Cookies & Bars

stollen marzipan shortbread cookies on plate with icing

Stollen Marzipan Shortbread

Stollen, a classic German treat, packs booze-saturated fruit, ropes of marzipan, and warm, aromatic spices into a sweetened, yeasted bread loaf. This shortbread is...
Molasses Ginger Crinkle Cookies with Frosting with glasses of milk

Molasses Ginger Crinkle Cookies with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

A humble favorite of the holiday cookie exchange, molasses cookies are a sweet testament to the age-old adage that the simple things in life...
Vanilla-Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

Vanilla-Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

Sweetly swirled, these Vanilla-Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies will be the perfect addition to this year’s holiday cookie spread. This two-toned cookie...
peppermint bark-stuffed red velvet cookies

Peppermint Bark-Stuffed Red Velvet Cookies

These ruby-red beauties are full of festive chocolate and peppermint flavor, from the chewy, cocoa-rich cookies to the smooth cream cheese filling and peppermint...
Apple-Streusel Cookies

Apple-Streusel Cookies

If apple crisp became a cookie, these Apple-Streusel Cookies would be it. Each cookie is loaded with fresh apple and a wonderfully warm blend of cinnamon,...

Hazelnut Chocolate-Filled Biscotti

Biscotti, the crunchy Italian classic, gets a sweet and nutty hazelnut-chocolate swirl and glaze in this Hazelnut Chocolate-Filled Biscotti. This is the perfect accompaniment...
Soft Amaretti Cookies

Soft Amaretti Cookies

Derived from the Italian word for bitter (amaro), almond-rich amaretti cookies popped up in Italy in the Middle Ages. Though they can often be...
PB&J Mousse Bars sliced on wire rack

PB&J Mousse Bars

Fluffy yet rich, fresh blackberry mousse meets a crisp peanut butter crust in these brightly colored PB&J Mousse Bars. Topped with swirls of fresh blackberry...
Chocolate-Hazelnut-Banana Pudding

Chocolate-Hazelnut-Banana Pudding

Yes, from its banana-and-Vanilla Wafer base to its toasted Swiss Meringue topping, this decadent Chocolate-Hazelnut-Banana Pudding is made completely from scratch—but with a chocolate-hazelnut twist....
wedding cake sandwich cookies

Wedding Cake Sandwich Cookies

Our editor-in-chief, Brian Hart Hoffman, shares the story that inspired these filled and festive Wedding Cake Sandwich Cookies. Deliciously crisp yet chewy, with that...