Have a Cookie

Golden Rules

Essential Ingredients

Essential Tools

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All Dressed Up

Pastel Butter Cookies

Flower-Embellished Wreaths

Ombré Cookies

Chocolate Shortbread Hearts

Sparkly Lemon Cookies

Espresso Doily Cookies

Chocolate Mint Wafers

Birch Bark Tuiles

Animal Gingerbread Cookies

Vanilla-Chocolate Log Cookies

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Swiss Meringues

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Classics with a Twist

Potato Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Carrot-Cake Thumbprint Cookies

Linzer Flower Cookies

Molasses-Ginger Crisps

Tahini Cookies

Cornmeal Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

Brown-Butter Crinkle Cookies

Oat-and-Spelt Shortbread

Spicy Chocolate Cookies

Green Tea Cookies

Streusel Jammies

Key Lime Sablés

Pink-Lemonade Thumbprints

Masala Chai Tea Cakes

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Biscotti

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Some Assembly Required

Brazilian Wedding Cookies

Tiramisu Cookies

Pistachio and Apricot Rugelach

Raspberry-Jam Ice Diamonds

Chocolate Hazelnut-Crusted Sandwich Cookies

S’mores Cookies

Chocolate Malt Sandwich Cookies

Lime Sandwich Cookies

Peanut-Butter Sandwich Cookies

Passionfruit Melting Moments

Macaroon Sandwich Cookies

Maple-Cream Sandwich Cookies

Pumpkin-Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches

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French Macarons

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Giant Cookies

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Sugar Cookies

Kitchen-Sink Cookies

Chocolate–Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

“Jamaretti” Cookies

Mighty Australian Ginger Cookies

Caramel-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Breakfast Cookies to Share

Giant White-Chocolate Pecan Cookies

Big Almond-Orange Ginger Cookie

Scottish Shortbread

Jumbo Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Extraordinary Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everyday Celebration Cookies

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Tools of the Trade

Walnut Cookies

Stroopwafels

Iranian Rice Cookies

Chocolate-Dipped Bear Paws

Speculaas

Spiced Cardamom Cookies

Danish Butter Cookies

Pizzelles

Brown-Butter Honey Cookies

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Spritz Cookies

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Cookies by Any Other Name

Mini Chocolate Whoopie Pies

Lemon-Date Bars

Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

Goose Feet

Plum-and-Blackberry Cornmeal-Almond Crumb Bars

Triple-Chocolate Brownie Cups

No-Bake Chocolate Truffles

No-Bake Chocolate–Peanut Butter Cup Bars

Salted Caramel Whoopie Pies

Walnut-and-Honey Baklava

Brown-Butter Coconut-Cashew Blondies

Papillons

Apricot Cheesecake Bars

Whoopie Hearts

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Brownies

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Celebration Cookies

Honey-Spice Gingerbread Townhouses

Glazed Spiced Snowflakes

Double-Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Gingerbread Trees

Candy Cane Cookies

Fruitcake Cookies

Pfeffernüsse

Stained-Glass Sugar Cookies

Snowball Truffles

Easter Chick Cookies

Bunny Cookies

Easter Egg Puzzle Cookies

Fireworks Cookies

Halloween Spiderweb Cookies

Hamantaschen

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Iced Heart Cookies

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The Basics

Techniques

Icings, Fillings, and Glazes

Templates

Embellishments

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