Shaped, molded and pressed cookies
Submitted by Ginger
These sticky-sweet, hard-crunchy cookies are popular throughout Korea, especially at teatime. Sometimes the dough is rolled thicker and cut into chrysanthemum shapes, but I like these little bows best.
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
White chocolate lends its rich sweetness to these delicate wafers. For a special occasion such as a wedding or wedding shower, dip them in melted white chocolate.
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Submitted by Barbara Grunes
Almond crescents are a traditional holiday favorite in much of Europe, but these cookies taste good anytime of year. For an extra special touch, dip them in chocolate.
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
This very untraditional shortbread would be delicious after a Chinese dinner.
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
Marbled with chocolate and vanilla batters and filled with jam, these cookies represent the best of the Viennese pastry tradition.
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Ladyfingers are used in a number of dessert recipes, such as tiramisu,
the Italian layered pudding. It is always good to have them on hand in
the freezer.
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These famous melt-in-the-mouth German-Austrian cookies are usually made with white flour, so we were intrigued when we ran across a German recipe for whole wheat crescents. The whole wheat flour gives the cookies a deeper, nuttier flavor. If it matters, they're also higher in fiber than usual. These cookies must sit for at least 10 days to allow the flavor of the vanilla to develop. They're worth the wait.
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Whole wheat flour and oil instead of butter make these Italian style biscotti a bit more virtuous than usual. You might also like to try our pistachio biscotti recipe.
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
In Holland, speculaas often are molded into the shapes of windmills,
people, or St. Nick figures. Similar cookies are popular in Belgium and
Germany as well.
Submitted by Barbara Grunes
Delicate shell-shaped madeleines (madelines) are a classic accompaniment to tea.
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
Submitted by Ginger
Pistachios and orange flavoring enliven this typical Italian biscotti recipe. Biscotti recipes call for baking the cookies in a log first, then slicing off the cookies and baking them again to yield the classic dry, crisp biscotti. You might also like our orange chocolate biscotti.