31 Cookies Without Butter

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31 Cookies Without Butter1/31 Cherry Biscochitos 7 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cherry Biscochitos Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings 11 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I discovered the wonderful anise flavor of biscochitos, which are traditional cookies of New Mexico. I created my own version with maraschino cherries and fresh cranberries. —Mary Shivers, Ada, Oklahoma Baking a treat that calls for butter? Use these butter replacements for baking instead. 2/31 Jumbo Chocolate Cutouts Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings about 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the

Have a little extra fun with frosting if you like

Recipe Creator: The recipe for these light cookies has been passed down from generation to generation. Have a little extra fun with frosting if you like. They freeze well, too!—Helen Brown, East Dover, Vermont 3/31 Hazelnut Almond Biscotti 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved JIM WIELAND FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 1 hour Servings about 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Pour a cup of coffee and indulge! Crisp, crunchy biscotti cookies are perfect for dunking. Hazelnuts and almonds make my favorite version even better. —Johnna Johnson, Scottsdale, Arizona 4/31 Vegan Gingerbread Cookies 2 Reviews Test Kitchen

It’s so much fun to decorate cookies with children’s help

Approved Vegan Gingerbread Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings about 1-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: It’s so much fun to decorate cookies with children’s help. We created gingery moose-shaped cookies to go with a book made especially for my niece’s third-grade class. The crispy vegan gingerbread cookies stole the show. —Jenet Cattar, Neptune Beach, Florida 5/31 Stained Glass Cherry Macaroons Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 1 hour Servings about 7 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Macaroons are a timeless treat and a family favorite in our house.

These merry morsels are always the first to disappear from the cookie tray

These merry morsels are always the first to disappear from the cookie tray. —Jamie Jones, Madison, Georgia 6/31 Almond Cookies 16 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Almond Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 20 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Beverly Preston of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin started making Almond Cookies after enjoying similar ones at her favorite Chinese restaurant. “These crisp cookies have a wonderful almond flavor,” she says. 7/31 Molasses Crinkle Cookies 6 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Molasses Crinkle Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings

You would never know these are so low in fat.—

2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: You can treat yourself to one or two of my crackle cookies without guilt. Most molasses cookies are loaded with butter and have way too much sugar, but not mine. You would never know these are so low in fat.— Jean L. Ecos, Hartland, Wisconsin 8/31 Apricot Tea Cookies 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Apricot Tea Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 55 min Servings about 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: It just wouldn’t be Christmas without these dainty melt-in-your-mouth apricot cookies on my

When I want to spread some cheer, I’ll bake up a double batch to share

platter! Filled with fruit and drizzled with frosty glaze, they couldn’t be more delectable. —Judith McVickers, Pittsburg, Kansas 9/31 Orange Crispies 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Orange Crispies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 3-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Add a splash of little sunshine to your cookie jar with this recipe. When I want to spread some cheer, I’ll bake up a double batch to share. —Ruth Gladstone, Brunswick, Maryland 10/31 Pumpkin Seed Cranberry Biscotti 12 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Pumpkin Seed Cranberry Biscotti Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Try one with a cup of coffee or hot cocoa!

Total Time 1 hour 5 min Servings about 2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Hints of pumpkin seed and almond give this biscotti recipe a wonderful flavor that’s just right for fall. Try one with a cup of coffee or hot cocoa! —Nancy Renner, Eugene, Oregon 11/31 Italian Orange-Fig Cookies 2 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

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

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 12/31 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

if I didn’t make these chewy lime-flavored macaroons. I usually make several batches a week during the season..—Alisa Costa, Chatham, New York 13/31 Anise & Wine Cookies 2 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Anise & Wine Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings 4-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My grandmother did not speak English very well, but she knew the language of great food. These wine cookies are crisp and best eaten after being dunked in even more wine.—Julia Meyers, Scottsdale, Arizona 14/31 Grossmutter’s Peppernuts 6 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of

My extended family shares a meal every Sunday

Home Total Time 50 min Servings about 30 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Before Christmas, my grandmother would bake peppernuts and store them until the big day. When we came home from school, the whole house would smell like anise and we knew the holiday season was about to begin. —Marilyn Kutzli, Clinton, Iowa 15/31 Mexican Cinnamon Cookies 7 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 35 min Servings 12 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My extended family shares a meal every Sunday. The aunts and uncles take turns bringing everything from main dishes to

desserts like this traditional Mexican cinnamon cookie called reganadas

desserts like this traditional Mexican cinnamon cookie called reganadas. —Adan Franco, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 16/31 Harveys Coconut Macaroons 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Harveys Coconut Macaroons Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings about 4 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: As the executive chef at Harveys, a resort hotel in Lake Tahoe, I modified this classic recipe, which originated a century ago at a renowned pastry shop in Vienna, Austria. —Norbert Koblitz, Lake Tahoe, Nevada 17/31 Maple Cookies 29 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Maple Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 30

I get many requests to bring them for bake sales, parties and ski trips

min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I created this recipe after tasting maple cookies with a maple glaze at a bakery in Stowe, Vermont, some years ago. I get many requests to bring them for bake sales, parties and ski trips. —Delores Day, Wolcott, Vermont 18/31 Italian Holiday Cookies 4 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Italian Holiday Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings about 15 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Many of our holiday traditions center around the foods my mother made while I was growing up.

These cookies, which we called “strufoli,” bring back wonderful memories

These cookies, which we called “strufoli,” bring back wonderful memories. —Sue Seymour, Valatie, New York 19/31 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! I especially like the fact that this recipe makes a small enough batch for the two of us to nibble

These soft cookies are easy to make

on. —Penny Ann Habeck, Shawano, Wisconsin 20/31 21/31 Chewy Oatmeal Cookies 69 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Chewy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings about 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I packed chocolate chips, raisins, nuts and cinnamon into my oatmeal cookie recipe. These soft cookies are easy to make. Best of all, our kids love them! —Janis Plageman, Lynden, Washington 22/31 Holiday Meringue Miniatures 1 Review Test Kitchen Approved Holiday Meringue Miniatures Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 20 min Servings about 7 dozen Go

to Recipe From the Recipe Creator:

to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: My kids love these light melt-in-your-mouth cookies, and we have fun making them. These were always on our Christmas cookie plate when I was a kid, and now the tradition continues. —Susan Marshall, Colorado Springs, Colorado 23/31 Pignoli Cookies 9 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Orly Catz for Taste of Home Total Time 45 min Servings 2-1/2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Cookies are the crown jewels of Italian confections. I can’t let a holiday go by without baking these traditional almond cookies rolled in mild pine nuts. —Maria Regakis,

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