European bake cookies recipes

Italian Snowball Cookies

Scottish Shortbread

This is the most famous cookie of Scotland. It’s a must to use pure butter. Traditionally, shortbread contains no other flavor. I’ve been making…

Pastas del Consejo or Council cookies

Pastas del Consejo, meaning Council cookies, are typical Madrilenian confections, one among the many…

Italian Pretzel cookies

I'm not even sure if there is such a thing as an Italian Pretzel Cookie, in any case I decided to make up my own version. I took a Taralli Dolci…

The Best Macaroons Ever

These aren't easy to make, but are well worth the effort. They are seriously good.

Reese's Peanut Butter Biscotti

If you love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and you happen to have some at home, this is one recipe you must try. I must warn you though, once you…

Healthy Banana Coconut Choc Cookies

These will come out nice and soft, but should retain their shape after cooling. If you're able to wait for them…

Hazelnut mantecados

Typical Christmas biscuits, crumbly and brimming with hazelnut flavor.

Paciencias, Castilian cookies

Paciencias are small round crispy cookies typical from various parts of Castilla, the central part of Spain.

Italian Pepper Cookies

Sometime you may have had some Italian cookies and wondered about the piquant taste. They may have been pepper cookies which come from the far…

World's Best Shortbread Cookies

This recipe has been in our family for many years and is a tradition at Christmas

Italian Red Wine Cookies

These are so quick and easy you can bake them anytime, and people will think you spent all day just baking for them !!

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni >

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti…

Cranberry Orange Cookie Bites

These taste best fresh out of the oven but keep well for a few days, they just go a little chewier. But best of all, they're pretty healthy! Which…

Cinnamon Walnut Rugelach

These charming crescent shaped cookies are flaky, tender, bite-sized Jewish treat sure to please. They house the just-right amount of nuts,…