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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 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 cheddar cheese cookies

Cheddar Cheese Cookies

Made with margarine, sharp Cheddar cheese, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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 angel walnut cookies

Angel Walnut Cookies

Made with walnuts, flour, salt, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, cream of tartar

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for low carb almond biscotti

Low Carb Almond Biscotti

Made with vanilla extract, eggs, almonds, soy flour, xanthan gum, salt, baking powder, ground cinnamon, cooking oil, artificial sweetener

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

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recipe for almond macaroons

Almond Macaroons

Made with egg whites, almonds, sugar, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for classic butter spritz cookies

Classic Butter Spritz Cookies

Made with baking powder, butter, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for dave's chocolate chip treasure cookies

Dave's Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies

Made with walnuts, semisweet chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, all-purpose flour, sweetened condensed milk, butter, flaked coconut

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for easy bake oven snow mound cookies

Easy Bake Oven Snow Mound Cookies

Made with shortening or soft butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, flour, salt, walnuts


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for easy cherry rum balls

Easy Cherry Rum Balls

Made with butter, corn syrup, vanilla wafers, powdered sugar, candied cherries, pecans or walnuts, rum


Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for english shortbread

English Shortbread

Made with salt, confectioners' sugar, butter, all-purpose flour, baking powder

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for dirty snowballs

Dirty Snowballs

Made with powdered sugar, flour, vegetable oil, sugar, unsweetened chocolate, eggs, vanilla extract, baking powder

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for haystack cookies

Haystack Cookies

Made with chow mein noodles, butterscotch chips, peanut butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for carrot cake cookies from cake mix

Carrot Cake Cookies From Cake Mix

Made with raisins, carrot cake mix, margarine or butter, molasses or dark corn syrup, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for soft buttermilk sugar cookies

Soft Buttermilk Sugar Cookies

Made with soda, baking powder, flour, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, salt, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for no-bake peanut butter goodies

No-Bake Peanut Butter Goodies

Made with rolled oats, margarine, sugar, milk, salt, peanut butter, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chocolate chip coconut macaroons

Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroons

Made with chocolate chips, flour, sweetened condensed milk, coconut, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for german chocolate pretzels

German Chocolate Pretzels

Made with egg, milk, flour, cocoa powder, confectioners' sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for keebler almond shortbread cookies

Keebler Almond Shortbread Cookies

Made with salt, baking soda, butter, sugar, confectioners' sugar, egg, Butter Buds, vanilla extract, almond extract, cream of tartar

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for fluffy shortbread cookies

Fluffy Shortbread Cookies

Made with maraschino cherries, butter, icing sugar, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for tony the tiger cookies

Tony The Tiger Cookies

Made with semisweet chocolate chips, frosted flakes cereal, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, margarine, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for brownie crinkles

Brownie Crinkles

Made with fudge brownie mix, egg, water, powdered sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chocolate butterscotch haystacks

Chocolate Butterscotch Haystacks

Butterscotch and chocolate chips melted with chow mein noodles make a quick sweet-and-salty candy that everyone loves.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


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 icebox shortbread

Icebox Shortbread

Made with candied cherries, butter, icing sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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 carolina delights

Carolina Delights

Made with quick-cooking oats, sugar, milk, cocoa powder, butter, vanilla extract, peanut butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for peach cookies

Peach Cookies

Made with all-purpose flour, peach preserves, almonds, peach brandy, shortening, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract or peach oil

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for lemon gingersnap cookies

Lemon Gingersnap Cookies

Made with ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, dark brown sugar, unsulphured molasses, egg, vanilla extract, lemon, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


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 santa's surprise cookies

Santa's Surprise Cookies

Made with candy bar, salt, baking soda, butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for yule-log cookies

Yule-Log Cookies

Made with pecans, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, flour, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for savory parmesan and fennel biscotti

Savory Parmesan and Fennel Biscotti

Made with pine nuts, flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, baking soda, black pepper, cayenne pepper, Parmesan cheese, fennel seed

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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 crystal cookies

Crystal Cookies

Made with vanilla extract, salt, butter, vegetable oil, sugar, powdered sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for italian sprinkle cookies

Italian Sprinkle Cookies

Made with all-purpose flour, confectioners' sugar, baking powder, shortening, lemon extract, milk, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for hungarian angel wing cookies

Hungarian Angel Wing Cookies

Made with all-purpose flour, salt, egg yolks, sour cream, sugar, rum or whiskey

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for no-bake peanut butter-oatmeal cookies

No-Bake Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies

Made with coconut, quick-cooking oats, miniature marshmallows, peanut butter, butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for norwegian sugar cookies

Norwegian Sugar Cookies

Made with pecan halves, all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for mincemeat drop cookies

Mincemeat Drop Cookies

Made with powdered sugar, margarine or butter, all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, mincemeat, pecans or walnuts

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for old fashioned butterscotch cookies

Old Fashioned Butterscotch Cookies

Made with baking powder, salt, butter, egg, brown sugar, milk, vanilla or almond extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for no-bake caramel cookies

No-Bake Caramel Cookies

Made with quick-cooking rolled oats, sugar, butter, evaporated milk, instant butterscotch pudding mix

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for pineapple walnut cookies

Pineapple Walnut Cookies

Made with lemon extract, baking powder, brown sugar, sugar, shortening, egg, crushed pineapple, flour, salt, baking soda

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for soft molasses cookies & icing

Soft Molasses Cookies & Icing

Made with ground cinnamon, ground ginger, butter or margarine, sugar, egg, molasses, sour cream, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for tennessee icebox cookies

Tennessee Icebox Cookies

Made with slivered almonds, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for tulip cookie shells

Tulip Cookie Shells

Made with ice cream, sherbet, or fresh fruit, vanilla extract, egg whites, sugar, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, water

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 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 peanut butter creams

Peanut Butter Creams

These creamy no-bake peanut butter treats aren't just easy to make but are also completely melt-in-your-mouth addicting.


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for kieflies

Kieflies

Made with butter, sugar, egg yolks, flour, sour cream, salt, egg whites, powdered sugar, lemon juice

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for valentine meringue hearts

Valentine Meringue Hearts

Made with strawberries, egg whites, vanilla extract, cream of tartar, salt, sugar, red food coloring, vanilla ice cream

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours





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