For last week's Weekend Cook and Tell we asked all of you to break out the flour, butter, and sugar in honor of holiday cookie season. Our plan was to do a little vicarious baking by heading into your kitchens to see what sorts of cookies all of you were pulling hot and fresh from the oven. Here's a peek at some of your sweetest batches. More

With only weeks left until the holidays, it's time to break out those rusty cookie cutters—Santa and his metal reindeer have been languishing in your kitchen drawer for far too long. Every snowflake- or stocking-shape cookie starts with a dry, rolled dough, almost like pie crust in texture and consistency. Once shaped and baked, a cutout cookie should be thin and crisp but not so delicate that it can't withstand decorating. Every day this week, we'll be posting a fail-proof recipe for a shapeable cookie, from classic shortbread and gingerbread to raspberry-sandwiched Linzer cookies. Even if you don't have the luxury of boundless counter space, you can still make these doughs work for you. Simply roll the dough into... More