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Deep pot apple pie with butterscotch chip sauce and cinnamon brown sugar pastry strips layered over cooked apples. A rustic, scoopable apple dessert served in bowls.

Sand tarts, a classic Pennsylvania Dutch butter cookie rolled paper-thin, brushed with egg white, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, and topped with a pecan half. Crisp, buttery, and delicate.

Start a fiesta with these delicious cookies made of pecans and ground cinnamon.

Italian anise biscotti: twice-baked Italian almond cookies flavored with pharmacy-grade anise oil and toasted whole almonds. Crisp, dunkable, perfect with espresso.

Whole chicken baked in a sticky honey-mustard glaze spiked with curry powder and butter. Basted until golden and glazed, this French-inspired classic is pure hands-off comfort food.

Cheesy hash brown casserole with sour cream, sharp cheddar, and buttery corn flake topping. The ultimate potluck side dish that feeds a crowd and gets rave reviews.

Everyone loves the crunchy oat topping and sweet pear filling in this fruity crisp. This crisp is delicious, served warm.

A proper Irish chocolate cake made with Guinness stout, cocoa, and dark brown sugar, sandwiched with a bright orange buttercream. Rich, malty, and a wee bit boozy.

Buttery gold tube cake flavored with lemon extract and mace, topped with a from-scratch mocha butter frosting made with cocoa, coffee, and egg whites.

Grilled sausage foil packet with red potatoes, green beans, and onion sealed up and cooked right on the grill. Smoky sausage and tender vegetables in one no-cleanup hobo dinner for camping or the backyard.

If you're tired of the same old sandwich spreads, then try this variation of butter that's made with parsley leaves.

Whole grain shortbread made with amaranth flour, whole-wheat flour, rice flour, honey, and butter. Nutty, earthy, and naturally sweetened, this healthier shortbread bakes up in under 20 minutes.

Forget the store-bought cookie dough and learn how to make cookies from scratch—it's simple.

Thin, crispy macadamia nut lace cookies made with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, and butter. Five ingredients that spread into delicate, golden, candy-like wafers.

Elegant crescent-shaped chocolate cookies made with cocoa, walnuts, and butter, blended in a food processor and baked low and slow. Six ingredients, twelve moons, zero stress.

Quick microwave pineapple sauce with cinnamon and butter, thickened with cornstarch. A sweet, spiced sauce for grilled meats or desserts, ready in just 7 minutes.