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Zucchini Nut Bread Cookie Sandwiches

These cookies, cousins of zucchini bread, are perfect for packing up as picnic fare -- even if the picnic table is right in your kitchen. A sweet cream-cheese filling goes in the middle.Print these nifty...

Author: Martha Stewart

Graham Cracker Sandwiches

Graham flour is available at bobsredmill.com. Find star-shaped cookie cutters at baking-supply stores or at cookiecutter.com.

Author: Martha Stewart

Key Lime Coconut Bars

These bars are topped with toasted coconut and lime zest.

Author: Martha Stewart

Martha's Easter Sugar Cookies

A foolproof recipe for the sugar cookie dough and royal icing that we use for Easter cookies. Find out more about the easy techniques for decorating these cookies and learn about the story behind these...

Author: Martha Stewart

Mocha Shortbread

Bake these mocha shortbread cookies 30 minutes for a softer texture, or 35 minutes for a more traditional crumbly texture.

Author: Martha Stewart

Molasses Drop Cookies

Chewy and sticky sweet, these molasses cookies will be a surefire hit at your holiday cookie swap.

Author: Martha Stewart

Orange Ginger Rounds

Make sure the dough is well chilled. The log of orange sable dough is rolled in crystallized ginger which, when sliced, forms decorative and delicious edges around the cookies.

Author: Martha Stewart

Gingerbread People

Keep your gingerbread ladies and gents looking their most dapper with this playful recipe.

Author: Martha Stewart

Brown Butter Shortbread

Irish butter has a high butterfat content, making it especially flavorful. It's expensive to use for everyday baking but worth the splurge for this shortbread, where the ingredient shines.

Author: Martha Stewart

Big Almond Orange Ginger Cookie

Cut into pie-like wedges, this citrusy, streusel-topped bar cookie makes an unexpected yet spectacular Thanksgiving dessert.

Author: Martha Stewart

Fireworks Cookies

Put on a show with a display of these patriotic cookies that are perfect for the 4th of July.

Author: Martha Stewart

Dark Chocolate Cookies with Espresso

Espresso powder deepens the cocoa taste of these devilishly decadent cookies, but you can omit it, if you like.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Use this classic cookie dough from Matt Lewis of Brooklyn's Baked bakery to make his Brookie (brownie-cookie) dessert.

Author: Martha Stewart

Citrus Bars

Hello, sunshine: This mix of citrus fruits is a sweet change from tangy lemon bars.

Author: Martha Stewart

Sugar Cookie Stars

Basic sugar cookies are the star of dessert when iced and decorated with edible silver dust. The icing will thicken as it sits, so make it once the cookies have cooled.

Author: Martha Stewart

Key Lime Bars

This recipe is based on the famous Key-lime pie from Joe's Stone Crab restaurant in Miami Beach.

Author: Martha Stewart

Double Chocolate Peppermint Sandwiches

Peppermint patties inspired these chocolate shortbread cookies. You can use small snowflake, Christmas tree, or other holiday cutters to make the cutout windows. Bake the cutouts at 325 degrees until the...

Author: Martha Stewart

Mazurka with Apricot Topping

These Polish bar cookies are traditionally made on Christmas Eve.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Apricot Nut Bars

Making your own bars is surprisingly easy; this version requires less than 10 minutes of prep. Experiment with your favorite dried fruits and nuts.

Author: Martha Stewart

Crescent Cookies

Abstract artist Karen Kimmel, featured in the January/February 2011 issue of Whole Living, says that her mother's dessert recipes are her most precious family heirlooms. Here is one of her favorites.

Author: Martha Stewart

Raspberry Almond Crumb Cookies

These cookies are composed like miniature tarts, each with its own crust, fruit filling, and topping.

Author: Martha Stewart

Peanut Crisps

These salty-sweet peanut cookies are the perfect finish to lunch.

Author: Martha Stewart

Almond Graham Squares

This moist cookie bar is the perfect partner to a glass of milk or a cup of tea.

Author: Martha Stewart

Essential Recipe No. 2: Sugar Cookies

This delicious, easy-bake dough is just the beginning. With a few fresh decorating tricks, you can make treats to suit any occasion.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Chip Cookies

You can substitute bittersweet chocolate for half of the semisweet chocolate chips in this classic cookie recipe.

Author: Martha Stewart

Banana Whoopie Pies

These golden-edged banana cookies stuffed with cream cheese frosting unite two favorites -- whoopie pie and moist banana cake -- in an immensely satisfying revival.

Author: Martha Stewart

Apricot Cheesecake Bars

Fresh apricot compote is swirled with cheesecake filling in this hand-held dessert. It's easy to make pretty decorative patterns. Try shallow back-and-forth motions, figure eights, and loose spirals.

Author: Martha Stewart

Date Pecan Bars

These chewy, sweet bars are a great alternative to fruitcake -- but they don't contain any alcohol, making them a kid-friendly holiday treat.

Author: Martha Stewart

Spiced Cardamom Cookies

When richly spiced cardamom cookies, scented with allspice and cloves, are pressed with wood-grain and scallop patterns and cut into the shapes of trees and reindeer, they create a charming woodland fantasy...

Author: Martha Stewart

Dutch Sugar Cookies (Arnhemse Meisjes)

Named for the girls of Arnhem (a Dutch town located on the banks of the Rhine), these buttery, crisp cookies start with a yeast dough and are baked to caramelized perfection.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chewy Ginger Cookies with Raisins

Using both fresh and dried ginger ensures that these cookies have a snappy flavor. For even more spicy-sweet goodness, use up to 1/3 cup fresh ginger.

Author: Martha Stewart

Cat Sugar Cookies

These feline-shaped treats are inspired by the 1973 short film "How to Draw a Cat".

Author: Martha Stewart

Blueberry and Cream Cookies

This one-of-a-kind cookie recipe is courtesy of pastry chef Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar.

Author: Martha Stewart

Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate-caramel-oatmeal squares are perfect for a school bake sale or an after-school snack.

Author: Martha Stewart

Honey Lace Cookies

These crisp, delicate cookies are the perfect complement to our Earl Grey Pots de Creme.

Author: Martha Stewart

Stained Glass Cookie Ornaments

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Author: Martha Stewart

Stained Glass Cookies

This modern version of the classic cookie will dazzle your guests when they get home with their takeaway treats.

Author: Martha Stewart

Coconut Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Caramel

A clever blend of coconut and salt caramels combines in these delicious cookies for just the right amount of sweet, simple, and unexpected.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Malt Sandwich Cookies

Homemadesandwich cookies are somuch better than the onesthat fill grocery-storeshelves. Here, a pair of perfectly chewy chocolatecookies are brought togetherbya luscious maltedchocolate filling.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints

These delicious mouthfuls are fun to bake and make fabulous presents when wrapped and tied with a bow.

Author: Martha Stewart

Cappuccino Chocolate Bites

Flecks of espresso are dotted throughout these petite cookies, which are sandwiched together with creamy milk-chocolate ganache.

Author: Martha Stewart

Ideal Sugar Cookies

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Author: Martha Stewart

Brown Butter Coconut Cashew Blondies

The dark, nutty butter gives these squares a deeper, richer flavor. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 609.

Author: Martha Stewart

Holiday Icebox Cookies

Icebox cookies are really just extra-pretty sugar cookies. Before baking, the dough is flattened, rolled into logs, chilled, and sliced-steps kids can have fun doing themselves with your supervision.

Author: Martha Stewart

Sables Bretons

Salted butter is the key ingredient in these popular French cookies, which is no surprise, as they hail from Brittany, the region famous for its butter.

Author: Martha Stewart

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Including toasted wheat germ and a generous amount of raisins in these cookies makes them hearty.

Author: Martha Stewart

Chocolate Olive Oil Crisps

In these chocolate cookies, olive oil stands in for butter which results in a crisp texture and more intense cocoa flavor. A touch of honey in the dough lends a deeper sweetness than sugar alone. Delightfully...

Author: Lauryn Tyrell

Salty Butterscotch Toffee Cookies

A generous dusting of Maldon sea salt gives these treats from TV chef Nora Singley their irresistible flavor.

Author: Martha Stewart

Iced Thumbprint Cookies

Even Santa's littlest helper can help make these cookies.

Author: Martha Stewart

Cathy's Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti

New York City newlywed Cathy No Rebatta loves to make these twice-baked cookies to give as gifts. They're great for dunking in milk or coffee.

Author: Martha Stewart