5,096 butter cake recipes

Butterscotch shortbread cookies made with dark brown sugar and unsalted butter, topped with chopped walnuts or pecans pressed into the dough. Makes 72 bite-sized squares.

Traditional German Spekulatius Christmas cookies spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, made with ground almonds and butter. Thin, crisp, and warmly spiced, these are a holiday cookie tin essential.

Fresh apricots stuffed with almonds, soaked in rum, then dipped in cinnamon batter and deep-fried until golden for a show-stopping dessert.

Bourbon-soaked raisin and pecan tube cake with a tender buttermilk crumb and warm nutmeg spice. A boozy Southern-style pound cake finished with a brown sugar drizzle.

Golden corn muffins sweetened with real maple syrup and brown sugar, brushed with melted butter straight from the oven. A warm New England spin on cornbread that belongs at every fall table.

Raisin orange polenta cookies fold Cointreau-soaked raisins, bright orange zest, and a scoop of cornmeal into a buttery Italian-style drop cookie. Golden, subtly crunchy, and citrus-bright.

Blond brownies with brown sugar and butter base topped with almonds and chocolate chips: butterscotch-flavored bars baked until golden, named for the A-B-C toppings.

Poppyseed bundt cake with a cinnamon-brown sugar swirl tucked through the middle. Buttermilk-soaked poppyseeds, whipped egg whites for lift, and a hint of almond extract for nutty depth.

Three-layer butternut cake with tangy cream cheese frosting and chopped nuts. Rich buttermilk batter laced with butternut flavoring bakes up tender and moist, then gets slathered in a thick, nutty frosting that'll have folks lining up for seconds.

Mary's Milky Way cake melts whole candy bars right into a buttermilk bundt batter, baking up dense, moist and rich with caramel, chocolate and toasted pecans. A Southern potluck favorite that needs no frosting.

Lemon zucchini cookies with walnuts and a tangy lemon glaze drizzled on warm. A soft, cake-like drop cookie that sneaks garden zucchini into a bright, citrusy treat.

Texas-style buttermilk pecan pralines with a caramel-colored, melt-on-your-tongue center. Makes nearly 4 dozen candies from a classic Cook 'Em Horns recipe.

Jalapeno drop biscuits with Monterey Jack cheese and cornmeal, ready in 30 minutes. Both fresh and pickled jalapenos give these spicy, cheesy biscuits a double kick with no rolling required.

These bars are very pretty with their dark chocolate swirls throughout. The dessert is a sweet treat to any lunch-bucket meal.

Bonnie Graber of Oak Creek sent this recipe for an old-fashioned kitchen sink cookie that would be good any time of the year.

Spiced refrigerator cookies with sour cream, sliced almonds, cloves, and nutmeg. Make-ahead dough keeps for 2 weeks refrigerated or freezes for months.