Black tahini chocolate cookies

Make your own tahini using black or white sesame seeds, this recipe shows you how. Black ones have a nuttier, sweeter flavour, making them perfect for baking 

Oaty hazelnut cookies

Soft and slightly chewy, these oaty cookies contain apple and maple syrup instead of sugar. They're packed with hazelnuts which are a good source of vitamins and minerals

Chocolate & hazelnut thumbprint cookies

The food processor does most of the work in this cookie recipe, but younger children will enjoy rolling the dough into balls and thumbprinting. Older kids can make them on their own

Peanut butter cookies

With just three ingredients, these simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike – and they're gluten-free, too

Double ginger cookies

If you love ginger nuts, you’ll love these American-style spiced biscuits with chunks of stem ginger, dipped in dark chocolate

Choc chunk, cashew & cranberry cookies

These nutty biscuits are packed with chocolate chunks and chewy dried fruit – swap the cashews for peanuts if you prefer

Oatmeal raisin cookies

Fill the biscuit tin with these rustic cookies. Soaking the raisins gives a boost to the texture and stops them from burning during cooking

Orange pumpkin face cookies

Great fun biscuits for trick or treaters – make a day or two ahead, then fill in before your spooky guests arrive

Sparkling vanilla Christmas cookies

Hang these from a Christmas tree or pack them into boxes as end-of-term gifts for teachers and friends.

Show your spots cookie sandwiches

These dinky biscuits, stacked with buttercream and topped with Smarties, are perfect for bake sales and cooking with kids