Fall is the perfect time to turn on the oven and fill the kitchen with the smell of freshly baked cookies. These are the recipes I’ve tested, tweaked, and perfected for cozy afternoons and crisp ...

Baking cookies doesn't have to be an hours-long project. These easy recipes are quick to make and don't require any special ...

Snickerdoodles are perhaps one of the first and easiest cookies to make for newbie bakers—it certainly was for me in home economics class way back when. For her new version of an old classic, Stella ...

While I love dessert, I admit that baking can be intimidating. Reading through recipes calling for the use of precise kitchen scales, layers upon layers of ganaches and frostings and fondants, and a ...

No kitchen? No problem! Some of our quick-and-easy post-K Christmas cookie recipes don't even require an oven. Very easy peanut butter cookies Makes about 1 dozen This recipe, from Mary J. Decareaux, ...

Imagine having one, very easy cookie dough recipe that not only makes buttery, sugary, chewy-crisp cookies but also easily transforms into a variety of treats from chocolate chip to snickerdoodle, ...

Baking is how I show people I care — the time, the ingredients, the making of a sweet treat and then (gasp) giving it away. But even the best intentions can’t always surmount the various obstacles ...

Everyone’s suddenly an artist during the holiday season and the allure of decorating sugar cookies (or trying to, at least) never fades. Seasoned pros and stick-figure drawers alike will appreciate ...

Growing up, my favorite Sesame Street character was the Cookie Monster. Elmo came off as an obnoxious, hammy infant and Big Bird’s whole vibe just depressed me, but the Cookie Monster had a singular ...