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Cookies For Every Occasion

Cookies For Every Occasion

The word cookie originates from the Dutch "koekje" which means "little cake". However, these baked goods can be traced all the way back to Persia, circa the 7th century.




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recipe for butterscotch haystack cookies

Butterscotch Haystack Cookies

Crunchy and sweet, these no-bake butterscotch cookies are always a hit. Store in an airtight container or in the freezer.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for dame blanche

Dame Blanche

Made with almond flour or corn starch, powdered sugar, eggs, vanilla bean, cake flour, all-purpose flour, salt, raspberry jam

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for mexican biscochito cookies

Mexican Biscochito Cookies

Made with ground cinnamon, orange juice, egg, all-purpose flour, anise seed, baking powder, salt, shortening or butter, sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for cherry surprise balls

Cherry Surprise Balls

Made with butter or margarine, flour, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, water, nuts, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, maraschino cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chocolate snow top cookies

Chocolate Snow Top Cookies

Made with nuts, milk, salt, unsweetened baking chocolate, butter or margarine, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, baking powder

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

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recipe for spiced rum balls

Spiced Rum Balls

Made with vanilla wafers, corn syrup, spiced rum, walnuts, pecans, cocoa powder


Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for cherry chocolate candy-topped cookies

Cherry Chocolate Candy-Topped Cookies

Made with white chocolate-striped candy kisses with almonds, milk chocolate candy kisses with almonds, white cake mix, oil, almond extract, rum extract, eggs...

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for low carb chocolate chip cookies

Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made with chocolate bar, butter, Splenda or Maltitol Crystals, molasses, eggs, almond flour, vanilla whey protein powder, oat bran, baking soda, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for orange juice cookies

Orange Juice Cookies

Made with confectioners' sugar, maraschino cherries, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, butter, sugar, eggs, frozen orange juice concentrate, pecans

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cake mix christmas cookies

Cake Mix Christmas Cookies

Made with powdered sugar, nuts, cake mix, eggs, shortening, water

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for peanut butter shoestring haystacks

Peanut Butter Shoestring Haystacks

Made with shoestring potatoes, canola oil, peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for mincemeat hermits

Mincemeat Hermits

Made with baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, egg, mincemeat, sour cream, powdered sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for chocolate pirouette lace cookies

Chocolate Pirouette Lace Cookies

Made with semisweet chocolate, butter, sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for marguerites

Marguerites

Made with saltine crackers, sugar, salt, nuts, water, egg white

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for italian easter anise cookies

Italian Easter Anise Cookies

Made with flour, vanilla extract, eggs, salt, sugar, baking powder, vegetable oil, anise seeds

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for chewy cheesecake cookies with pecans

Chewy Cheesecake Cookies With Pecans

Made with butter, cream cheese, all-purpose flour, sugar, pecans

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for ammonia cookies

Ammonia Cookies

Made with milk, pastry flour, shortening, sugar, egg, salt, oil of lemon*, ammonium carbonate*


Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for ice capped gingersnaps

Ice Capped Gingersnaps

Made with apple cider vinegar, all-purpose flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, ground allspice, baking powder, baking soda, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for honey ginger snaps

Honey Ginger Snaps

Made with cloves, cinnamon, honey, butter, sugar, egg, flour, baking soda, salt, ginger

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for buttercream pound cake cookies

Buttercream Pound Cake Cookies

Made with milk, confectioners' sugar, golden pound cake mix, margarine or butter, almond extract, egg, shortening, margarine, vanilla

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for hawaiian drop cookies

Hawaiian Drop Cookies

Made with coconut, flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, crushed pineapple

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for hawaiian tropical coconut snow balls

Hawaiian Tropical Coconut Snow Balls

Made with coconut, cream cheese, crushed pineapple


Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for pumpkin-date cookies

Pumpkin-Date Cookies

Made with sugar, margarine or butter, pumpkin, eggs, all-purpose flour, dates, walnuts, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for persimmon oatmeal cookies with coconut

Persimmon Oatmeal Cookies With Coconut

Made with salt, baking powder, flour, persimmon pulp, soda, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, quick-cooking oatmeal, coconut

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for butterscotch wafers

Butterscotch Wafers

Made with walnuts or pecans, butter, brown sugar, eggs, salt, baking powder, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for old fashioned whoopie pies

Old Fashioned Whoopie Pies

Made with buttermilk, baking soda, egg, flour, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, salt, milk

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for butter dream cookies

Butter Dream Cookies

Made with maraschino cherries, flour, butter, shortening, sugar, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cheddar cheese cookies

Cheddar Cheese Cookies

Made with margarine, sharp Cheddar cheese, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy bake oven thumb print cookies

Easy Bake Oven Thumb Print Cookies

Made with jelly, all-purpose flour, water, powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla extract


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for fluffy shortbread cookies

Fluffy Shortbread Cookies

Made with maraschino cherries, butter, icing sugar, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for spritzgeback (pressed hazelnut cookies)

Spritzgeback (Pressed Hazelnut Cookies)

Made with ground hazelnuts, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for almond bark cookies

Almond Bark Cookies

Made with peanuts, almond bark, peanut butter, rice krispies cereal, miniature marshmallows

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for frosted anise cookies

Frosted Anise Cookies

Made with sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, anise extract, light cream or half-and-half, butter, powdered sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chocolate chip shortbread sticks

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Sticks

Made with vegetable oil, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, flour, semisweet chocolate mini chips

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for hazelnut cream candy

Hazelnut Cream Candy

Made with rum flavoring, sugar, hazelnuts, semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for victorian lace cookies

Victorian Lace Cookies

Made with flour, nuts, corn syrup, shortening, brown sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for orange crush cookies

Orange Crush Cookies

Made with honey, quick-cooking oats, whole wheat flour, flour, baking powder, ginger, salt, raisins, almonds, oil

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for eskimo snowballs

Eskimo Snowballs

Made with nuts, flaked coconut, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, water, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, sugar, oatmeal


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for easy oat bran and date cookies

Easy Oat Bran And Date Cookies

Made with dates or raisins, baking powder, margarine, brown sugar, egg, water, whole-wheat flour, oat bran, wheat germ, baking soda

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for honey-spiced pryaniki

Honey-Spiced Pryaniki

Made with vanilla extract, honey, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, cardamom, ground nutmeg, salt, eggs, sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for dried fruit balls

Dried Fruit Balls

Made with dried apricots, pitted dates, raisins, flaked coconut, confectioners' sugar, orange juice


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for amish angel food cookies

Amish Angel Food Cookies

Made with coconut, shortening, sugar, salt, baking soda, vanilla extract, brown sugar, egg, all-purpose flour, cream of tartar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for oatmeal roll-out cookies

Oatmeal Roll-Out Cookies

Made with buttercream frosting, butter, sugar, milk, egg, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, salt, quick-cooking oats

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for flat crisp snickerdoodles

Flat Crisp Snickerdoodles

Made with salt, soda, shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, cream of tartar

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for fruit cocktail cookies

Fruit Cocktail Cookies

Made with brown sugar, eggs, fruit cocktail, vanilla extract, raisins, nuts, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for bourbon balls with maple and pecans

Bourbon Balls With Maple And Pecans

Made with pecan halves, vanilla wafers, bourbon, maple syrup, pecans


Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for chocolate mountains

Chocolate Mountains

Made with all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, shortening, evaporated milk, water, egg, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for shortbread spritzer cookies

Shortbread Spritzer Cookies

Made with decors or colored sugar or chopped nuts, food coloring, butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, almond flavoring, egg, milk

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for no bake penuche drop cookies

No Bake Penuche Drop Cookies

Made with vanilla extract, nuts, quick-cooking oats, brown sugar, butter, milk, salt

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cornflake christmas wreaths

Cornflake Christmas Wreaths

Made with non-stick cooking spray, margarine, red cinnamon candies, marshmallows, green food coloring, corn flakes cereal

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes





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