Use almond extract. Along with the almond meal and sliced almonds, a touch of almond extract in the crust and the filling gives these bars their signature flavor. You can also use almond extract in ...

Almond paste cookies are a holiday staple among the many Italian, Jewish, Polish and German bakeries in upstate New York, where I was raised. I have long been a fan of almond paste cookies in every ...

Many hands help make holiday cookies. That’s true when you’re gathered with family and friends and vats of colored icing. It’s true when you’re running a contest for cookie recipes, when it takes ...

These Almond Flour Lemon Cookies are tender, moist, and full of zingy lemon zest. Made with a simple, one-bowl cookie dough of almond flour, maple syrup and olive oil, you can mix it up by hand for a ...

Every year, on Christmas Eve, my cousins and I sit around the kitchen table for dessert – yes, it's still cool to hang together at the "kids' table" when you're 27. In the holiday afterglow of the ...

These flourless almond cookies are “sort of like French macarons,” explains cookbook author Jake Cohen, but “without the meringue, and much easier to throw together any time you want.” He learned the ...

Finely grind almond paste, 1 cup sugar, and cinnamon in processor. Add egg whites; process until well blended. Transfer dough to large resealable plastic bag. Press dough down into 1 corner of bag.

Does this recipe from Mary Bernier, Ripon, live up to it's name? At least one the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Holiday Cookie Recipe Contest judge thinks so. Bill Wetzel, owner ACOCA Coffee, commented, ...