Celebrate Halloween with delicious Sugared Shortbread ... Shortbread cookies and sugar cookies are both popular treats, but ...

Cut shapes out with the Halloween cutters ... on a work surface dusted with icing sugar and cut out shapes using the same cutters as the cookies. Brush the cookies with the warmed apricot jam ...

Simple sugar cookies need not be boring. We love punching up their flavor with ginger, cinnamon or apricot jam, and topping them with everything from colorful sprinkles to sticky-sweet icing.

Once the cookies are completely cool, make the icing: Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl then a splash of water. Stir well until the sugar has dissolved and the icing is smooth. Add a little more ...

Mark Weinberg for The New York Times Perfect for Halloween — these cookies are a very useful way to keep a roomful of boisterous children happy.

BOO! Halloween is here and its time to entertain your guests with some spooky cookies. Shape them like Jack-o'-lanterns, witches hat, bats, ghosts or whatever you want. NOTE: You can add food coloring ...