Looking for a sweet dessert to serve for Passover? This recipe for macaroons offers an intense chocolate flavor without ingredients (bread, wheat, oats, barley, spelt or rye) that are avoided during the...
Author: Martha Stewart
These easy drop cookies are a cinch to make but have a taste that's truly next level. After the dough gets mixed with a generous amount of cinnamon and vanilla, it's portioned out onto baking sheets and...
Author: Shira Bocar
Candied ginger brings a sweet heat to these crisp, golden cookies, while lemon gives the glaze a distinct zing.
Author: Martha Stewart
Blondies prove that pantry staples like flour, brown sugar, butter, and eggs can be spun into pure gold-and without a mixer, at that. Amp up their flavor with a touch of dark rum and a tumble of toasted...
Author: Martha Stewart
Tart icebox cookies make an easy and satisfying dessert or snack.
Author: Martha Stewart
These moon-shaped almond cookies covered in vanilla-scented sugar are traditional Austrian treats.
Author: Martha Stewart
This smooth square summertime dessert combines rich, lemony cheesecake and a sweet graham-cracker crust.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe makes 21 large or 34 small cookies, depending on the amount of dough used. Stir the leftover berry puree (used to tint the icing) into your morning yogurt or oatmeal.
Author: Martha Stewart
You can buy chocolate that has already been chunked, or you can just cut up your favorite chocolate.
Author: Martha Stewart
These tart squares use lemon and dried cranberries instead of fresh, so you can make them for dessert any time of year.
Author: Martha Stewart
This Ginger Shortbread, perfect for the holiday season, is a variation of our Basic Shortbread Wedges.
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
Known as zimtsterne in Germany, these festive star-shaped cookies are made from a nut meringue that's rolled and cut, then iced with a mixture of egg white and sugar before baking. Tuck a few into a waxed...
Author: Martha Stewart
The milk-chocolate topping of these cookies looks like the result of masterful piping, but it's actually a cinch to make using a mold. Beneath the chocolate hides a layer of peanut butter on top of brown-sugar...
Author: Martha Stewart
These rich, chewy cookies were inspired by black forest cake, a classic German dessert that combines chocolate and cherries.
Author: Martha Stewart
Chocolate biscotti -- full of pistachios and chocolate chips -- are paired with pistachio ice cream. Softer than traditional biscotti, these are baked for a shorter time.
Author: Martha Stewart
These gorgeous cookies begin with our Basic Butter Cookie Dough.
Author: Martha Stewart
Baking, simplified: One pan and two steps create this soft, gooey, giant cookie.
Author: Martha Stewart
These cookies are truly flavorful and make wonderful gifts.
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
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
These cookies look like little snow-covered mountains. Roll each ball in confectioners' sugar twice to make sure it's thoroughly coated and no dark dough is visible.
Author: Martha Stewart
Inspired by Mexican wedding cakes and Russian tea cakes, these rich, crumbly cookies get a hint of tropical flavor from flaked coconut.
Author: Martha Stewart
When you're in the mood for something deliciously sweet, try these "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" cookies.
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
The name of these buttery cookies comes from the word "polvo," which means dust in Spanish, and refers to their cinnamon-sugar coating, as well as the cookie's crumbly texture.
Author: Martha Stewart
Macarons are light-as-a-feather French cookies that can be assembled using any sweet fillings and bases that you please. Our best, step-by-step recipe for this sophisticated French dessert offers variations...
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
Martha's pecan bars are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. Add them to your dessert rotation and everyone will be impressed.
Author: Martha Stewart
Crunchy, chewy, buttery, salty, and sweet, these addictive treats satisfy every last corner of your palate.
Author: Martha Stewart
These crunchy, spiced cookies are just right for the holidays.
Author: Martha Stewart
Double down on rich shortbread cookies by filling them with gooey caramel.
Author: Martha Stewart
Who can resist an attractive assortment of freshly baked holiday cookies? Use our All-in-One Cookie Dough when making these.
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
Also known as nutmeg slices, these easy-to-make cookies boast two more warming spices -- cinnamon and ginger -- and are just the thing for a coffee break. A fork is all you need for the striking linear...
Author: Martha Stewart
Pizzelle batter is cooked on a special iron (cialde iron), which gives them decorative patterns. Pizzelles can also be made into edible dessert cups -- fill these with berries and ice cream.
Author: Martha Stewart
These lemon sandwich cookies are sophisticated, delicious, and very easy to make.
Author: Martha Stewart
Malted-milk powder adds a rich component to both these cookies and their filling. A double dose of chocolate (chopped semisweet and lots of cocoa powder) makes these sandwich cookies extra decadent.
Author: Martha Stewart
Box up these fruity and nutty biscotti with your favorite tea or coffee beans for a great gift.
Author: Martha Stewart
Use these intricately molded cookies to dramatize the sides of a layer cake; for additional wow factor, apply a tinted glaze.
Author: Martha Stewart
Rich coconut takes center stage in this sweet treat. Martha made this recipe in episode 506 of Martha Bakes.
Author: Martha Stewart
Use very ripe bananas for moist cookies with lots of banana flavor.
Author: Martha Stewart
A twist on an old favorite, this recipe combines two kinds of sweet cereals with Rice Krispies. These squares are perfect as after-school snacks.
Author: Martha Stewart
For a kid-friendly lunch-box treat, add 4 ingredients to our Everyday Baking Mix, and bake blondies with just 10 minutes of prep time.
Author: Martha Stewart
Coating the outsides of the dough with cornmeal or sanding sugar lends a lovely bit of crunch.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe for cranberry-pistachio biscotti is adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook."
Author: Martha Stewart
These Valentine's treats make will make everyone feel special.
Author: Martha Stewart