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These sweet and buttery crumble bars are layered with strawberry preserves and a hearty oat crust.

Using a classic but elevated sugar cookie as the canvas, a simple combination of glaze and frosting dots puts these embroidery-inspired treats within reach for even beginner decorators.

Nankhatai are a popular Indian cookie, and this version honors that tradition while bringing in flavors that feel celebratory and a little unexpected.

These vanilla-and-chocolate striped cookie sticks take inspiration from a classic holiday treat: the candy cane.

This playful ode to the London Fog latte, a citrusy tea- and vanilla-flavored beverage, uses a time-saving method of incorporating cold butter into the dry ingredients, bypassing the need to soften it.

These delightful, melt-in-your-mouth half-moon almond cookies are a holiday baking staple in Central and Eastern Europe.

Inspired by the "Big Lebowski"-famous White Russian cocktail, these snickerdoodles feature a marbled dough and glaze, pulling in the flavors of coffee liqueur, vodka and creamy dairy.

Mom wants to celebrate son's 40th birthday despite his issues with his dad.

Classic coconut macaroons get a Southeast Asian twist, inspired by banh troi tau, a favorite Vietnamese wintertime dessert.

Mosaiko is a Greek no-bake chocolate dessert similar to chocolate salami.