225 almond cake recipes

Get into the holiday spirit with this decorative cookie that is sure to have the kids hungry for more.

Norwegian almond bars with an almond paste filling spiced with cardamom and cinnamon between buttery crumb layers. A Scandinavian cookie bar with a unique potato flake filling.

Treat your kids to these decadent and scrumptious muffins that are rich down to the last bite.

Linzer tart with a spiced almond crust, raspberry fruit spread, and a piped lattice top. An Austrian-inspired pastry sweetened with apple juice concentrate instead of refined sugar.

Spiced banana cookie wreaths: ring-shaped cookies made from banana, granola, raisins, and warm spices, drizzled with glaze and almonds. Christmas gift-worthy baking.

Vegan cardamom almond muffins made with whole wheat pastry flour, pear puree, and soy milk. Fragrant, low-fat, and egg-free with warm spice and almond flavor.

Pat Korth of Muskego offered a coconut variation on the peanut butter kiss cookie.

Moist, low-fat chocolate cake made with pureed prunes instead of butter and topped with a tangy orange glaze. Deeply chocolatey with barely any fat, and no one will guess the secret ingredient.

Sugar-free peach shortcake with juicy fresh peaches under a tender almond-cinnamon cake, then flipped to show off a glossy fruit top. Light dessert sweetened without refined sugar.

Traditional Middle Eastern semolina cake drenched in lemon syrup. This easy yogurt-based dessert bakes golden brown and soaks up fragrant citrus syrup for a moist, tender treat perfect with tea.

Middle Eastern semolina cake soaked in citrus syrup and topped with toasted almonds. This yogurt-based dessert bakes up golden with a tender, moist crumb that pairs beautifully with tea.

Chewy toffee almond bars with an oat and brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a buttery caramel almond layer. A batch makes 48 bite-sized treats.

Old-fashioned filled sugar cookies with a cooked raisin and nut filling sandwiched between two thin, almond-scented sugar cookie rounds. A classic heirloom cookie recipe.

German loaf cookies (Zwieback-style) with lemon zest, almond extract, and a cocoa-cinnamon swirl. Baked as a log, sliced, then broiled crisp for a twice-baked biscotti-like crunch.

Thin, crispy refrigerator spice cookies with honey, molasses, ground almonds, and a warm blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cardamom. Egg-free, low-fat, and perfect for cookie cutters.

Melomakarona are classic Greek Christmas cookies, olive oil dough spiced with orange zest and cognac, soaked in honey-cinnamon syrup, then sprinkled with toasted almonds. Holiday tradition perfected.