If you love shortbread, you'll swoon for these linzer cookies. Two buttery cookies sandwich jam, and a sprinkling of powdered sugar sweetens each bite.

Cheryl Margolin of Lake Elsinore was one of the 10 winners of last year’s Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off with her chocolate raspberry linzer cookies: “I started making these six or seven ...

For Christmas, Russ Dingeldein of the Camp Hill Bakery in Hampden Twp. said he prefers a classic linzer cookie. We asked local bakers to share their favorite Christmas cookie recipes. The hazelnut ...

Cookies aren’t just for the holidays — they’re the timeless treats that sneak into lunchboxes, cozy up with your coffee, and disappear fastest on dessert trays. From classic jam-filled Linzer and ...

Excerpted from Flavor Flours by Alice Medrich (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2014. Photographs by Leigh Beisch. I’ve always had an affinity for buckwheat and its ...

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Grated zest of 1 lemon 1 cup raspberry preserves Confectioners’ sugar 1. In a food ...

The 'Bake Smart' cookbook author uses ground walnuts and buckwheat flour for this twist on a classic Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly recipes ...

1. In a small pot, add the cranberries, port wine and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, or until the cranberries are completely broken down, and the jam ...

It’s time to impress your co-workers, once again, with your holiday baking skills. And while sugar cookies with colored frosting are always welcome, why not try something new this year? The following ...

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Beat butter, sugar, and zests in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment at medium speed until they are ...