White chocolate and dried cranberries turn the humble oatmeal cookie into a sublime creation.
These brightly colored, zesty lemon-lime bars make a great dessert for a graduation party or other summer gathering. The "twist" is the grated lime zest in the crust. If you prefer, you can skip ...
https://makegreatcookies.com/bar-cookies/lemon-bars-with-a-twist-of-lime/
Every year I make a batch of these almond cookies to celebrate the arrival of the Chinese/Vietnamese new year, and every year they disappear in record time. I keep making bigger batches, hoping I...
https://makegreatcookies.com/drop-cookies/chinese-almond-cookies/
These are gingery and crunchy—just like good gingersnaps should be. They keep well, too, making them great for baking in advance and freezing or for mailing.
https://makegreatcookies.com/drop-cookies/double-gingersnaps/
These apricot-filled bars are rich and sweet, so you can cut them smaller than many other bar cookies.
Adding a bit of rum flavoring and replacing most of the cinnamon with nutmeg gives these popular crackled cookies a flavor reminiscent of eggnog.
https://makegreatcookies.com/drop-cookies/eggnog-snickerdoodles/
This is the traditional sandy-crunchy peanut butter cookie. You can use all butter instead of butter and shortening, but the shortening makes a crunchier cookie.
https://makegreatcookies.com/drop-cookies/peanutbuttercookie/
Both gooey and elegant, with their jewel-like filling, Linzer Bars make an ideal cookie for the holidays—or any time of year.
This is my variation on the classic Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe. It makes a cookie that is a bit less sweet and a little thicker and softer than the original. I also like to make the ...
https://makegreatcookies.com/drop-cookies/classic-chocolate-chip-cookie-revised/
The most popular version of this recipe calls for crushed cornflakes, but I've always liked the combination of oats and butterscotch, so I use toasted oats cereal (such as Cheerios).
https://makegreatcookies.com/nobake-cookies/no-bake-butterscotch-pecan-cookies/