50 Old-School Cookie Recipes Grandma Knew By Heart

Home Recipes Cooking Style Comfort FoodNicole DosterUpdated: Feb. 27, 2024Even when Grandma eyeballed the measurements and ad-libbed the steps, her cookies always seemed to come out perfect. Here are the cookie recipes you begged her to write down.1/50Vanilla Meringue CookiesGrandma was a master of the meringue. This meringue cookie is light, airy morsels and the treat to settle a sweets craving. —Jenni Sharp, Milwaukee, WisconsinGet Recipe2/50Homemade Chocolate ShortbreadThis recipe has been in my files for a long time…probably from when I first learned to bake. Any chocolate lover will like these melt-in-your-mouth cookies. I make them year-round with variations. They’re even richer with a thin coat of icing or as a sandwich cookie with frosting in the middle. —Sarah Bueckert, Austin, Manitoba. Looking for more? You’ve got to try these delicious mom’s best cookie recipes.Go to Recipe3/50Taste of HomeOld-Fashioned Peanut Butter CookiesMy mother insisted that my grandmother write down...