Cutout Cookie Recipes

These soft, chewy cookies are favorites of my grandchildren. They love helping me decorate them. —Joan Truax, Pittsboro, Indiana

Cookie baking can't get any more fun than when you are making—and decorating—these adorable Santa cookies. But they're not too...

These sweet pastries have Polish and Czech roots and can also be spelled "kolaches." They are usually filled with poppy...

I love to see the end of a project, like this Christmas cottage—but my favorite part is the process. It's...

Fun and festive, these cookie sandwich trees will be a huge hit with kids of all ages. They're a super-cute...

Your children can help decorate these cute Christmas cookies. It’s a memory-making way to get them involved in the kitchen....

I volunteer with a group that bakes treats for military personnel serving overseas. We really like to send these soft...

Want something a little more elevated than gingerbread cookies this year? Spicy Dutch speculaas are just the thing.

My mother Esther created this recipe, and I've been making the cookies in her honor every Christmas since then. People...

I make a big batch of these gingerbread cookies every Christmas to give to co-workers and family. For a festive...

I don't know where this recipe came from, but my family has been making these cookies for four generations. I...

My family loves shortbread and I love cranberries, so I decided to put the two together to make cranberry shortbread...

I make these citrusy cookies for parties and special occasions, and we always get to eat the ones that don't...

I was looking for a light cookie that would freeze and travel well and couldn't find one, so I created...

These Strawberry Cookies use flavored gelatin powder and jelly to create intensely flavored, chewy cookies with a sweet drizzle of...

Our neighbor made these for me when I was little, and now I make them for my kids, my grandkids...

If you like strawberry shortcake, these strawberry shortcake cookies capture that wonderful flavor in cookie form. Ripe berries...

My grandmother gave me a cookbook stuffed with recipes. This is a slight twist on one of the first—and best—recipes...

Using prepared cookie dough gives you a nice head start to your own little forest of Christmas trees. Get the...

I make these cookies for all occasions. In the spring, I cut them in flower shapes and insert a lollipop...

The kids will be jumping for joy when you bring out a cookie plate filled with Santas and his helper...

Any small gingerbread boy cookie cutter can take on new "life" with these classic cookies. Give him some cat friends,...

Our maple shortbread cookies are made with high-quality maple syrup, which turns buttery shortbread into an autumnal treat.

I recommend serving these cookies with tea. They're not too sweet and the lemon and rosemary pair well with a...

Mom and I took up cake decorating. Funfetti was our favorite cake, so we used the mix to make cutout...

Turn classic cookies into a platter of autumn leaves. Make them in solid colors, or combine pieces of tinted dough...

My little nieces love to help decorate these doughnut-shaped cookies. They top them with sprinkles, chopped pecans or crushed candy...

I really love carrot cake and wanted to make a cookie that had the same flavors. These comforting cookies are...

We first made these cookies when my boys were small, and they would always end up covered in flour and...