Chocolate Linzer Cookies

Chocolate Linzer Cookies

Dipped in chocolate, these heart-shaped chocolate linzer cookies have all the traditional “spice” flavors of a linzer cookie: hazelnuts, citrus zest and and a little cinnamon, minus the jam usually sandwiched in-between. They’re pretty and oh so good! Looking for a chocolate version of the 

Raspberry Linzer Cookies

Raspberry Linzer Cookies

Gorgeous raspberry jam-filled sandwich cookies made with toasted hazelnuts, citrus zest, cinnamon and almond extract. Raspberry linzer cookies are in the shortbread cookie family, buttery, delicate and spiced perfectly to compliment your favorite jam. Which Cookie Cutters Make the Best Linzer Cookies? You’ll need one 

Lemon Pizzelle Cookies

Lemon Pizzelle Cookies

Lemon pizzelle cookies are thin and crisp waffle cookies, made with butter, lemon zest and vanilla extract.  Often made at Christmas and Easter in Italy, pizzelle cookies are easy and fun to make!   If you’ve ever had a pizzelle cookie before, you know how beautiful and 

Orange & Chocolate French Butter Cookies (Sablés)

Orange & Chocolate French Butter Cookies (Sablés)

Rolled in sparkly sugar, with barely golden edges, orange chocolate French butter cookies (sables) are flecked with dark chocolate and orange zest.  French butter cookies are generally a perfect addition to a holiday baking line-up, as they’re sturdy and pack beautifully; these orange & chocolate sables 

Chocolate Cherry Trail Mix Cookies

Chocolate Cherry Trail Mix Cookies

Chock-full of goodies like chocolate, dried cherries, oats, almonds and pumpkin seeds, look no further for an amazing chocolate cherry cookie you’ll feel good about eating any time of day. These chocolate cherry trail mix cookies can pass for an after-school snack since they’re filled 

Chocolate Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

Chocolate Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

In addition to being beautiful, chocolate sugar cut-out cookies have a smooth, dense chocolate flavor and tender, melt-in-your mouth texture. Rolled and shaped with your favorite cookie cutter, and topped with a sparkle of sugar, they’re the perfect sugar cookies for every chocolate lover in 

Cardamom Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

Cardamom Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

Cardamom cookies with brown butter icing are fudgy bar cookies, topped with pecans and drizzled with brown butter frosting. So delicous & so easy! If you’ve never had cardamom before, you’re in for a real treat when you whip up these cardamom cookies with brown 

Cappuccino Flats (Chocolate-Dipped Mocha Cookies)

Cappuccino Flats (Chocolate-Dipped Mocha Cookies)

I realize adding a newbie cookie to the holiday line up is a risk.  Breaking traditions at Christmastime, especially this year, as we grasp for any sort of convention, is strictly forbidden. However, if you make one new cookie this year, I urge you to make 

Fresh Ginger Cookies

Fresh Ginger Cookies

Cinnamon, nutmeg, molasses and ginger…there’s just something in that combination that screams holiday cookie baking! There’s also something wonderful about a bakery-sized ginger cookie. They always feel more special, especially when they’re super-soft and chewy. These fresh ginger cookies are a must-try! My grandma Tina 

Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Chunks of dark chocolate, a delicate crisp texture, and rich, caramel flavor make these bakery-sized, ultra-thin chocolate chunk cookies irresistible! Every cookie plate must have a chocolate chip cookie.  Thin and crispy chocolate chunk cookies are chocolate-forward and extra special, perfect for the holidays or, let’s 

No-Chill Cinnamon-Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

No-Chill Cinnamon-Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

No chill time required for these cinnamon-sugar cut-out cookies! Just mix, cut & bake these delicious roll out cookies, made extra special with cinnamon and almond extract. No cookie plate is complete without a decorated cut-out cookie, like the ones we remember from our childhood.  These 

Christmas Cookie Gift Ideas

Christmas Cookie Gift Ideas

Diana’s Christmas Cookie Plate I noticed the arrival of Christmas trees shining through neighbor’s windows earlier than ever this year, as well as an unprecedented extravagance to outside Christmas light displays around town. There’s a definite longing for the joy and hope of the Christmas