Sometimes the best treat at the end of a meal is a slightly sweet bite of citrus. Meyer lemon brings incredible floral quality to these bright cookies, but regular lemons work just fine, too. Use the recipe’s glaze or the bonus Vanilla Buttercream icing to frost your cookies or enjoy frosting free. Baker’s choice!
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Orange Pignoli Cookies
These traditional Italian cookies usually require the addition of almond paste, but we’re going to skip that—a food processor (or elbow grease) and the right ingredients will help us effortlessly prepare the dough for these soft, delicious cookies.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Classic cookies that make the house smell so good it feels like a hug. Now, some people prefer chocolate chips to raisins, and if you are one of those people, you can do just that with this recipe. Swap out the raisins for equal amounts of chocolate chips. If you are a fruit-in-your-cookies lover, try […]
Chocolate Peppermint Thins
Chocolate-y crisps with hint of peppermint dipped in chocolate—the perfect combination.
Snickerdoodles
If you can, try using Ceylon cinnamon for these classic cookies. It has a floral sweetness that’s extra special, but regular cassia cinnamon (found in most stores) works just fine, too. For fun and a bit of spice, you can add a pinch of ground cardamom to the dough before baking.
Pecan Shortbread
These buttery, cracker-like, not-too-sweet cookies are an instant classic for special occasions, holidays, or when you want a simple treat—enjoy with a hot beverage and dunk! Note: this recipe has been updated to use maple syrup instead of ground Sucanat (shown in video).
Florentines
These delicate, lace-like cookies are a special treat that you can prepare with or without the chocolate backs. It’s really up to you how much care you want to give them—they’re absolutely delicious both ways.
Salted Caramel
Use this salty, buttery, oooey, gooey caramel to take cookies to the next level by filling them for decadent sandwich cookies, or dipping before each bite. Aso great in combination for ice cream cookie sundaes.
Peanut Butter Cookies
Salty sweet classics—these peanut butter cookies are delicious as-is or turned into ice cream sandwiches.
Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Chewy and loaded with dark chocolate chunks, this classic cookie is a perfect treat as-is, or you can take it to the next level and turn them into ice cream sandwiches!