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Apricot Gems
These moist bars have a great flavor. Everyone goes for these gems of a dessert!
I have had this recipe for years, and I have no idea where it is originally
from.

Brown Butter Hazelnut Shortbread with Fleur de
Sel
Browning a portion of the
butter before adding it to the cookie batter intensifies the
buttery taste of this crisp, nutty shortbread. The final
flourish of fleur de sel or sea salt enhances the flavors
and textures of the cookie.

Chocolate Mint Squares
You'll
enjoy this refreshing combination of chocolate and mint.

Chocolate
Raspberry Crumb Bars
The
flavor combination is so delicious, they're usually gone very quickly.
This is a great way to use your
homemade jams.

Chocolate Truffle Bars
As you
peruse this recipe, this thought may
occur: "Oh my! This must be terribly
rich and full of calories." Well, you're
exactly right - but indulge yourself
anyway with one of these divinely
decadent cookies.

Cranberry Ecstasy Bars
These bar cookies are similar to Starbucks' Cranberry Bliss Bars, which are
a popular accompaniment to eggnog lattes during the holidays.

Date Squares -
Matrimonial Bars
Attention date lovers! You will absolutely love these date squares - I do!

Diet Dark Chocolate Brownies
How
about some chocolate brownies to satisfy your chocolate cravings on your
diet? You won't miss any of the calories, fat, or carbs in these brownies!
Dieters Beware Brownies
This recipe screams with
calories! Very rich, very good, and very fattening.

Frosted Apple Squares
Here is
something new and tasty to do with all those apples you picked at the orchard.
This treat tastes remarkable like an apple Danish; but unlike a Danish, it's
easy to make.

German Lebkuchen
Squares
A wonderful German Christmas
tradition that is consumed and enjoyed around the world. It is thought that the Lebkuchen was probably the
first cookie traditionally associated with Christmas and oldest form of cookie
known to humankind.

Graham Cracker Marshmallow Bars
How
about a delicious no-bake cookie? So easy to make and so addictive!

Lemon Bars Deluxe
I have found that it is hard to
find a really good lemon bar recipe, as some have too much crust and not enough
filling while others are not lemony enough. Here is the recipe that I recommend.
It is just right!

Mincemeat Bars
This
wonderful recipe and photo
were shared with me by my sister, Carol Arroyo, and her website called
The Baking Pan.

Oatmeal Date Squares
(Matrimonial Date Bars)
This
recipe is an old family recipe. It is delicious and one of
my favorite bars. These bars are also great topped with sweetened
ice cream or a vanilla custard, but I love to just eat them as they
are!

Oh Henry Bars
These cookies
will remind you of the famous Oh Henry candy bars.

Orange Date Nut Bars
These cookies are a very
chewy and delicious cookies. Makes a great Christmas cookie.

Outrageous Oreo Crunch Brownies
How about
Oreo cookies with lots of chocolate for
your "chocolate fix?

Portland Fig Cookies
This
recipe is from the cookbook called Cookies Unlimited by Nick Malgieri.
Nick says, "One of the best cookies I have ever tasted."
Raspberry Brownie Delight
Absolutely the best dessert for summer.

Raspberry Linzer Bars
These cookies are a very
chewy cookies and delicious cookies. Makes a great Christmas cookie.

Rice Krispies Treats
This classic treat is always a favorite with
children and a crowd-pleaser. My children loved this recipe when they were
young.

Rocky Road S'mores Bars
What
could be better cookie treat than graham crackers, chocolate, and
marshmallows? When my children were young, you would ask for these
cookies all the time.

Saucepan Scotchie Bars
Saucepan Scotchies are great for a snack
anytime - and they also travel well too. Easy to make with a good taste. What
more could you ask?

Ten Plus
Brownies
Cut into tiny squares - they are very gooey and rich.
These brownies are sure to be a family favorite.
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Benne Wafers - Sesame
Seed Cookies
You will find
these delicious Benne Wafers in candy shops and stands
throughout the Low Country (the coastal area around
Charleston, SC) of the South.
Cherry Pecan Meringue Cookies
A
wonderful delicious low-calorie cookie to help satisfy your sweet tooth.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
The absolute best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.
The addition of powdered rolled oats makes
these exception chocolate chip cookies. This will definitely become
your favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten Free/Casein Free -
I
made these gluten free and casein free cookies for my grandson who is on a
special diet.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Gluten-Free
Buckwheat & Rice Flour Recipe)

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This delightful cookie recipe was
shared with me by Marianne Wright of Austin, Texas.

Chocolate Cornflake Cookies
This
fantastic recipe is from the cookbook, Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can
Make At Home, by Jacques Torres.

Chocolate Espresso Cookies
Chocoholics Beware! I like
to call these cookies Chocolate Bombs, as the chocolate, espresso, and
cayenne powder seem to explode in your mouth with flavor.

Chocolate
Meringue Cookies
A delicious low-fat cookie that will fit on your diet.

Chocolate
Sundae Cookies
These cookies remind me of the chocolate pinwheel cookies. This recipe
was shared with me by a neighbor of mine, Shirley Snyder of Scholls, Oregon. I
believe this cookie recipe is an older Pillsbury Cook-Off recipe winner.

Coconut Cornflake Macaroons
These
coconut macaroons are a delicious, chewy version of the classic macaroon
cookie. They are also very easy to prepare.
My mother used to make these
cookies when I was young. To this day, these cookies are one of my
favorites.

Cowboy Cookies
My
daughter, Brenda Weller, says this are the best Cowboy Cookies ever. Once
you make them, I know that you will agree with her.

Cranberry Lemon Cookies
This is a very delicious cookie that I like to
make every Christmas season, and everyone seems to love them. If you are looking
for a special cookie, these are it!

Flourless Pistachio Cookies
(Ka'ik
ib'Fis'dok)
These
delicious cookies are traditionally served as a Jewish Passover
treat. They are a gluten-free treat that everyone, especially
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Frosted Date Creams
These cookies are very moist, chewy, and delicious.

Fruit Cake Cookies
These cookies are simply great! They are lovely to look at, easy to make, fabulous eating, and expensive to make. They are
similar to a fruit cake. The longer you store these delicious cookie, the better they taste.

Latin Lace Florentines
The lacy
texture of this traditional Florentine results from its
thin, buttery batter giving the cookie a festive holiday
look and feel. A surprising hint of chili powder nicely
balances the Florentine’s crisp texture and slight
sweetness.
Lavender Meringue Cookies
These
Lavender Meringues Cookies are fabulous! You are sure to get raves when you
serve them. These cookies are also low in fat.
Lemon Meringue
Cookies
My husband absolutely loves these
low-fat cookies! These cookies seem to be a favorite of men.

Macaroons
This traditional French cookie may be sandwiched with flavored
fillings of pastry cremes, fruit, ganache, or half dipped in
chocolate.

Maple Oatmeal Cookies
These
wonderful version of oatmeal cookies.

Mountain Bar Cookies
These cookies are a very
chewy and delicious no-bake cookies - just mix and eat! When my
daughter, Nancy Hartman, was young, this was her favorite cookie to make.

Oatmeal
Cookies
What
could be easier and simpler than an old-fashioned oatmeal cookie?
Easy-to-make and always delicious! I like adding raisins to this simple version, but you can
add nuts and/or chocolate chips if desired.
Pistachio Rose Water Macaroons
These
exotically flavored, pale green cookies are quite special. The recipe comes from
the cookbook Jewish Food:
The World at Table by Matthew Goodman.

Sweet Banana Peanut Butter Cookies
Bananas and peanut butter all in one
cookie. What could be better?

White Chocolate Macadamia
Nut Cookies
These cookies are a little more expensive to make, but make luscious gifts or
great snack cookies. They also freeze very well. High quality white chocolate is
essential to these cookies.

Whoopie Pies
A whoopie pie is like a sandwich, but made with
two soft cookies with a fluffy white filling. Traditional whoopies pies are
made with vegetable shortening, not butter. The original and most commonly
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After-Dinner Mint Cookies
A very refreshing and
delicious cookie to serve at the end of a great meal.

Baby Button
Cookies
This delicious cookie recipe is by Lisa
Ritter of the
Big Sugar Bakeshop in Studio City, CA.

Biscoitos de Maizena -
Cornstarch Cookies
These
cookies are a favorite in Brazil. They are named "Maizena" because that is
the brand name of their cornstarch. Delicious anytime of the year,
but also great for a Gluten-Free Diet.

Bon Bon Cookies
Some people will call these candy - but candy or cookie they are a wonderful!
These cookies have always been a holiday favorite of mine.

Brown Butter
Madeleines
Madeleines are also know
as a small cake. These are a traditional tea cake.

Cherry Bon Bon Cookies
These cookies are so good that you will think you are eating candy.

Chocolate
Biscotti
These biscotti are as pretty as they are
delicious tasting. Excellent served with a cup of coffee. But on special occasions or
after dinner, serve them with a sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine for a wonderful
treat.

Chocolate
Crinkles (Kringles)
These are wonderful cookie - a chocolate lover's delight! I definitely love
chocolate! The recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker's 1963 Cookbook.

Classic Lace Cookies
These cookies are named after the lace-like
holes that form as they bake. These exquisite cookies are very fragile and
delicate, and are well worth the time it takes to make them, even thought
they are actually easy-to-make.

Doughnut Cookies
How about
a cookie that looks like a doughnut? The
cookies are simple to make and not too
sweet. Let your children help decorate
these delightful cookies.

Gingersnap Cookies
Gingersnaps
have been popular with children for generations, and today's children have
seldom tasted true gingersnap cookies. This excellent recipe makes cookies
that really snap.

High Tea
Lemon Cookies
This is
an old-fashion recipe that is very rich and delicious. If
you love lemon, you'll absolutely love these cookies. Be
prepared though, all your friends will want this recipe
after they taste these delicious cookies.

Honey Butterball Cookies
These holiday
Honey Butterball cookies
look similar to Mexican
Wedding Cakes, Swedish Tea Cakes, Russian Tea Cakes, etc.,
but they are a softer cookie.

Honey-Lavender Biscotti
These biscotti are as pretty as they are
delicious tasting. Excellent served with a cup of coffee. But on special occasions or
after dinner, serve them with a sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine for a wonderful
treat.

Italian Pignoli Amaretti
(Pine Nut Cookies)
One
of my favorite macaroon cookies which is featured in most Italian bakeries.
Pignoli (pine nuts) cookies are the Southern Italian
version of macaroons.

Italian Pizzelles - Italian Wafer Cookies
Pizzelle's come from Italy.
They are also known as Italian
wafer cookies. Many different cultures have
adapted this cookie and re-named it accordingly.

Kentucky Bourbon Balls
Some
people will call these candy - but candy or cookie they are
a wonderful! I do not recommend serving these cookies to
children.

Korova Cookies (Sables Korova)
This is a
simple butter cookie turned into something
magical.
It's that unexpected hint of salt and how it combines
with the chocolate that makes for an explosive burst of flavor.

Molasses Crinkles
This recipe originally came from an older
1950s Betty Crocker Cookbook
that I received for a wedding gift.
Oatmeal-Lemon Sugar Cookies
I've had this Oatmeal Sugar Cookie recipes for
years, and I have no idea where it originally came from. The elusive lemon
flavor makes these cookies the ideal accompaniment to an evening dessert.

Old Fashioned Refrigerator
Cookies
During the late 1920s and 1930s in Vernonia, Oregon,
Grandma Myers baked these cookies in the oven of her wood stove.

Oreo-Style Cookies
These
delicious dark chocolate sandwich cookies come very close to matching the
taste of the original Oreo cookies.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss
What
better place to put a chocolate kiss candy than in the center of a delicious
peanut butter cookie.

Peanut Butter Cookies
A
recipe collection wouldn't be complete without most children's favorite cookie -
Peanut Butter Cookies. This is a very easy-to-make and delicious cookie.
Pecan Tassies
This is a favorite Southern cookie
- especially at Christmas. You will find these tassies very addictive!
Tassies are little tarts or
pies, or actually miniature pecan pies.

Peppermint Snowballs
This
is a great-tasting holiday cookie and these cookies are very pretty on your holiday cookie plate.

Pistachio and Cherry
Mexican Wedding Cookies
A wonderful and delicious version of the
Mexican Wedding Cookies.

Pistachio Cranberry Cookies
I have changed the original recipe to include the
egg in the dough. I used the dried tart cherries. My husband really enjoyed
these cookies.

Popcorn Balls
These old-time popcorn balls are great
anytime, but they're especially fun to enjoy at Halloween or Christmas time.

RussianTeacakes
Mexican Wedding Cakes
Swedish Tea Cake
This favorite holiday cookie is known by many different names
around the world, such as Mexican
Wedding Cakes, Russian Teacakes, Swedish Tea Cakes, Italian Butter Nut, Southern Pecan
Butterball, Snowdrop, Viennese Sugar Ball, Sand Tarts, and Snowball. Butterballs.

Snickerdoodles
Cookies as
we know them in America were originally brought to the United States by our
English, Scottish, and Dutch immigrants. Earlier names for cookies such as Snickerdoodles
and Cry Babies originated with the New England states.

Spritz Cookies
Crisp, fragile, and buttery
tasting. Great for Christmas goodies. What Christmas holiday cookie plate would be complete without Spritz Cookies? My mother made these every Christmas
season since I was little, and I make them
now.

Turtles
These could be considered either a
candy or a cookies. They are delicious no matter what you call them!

Viennese Chocolate Sables
Sable cookies are a classic French cookie
originating in Normandy. Sable is French for "sand," which refer to the
sandy texture of these delicate shortbread-like cookies. Typically, these
cookies are shaped into a "W" to represent the Wittamer
pasty shop in Brussels.
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Biscochitos - Anise Seed Cookies I
Bizcochitos - Anise Seed Cookies
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Usually every
Christmas gathering in New Mexico serves these wonderful
biscochitos. Biscochitos are said to be native to New Mexico.

Chocolate Mint Wafers
This
wonderful cookie recipe and photo were shared with me by my sister, Carol Arroyo, and her
website called
The Baking Pan.

Cream Wafers
These Cream Wafers are
delicate, pastry-like rounds, one-bite wonders with a rich
filling. There is no sugar in the actual wafer, though they
are dipped in sugar before baking. I have been making these
cookies for over 40 years.

Date Pinwheel Cookies - Date
Swirl Cookies
My mother made this cookies
every Christmas season when I was young. I've always loved these cookies!

German Springerle Cookies
These have been and still are traditional Christmas cookies
in Bavaria and Austria for centuries. Springerle are
anise-flavored cookies, made from a simple egg-flour-sugar
dough. Usually rectangular or circular in shape, they have a
picture or design stamped on the top.

Gingerbread Cookies
How about making these traditional Christmas
gingerbread cookies?

Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
My daughter, Nancy Hartman, makes these every
Christmas for our family. They are easy to make, yet elegant and delicious. She likes to "half dip" the cookies in
bittersweet chocolate!

Joe Fogger Cookies
A Joe Frogger is a oversized molasses-spice cookie
that dates back to Colonial times, approximately 200 years ago to Black Joe's
Tavern in Marblehead, MA, a seaside town about 25 miles north of Boston. Because
these cookies could be kept for long period of time, fishermen would take
barrels of them along with them on their long sea journeys.

Lavender Tea
Cookies
These
Lavender Cookies are fabulous! You are sure to get raves when you
serve them. I created this cookie recipe to showcase how Lavender
can be used in your baking.

Lemon Melt Away Cookies
As the title
says, "These cookies literally melt in your mouth!" These
cookies have a shortbread-like texture and taste wonderful!
If you like lemon, you will definiely love these cookies. These cookies are very
similar to my
High Tea
Lemon Cookies.

Lemon Sable Cookies
Lemon Butter Cookies
Sable cookies are a classic French cookie
originating in Normandy. Sable is French for "sand," which refer to the
sandy texture of these delicate shortbread-like cookies.

Merry
Christmas Cookies
Christmas would
hardly seem like Christmas without fancifully shaped and decorated cookies. Decorated cookies are thought to have originated in pre-Christian times as offerings to various
gods. You and your children will love these cookies. The honey in this recipe makes these
cookies melt in your mouth.

Mexican Orange Sugar Cookies
These
cookies are so delicious with the orange juice and anise. Try them!

Moravian Ginger Cookies
This
paper-thin ginger cookies are absolutely fantastic! Moravian ginger
cookies are cut into shapes and baked. These cookies are considered a signature
cookie of the town of Winston-Salem, NC.

Neapolitan Cookies
Two types of flavors
combine to make a distinctive cookie. Light dough filled with almond flavoring,
cherries and nuts is sandwiched between a chocolate, cinnamon, nutty dough.
These take a little more time to prepare, but they get rave reviews.

Nun's
Signs
(Suspiros de Monja)
This is a typical Spanish pastry. It could even be considered a
cookie.

Raisin-Filled Sugar and Spice
These are fantastic cookies! It is worth the extra time it takes
to make them. The smell as you bake them, will drive you crazy with desire! A
great holiday cookie.

Scottish Empire Biscuits
These are a traditional
Scottish biscuit (cookie). As a reminder to Americans,
cookies are called biscuits in England and Scotland. The biscuit is smaller than the Linzer Torte, but with the same top and bottom.

Snowflake Cookies
These beautiful and delicious decorated cookies are by Peggy
Weaver of Idaho.

Sourdough Sugar Cookies
A wonderful and delicious way to use your sourdough starter!
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Chocolate
Biscotti
These biscotti are as pretty as they are
delicious tasting. Excellent served with a cup of coffee. But on special occasions or
after dinner, serve them with a sparkling wine or a sweet dessert wine for a wonderful
treat.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
The absolute best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.
The addition of powdered rolled oats makes
these exception chocolate chip cookies. This will definitely become
your favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten Free/Casein Free -
I
made these gluten free and casein free cookies for my grandson who is on a
special diet.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Gluten-Free
Buckwheat & Rice Flour Recipe)

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
This wonderful quick and easy
cookie pie is courtesy of
Christine Torres and her web site called
Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea and
chocolate in between.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This delightful cookie recipe was
shared with me by Marianne Wright of Austin, Texas.

Chocolate Cornflake Cookies
This
fantastic recipe is from the cookbook, Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can
Make At Home, by Jacques Torres.

Chocolate
Crinkles (Kringles)
These are wonderful cookie - a chocolate lover's delight! I definitely love
chocolate! The recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker's 1963 Cookbook

Chocolate Espresso Cookies
Chocoholics Beware! I like
to call these cookies Chocolate Bombs, as the chocolate, espresso, and
cayenne powder seem to explode in your mouth with flavor.

Chocolate
Graham Cracker Cookies
One of my favorite
childhood treats! My mother always made these with leftover frosting (I
thinks she made extra frosting on purpose). To this day, when I want a
quick chocolate fix, I make these Chocolate Graham Cracker Cookies.

Chocolate
Meringue Cookies
A delicious low-fat cookie that will fit on your diet.

Chocolate Mint Squares
You'll
enjoy this refreshing combination of chocolate and mint.

Chocolate Mint Wafers
This
wonderful cookie recipe and photo were shared with me by my sister, Carol Arroyo, and her
website called
The Baking Pan.
Chocolate
Peanut Butter Pizza
One big giant cookie! What could be better than
chocolate and peanut butter? Surprise your family and friends with this easy-to-make
dessert.

Chocolate
Sundae Cookies
These cookies remind me of the chocolate pinwheel cookies. This recipe
was shared with me by a neighbor of mine, Shirley Snyder of Scholls, Oregon. I
believe this cookie recipe is an older Pillsbury Cook-Off recipe winner.

Chocolate Truffle Bars
As you
peruse this recipe, this thought may
occur: "Oh my! This must be terribly
rich and full of calories." Well, you're
exactly right - but indulge yourself
anyway with one of these divinely
decadent cookies.
Dieters Beware Brownies
This recipe screams with
calories! Very rich, very good, and very fattening.

Korova Cookies (Sables Korova)
Chocolate Butter Cookies
This is a
simple butter cookie turned into something magical by French pastry chef, Pierre Hermés, and adapted by cookbook author
Dories Greenspan.
It's that unexpected hint of salt and how it combines
with the chocolate that makes for an explosive burst of flavor.

Mountain Bar Cookies
These cookies are a very
chewy and delicious no-bake cookies - just mix and eat! When my
daughter, Nancy Hartman, was young, this was her favorite cookie to make.

Neapolitan Cookies
Two types of flavors
combine to make a distinctive cookie. Light dough filled with almond flavoring,
cherries and nuts is sandwiched between a chocolate, cinnamon, nutty dough.
These take a little more time to prepare, but they get rave reviews.

Oreo-Style Cookies
These
delicious dark chocolate sandwich cookies come very close to matching the
taste of the original Oreo cookies.

Outrageous Oreo Crunch Brownies
How about
Oreo cookies with lots of chocolate for
your "chocolate fix?
Raspberry Brownie Delight
Absolutely the best dessert for summer.

Rocky Road S'mores Bars
What
could be better cookie treat than graham crackers, chocolate, and
marshmallows? When my children were young, you would ask for these
cookies all the time.

S'mores
This
American classic is everyone's favorite childhood treat!
S'mores are thought to have gotten their name from frequent
requests for "some more" whenever they were made. There is no "right" way to make a S'more.
Anyway you like it, is the right way. This recipe is one that has been passed
down through years of family and scout camps.

Ten Plus
Brownies
Cut into tiny squares - they are very gooey and rich.
These brownies are sure to be a family favorite.

Turtles
These could be considered either a
candy or a cookies. They are delicious no matter what you call them!

Viennese Chocolate Sables
Sable cookies are a classic French cookie
originating in Normandy. Sable is French for "sand," which refer to the
sandy texture of these delicate shortbread-like cookies. Typically, these
cookies are shaped into a "W" to represent the Wittamer
pasty shop in Brussels.

White Chocolate Macadamia
Nut Cookies
These cookies are a little more expensive to make, but make luscious gifts or
great snack cookies. They also freeze very well. High quality white chocolate is
essential to these cookies.

Whoopie Pies
A whoopie pie is like a sandwich, but made with
two soft cookies with a fluffy white filling. Traditional whoopies pies are
made with vegetable shortening, not butter. The original and most commonly
made whoopie pie is chocolate.
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