36 Flourless Cookies You Need in Your Cookie Jar

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36 Flourless Cookies You Need in Your Cookie Jar1/36 Gluten-Free Snowballs 3 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 30 min Servings about 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: No one will miss the flour in these crumbly, nutty gluten-free snowball cookies. Their melt-in-your-mouth texture will make them the hit of your cookie exchange. —Joan Sarge, Asheville, North Carolina (Here’s how to make the best gluten-free chocolate chip cookies!) 2/36 Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 3 dozen

So I mixed in some maraschino cherries,

Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Here’s proof that peanut butter and chocolate just belong together. These peanut butter blossom cookies are an easy family favorite and never fails to make my children smile. —Tammie Merrill, Wake Forest, North Carolina 3/36 Cherry No-Bake Cookies 7 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cherry No-Bake Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings about 5-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I always loved my no-bake cookie recipe, but I was never able to place at the fair with it. So I mixed in some maraschino cherries,

added almond extract and voila!

added almond extract and voila! I won a blue ribbon at the county fair in 2010. —Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan 4/36 Chocolate Amaretti 8 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Chocolate Amaretti Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These classic almond paste cookies are like ones you’d find in an Italian bakery. My husband and children are always excited when I include these goodies in my holiday baking lineup. —Kathy Long, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 5/36 Church Window Cookies 8 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved DAN ROBERTS FOR TASTE OF

Pressing a fork into the top gives the look of an old-fashioned washboard

HOME Total Time 20 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These church window cookies are a hit with kids—the little ones just love the colored marshmallows! —Emmilie Gaston, Wabash, Indiana 6/36 Coconut Cookies 20 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Coconut Washboards Recipe photo by Eric Kleinberg for Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 9 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This simple yet satisfying coconut cookie recipe has been around for generations. Pressing a fork into the top gives the look of an old-fashioned washboard. —Tommie Sue Shaw, McAlester, Oklahoma

7/36 Chocolate-Dipped Hazelnut Macaroons Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These pretty cookies are perfect for the special holiday season and pretty easy to make! —Deirdre Cox, Kansas City, Missouri 8/36 Wyoming Whopper Cookies 20 Reviews Wyoming Whopper Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These big country cookies are made to travel—in fact, I came up with this recipe while trying to match a commercial cookie that was good, but too

crumbly to carry

crumbly to carry. —Jamie Hirsch, Powell, Wyoming 9/36 Coconut Cranberry Cookies 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Coconut Cranberry Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: When my husband came home from the grocery store with six bags of fresh cranberries, I launched a full-scale effort to creatively use them all. Bursting with tart and sweet flavors, these cranberry coconut cookies are my favorite result from that experiment. —Amy Alberts, Appleton, Wisconsin 10/36 Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Meringue Roses 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF

HOME Total Time 1 hour 5 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Eat these pretty treats as is or crush them into a bowl of strawberries and whipped cream. Readers of my blog, utry.it, went nuts when I posted that idea.—Amy Tong, Anaheim, California 11/36 Cranberry Lime Macaroons 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Cranberry Lime Macaroons Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: It wouldn’t be the holidays for my family and friends if I didn’t make these chewy lime-flavored macaroons. I

usually make several batches a week during the season

usually make several batches a week during the season..—Alisa Costa, Chatham, New York 12/36 Texas Tumbleweeds 5 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Texas Tumbleweeds Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 20 min Servings about 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Tumbleweeds blow across the roads in some parts of Texas, and I think these cute stacks look like them. I’ve been making these sweets with my sister for years. —Karen Lemay, Seabrook, Texas 13/36 No-Bake Cereal Cookie Bars 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 25 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe

For more color, sprinkle on the M&M’s once the bars are in the pan

Creator: We pull out all the goodies for these chewy bars, like raisins and coconut. For more color, sprinkle on the M&M’s once the bars are in the pan. Then press them in. —Connie Craig, Lakewood, Washington 14/36 Macarons 8 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 15 min Servings 30 macarons Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Even when decorated simply—a sprinkle of sugar and a drizzle of icing—these stylish beauties will be the showstoppers on any Christmas cookie tray. They are part of our creative Christmas cookies collection every year. —Josh Rink, Photo

My mom and I used to

Stylist Taste of Home 15/36 Magic Macaroons Test Kitchen Approved Magic Macaroons Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Peanut butter, candy corn and macaroons are three of my favorite things, so I combine them all to make one magical sweet that’s perfect for Halloween. —Jeanette Nelson, Bridgeport, West Virginia 16/36 Nutty Rice Krispie Cookies 9 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 15 min Servings about 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My mom and I used to

prepare these Rice Krispie cookies for Christmas every year

prepare these Rice Krispie cookies for Christmas every year. Making them with just the microwave means they’re super easy and fun to mix with the kids. —Savanna Chapdelaine, Orlando, Florida 17/36 Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Cookies Test Kitchen Approved Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I can’t consume gluten, so I’ve transformed my favorite recipes to fit my diet. I came up with these cakelike cookies, and no one ever guesses they’re gluten free. —Becki DiMercurio, Martinez, California 18/36 Italian Orange-Fig Cookies 2

By the way, no one will know they’re gluten free unless you tell them!

Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 45 min Servings about 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This is one of the first holiday cookies I made when I found out I could no longer eat gluten. In those eight years, six of my family members and friends have also had to give up gluten, so these delicious Italian cookies have now become a treasured holiday tradition for all of us. By the way, no one will know they’re gluten free unless you tell them! The cookies last for weeks if stored in a dry place. —Suzanne Banfield,

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 19/36 Mini Meringue Pumpkins Test Kitchen Approved Mini Meringue Pumpkins Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 40 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Cast a sweet spell over your Halloween party guests by making a pumpkin patch’s worth of treats. It’s easy to use this basic meringue recipe spiced with pumpkin flavor to scare up fun cookies. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 20/36 Raspberry Coconut Balls 6 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Raspberry Coconut Balls Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings

about 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:

about 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My family loves Hostess Zingers, especially the raspberry flavor coated with coconut, inspiring this treat to make for school bake sales. We can make about four dozen in 30 minutes, and they sell out fast! —Pam Clark, Wheaton, Illinois 21/36 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies 116 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Sarah Tramonte for Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: It is amazing how much flavor is in these simple 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies

without brown sugar

without brown sugar. I make them very often because I always have the ingredients on hand. —Maggie Schimmel, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 22/36 Lemony Coconut Macaroons 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 30 min Servings about 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These chewy gems have refreshing lemon flavor. They freeze well and thaw easily in the fridge, so you can cure a craving anytime. —Karla Johnson, East Helena, Montana 23/36 Fruity No-Bake Cookies 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 15 min Servings about 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Keep

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