Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

Classic soft, vanilla-scented sugar cookies, perfect for giving as holiday gifts or keeping all to yourself.

Rolled Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Simple, tender sugar cookies, perfect for care packages and holiday gifts alike.

Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies

Chewy and warm, with a crackly brown sugar crust, these sugar cookies take less than 30 minutes, start to finish.

Soft Molasses Cookies Recipe | Cook the Book

As they cool the centers fall creating tiny ridges and canyons sparking with light coating of sugar. The flavor is pretty much unbeatable—rich and earthy with molasses and just the right hint of warm spice from the cloves and ginger.

Lofthouse-Style Frosted Sugar Cookies

These homemade Lofthouse-style cookies are thick and chubby and unrepentantly sweet.

Christmas Cookies! (Vanilla Biscuits/Sugar Cookies)

These Christmas Cookies are classic vanilla biscuits that are made for cutting out shapes because they hold their shape perfectly when baked!

Gingerbread Cookies

These easy, homemade gingerbread cookies come together fast because there's no need to chill the dough before rolling.

Brown Butter Shortbread Cookies

Brown butter and toasted sugar make an extra-special batch of slice-and-bake shortbread cookies.

Black and White Cookies Recipe | Cook the Book

For me, black and white cookies are about two things—visual appeal and icing appreciation. I couldn't wait to replicate these deli favorites at home, to see just what goes into that lemon-scented cakey cookie and what kind of magic made that sweet, sweet icing.

Classic Butter Shortbread

This shortbread has a tender crumb complimented by a polished, wedge presentation. Feel free to adjust the levels of sugar and salt to your personal taste, and don't be afraid to add fresh herbs to the dough, such as chopped rosemary or thyme.