Cookies

In Mexico, where they are known as polvorones, these melt-in-your-mouth cookies are individually wrapped in tissue paper for serving at weddings and other celebrations. In the United States, similar cookies…

  Gingerbread—that sweet, spicy holiday staple—has a fascinating history. The first-known gingerbread recipe traces to Greece in 2400 B.C. Chinese and European cultures both developed renditions, and gingerbread cookies gilded…

Bake a batch just like Mom used to make with this perfect recipe, along with not-to-miss tips from our Test Kitchen.

Our Instagram is a smart place to find all sorts of cooking inspiration all year long. In 2017, people who follow the Williams Sonoma account went nuts for an eclectic variety…

Ever find yourself elbow-deep in dough at 11pm the night before a holiday party, bake sale or cookie swap? The season makes ambitious bakers of us all—even the less experienced…

Happy National Cookie Day! We’re celebrating by getting warmed up for the holiday cookie season with this fragrant gingerbread. Although gingerbread cookie dough is traditionally formed into gingerbread men, the…

Beautifully-decorated Christmas cookies make a wonderful and impressive gift that are almost too gorgeous to eat. These works of edible art can be mastered at home easily; all it takes…

  If there’s one person who’s the source of our creative baking inspiration right now, it’s Patti Paige, an artist, baker and owner of Baked Ideas, a custom bakery in…

Lightly crisp, cakey and golden, these cornflake cookies are delicious on their own and are perfect for making ice cream sandwiches as well. 

Happy National Cookie Day, the perfect excuse to bake up a batch of your favorite baked treats, or perhaps invite some friends over for a good old-fashioned holiday cookie swap.…