47 Spring Cookies to Celebrate Warmer Days
47 Spring Cookies to Celebrate Warmer Days
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47 Spring Cookies to Celebrate Warmer Days
on the outside and light and fluffy inside
on the outside and light and fluffy inside. You could also bake the cookies flat and serve the filling as a cookie dip if you like. —Crystal Briddick, Colfax, Illinois 4/47 Rhubarb Cookies 11 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Kristina Vanni for Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: We have two prolific rhubarb plants, so I’m always looking for new ways to use the harvest. The recipe for these soft, delicious cookies, flavored with coconut, was given to me by a friend. —Shauna Schneyder, Idaho Falls, Idaho 5/47
Cream cheese makes these tender treats melt in your mouth
Cream Cheese Dainties 8 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 35 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Cream cheese makes these tender treats melt in your mouth. —Lynne Stewart, Julian, Pennsylvania 6/47 White Velvet Cutouts 52 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved White Velvet Cutouts Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings about 5-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: We make and decorate these cutouts for different holidays and give lots of them as gifts. Last year, we baked a batch a week before Christmas to be sure
we’d have plenty to give and plenty for ourselves, too
we’d have plenty to give and plenty for ourselves, too. These rich cookies melt in your mouth. —Kim Hinkle, Wauseon, Ohio 7/47 Pistachio Cookies 5 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 35 min Servings about 6-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This wonderful pistachio cookie recipe is fun to make and everyone will be impressed with how pretty the green coloring is. They’re one of my favorite holiday cookies. —Pat Habiger, Spearville, Kansas 8/47 Carrot Cake Shortbread 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved DAN ROBERTS FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 50
These comforting cookies are just the ticket!
min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I really love carrot cake and wanted to make a cookie that had the same flavors. These comforting cookies are just the ticket! Cinnamon, maple and vanilla make them perfect for the holidays. —Elisabeth Larsen, Pleasant Grove, Utah 9/47 Thick Sugar Cookies 10 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 35 min Servings about 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: A bit thicker than the norm, this sugar cookie is just like one you might find at a good bakery. My children often request these
sweet treats for their birthdays and are always happy to help me decorate
sweet treats for their birthdays and are always happy to help me decorate. —Heather Biedler, Martinsburg, West Virginia 10/47 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: 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 11/47 Cherry Icebox Cookies 10 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total
These delectable cookies were always popular
Time 30 min Servings 16 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: As a home economics teacher, I often supplied treats for school functions. These delectable cookies were always popular. 12/47 Lavender Cookies 13 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Lavender Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings about 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I am a wedding and event planner and one of my brides served these unusual cookies at her reception, so I had to have this lavender butter cookies recipe. You can guess what her wedding color was! —Glenna
Tooman, Boise, Idaho 13/47 Mimosa Butter Cookies 4 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved JIM WIELAND FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 40 min Servings about 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: You can add many different flavors to butter cookies to make them your own. Try an alternate type of citrus zest, or add an alternate liquid to change things up. —Sara Lark, Raton, New Mexico 14/47 Cherry Cookies 21 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cherry Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 20 min Servings 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:
The coconut and bits of cherries provide a fun look and texture
With a tall glass of ice-cold milk, a couple of these cherry cookies really hit the spot for dessert or a snack. The coconut and bits of cherries provide a fun look and texture. —Judy Clark, Elkhart, Indiana 15/47 Lavender and Lemon Biscochitos 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved DAN ROBERTS FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 40 min Servings 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Biscochitos are the state cookie for our home state of New Mexico. They are traditionally made with anise seeds, but I substituted lavender and lemon in this biscochitos recipe. The result is
intriguing and delicious!
intriguing and delicious! I have also made these with lemon and dried thyme and they were scrumptious. —Marla Clark, Albuquerque, New Mexico 16/47 Lemon Tea Cookies 18 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 35 min Servings about 4-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These sandwich cookies taste rich and buttery and have a lovely lemon filling. The recipe has been in our family since the 1950s, when my mother got it from a French friend in her club. —Phyllis Dietz, Westland, Michigan 17/47 Key Lime Pie Balls 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Key Lime Pie
They remain my husband’s favorites—whenever I
Balls Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: The classic creamy filling, graham cracker crust and burst of lime are all mixed together in every bite of these rolled cookies. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen 18/47 First-Place Coconut Macaroons 138 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved First-Place Coconut Macaroons Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings about 1-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These coconut macaroon cookies earned me a first-place ribbon at the county fair. They remain my husband’s favorites—whenever I
make them to give away, he always asks me where his batch is!
make them to give away, he always asks me where his batch is! I especially like the fact that this recipe makes a small enough batch for the two of us to nibble on. —Penny Ann Habeck, Shawano, Wisconsin 19/47 Raspberry Almond Strips 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 35 min Servings 32 cookies Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Get ready to pour yourself a cup of tea, because you won’t be able to resist sampling one of these cookies. Almonds add taste and texture to the simple strips that are dressed up with raspberry pie filling.
—Taste of HomeTest Kitchen 20/47 Carrot Cake Cookies 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Frosted Carrot Cake Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings about 4-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I took my favorite carrot cake recipe and slightly tweaked it to make cookies. Just like the cake, the yummy bites are filled with shredded carrot, pineapple and raisins—and topped with a homemade cream cheese frosting. —Lawrence Earl, Sumner, Michigan 21/47 Lemon Blueberry Whoopie Pies 10 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Lemon Blueberry Whoopie Pies Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Total Time 40 min Servings 1 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:
Total Time 40 min Servings 1 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These whoopie pies are soft, cakey cookies studded with tart, juicy blueberries and filled with tangy cream cheese frosting. I take them to family and school events and they are always the first thing gone! Be sure to continually scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula while making the batter and frosting. —Kathy Martino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 22/47 Coconut Clouds 24 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Coconut Clouds Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings about 5-1/2 dozen Go to
Recipe From the Recipe Creator:
Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Coconut lovers will have extra reason to celebrate when they taste these cakelike drop cookies. The generous frosting and coconut topping make them a hit at holiday cookie swaps. —Donna Scofield, Yakima, Washington 23/47 Grandma Brubaker’s Orange Cookies 24 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved MARK DERSE FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 30 min Servings about 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: At least two generations of my family have enjoyed the recipe for these light, delicate orange-flavored cookies. —Sheri DeBolt, Huntington, Indiana 24/47 Shamrock Cookies 3 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved SHRI SILVER
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