Cookies & Brownies

Cookies and brownies are perfect every day or for party desserts. For example, how about Perfect Classic Cakey Brownies, my longtime favorite family dessert; or, enjoy your favorite sports game with Homemade Pretzel and Beer Oreo Cookies. There’s something for every taste, even gluten free: 5 Minute Gluten-Free No-Bake Crispy Chocolate Pumpkin Bites.

Want to single out brownie recipes? Just browse here for brownie recipes.

Or, find 26 special cookie project recipes here for Christmas time or anytime.

Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Amazing Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

These double chocolate chip cookies are amazing; they are soft and fudgey on the inside and crispy on the outside. This recipe is easy to make and loaded with so much chocolate goodness that …

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stack of snickerdoodle bars

Easy Snickerdoodle Bars

Snickerdoodle bars are for fans of snickerdoodle cookies, but they're much easier to make and perfect for parties. These snickerdoodle bars are soft, chewy, loaded with cinnamon flavor, and mouthwatering. Did I mention that …

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A bowl of chocolate macaroons with a few off to the side

Easy Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

These dark chocolate macaroons are made with chocolate, egg whites, sugar, and just a pinch of salt. This version of the classic coconut macaroon is for macaroon lovers who also adore chocolate. What …

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A stack of homemade Oreo cookies

EASY Homemade Oreos

Once you see how easy it is to make homemade Oreos, you may never buy store-bought ones again. This copycat Oreo cookies recipe tastes the same, if not a little better, than the real thing …

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close up of a big plate of hamantaschen

Hamantaschen Recipe – Tips to Make the Perfect Purim Cookie

Hamantaschen are a classic dessert for the Jewish holiday of Purim. They are cookies designed to look like the triangular hat that the villain of the Purim story, Haman, wore. Hamantaschen …

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Sparkle Cookies

Best Dutch Sugar Cookies (Arnhemse Meisjes)

Dutch cookies called Arnhemse meisjes are cracker thin, sweet, crunchy, and irresistible. These Dutch cookies are sometimes called sparkling cookies because they're covered in sanding sugar and sparkle in the light! While some might …

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Chocolate Rugelach

Chocolate Rugelach

My chocolate rugelach are some of the best rugelach I've ever tasted (and I am Jewish and grew up in New York!). They are flaky, buttery cookies made with a cream cheese dough and a …

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Cakey Brownies

Perfect Classic Cakey Brownies

I prefer cakey brownies to fudgy brownies. I've done Facebook polls and I know that makes me as rare as a unicorn. And, I suppose it's why I've never shared my favorite brownie …

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Santa hedgehogs

Three Totally Adorable Hedgehog Cookie Ideas

Martine Lleonart has created the cutest little hedgehog cookies!! In this guest post, she shows you how to dress them up for Christmas. Hopefully, it inspires you to create your own versions for …

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Neapolitan Cookies

Neapolitan Cookies

Like all Neopolitan desserts, these cookies are tri-colored. They are soft and chewy and taste like the tried-and-true combination of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. "Each of these Neapolitan cookies is like a snowflake," says …

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First Chocolate Brownie

The First Chocolate Brownies (1899)

Learn the fascinating history of brownies and try the the recipe for the first ever chocolate brownies! Sure, it looks more like a cake. But, it tastes 100% brownie - far more dense than what …

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Mojito Bars

Mojito Bars are Lime Bars for Grown Ups

Mojito bars are lime bars with an adult twist. They're made with mojito curd and a crisp, buttery crust and taste like a mojito in solid form. All of the classic flavors of the cocktail …

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Cookiedilla

Chocolate Chip Cookiedillas

Cuisinart sponsored this post and I truly appreciate the opportunity to have worked with them on this fun creation! Do you know what's better than a quesadilla? A chocolate chip cookiedilla stuffed …

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Salted Caramel Gooey Butter Bars

Salted Caramel Gooey Butter Bars

There are a few types of gooey butter bar (or as we say here in St. Louis, gooey butter cake) bakers: those who make yeasty cake-like gooey butter bars, those who prepare a …

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Coconut Clusters

EASY Coconut Clusters

These coconut clusters couldn't easier and they are SO delicious. They are one of my go-to last minutes holiday recipes. Mix three ingredients, scoop them out onto a cookie sheet, bake for 10 minutes and …

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