10,000 baked recipes

Yellow party cake, a classic two-layer butter cake with a buttery vanilla crumb. Frosted with sunny yellow icing for birthdays and celebrations, tender from a long creaming method.

Oreo cookie pound cake with chunks of Oreos folded through a buttery batter and finished with a glossy chocolate glaze. A cookies-and-cream bundt that bakes up dense, moist and tender.

Chewy sourdough drop cookies with whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, raisins, and nuts. A clever way to use sourdough discard in a quick cookie with warm nutmeg spice.

Lemon pucker-up slice-and-bake cookies with fresh lemon zest and juice, a hint of nutmeg, and a crisp, buttery edge. Make the dough ahead and freeze for baking anytime.

Slice and bake sugar cookies: a make-ahead dough rolled in wax paper and chilled, then sliced and baked into tender cookies. Yields nearly eight dozen.

Spiced date drop cookies with chopped dates, toasted walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves baked into a soft, chewy drop cookie. An old-school holiday tin classic that bakes in just 10 minutes.

Buttery Italian pine nut biscotti brightened with fresh lemon juice and zest. Twice-baked until golden and crisp, with toasted pignoli in every bite. A cookie that keeps beautifully for weeks.

Fat-free cocoa squares with applesauce instead of butter or oil. A hot cocoa-brown sugar sauce poured over the batter before baking creates a gooey, self-saucing chocolate dessert.

Crockpot pumpkin bread baked inside canning jars for cylindrical loaves. Pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, currants, and a wet pumpkin batter. Edible gift idea.

Swedish ginger cookies (pepparkakor) made with dark corn syrup, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. A spiced roll-and-cut dough that bakes thin and snappy for the holidays.

Classic gingerbread people cookies with molasses, brown sugar, and warm spices. Makes 30 crisp-tender cookies, perfect for decorating with kids for Christmas baking.

Pfeffernüsse-style German spice cookies with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, mace, and allspice, finished with a drop of brandy before baking. A traditional holiday cookie that keeps for weeks in a tin.

Orange pecan slice-and-bake cookies with fresh orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. A buttery icebox cookie with bright citrus flavor. Makes 4 dozen.

Double ginger cake with both fresh grated ginger and candied ginger baked into a rich, buttery sour cream batter in a tube pan. Tall, tender, and intensely ginger-forward.

Heart shaped cookie bakes a giant chocolate chip cookie in a 9-inch heart pan, then crowns it with melted chocolate frosting. Edible Valentine's gift you frost and decorate at home.

Chocolate biscotti studded with white vanilla chips, twice-baked for that signature crunch. Italian-style cookies built for dunking in coffee, tea, or dessert wine.