In South Carolina and Georgia, these popular cookies are known as "benne wafers," taking their name from the West African word for sesame.
Author: Martha Stewart
Espresso powder intensifies the chocolatey taste of these elegant little cookies.
Author: Martha Stewart
These delicate French cookies are known for their distinctive shape. Dorie Greenspan, cookbook author and owner of CookieBar in New York City, offers her secrets for creating a perfect madeleine.
Author: Martha Stewart
Instead of old-fashioned oatmeal raisin, swap in apricots and white chocolate. The white chocolate's sweetness tempers the tang of the fruit, creating a balanced batch that will appeal to kids and adults...
Author: Martha Stewart
Named after the jam-filled linzertorte that inspired them, these beautiful heart-shaped cookies are ideal for a wedding dessert buffet, Valentine's Day, or any romantic occasion. Apricot, strawberry, or...
Author: Martha Stewart
One basic dough can make very different but equally delectable cookies -- Spritz Butter Cookies, Cut-Out Butter Cookies, and Icebox Butter Cookies.
Author: Martha Stewart
These melt-in-your mouth pecan sandies are way better than their store-bought cookie counterparts.
Author: Martha Stewart
The deep hazelnut flavor and buttery goodness of these cookies belie their simplicity. With just five ingredients, these are some of the easiest cookies to make. Martha made this recipe on episode 704...
Author: Martha Stewart
These cookies take their flavor cues from the lunch-box favorite. Any jam or jelly can be substituted for raspberry.
Author: Martha Stewart
Everyone will adore this outsize version of the classic treat. Each crisp-chewy cookie is spiced with cinnamon and studded with dark, golden, and Monukka raisins.
Author: Martha Stewart
These Valentine's treats make will make everyone feel special.
Author: Martha Stewart
A New York classic, these iconic cookies are more like flat cakes coated with chocolate icing on one half and vanilla on the other. Martha made this recipe on episode 702 of Martha Bakes.
Author: Martha Stewart
A combination of nuts and dried fruits with a rich chocolate coating makes these cookies, from Gramercy Tavern pastry chef Claudia Fleming, a delectable holiday treat.
Author: Martha Stewart
These traditional Passover cookies couldn't be easier to make--just stir and bake--and they require only a handful of ingredients, including crunchy almonds. The result? Coconut treats that are crisp and...
Author: Martha Stewart
These traditional spice cookies are just right for the holidays.
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this basic gingerbread recipe to make cutout cookies in various shapes. Our favorites are gingerbread boys and girls in different sizes, decorated with white royal icing and currant "buttons."
Author: Martha Stewart
Coating the outsides of the dough with cornmeal or sanding sugar lends a lovely bit of crunch.
Author: Martha Stewart
This wonderful recipe for basic shortbread can be used to make Black-and-White Triangles, and Candied Ginger Shortbread Wedges.
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
These crumbly, sandy, nut-rich cookies are nearly always rolled twice in confectioners' sugar after baking, which is why there's so little sugar in the dough.
Author: Martha Stewart
Like a peach pie but easier to share and transport! These bars with a press-in shortbread crust are just the thing for a summer potluck or picnic.
Author: Martha Stewart
To ensure your cookies come out just right, follow a couple of basic rules: Space them at least 1 inch apart during baking, rotate the sheet pan half way through, and let the cookies cool on the sheet...
Author: Martha Stewart
A touch of rice flour is the secret to perfectly crisp shortbread. With such a short ingredient list, it's important to use the best-quality salted butter you can find.
Author: Martha Stewart
This crunchy chocolate-chip cookie is enhanced by rolled oats, salted peanuts and natural peanut butter.
Author: Martha Stewart
Bittersweet chocolate and cocoa powder give a classic cereal bar a devilish twist. With only five ingredients and 10 minutes of prep work, who could resist baking one of these batty bars?
Author: Martha Stewart
Here's a risk-free way to get rich quick: Try our easy take on the classic chocolate-caramel butter bars known as millionaire's shortbread. We swap in crispy, marshmallow-laden rice cereal for its base,...
Author: Riley Wofford
This delicious nutmeg cookie recipe is courtesy of Abigail Breslin's great-grandmother.
Author: Martha Stewart
Unlike many crumbly cookies, these biscotti are sturdy enough to mail. For a holiday gift, send a batch along with a pound of your favorite coffee beans.
Author: Martha Stewart
Tasty macaroons are a great treat and can also be an elegant gift when placed in a container.
Author: Martha Stewart
Serve these crunchy biscotti as a complement to Drunken Cherries with Mascarpone Cream. Recipe adapted from Mindy Fox, author of A Bird in the Oven and Then Some (Kyle Books; 2010).
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe for cranberry-pistachio biscotti is adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook."
Author: Martha Stewart
These soft cookies are like mini pumpkin cakes-and you're guaranteed to get a bit of sweet, brown-butter-flecked icing in every bite. A combination of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger flavor the moist...
Author: Martha Stewart
These crunchy, spiced cookies are just right for the holidays.
Author: Martha Stewart
This unbeatable blondie recipe combines the buttery flavor and chocolate chips from everyone's favorite cookies with the appealing texture of the best brownies.
Author: Martha Stewart
Even though the ingredient list may seem about as long as a grocery shopping list, they're simple to make. In fact, these Kitchen Sink Cookies are so basic you can mix everything by hand; this helps to...
Author: Martha Stewart
For this Scottish variation of our Classic Shortbread, the dough is baked in a stoneware mold.
Author: Martha Stewart
This is a simple drop cookie topped with a luxurious praline candy. A Louisiana specialty, praline combines chopped pecans with caramelized brown sugar.
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Our macaroon-cookie confection joins coconut and fudgy dough in mouthwatering matrimony; roasted almonds seal the deal. The fact that these treats are also kosher and gluten-free makes them a love match...
Author: Martha Stewart
Crisp and chewy at the same time, these Southern delicacies are simple to make, and they keep well in an airtight container.
Author: Martha Stewart
These cookies have a dark color and a pronounced molasses flavor. If you are making the Gingerbread Town-Square Cake, you can use this template to trace and cut out the different townhouse shapes.
Author: Martha Stewart
Though they look complicated, these tender cookies are easy to make if you use a ruler. To ensure an even design, measure the strips of dough carefully.
Author: Martha Stewart
A rich cream-cheese dough flecked with lemon zest is filled with sweet-tart raspberry preserves in these festive pinwheel cookies known as joulutorttu, which means Christmas tart in Finnish.
Author: Martha Stewart
Butter is the key to these fast, five-ingredient cookies from Leslie Ball of North Bethesda, Maryland.
Author: Martha Stewart
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These moon-shaped almond cookies covered in vanilla-scented sugar are traditional Austrian treats.
Author: Martha Stewart
Serve these sweet treats for dessert at your next game night. We used card-suit cookie cutters to shape the blondies into hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades.
Author: Martha Stewart
Torie Hallock makes these everything-but-the-kitchen-sink cookies at Skylands, Martha's house in Maine. They are full of oats, dried cherries, chocolate chips, and bits of toffee candy.
Author: Martha Stewart
Rolling these classic Christmas cookies in powdered sugar once while they're still warm and again when they're completely cooled ensures their snowball-like appearance.
Author: Martha Stewart