Quick and easy kid friendly American cookies recipes

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“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)

“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)

During the off-season, when salmon aren’t readily available up north,…

Kevin Olomon
Feb 2010
Professional
6 votes
12477 views
Uncle Amos' Molasses Cookies

Uncle Amos' Molasses Cookies

This is an old stand-by, perfect for the holidays, for winter, for enjoying with a glass of milk, or hot coffee, tea or cocoa. The beautiful…

Amos Miller
Dec 2011
Professional
4 votes
8211 views
Calypso Blondies

Calypso Blondies

I so love blondies! Blondies are basically brownies without the cocoa and contain brown sugar instead of white sugar. Brownies seem so “old hat”…

Adam Janowski
Apr 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
13489 views
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Quick to make, these bar cookies are a sister version of drop cookies (the dough can actually be made into…

Salad Foodie
Apr 2013
Professional
3 votes
11342 views
Dessert Fruit Pizza

Dessert Fruit Pizza

How can you go wrong with cookie crust, cream cheese and fresh fruit??? :) Enjoy!

Tanya Noyes
Sep 2010
Intermediate
1 vote
8162 views
Nut Tree Drop Cookies

Nut Tree Drop Cookies

The Nut Tree (Vacaville CA, off I-80) has been a landmark tourist stop for over eighty years. The restaurant, at its zenith in the 70's and 80's,…

Salad Foodie
Mar 2012
Professional
1 vote
7626 views
Hello Dolly Cookie Bars

Hello Dolly Cookie Bars

These Cookies are just like the Magic cookie bars except easier. This is also a family favorite any time of year.

Karen Russell
Mar 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
3493 views
Molasses Crinkles

Molasses Crinkles

A classic molasses cookie for a lunch box, an after school snack, coffee break or a pick-me-up anytime. Cookies are always handy to eat-on-the-run.…

Julia Ann Souders
Jun 2014
Intermediate
1 vote
3604 views
Incredible Chocolate Chip Cookies

Incredible Chocolate Chip Cookies

We all know there are many recipes for chocolate chip cookies, with many things added to them. But for a soft,…

J. Gino Genovesi
Aug 2013
Professional
2 votes
9779 views
Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars

Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars

A different twist on a chocolate chip bar. The egg yolks are used in the dough, and the whites are beaten with brown sugar to make a meringue…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Oct 2015
Advanced
2 votes
4008 views
Aunt Esther's Sugar Cookies

Aunt Esther's Sugar Cookies

I have no idea who Aunt Esther is/was, but I'd sure like to thank her for this recipe. The first time I tasted these, I asked my friend if they'd…

Foodiewife
Apr 2017
Advanced
1 vote
3667 views
Oatmeal Blondies

Oatmeal Blondies

I couldn't decide what to make one day. Did I want Blondies or Oatmeal Cookies. Why not both? The bars came out exactly as I wanted them to. Moist…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Jun 2010
Advanced
4 votes
14996 views
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my…

Salad Foodie
Feb 2017
Professional
1 vote
2770 views
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

A nice breakfast bar or snack, these granola bars start with ready-made granola to save time. Make them chewy…

Salad Foodie
Jul 2013
Professional
1 vote
7776 views
Trail Mix Pizza

Trail Mix Pizza

From time to time I succumb to the ease of refrigerated cookie dough. It is great when the project is really more than just making cookies. It…

Carolinaheartstrings
Aug 2013
Intermediate
1 vote
3644 views