Egg whites give these addictive cookies—a variation on macaroons—their light, airy texture.

We were captivated by these perfect chocolate chip cookies—with a crisp yet yielding texture—and we dare anyone to detect that they weren’t made with traditional wheat flour....

Mom served these quick and simple hazelnut cookies when we had company. The dough freezes well, so the recipe can easily be doubled to keep on hand for entertaining.

This very homey recipe for rugelach was handed down through 4 generations of food editor Melissa Roberts’s family.

Our food editors raided old family recipe boxes to rediscover their childhood favorites.

These cookies are delicious made with regular butter, but they become amazing with Plugrá or Land O Lakes Ultra Creamy.

Honey and cream suspend almonds, hazelnuts, and pine nuts in a gorgeous, glossy candied topping on a buttery crust.

These are more window-like than your usual window cookies; using hard candies for the centers yields a thin, jewel-toned pane that shatters like glass when you bite into it. ...

Chocolate chip cookies are an American icon, and these miniature ones achieve the perfect balance of flavor.