And she never burned a batch.
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A Southern grandmother is a queen when it comes to baking.
These are Grandma’s specialty, and they’re worth keeping around for decades to come.
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Cornbread Cookies
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Cornbread in a cookie?
Leave it to Grandma to make magic happen.
These tender cornbread cookies are topped with a honey butter frosting and they’re perfect for any occasion.
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Cinnamon is warm and inviting.
Cream of tartar adds a touch of tang but keeps the cookies chewy, too.
It’ll stand out in a bake sale full of chocolate chip-studded cookies.
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Make this recipe as your base, then decorate away for any occasion.
The key to perfectly baked cookies is rolling the dough to an even thickness.
This cookie recipe uses just the pantry basics, perfect for making a dessert in a rush.
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Evenly coat the peanut butter cookie balls in sugar before baking.
Cheesecake Cookies
These maraschino cherry-topped cookies should look mighty familiar.
This recipe is a longtime holiday crowd-pleaser.
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Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies
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Memaw’s peanut butter cookies are legendary.
Little did we know you only need four ingredients to make a massive batch of perfection.
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
This cookie is a classic example of making lemonade out of lemons.
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In this case, the lemon is a boxed cake mix, which isn’t too bad to start.
Red velvet cake mix and other ingredients help create chewy cookies dotted with white chocolate.
This treat is a chocolate chip cookie stuffed with pecans, oats, and coconut.
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With all these mix-ins, they are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
Pinwheel Cookies
This vintage recipe gives essential butter cookies a fun chocolatey twist.
Leave enough time for the cookie dough to chill, at least two hours.
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Using food coloring to dye the cookie dough makes a classic cookie festive for the holidays.
The secret lies in the recipe.
A Texan at heart, Barbara knows to go big or go home.
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Any Southern grandma appreciates that cookie mentality.
Fudgy Flourless Chocolate-Pecan Cookies
You won’t believe these cookies are flourless and gluten-free.
Leaving out the flour makes room for more pockets of melted chocolate and toasted chopped pecans.
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Whipped egg whites make these cookies airy and crisp on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside.
Cream Cheese Christmas Cookie
This recipe is an all-time Southern classic.
Make these cookies year-round by switching up the sprinkle colors.
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Despite looking beautiful and complicated to make, these cookies are essentially slice-and-bake.
It’s easy to make and transport.
The trick to making these cookies is evening out each layer before adding the next.
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Grandma’s Chocolate Drop Cookies
Chocolate lovers, this one is for you.
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
Sugar cookies, step aside.
These cinnamon sugar treats with a secret ingredient (spoiler: brown butter) hit the spot every time.
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Before freezing the dough balls, roll them in a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Try your own flavor combinations or follow this recipe.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
When you could’t decide between two classics, bring them together.
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This recipe has a few sneaky tricks that Grandma loves to keep secret.
Ginger Cemetery Cookies
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