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    Cookie Recipes + Bar Desserts

    It's hard to beat a good cookie recipe! You'll find a lot of variation in the recipes below, from cinnamon maple sugar cookies to a beloved Italian duo: Italian anise cookies and Italian ricotta cookies. Even better-for-you ones like healthy peanut butter cookies!

    Also included in this category are bar desserts such as brownies, blondies, and rice crispy treats.

    Pizzelle dusted with powdered sugar on a marble board

    Classic Italian Pizzelle

    Cookies on a marble top cake stand with the front cookie having a big bite taken out of it

    Bisquick Chocolate Chip Cookies

    A pan of chocolate hazelnut brownies cut into squares with two brownies stacked on top of one another

    Fudgy Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

    Pignoli cookies on a decorating serving board.

    Pignoli Cookies

    Glazed cucidati lined up next to one another on a serving plate

    Cucidati (Italian Fig Cookies)

    An orange ginger snickerdoodle cookie on a marble serving tray with a bite taken out of it

    Orange Ginger Snickerdoodles

    Glazed ricotta cookies with nonpareils on a wire rack.

    Italian Ricotta Cookies

    A stack of five brownie cookies on a wire rack with a bite taken out of the top one

    Malted Brownie Cookies

    An assortment of chocolate spritz cookies drizzled with chocolate and sprinkles on a marble board.

    Chocolate Spritz Cookies

    Macaroons on a marble board surrounded by more macaroons on a plate and a mug of chai tea

    Vanilla Chai Macaroons

    Cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

    Chewy Toasted Coconut Cookies

    Peanut butter cookies on a sheet of parchment paper.

    Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

    An overhead picture of thumbprint cookies drizzled with chocolate on a metal wire cooling rack

    Mocha Almond Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

    A variety of shaped gingerbread spritz cookies on a wire rack.

    Gingerbread Spritz Cookies

    Iced anise cookies lined up on a wire rack.

    Italian Anise Cookies

    A rectangular ceramic tray of stacked biscotti

    Mini Mexican Chocolate Biscotti

    A glass pan of oatmeal bars sliced into squares next to a linen dish towel

    Chewy Oatmeal Maple Bars

    Two pumpkin brownies stacked on top of one another with a bite taken out of the top one.

    Fudgy Pumpkin Brownies

    Jam bars lined up on a serving tray next to a stack of dessert plates, with a big bite taken out of the front bar

    Crumb Topping Jam Bars

    Matcha rice crispy treats stacked on a cake stand.

    Toasted Coconut Matcha Rice Crispy Treats

    Three brownies stacked on top of one another on a dessert plate, with a bite taken out of the top brownie

    Loaded Dark Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

    Round and maple leaf shaped cookies on a wire rack.

    Maple Cinnamon Sugar Cookies

    A rectangular ceramic tray filled with cookies

    Double Chocolate Espresso Cookies

    Rainbow cookie cake with a big piece removed to show the layers.

    Rainbow Cookie Cake

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    Hi! I’m Alyssa and welcome to my food blog. Here you can find a variety of food and drink recipes, running the gamut from better-for-you main dishes to holiday fare, and from lighter bites to some serious desserts. All with the occasional cocktail recipe thrown in for good measure, too. ♥ Learn more →

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