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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...













