50 Top Cooking Channel Chef Cookies 46 Photos
Spiced jam sandwiches, booze-spiked bites and peppermint-crumble-topped cookies: Only the creative minds of our chefs could concoct such surprising sweets.
Get the Best Cookie Recipes Here 36 Photos
Try our top highest-rated, most-viewed, tried-and-true cookies for your holiday cookie plate.
Kelsey's Cookie Dough Secrets 11 Photos
Kelsey Nixon demos how one basic dough can be transformed into five flavored, seasonally shaped holiday cookies.
Game-Changing Cookies 10 Photos
Buck tradition by baking Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith's twisted holiday treats, like gingerbread "kidz" with a Caribbean attitude.
The Gingerbread Village 6 Photos
Get step-by-step instructions on building a gingerbread house (and its inhabitants!), plus get decorating inspiration.
Throw a Cookie Swap Party 13 Photos
Get decorating ideas and recipes for a wintry cookie swap, plus tips on how much to bake and more.
Cookie Swap Party Menu
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Gluten-Free Goodies 13 Photos
These cookies are friendly to those avoiding gluten –– but will be loved by your most discerning sweets lovers.
Food People's Crazy Cookies 23 Photos
We asked food bloggers we love to share their inspired twists on cookie classics, like these Christmas Circus Cookies.
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Inject savory flavor into your cookies with a spiced jam, a la Nadia G, or by working Parmesan and pepper into the dough.
Stick to Tradition 39 Photos
It wouldn't be Christmastime without these classics: stars, spices, shortbread and spritz cookies galore.
How to Decorate Cookies 13 Photos
Using just a few simple ingredients and tools, you can decorate cookies that look like they were baked professionally.
Cookie Tips & Shortcuts
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Not Your Average Shortbread
Bourbon-glazed triangles, maple and pecan stacks or lemon-cranberry bars: Why settle for simple vanilla?
I-Can't-Believe-They're-Not-Glass Cookies 10 Photos
These remarkable cookies filled with crushed candies are as beautiful as colored glass when they're held up to the light.
Bake Outside the Box 56 Photos
Wow loved ones with sandwich cookies, salty twists and these cayenne pepper-spiked cocoa favorites.
New Spins on Holiday Cookies
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Cookies + Cocktails 21 Photos
Get in the holiday spirit by pairing cookies with spiced, mulled or simply sweet cocktails and mocktails.
Desserts With a Twist
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Striped Sugar Cookies 16 Photos
Bake pretty red-, green- and white-striped trees, bells and other shaped cookies for a festive finish to your Christmas meal.
Bar Cookie Bonanza 31 Photos
Layers of flavors, crunchy crumbles and powdered sugar toppings –– what's not to love about these dense bar cookies?
Mini Gingerbread Houses 17 Photos
Downsize the gingerbread mansion (and effort required) by assembling these super-easy, single-serving miniatures.
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies 24 Photos
No two chocolate chip cookie recipes are the same, and we've compiled our very best for your gratuitous consumption.
Celebrities Bake — Just Like Us 18 Photos
Some of our favorite actors, singers, public figures — and monsters — share their family cookie recipes.
Peppermint Twist 16 Photos
Taking inspiration from the iconic candy cane, these delicate red and white macarons are dressed in their holiday finest.
How to Bake Better Cookies 16 Photos
Tired of burned, dry or crumbly cookies? Follow our simple tips and techniques for turning out perfect cookies every time.
