Christmas Cookies

Tried-and-true classic cookies for the holiday season, plus the tips, tricks, and techniques you need to get them just right every time.

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French

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

A brown-butter twist on French sablés, with toasted sugar and malted milk powder for extra richness and complexity.

Cocoa Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips

Fragrant, chocolaty, and rich (but just a little playful, too).

Nuts

Hazelnut Cookies With Milk Chocolate

Soft and chewy hazelnut cookies with a light drizzle of milk chocolate.

Chocolate

BraveTart's Cookies 'n' Cream Cookies

A scoop of cookies 'n' cream in...cookie form?

Lemon

Crispy Lemon-Ginger Sandwich Cookies

Crunchy lemon-ginger cookies with a refreshing creme filling.

Baking

Homemade Fig Newtons

Fig cookies that taste as cakey and soft as you remember.

Baking

BraveTart: Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A fast and easy recipe for old-school chocolate chip cookies.

BraveTart: Homemade Oreo Cookies

Chocolate and vanilla, together forever.

Nuts

No-Bake Cookies With Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Chewy Oats

Simple, fast, and foolproof.

Baking

One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers

Classic ladyfingers, simplified

Pastry

Homemade Biscoff (Belgian Speculoos Cookies)

How to make the world's best caramelized biscuits.

Chocolate

E.L. Fudge-Style Chocolate and Vanilla Sandwich Cookies

Cookies so good, they're almost magic.

Techniques

How to Perfect Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, One Ingredient at a Time

Cookies so good, they don't even need eggs or butter.

Videos

A Royal-Icing Tutorial: Decorate Christmas Cookies Like a Boss

Forget the North Pole—the magic of Santa's workshop is right in your kitchen.

Techniques

Cookie Science: How Do Eggs Affect My Cookies?

What are those eggs doing in your cookie dough?

Techniques

Cookie Science: The Real Differences Between Brown and White Sugars

Different sugars do very different things in cookie doughs.

Techniques

Cookie Science: How Does Baking Powder Affect My Cookies?

Answers to all your baking powder questions.

Techniques

Cookie Science: How Baking Soda Works

The mysteries of baking soda explained.

Techniques

Cookie Science: Why Cream Butter and Sugar?

The science behind creaming butter and sugar.

Techniques

Step-by-Step: How to Make Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

The keys to making soft, chewy sugar cookies.

Spanish-Style Migas With Chorizo, Peppers, and Kale

Seared Duck Breast With Prosciutto, Sage, and Peaches

Spanish Migas Is an Easy One-Skillet Dinner

Brown Butter and Toasted Sugar Make Vanilla Cake Anything But Plain

Beer Pairings 101: Sour, Tart, and Funky Beers

Special Sauce: Osayi Endolyn on the Legacy of Southern Fried Chicken

The Best Cooking Tools for Kids of All Ages

Today's Best Cookware Deals: Staub, ThermoWorks, and Instant Pot

The Best Electric Griddles for Crowd-Size Cooking

Old Fashioned Cocktail

The Perfect Michelada (Spicy Mexican Beer and Lime Cocktai...

Christmas Cookies

Cookie Recipes

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

Cocoa Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips

Hazelnut Cookies With Milk Chocolate

BraveTart's Cookies 'n' Cream Cookies

Crispy Lemon-Ginger Sandwich Cookies

Homemade Fig Newtons

BraveTart: Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

BraveTart: Homemade Oreo Cookies

No-Bake Cookies With Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Chewy Oats

One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers

Homemade Biscoff (Belgian Speculoos Cookies)

E.L. Fudge-Style Chocolate and Vanilla Sandwich Cookies

Cookie Techniques

How to Perfect Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, One Ingredient at a Time

A Royal-Icing Tutorial: Decorate Christmas Cookies Like a Boss

Cookie Science: How Do Eggs Affect My Cookies?

Cookie Science: The Real Differences Between Brown and White Sugars

Cookie Science: How Does Baking Powder Affect My Cookies?

Cookie Science: How Baking Soda Works

Cookie Science: Why Cream Butter and Sugar?

Step-by-Step: How to Make Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

Spanish-Style Migas With Chorizo, Peppers, and Kale

Seared Duck Breast With Prosciutto, Sage, and Peaches

Spanish Migas Is an Easy One-Skillet Dinner

Brown Butter and Toasted Sugar Make Vanilla Cake Anything But Plain

Beer Pairings 101: Sour, Tart, and Funky Beers

Special Sauce: Osayi Endolyn on the Legacy of Southern Fried Chicken

The Best Cooking Tools for Kids of All Ages

Today's Best Cookware Deals: Staub, ThermoWorks, and Instant Pot

The Best Electric Griddles for Crowd-Size Cooking

Old Fashioned Cocktail

The Perfect Michelada (Spicy Mexican Beer and Lime Cocktai...

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

Cocoa Butter Cookies With Chocolate Chips

Hazelnut Cookies With Milk Chocolate

BraveTart's Cookies 'n' Cream Cookies

Crispy Lemon-Ginger Sandwich Cookies

Homemade Fig Newtons

BraveTart: Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

BraveTart: Homemade Oreo Cookies

No-Bake Cookies With Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Chewy Oats

One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers

Homemade Biscoff (Belgian Speculoos Cookies)

E.L. Fudge-Style Chocolate and Vanilla Sandwich Cookies

How to Perfect Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, One Ingredient at a Time

A Royal-Icing Tutorial: Decorate Christmas Cookies Like a Boss

Cookie Science: How Do Eggs Affect My Cookies?

Cookie Science: The Real Differences Between Brown and White Sugars

Cookie Science: How Does Baking Powder Affect My Cookies?

Cookie Science: How Baking Soda Works

Cookie Science: Why Cream Butter and Sugar?

Step-by-Step: How to Make Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

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