Macaroons

A simple recipe for a coconut meringue cookie. Source: Food Network, this recipe was from Alton Brown. Yield: About 2 1/2 to 3 dozen Macaroons are not a part of my background.  In fact, I have never made them before today.  I thought they would be ..

Gateau Cookies

A soft lemon cookie, filled with orange marmalade and topped with icing. Source: Betty Crocker Cooky Book… a very old one, from the 1960’s, I think. Yield: varies widely.  I ended up with about 3 dozen, but it could easily have been more..

Butter and Jam Thumbprints

A simple butter cookie with jam filling. Source: Food Network Kitchens Yield: about 3 dozen cookies The thumbprint cookie has always seemed like something of a staple of Americana to me.  A butter cookie filled with jam; what could be nicer?  Never..

Chocolate Waffle Iron Cookies

A very quick recipe for a chocolate cookie baked in a waffle iron. Source: My son’s junior high cooking class. Yield: about 30-40 little blobs My son is required to take this class at school which takes them through several practical vocational..

Honey Wheat

A recipe for a honey and lemon cookie, rolled in wheat germ. Source: This was a recent addition to the TWD (Tuesdays With Dorie) lineup, but I think it orginated with Flourchild. Yield: 3 dozen, maybe.  Or maybe 2 1/2 dozen. I’m always looking..

White Chocolate Coconut

A simple oat and coconut cookie drizzled with white chocolate and topped with toasted coconut. Perfect for entertaining! Source: Paula Deen contributed this recipe to the Food Network website. Yield: 3-4 dozen Here were my requirements for this we..

Peanut Butter Stuffed

A recipe for a peanut butter cookie stuffed with dark chocolate and peanut butter filling, and rolled in sugar and cinnamon. Source: The Clumbsy Cookie blog, the Cookie Madness blog, and the Pillsbury website. The links are included below. Yield: abo..

Chocolate Chip

A recipe for the best chocolate chip cookie I have ever had!  It’s made with butter, so it’s hard to go wrong. Source: Alton Brown’s “The Chewy” Yield: about 3 dozen   I remember the day my friend told me about thi..

No Bake Cookies

A recipe for a very quick and easy no bake cookie, in chocolate or peanut butter. Source: I have no idea. I’ve been making these since I was a kid, and so has everyone else I know. Yield: about 4-5 dozen cookies I asked my kids what kind of des..

Chocolate Crinkles

Classic Chocolate Cookies rolled in powdered sugar. I have searched high and low for this amazing chocolate cookie recipe...