10,000 butter recipes

This moist and delicious cake is made with marshmallows and a bit of orange juice which gives it that rich taste.

Pecan thumbprint cookies, the classic shortbread-style holiday cookie. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth dough rolled in finely chopped pecans with a thumbprint well ready for jam, chocolate, or icing.

Boston cookies are an old-fashioned drop cookie with cinnamon, raisins and chopped walnuts in a simple butter-sugar base. Soft in the middle, lightly chewy at the edges, ready in 30 minutes.

Savory German cabbage muffins with grated cabbage, celery seed, and onion flakes. Tender, slightly sweet, and unexpectedly hearty. A bread-basket alternative for soups and stews.

Fettuccine alla panna with just three ingredients: butter, cream, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. The original Italian cream pasta, simpler and purer than Alfredo.

Classic oyster stew with shucked oysters gently cooked in butter, then combined with scalded milk and cream. Seasoned with white pepper and nutmeg. Simple, rich, and traditional.

Palatschinken are thin Austrian and German pancakes filled with melted chocolate and powdered sugar, then rolled and dusted. Classic European dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Broiled chicken breasts marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and fresh oregano, then basted with herbed lemon butter. Mediterranean flavors with a golden, charred finish.

Twice-baked potatoes stuffed with cream cheese, butter, and green onion, mounded high and dusted with paprika. A classic steakhouse side done at home.

Rich chocolate tube cake made with unsweetened chocolate, sour cream, and folded egg whites, topped with a warm semi-sweet chocolate frosting. Dense, moist, and intensely chocolatey.

Pâté maison poaches chicken livers in spiced water, then blends them with sweet butter, mustard, nutmeg, garlic, Calvados, and dried currants. The classic Silver Palate spread for crusty bread and a cold martini.

Apple sausage pancakes fold browned breakfast sausage and shredded apple into a cinnamon-spiced pancake batter, served with a quick homemade cider syrup. A 20-minute fall brunch standout.

Grilled lamb chops marinated overnight in currant jelly and Dijon mustard, cooked over hickory coals, and served with a shallot-rosemary white wine butter sauce.

Crispy Rice Krispies meet sharp cheddar and whole wheat flour in these addictive bite-sized cheese crackers. Golden, crunchy, and gone in minutes at any gathering.

Three layers of espresso-spiked chocolate: a fudgy brownie base, a brown sugar walnut filling with coffee granules, and a mocha chocolate drizzle on top. For serious coffee and chocolate lovers.

Tender whitefish fillets baked in white wine and Dijon mustard, topped with earthy fiddlehead ferns and finished with a swirl of butter. Spring on a plate in just 25 minutes.