10,000 buttery recipes

Buttery walnut cookies made with toasted ground walnuts, piped and baked low and slow until pale golden, then dusted with powdered sugar. Tender, crumbly, and freezer-friendly.

Rhubarb dream bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a sweet, custard-like rhubarb topping baked until golden. A simple spring dessert that highlights tart, fresh rhubarb.

Classic butter nut balls (also called Russian tea cakes or Mexican wedding cookies). Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread rolled twice in powdered sugar for a snowy finish.

Crisp, lacy brandy wafers spiced with ginger and rolled into elegant tubes while still warm. Golden syrup gives them a buttery toffee crunch that shatters with every bite.

Coiled honey almond twist bread made with basic sweet dough, topped with a buttery honey-almond glaze that caramelizes as it bakes. A pull-apart breakfast or brunch bread.

Cape Cod cranberry pie with a self-forming buttery crust that bakes right over tart cranberries and chopped nuts. No pie crust rolling needed. Just mix, pour, and bake.

French-style herb omelet with basil, thyme, marjoram, parsley, and chives folded into buttery eggs. A quick, aromatic breakfast ready in 10 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.

Greek kourabiedes wedding shortbread, buttery powdered-sugar cookies scented with brandy or ouzo and topped with a single clove. A snowy holiday and wedding classic that melts in the mouth.

Cream cheese cookies with lemon zest, tender and buttery with a subtle tang from the cream cheese. A versatile roll-and-cut dough with just six ingredients. No eggs needed.

A dense, buttery coconut pound cake baked in a bundt or tube pan with almond extract and shredded coconut. No frosting needed, freezer-friendly, and only 7 ingredients from bowl to oven.

Mushroom pate: a vegetarian appetizer of buttery sauteed mushrooms and onions deglazed with sherry, then blended with cream cheese and fresh parsley. Spread on crackers or crusty bread for the perfect cocktail snack.

Cream cheese shortbread cookies crowned with a fresh strawberry half. Buttery, tender rounds with a jammy ruby center that bakes right into the dough. Pretty enough for tea, easy enough for a weeknight.

Buttery Italian-style shortbread cookies made with powdered sugar, vanilla, and three-quarters of a pound of real butter. Chill the dough, roll it out, cut your favorite shapes, and bake until golden.

Orange macadamia nut cookies are buttery shortbread diamonds with chopped macadamias and bright orange zest. Just five ingredients, no eggs, rolled and cut for a tea-tray cookie that bakes up tender and crisp.

Steak a la Stone broils thick-cut filet mignon, slices it thin, and tosses it in a buttery sauce of sauteed onions and pimientos. Served on toast points for an elegant retro dinner party main.

Traditional German muffins laced with rum, studded with almonds and raisins, scented with orange zest. Rich, tender crumb with old-world spice and fruit.