Variations on the classic butter-forward recipe include cocoa, espresso powder and cayenne pepper. Another recipe includes orange zest and chopped pistachios. Picnic desserts are simpler desserts.

Looking for the ultimate cookie? This one, from Jesse Szewczyk’s “Cookies: The New Classics” (Clarkson Potter, $27.50), hits all the buttons. Buttery shortbread. Gooey caramel. Nutty peanut butter. Oh ...

Shortbread is one of those cookies that is so easy, and yet so perfect. Delicate and buttery, crisp and creamy, these cookies are held together with just the right amount of flour and are balanced ...

Crumbly, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies are to die for. When done right, they're amazing; when done poorly, they can be dry. There are a few secrets if you want to know how to make ...

Pastry chef and activitst Natasha Pickowicz is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to bake up a couple of her favorite recipes from her cookbook, "More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and ...

Cookie butter fans, Starbucks has finally answered your prayers. The coffee chain's latest seasonal drink, the Cinnamon Shortbread Latte (or the CSL as PSL fans may soon start calling it) takes the ...