Cookie recipe collection

Finikia are Greek torpedo-shaped semolina cookies scented with orange and cinnamon, baked golden then dipped in a honey-cinnamon syrup and rolled in sesame or walnuts. Traditional Christmas melomakarona.

Finnish almond cookies with a buttery shortbread base, egg white glaze, and sliced almonds on top. A crisp, not-too-sweet Scandinavian cookie with elegant simplicity.

Finnish butter cookies with almond extract, brushed with egg white and topped with sugar and ground almonds before baking. Delicate, crisp shortbread-style cookies with a nutty sparkle.

Finnish fingers (sokerikakkusormet) are short, buttery shortbread sticks brushed with egg white and rolled in pearl sugar for a crunchy, sparkling exterior. Classic Scandinavian Christmas cookie.

Finnish pecan balls (Finnish snowballs) made with butter, cake flour, and toasted pecans, rolled twice in powdered sugar for a melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie.

Flat cat cookies, the gleefully gruesome Halloween treat. Roll out refrigerated sugar cookie dough, cut roadkill cat shapes, add red candy eyes and a drizzle of jam blood. Easy enough for kids.

Florentine triangle cookies with a buttery shortbread crust, candied cherry and pineapple topping with almonds, and a semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. A stunning holiday cookie.

Four-ingredient low-calorie cookies made with banana, oats, peanut butter, and baking powder. No flour, no sugar, no eggs, no butter. Just mash, mix, and bake.

Pecan chocolate chip oatmeal cookies baked low and slow for a chewy center and crisp edge. Dark brown sugar, real butter, and a full cup each of pecans and chocolate chips.

Delicate French curled cookies (tuiles) made with butter, powdered sugar, egg whites, and vanilla. Paper-thin ovals baked until golden, then rolled around a wooden spoon handle.

French gaufrette wafer cookies with whipped cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar, baked on a pizzelle iron. Crispy, delicate French wafers for ice cream cones or tea.

Spiced molasses cookies sweetened with maple syrup and warmed by ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Rolled in sugar before baking for a crackled, sparkly crust and soft, chewy middle.

Frosted pecan cuplets, bite-sized butter cookies rolled in chopped pecans with a tinted buttercream center. A festive thumbprint cookie for holiday cookie trays.

Pumpkin cookies with caramel frosting, they're so good it's hard to eat just one. Great to make in a advance and freeze.

Frosted spice fruit cookies are old-fashioned molasses-spice rolled cookies loaded with walnuts, golden raisins, and dates, finished with an orange juice glaze. Holiday cookie tin staple.

Fruit and nut breakfast bars packed with rolled oats, golden raisins, and chopped almonds, sweetened with brown sugar. Make-ahead, freezer-friendly bars for grab-and-go mornings, no boxed granola required.