Looking for the ultimate cookie? This one, from Jesse Szewczyk’s “Cookies: The New Classics” (Clarkson Potter, $27.50), hits all the buttons. Buttery shortbread. Gooey caramel. Nutty peanut butter. Oh ...

The crunchy base, the buttery caramel, the rich chocolate—no wonder it’s called millionaire’s shortbread. Surprisingly, though, this fanci-fied candy bar is easy to pull off at home (and the results ...

If you were dining at the home of an aspiring Los Angeles hostess in 1930, you might have been served smoked salmon appetizers (strips of salmon rolled “around a midget sweet pickle in the form of a ...

A winning combination, swirled like marble: good chocolate, caramel and a hint of salt. Salt Caramel Millionaire’s Shortbread Make ahead: The dough needs to be refrigerated for at least 1 hour and up ...

You can almost turn any dessert into a bar. That's the beauty of this kind of dessert. And during the holidays, where cookie tables pop up at every celebration, showing up with a cookie in bar form is ...

High altitudes makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in the mountains ...

This holiday shortbread recipe from the Made in Oklahoma Coalition is a simple, crowd-pleasing treat made with just flour, sugar, butter, and an egg. Baked until golden and customizable with local ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ghouls, goblins, and witches to the front, please! These witch finger cookies are exactly what they sound ...