Cookie

Often pressed through a sieve and added to the batter for cakes or cookies, hard-boiled yolks prevent too much gluten from developing without weighing down the batter. The one-two punch of yolks and toasted flour makes for the most delicate, tender cookies you’ll ever taste.

One of those dreamy cookies that elicits a silent reverence in every chocolate lover who tastes it.

The texture of these delicate slice-and-bakes is similar to a Mexican wedding cookie: crumbly, but insanely tender.

Yes, the type of peanut butter matters. And we found the best one.

Your friends will think you fancy, and only you'll know how truly simple it was to pull off.

Santa deserves more than store-bought cookies. Here's how to build the perfect milk-and-cookies plate for the man in the red suit this Christmas Eve.

We gave traditional rainbow cookies a makeover! Learn how to get the ombré effect on your holiday cookies in this how-to video.

Wait, you *haven't* made these intensely chocolate, Nutella-filled cookies yet? Get on that!

We don't trust people who don't like these chocolate chip cookies.

We gave classic Linzer cookies a makeover with spiced brown butter. Learn the technique for making and shaping picture-perfect cookies at home.

Rugelach are a classic holiday cookie, no matter how you slice it. Here's how to get precise, perfect portions, every time.

Caramelized white chocolate forms the base of this rich ganache confection; the snowballs are more like truffles than cookies.

This inspired spin on the classic rainbow cookie could make any gingerbread man cry.

The dramatic two-tone look takes a little frosting finesse but isn’t hard to achieve.

Make any kind of shape you’d like. The cookies can be rounds instead of rectangles, and you can use any smaller cutter for the cutouts.

The butter cookie recipe you'll come back to year after year. Pro tip: Using chilled butter and freezing the cookies before baking encourages clean, tidy edges.

To maximize the tangy flavor of the rye flour, use rye whiskey instead of bourbon.

How one pastry school class perfected the chocolate chip cookie.

When can you have cookies for breakfast? When they're packed with oats and held together with bacon fat. Duh.

For the ideal chewy brownie-ish texture, take care not to overbake these spiced cookies.

These cookies would also make for an awesome ice cream sandwich: Skip the pistachio filling and use softened store-bought gelato or ice cream instead.

These deep, dark brownies, a Lauren family favorite, are from Ricky Lauren's The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History.

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