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Peppermint Schnapps Hot Cocoa Snowflakes

Mint and chocolate are perfect partners in these cutout cookies! —James Schend, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

These simple egg yolk cookies truly melt in your mouth. They're thin cookies, just like the ones my grandma used...

The Brittany region of France is known for its use of butter. These French butter cookies, also known as sable...

There are those nights when you just need a sweet treat. I hit the pantry and improvised this recipe on...

My grandmother always had sugar cookies in her pantry, and we grandchildren would empty that big jar quickly because they...

My family’s all-time favorite Christmas cookie has had a million shapes over the years. Little ones have fun making their...

The recipe for these light cookies has been passed down from generation to generation. Have a little extra fun with...

Before the military relocated our family, my children had never lived near the ocean. I came up with this special...

A Swedish friend shared this recipe with me many years ago. A chocolate glaze tops tender cookies filled with apricot...

I received this recipe years ago, when my husband and I managed a retirement home. We'd always put out homemade...

While I was looking for a way to use up an abundance of dates, I came across this recipe. Made...

If my family knows I've baked these cookies, they're sure to gobble them up in a hurry.

Lavender flowers can be used fresh or dried in cooking. The flowers have an intense flavor, so they are best...

These flaky cookies melt in your mouth. Dipped in chocolate, they look festive.—Barbara Birk, St. George, Utah

Orange and lemon zest give gingerbread cutouts a refreshing twist. Brushing a honey glaze over the top adds a subtle...

When it’s time to start the cookie-baking season, this recipe always kicks off the festivities. My mother-in-law first shared it...

I've made these cookies for years. I like to give them out to family and friends. —Carole Vogel, Allison Park,...