22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less) + 5 Chef Secrets To Make You A Better Cook!

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Cookies & Candy

Imagine biting into chocolate biscotti with just the right amount of crunch. Or chewy molasses cookies filled with warmth and spice. My candied pecans are a holiday must-have. And once you’ve baked my foolproof chocolate chip cookies, you might just toss that back-of-the-bag recipe. Whip up these candy or cookie recipe and find your family’s next delicious tradition!

chocolate chip cookies on plate.

Most Popular Cookie & Candy Recipes

  • Coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate on a lined baking sheet.
    1
    Coconut Macaroons
  • Bowl of candied pecans.
    2
    Candied Pecans
  • Double Chocolate Biscotti on a lined baking sheet.
    3
    Double Chocolate Biscotti
  • Oatmeal cookies with raisins and pecans on parchment paper.
    4
    Best Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
  • Molasses cookies in a jar and on a board.
    5
    Old-Fashioned Molasses Cookies
  • Secret Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies
    6
    Secret Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • chocolate chunk cookies stacked on plate
    7
    Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Matzo Crack on and around a black plate.
    8
    Chocolate Toffee Matzo Crack
  • Pecan shortbread cookies on parchment paper.
    9
    Pecan Shortbread Cookies
  • pile of ginger cookies
    10
    Crispy Ginger Cookies

22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less)

Latest Cookie & Candy Recipes

  • churros in glass jar with chocolate sauce and platter of churros in background.
    Churros
  • palmiers on a baking sheet
    Palmiers
  • Snowball cookies piled on a plate.
    Snowball Cookies
  • Almond cookies on plate with tea
    Almond Cookies
  • decorated gingerbread cookies on parchment paper.
    25 Best Christmas Cookies
  • almond biscotti on plate with coffee.
    Biscotti
  • Colorful spritz cookies on a Christmas plate.
    Spritz Cookies
  • Peanut Butter Cookies
    Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Gluten free chocolate chip cookies cooling on a wire rack.
    Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Pile of marbled peppermint bark on a plate.
    Peppermint Bark
  • Christmas wreath cookies on marble board.
    Christmas Wreath Cookies
  • chocolate chunk cookies stacked on plate
    Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • chocolate chip oatmeal cookies on plate with glass of milk
    Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • chocolate chip cookies on plate.
    Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Oatmeal cookies with raisins and pecans on parchment paper.
    Best Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
  • chocolate crinkles on serving plate.
    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
  • Sugar cookies on a lined baking sheet.
    Sugar Cookies
  • shortbread stacked in baking dish with Christmas ribbon.
    Shortbread Cookie Recipe
  • Linzer cookies with various shapes on and around a wire rack.
    Linzer Cookies
  • Peanut butter blossoms on parchment paper.
    Peanut Butter Blossoms
  • decorated gingerbread cookies on parchment paper.
    Gingerbread Cookies
  • double chocolate chip cookies on plate
    Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • chocolate macarons stacked on white marble
    Chocolate Macarons
  • Snowball cookies shaped like crescents piled on a plate.
    Viennese Crescent Cookies
  • pile of ginger cookies
    Crispy Ginger Cookies
  • Three finished s'mores
    Indoor S’mores
  • Pile of pink macarons.
    French Macarons
  • Molasses cookies in a jar and on a board.
    Old-Fashioned Molasses Cookies
  • Plate of buckeyes.
    Buckeyes
  • Double chocolate skillet cookie missing a slice.
    Double Chocolate Skillet Cookie
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