Lace-Cookie Tips: Scoop out batter with a measuring spoon to ensure evenly sized cookies. Leave adequate space between dollops; they will expand considerably while they bake. Once cool, dip into the refreshingly...
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
These cookies are perfect when paired with a cold glass of milk. To decorate, use a spoon to drizzle the melted white chocolate, or a resealable plastic bag with a snipped corner.
Author: Martha Stewart
When piped into a V shape, this chocolaty batter bakes into a heart for a Valentine's Day treat.
Author: Martha Stewart
These raisin heart pockets are a sweet treat to serve your loved ones on Valentine's Day.
Author: Martha Stewart
Known as lady's kisses in Italian, baci di dama are traditional cookies from the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy that are often made with hazelnuts. Martha uses roasted chestnuts instead, both in the...
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
Baking the flour in the oven first gives these butter cookies an irresistible nutty flavor. Serve alongside our Baked Apples.
Author: Martha Stewart
Buttery cookie bars made with sliced almonds and sesame seeds are an unexpected sweet treat. The bark can be made up to three days ahead and stored at room temperature.
Author: Martha Stewart
Try any of our different fillings in this traditional cream cheese dough cookie for a variety of options -- each more delicious than the other.
Author: Martha Stewart
Scalloped shell-shaped madeleine pans are essential for this recipe from "Entertaining," by Martha Stewart. You can use confectioners' sugar to dust the cookies after baking.
Author: Martha Stewart
To give these cups their festive design, paint lines of red gel-paste food coloring up the inside of an empty pastry bag before adding the meringue.
Author: Martha Stewart
It's the sweetest of dilemmas. Chocolate first, or vanilla? Don't worry if you can't choose -- these cookies are just the right size to eat in one bite.
Author: Martha Stewart
If the cookies expand while baking, trim the edges with a 1 1/2-inch round cutter while they're still hot.
Author: Martha Stewart
Layers of texture -- crumbly shortbread and a chewy toffee-like topping -- balance these indulgent bar cookies. Ginger adds unexpected spice.
Author: Martha Stewart
Mix in, refrigerate, slice, bake: Try all of our shaped icebox-cookie variations.
Author: Martha Stewart
Sable cookies are a French classic. This dark-and-white chocolate version from Umber Ahmad of Mah-Ze-Dar bakery is just the right treat to pair with a cup of tea.
Author: Martha Stewart
Creamy mascarpone cheese is sandwiched between store-bought butter-waffle cookies in this five-minute summer dessert.
Author: Martha Stewart
Enjoy the classic combination of peanut butter and jelly in a new way: The lunch-box pair gets made over into adorable cookies.
Author: Martha Stewart
Cardamom gives these cookies a citrusy fragrance and flavor.
Author: Martha Stewart
Mix in, refrigerate, slice, bake: Try all of our shaped icebox-cookie variations.
Author: Martha Stewart
Sprinkle cookies with coarse salt after glazing to enhance the maple flavor.
Author: Martha Stewart
The sweet tang of roasted summer peaches is the perfect complement to nutty pecan shortbread.
Author: Martha Stewart
Hailing from Russia (gusinie lapki translates to goose feet), these cookies are named for their intriguing folded shape. They're flavored with orange zest and vanilla bean and owe their light, flaky texture...
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
Studded with pistachios and shaped like wreaths, these five-ingredient shortbread cookies are as festive as they are flavorful.
Author: Martha Stewart
Mix in, refrigerate, slice, bake: Try all of our shaped icebox-cookie variations.
Author: Martha Stewart
Freehand glazing gives these cookies an artistic look.
Author: Martha Stewart
These soft bars filled with raspberry jam are more virtuous than many coffee-break treats. Applesauce gives the cookies a cakelike texture; whole-wheat flour and wheat bran add wholesome notes. Lemon zest...
Author: Martha Stewart
If you want your cookies to sparkle, roll dough balls in sanding sugar before freezing; omit confectioners' sugar in step 2.
Author: Martha Stewart
Think of these beautiful cookies as mini blooming versions of the classic linzer tart. They boast the same mouthwatering combination of buttery hazelnuts and fruity jam, just in a smaller package.
Author: Martha Stewart
The ingredients that have made rugelach a Hanukkah staple are present in this recipe, but in the shape of a bar cookie.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe is excerpted from Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Baking Bible (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe is used to make our Swedish Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Facade, and Snow-Swept Gingerbread Cottage.
Author: Martha Stewart
These flavorful biscotti are studded with almonds and dates -- and are crisp as a cool fall morning.
Author: Martha Stewart
After all these years and thousands of holiday cookies, we still find stenciling to be one of the prettiest -- and easiest -- ways to decorate.
Author: Martha Stewart
These easy lemon creme sandwich cookies are half-homemade, half store-bought, and totally delicious. This fast and quick lemon dessert recipe shows you how to transform cookies into delicious summer treats...
By toasting the shredded coconut and pecans, you'll get a nuttier and more savory cookie.
Author: Martha Stewart
Try one of our glazed spritz-cookie variations: Vanilla-Glazed Cookies, Vanilla-Glazed Swirl Cookies, or White-Chocolate-Glazed Cookies.
Author: Martha Stewart
Look out Santa-squirrels and party guests alike will be tempted to grab one of these acorn-stamped Linzer cookies from your plate. Finely ground pecans and a little confectioners' sugar mixed into the...
Author: Shira Bocar
Cut into the shape of a bat, these spooky sandwiches will be the hit of the Halloween party. Make your own spicy pimento cheese with sharp yellow cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, mayonnaise, mustard,...
Author: Martha Stewart
Coconut and passion fruit are a match made in paradise: Crisp, delicate coconut cookies surround a creamy, sweet-tart fruit filling.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe for lemon-poppy seed glazed balls uses our Basic Shortbread Cookie as its base.
Author: Martha Stewart
In a departure from the classic gingerbread-and-gumdrops house, this miniature replica of the Little House on Martha's farm is subtly Scandinavian in style. Its blond walls are made of sugar-cookie dough...
Author: Martha Stewart
These sweet and chocolaty cookies are incredibly easy to make.
Author: Martha Stewart
Dried pears, pistachios, and candied ginger spice up traditional blondies.
Author: Martha Stewart
Mix in, refrigerate, slice, bake: Try all of our shaped icebox-cookie variations.
Author: Martha Stewart