Better Homes & Gardens Pecan Sandies Recipe

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Sugar Cookies

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We reach for them after school and after dinner. They're essential to holidays and casual gatherings. Homemade cookies are always a welcome treat. Whether it's a tried-and-true 1940s BH&G cookie recipe or a unique twist on sugar cookies, our Test Kitchen's compiled a lot of favorite cookie recipes over the years. Grab a glass of milk because we're about to dunk peanut butter cookies, oatmeal-raisin cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, and many more of our all-time favorite cookie recipes.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

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Soft and chewy, this kid-favorite cookie recipe is a classic you can't beat. Even though it's hard to be patient when it comes to your favorite cookies, allow the dough to chill out in the fridge before you roll and bake it. This way, the peanut butter cookies are easier to handle and they won't spread too much.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Our Best Basic Chocolate Chip Cookies lined up on counter top

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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Sugar Cookies

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Sugar Cookies

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Combining butter and sugar doesn't get much better than this. These popular homemade cookies are perfectly soft and chewy in every bite. To change up the flavor a bit, try using brown sugar or maple sugar. We've perfected our recipe for cut-out sugar cookies as well if you want to break out the festive shapes.

Test Kitchen Tip: Look and listen to determine when your favorite cookies are done. These cookies should darken slightly and crackle audibly when nearing the finish.

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Classic Snickerdoodles

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Why mess with perfection? These classic snickerdoodle cookies are the warm, cinnamon-sugar treats you know and love. Keep watch as the end of the baking time nears to achieve deliciously golden cookies. Try making gluten-free snickerdoodles for your friends and family with allergy restrictions.

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Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

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Shortbread

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A top favorite cookie enjoyed during the holiday season, our classic shortbread cookie recipe only requires three ingredients: flour, sugar, and butter. The result is a crisp, buttery treat that will have everyone reaching for seconds.

Storage Tip: Keep your cookies fresh by layering between waxed paper in an airtight container. Store cookies at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

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Giant Ginger Cookies

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Giant cookies? Yes, please! These popular homemade cookies feature molasses, which gives them that deep golden color and flavor. The warm ginger, cinnamon, and cloves provide the perfect amount of spice in each delicious bite. If you prefer bite-size cookies, this top cookie recipe can make up to 120! Just make them into small, one-inch balls instead of the larger size.

Related: 45 Freezer-Friendly Holiday Cookie Recipes You Can Start Today

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Peanut Butter Blossoms

peanut butter blossoms arranged on plate

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On almost everyone's list of all-time favorite cookies, these peanut butter cookies are easy to dress up. Press a chocolate star into each cookie's center as soon as they come out of the oven. The result: part sweet, part salty, and completely irresistible.

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Triple-Chocolate Cookies

Triple-Chocolate Cookies with drizzle

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Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies with a glass of milk

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Double-Almond Macarons

Double-Almond Macarons white bowl marble counter

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These delicate French cookies make the top favorite cookie list for people across the globe. Traditionally made with almond flour, you'll definitely get your almond fix with the addition of almond extract and buttery almond-flavor filling. You'll love every light, chewy, and slightly crunchy bite. For a little more zip in your favorite cookies, pair with zesty lemon curd or fresh raspberry jam in our French-filled macarons.

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Chocolate Crinkles

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Cookies and Cream Cookies

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Bourbon Cranberry Cookies

Bourbon Cranberry Chippers

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Copycat Chocolate-Mint Thin Cookies

Copycat Chocolate-Mint Thins

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Pecan Tassies

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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies

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You might reserve baking with pumpkin for fall, but one of our all-time favorite cookie recipes will have you reconsidering how often use break out a can of the orange squash. With 700+ reviews, these pumpkin delights have enough butter to really drive home the melt-in-your-mouth cookie experience.

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Oatmeal Cookies

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Customize these popular homemade cookies with raisins, snipped dried cherries, chopped nuts, or chocolate chips give variety to this chewy classic. It's a kid-approved cookie recipe that everyone in the family will love. You can also double the recipe and create cookie sandwiches with your favorite fillings such as marshmallow creme, dulce de leche, peanut butter, or frosting.

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Classic Christmas Sandies

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Just because it has Christmas in the name doesn't mean you have to wait until the tree is up to make this favorite cookie recipe. The dough for these cookies is dense. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with your hand mixer before stirring in the rest along with the toasted pecans.

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Classic Whoopie Pies

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Made famous in the 1920s, this time-honored treat is one popular cookie recipe that's here to stay. This classic dessert features a sweet, fluffy filling (that tastes like marshmallows!) that's stuffed between two fluffy, chocolaty cookies. For a seasonal touch, try our pumpkin-spice whoopie pies in the fall and red velvet-peppermint for Christmas.

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Tangerine Butter Cookies

Tangerine Butter Cookies on wooden board

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Fresh tangerine zest and a splash of orange extract provide these soft-as-ever popular cookies with a tangy finish. Roll the citrusy dough in sugar, then use a toothpick to create their pretty crisscross look. Because these taste a bit like mimosas, the refreshing cookie recipe would be ideal for your weekend brunch menu.

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Gingersnaps

Sugar-Sprinkled Gingersnaps in green box

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Yes, you can make your favorite cookie without buying a bag from the store. The combination of molasses and warm fall spices makes this delicious cookie recipe a fragrant addition to your cookie jar. Roll the dough in coarse or turbinado sugar before baking for an extra touch of sweetness and texture.

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Classic No-Bake Cookies

classic chocolate no-bake cookies

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