THIS RECIPE takes a soft, buttery sugar cookie dough and transforms it into a fabulous bar with sweet ground almonds and almond extract. I like to blend my own almonds instead of using store-bought ...

When I first tested these almond croissant cookie bars, I knew right away they were a keeper. I love almond croissants (especially the rich, nutty frangipane filling), and this recipe captures all of ...

You might be wondering what the joy part is of these almond bars. Well, there’s the familiar aspects, like chocolate ...

Recipe: Pecan Sandies. Oregon is known for its hazelnuts, so these caramel cookies are a perfect home-grown addition to a ...

Preheat oven to 325°. Onto a sheet of waxed paper, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend the butter for a minute or two until it’s nicely soft ...

Bar cookies give you more bang for your buck. You can bake a bunch at a time—no juggling hot baking pans and constantly beeping timers—and there's something pleasing about their grid-like nature. It ...

Each year as the month transitions from November to December, the thought of holiday-time baking reenergizes me for the rest of the year. Esoteric German cakes and breads that take an inordinate ...

These flourless almond cookies are “sort of like French macarons,” explains cookbook author Jake Cohen, but “without the meringue, and much easier to throw together any time you want.” He learned the ...