Cookies and Other Sweet Treat Recipe Ideas

Christmas Tree Cookie PopsCelebrate the holiday season with cookie pops in the shape of Christmas trees! These guys are easy to make with Meaghan's tutorial here.
Basic Cookie Decorating How-To
Check out this amazing cookie decorating tutorial and get baking. With Meaghan Mountford's tips you'll decorate cookies like a pro!
Christmas Cookie RecipesBaking a batch of Christmas cookies (or more!) is a tradition we love. Here, a few of our favorite cookie ideas for holiday celebrations.

Easy and Delicious Cookie Recipe Ideas

Cookies are staple desserts in every household. Finding new ways to enjoy these lovely treats is always great and we have amazing cookie recipes for you to choose from. If you are serving cookies as part of your party menu, we ... Read More have recipes for every occasion that you can bake up easily as you cook for your party.

Make these cookie recipes for any occasion whether it's a dinner party, Thanksgiving or Halloween. Cookies are a favorite amongst all guests-children and adults alike. We have cookie recipes for all kinds of cookies including gingerbread, chocolate chip, oatmeal, fudge, shortbread and more.

Learn how to decorate cookies to match your occasion or serve them up as cute and creative cookie pops. Icing them can be fun so see easy cookie decorating ideas that you can make. Get your kids involved and turn cookie decorating into a fun activity for them to partake in.

Cookies are festive dessert option to serve at your party and can compliment the other sweets you are serving up or they can stand alone as the main dessert. Serve them with milk or coffee and they are the perfect confection to wind down any fun party and relax with your guests.
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Christmas Cookie Recipes

These scrumptious cookie recipes are perfect for a holiday party! Bake a batch for your next big event and all your guests will be completely thrilled!

Rudolph Christmas Cookie Pops

Red button nosed Rudolph cookies on a stick are adorable and guaranteed to produce a festive smile from holiday party guests. Even the Grinch himself couldn't help but ooh and aww over these cute Christmas cookies!

Lemon Cookie Recipe

Bite into this cookie recipe for a truly yummy experience. Light citrus flavors and hints of sweetness burst in your mouth in just one nibble. We love this cookie recipe any time of the year and the decorative touch is easily adjusted to fit your party's theme.

Chocolate Nutella Cookies

Your favorite chocolate chip cookie just got even better. And you didn't think that was possible, did ya? With the addition of Nutella, you're sure to have a new cookie recipe favorite on your hands.

Meringue Cookie "Snow" Puffs

Light and chewy, these puffs instantly make us think snow, which means they're perfect for any winter celebration. There's little work required for these guys and a batch will go a long way.

Basic Cookie Decorating How-To

Even the most amateur of cookie makers will create cookies that look professional using our easy to follow decorating tutorial. Cookie connoisseur Meaghan Mountford shares her fool proof decorating techniques and tips so your cookies will have jaws dropping.

Christmas Tree Cookie Pops

Celebrate Christmas with a whole forest of Christmas Trees. This cute cake pops will wow your guests and be a major hit at your holiday party. Get Meaghan Mountford's great tips for creating these fabulous desserts!

S'Mores Cookies

We like a s'more any way we can get one. Chock full of chocolate chunks and mini mallows, just one bite of these divine s'mores cookies, and you'll be asking for s'more!

Worlds Best Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Looking for a classic peanut butter cookie recipe that will please you're entire party? Then look no further! This recipe from party expert, Cheryl Dent, is an old stand by, but it'll knock your socks off and delight your guests!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Why shape individual cookies when you can reinvent the wheel with these cookie bars? Easier to make than cookies, they are sure to elicit oohs and ahs from everyone.

Chocolate Amaretto Biscotti

Homemade biscotti is a delicious treat to serve guests. Ideal for tea time or holiday gatherings, these cookies are crunchy, chocolatey, sweet and savory.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pops

Bake your favorite chocolate chip cookie on a stick. It will be your best lollipop ever! This dessert makes a fantastic favor as well - simply cover the cookie with clear cellophane and tie off with the ribbon.

Checkerboard Cookies

Take a bite into wonderland with these tasty checkerboard cookies. They only require 6 ingredients, and we have a secret ingredient that really adds some pizazz to the recipe. Mix, bake, and enjoy!

Peanut Butter Kisses (Gluten Free)

Chocolate Kiss cookies are a super scrumptious, classic cookie to serve at parties and use in cookie exchanges. These popular desserts get a makeover by becoming gluten-free. However, they will still win over your guests hearts and appetites.

Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Biscotti

This delicious Italian cookie wil most certainly have a place on your dessert menu! We love serving biscotti with coffee after nice meal with friends.

M & M Chocolate Chip cookies

Color your cookies! Liven up your traditional chocolate chip cookie recipes by adding some colorful m&ms! Mix the colors together or simply make separate batches of different colors! Either way these cute cookies will definitely brighten up your dessert!

Jamaica Rum & Macadamia Nut Haystacks

Add a Caribbean flavor to your typical haystacks recipe! These delicious cookies are perfect for a summer time party or make a great cookie exchange confection!

Cute Cornucopia Cookies for Thanksgiving

So easy to make, these themed Thanksgiving cookies are sure to exhibit oohs and awws from holiday guests when plated at each seat around the table. We love how easy Meaghan Mountford makes it to recreate these at home!

Nana's Pear Brandy Spritzers

We love trying new cookies and we are sure your guests will appreciate a new confection as well. Try making these pear brandy cookies for your next celebration.

Kamikazes Shot Cookies

Bored of your run of the mill chocolate chip cookies? Well, these liquor infused cookies will definitely give you a mouth full of flavor!

Vodka Citrus Shortbread

When you're looking for cookie recipes, consider shortbread instead of the more common types of cookies. Vodka Citrus Shortbread is a very different kind of cookie than your guests will be familiar with and they'll be delighted with the new taste. The flavor of premium vodka is accented with three kinds of citrus in a rich, buttery shortbread that melts in the mouth. This sweet treat is loaded with pleasing flavors and textures that will have your guests coming back for more.

Peanut Butter Balls

There is honestly nothing on this earth better than peanut butter, besides these peanut butter balls! This sweet and crunchy mixture makes a perfect dessert for a small gathering or as a great treat to share with the kids at school!

Chocolate Chip Cookies--4 Ways

Want a new spin on the traditional chocolate cookie? We've got 4! How about colorful m&m cookies? Or cookie pops? Cookie bars are another great choice, as are chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches.

Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

What could make your favorite chocolate-chip cookie recipe even better? Jim Beam, of course! Why haven't we thought of this before?

Cupcookie Recipe

We can enjoy a cupcake when we're eating one, and the same is true for a cookie, but things get real good when we combine the two desserts. Check out this recipe for a fun dessert to celebrate just about any occasion!

Southern Comfort Pecan Chocolate and Date Diamonds with Frosting

These diamonds are definitely from below the Mason-Dixon line! Recreate a little Southern hospitality in your home no matter where you are with these delicious cookies, flavored with espresso, dates, pecans, and of course Southern Comfort liqueur.

Wild Walnut Cookies

If you want a remarkable departure from the same old cookie recipes you'll want to try Wild Walnut Cookies. The "wild" comes from Wild Turkey Bourbon, one of the finest things to ever come out of the state of Kentucky. What makes these cookies really special is the rich, gooey walnut raisin filling! You get the wonderfully smooth taste of superior Bourbon without the alcohol, which evaporates when cooked or baked. Everyone will love these tasty treats!

Anisette Toast

Anisette Toast is a delicious Italian treat. Anise flavor is a little bit like licorish, and makes for a very sophisticated, adult cookie!

Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies

Simple circle shaped sugar cookies are remade into adorable turkeys for Thanksgiving in this easy tutorial. Bake up a batch and decorate some of your own!

Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving Cookies

A simple circle shaped sugar cookie is transformed into one of the most famous Thanksgiving desserts out there in this easy tutorial from Meaghan Mountford. Give this sweet treat a try this year for the people who may not love pie but prefer cookies instead!

Owl Cookie Pops

Craft some cute owl cookies with the kids this fall. These little guys look amazing and are really so easy to put together. Give them a try with this how-to.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Nothing say "back to school" like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Learn how to turn this lunch time classic into a fun dessert.

Edible Chalkboard Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Chalkboards are so impressive, yet so simple to make. Create edible chalkboards with your own custom message for any occasion!

Meringue Cookie Bones

These light and airy cookies will satisfy any sweet tooth without weighing down you and your party guests. Shape the batter into spooky skeleton bones for a real cute Halloween treat.

Mummy Cookie Pops

Cute mummy-style Halloween cookies are the perfect treat to give the kids. These directions from Meaghan Mountford are easy to follow and will have everyone impressed with your baking creations!

Sparkly Spider Cookies

Sure they're scary to many of us, but have some fun with spiders this year and bake a batch of these sparkly cookies for Halloween.

Magnetic Poetry Kit Cookies

Leave friends or family a message they'll really love with these cookies. Inspired by the popular magnet messages you find in novelty stores, these cookies express how much a person is loved and they taste great!

GFCF Buttercream Frosting

Buttercream frosting is a classic cake topping that always makes the perfect cake. You can't go wrong with a buttercream frosting, everyone is more than happy to eat this scrumptious frosting.

Cherry Blossom Cookies

Sherried Meringue Cookies

Chocolate Covered Oreos Cookie Pops

Add some ooey gooey chocolatey goodness to a snack favorite! As great as the classic style is, you'll never eat Oreos the same way again.

Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies

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