring a fall twist to bar cookies.

Pumpkin Pie Drops Cookies Recipe

Canned pumpkin and spices put pumpkin pie in a cookie.

Raspberry Chocolate Triangle Bar Cookies Recipe

Raspberry Chocolate Triangle Bar Cookies Recipe. Layered bars have a cookie bottom topped with raspberry sauce and chocolate chips.

Raspberry Double Chocolate Cream Cheese Bars Recipe

These rich bar cookies use two flavors of chocolate. Fast and easy to make due to the cake mix. Tried and true recipe brings raves.

Rolled Sugar Mace Cookies Recipe

Easy rolled sugar cookies have the lovely flavor and aroma of mace.

Sacristan Cookies Recipe - Almond Puff Pastry Cookies

Almond sugar cookies begin with puff pastry.

Sesame Seed Cookies Recipe

Shortbread cookie logs are rolled in sesame seeds. They are extremely easy to make.

Smoky Mountain Snowcaps Recipe

White chocolate and toasted walnuts shine in this delicious cookie recipe. The cookies are finished with a dusting of powdered sugar to simulate snow.

Soft Molasses Cookies Recipe

The rich flavor of molasses combines with traditional spices to create a traditional soft cookie.

Sour Cream Raisin Bar Cookies Recipe

These are like oatmeal raisin cookies, but in a bar form. They are rich, moist, and easy to make.

Spritz Cookies Recipe for Cookie Press

Spritz Cookies Recipe for Cookie Press. Use your cookie press to make fast work of shaped cookies for holidays or special occasions.

Stained Glass Ginger Cookies Recipe

The candies melt into the cut-outs and look like stained glass. These cookies make delicious holiday decorations.

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Brownie Bars Recipe

Get the rich tastes of brownie and cheesecake in a bar cookie. Use fresh or frozen strawberries.

Sweet Wine Lavender Cookies Recipe

Make these tasty lavender cookies for a loved one or special occasion and do serve with sweet wine.

The Real Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

This is the official recipe for the popular Neiman Marcus chocolate chip cookies.

Urban Legend Mrs. Field's Cookie Recipe

These oatmeal cookies are loaded with chocolate chips, pecans, and optional raisins.

White Chocolate Gelatin Cookies Recipe Recipe

White chocolate chips shine in this buttery cookie recipe made with gelatin.

White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Recipe

White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies Recipe. Don't waste money on the expensive commercial version of this cookie. Make your own at home.

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