Cookies

Lemon oatmeal cookies, biscotti, and savory pimiento cheese cookies show the variety of this collection. Browse for a cookie’s texture and flavor, whether you want a small sweet bake or a savory bite.

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Biscotti
Biscotti offer a firm cookie suited to slicing and a second bake. Ginger-almond and mocha preparations provide different flavors within that distinctive shape and texture.

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Pecan Valley Crescents
Legend has it that bakers started making pastry in the form of crescents following the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683. 1¾ cups all-purpose flour ⅓ cup granulated…
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Apple Pecan Bars
3 cups apples; finely chopped 3 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 package date-nut quick bread mix 1½ teaspoons cinnamon 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk ½ teaspoon freshly grated…
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Apricot Pecan Crescents
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 dash sea salt 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sour cream 1 egg; slightly beaten 6 tablespoons apricot preserves…
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Black Pepper and Pecan Biscotti
⅓ cup pecan oil or walnut oil 3½ cups all-purpose flour 3 eggs 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1½ cups dark brown sugar; firmly packed ½ teaspoon freshly grated…
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Caramel Apple Pecan Bars
1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup quick-cooking oats ½ cup brown sugar; firmly packed ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 cup cold unsalted butter 1…
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Double-Treat Pecan Cookies
1 cup whole-wheat flour ¼ cup nonfat dry milk ¼ cup wheat germ 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ¾ cups shortening* 1¼…
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Heirloom Pecan Icebox Cookies
2 cups pecan halves 2¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon freshly…
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Maple Pecan Bars
1 egg; beaten ½ cup granulated sugar ⅓ cup unsalted butter; melted ½ cup self-rising flour 1 teaspoon maple flavoring 1 cup pecan pieces ½ cup raisins Preheat…
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Mocha-Pecan Cookies
½ cup unsalted butter ¾ cups granulated sugar ¼ cup brown sugar; firmly packed 1 egg 1½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder no crystals 1…
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Oatmeal Pecan and Chip Cookies
½ cup shortening ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup brown sugar; firmly packed ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 teaspoon water 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon soda…
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