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Filled Tricornered Cookies

The flavor and texture of these chewy confections are even better if they are allowed to rest overnight.

The "alternative" is the addition of oat bran.

This recipe is made to accompany Almond Cookie Cups with Sauternes-poached Apples and Frozen Sauternes Mousse

A nice accompaniment to Blackberry and Apricot Compote. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The old-fashioned cookies are cake-like and have a nice chocolate icing.

The peanut butter in this dough creates a crumbly cookie.

These delicate, buttery cookies are nice with a cup of tea or coffee.

Enjoy the crisp, delicate treats on their own or with ice cream or mousse.

(GERMINUS) Sardinia has many interestingly named sweets, and these cookies called germinus are the most famous of all. They are flatter and chewier than classic meringues and get a crisp accent from the nuts.

When our executive food editor was a little girl, she liked the Christmas cookies at her best friend Allyson's house better than any others. Mrs. Kolbert, whose recipe this is, was apparently the author of much goodness in this world, as it was she who first introduced Allyson's parents to each other.

These cookies have a wonderful texture; chewy yet crunchy-just like a candy bar.

Tracy Tortora of Marion, Massachusetts, calls these cookies Venetians and said they were the best from the assortment her grandmother baked every Christmas.

These biscotti can be baked in different size pans — even free form on a baking sheet — depending on what shape you’d like them to be. We used an 11- by 4-inch pan for a square shape. A 9- by 5- by 3-inch pan yields a long, narrow rectangle. The cooking time will not be affected by the pan you use.