Recipes with baking powder

Spritzgeback, the traditional German pressed butter cookie made with rich butter, powdered sugar, and almond or lemon extract. Tender, melt-in-your-mouth shapes pressed through a cookie gun for the holiday tin.

Macaroon meets chocolate chip cookie in this co-winner in the drop cookie category, with a twist of cinnamon, nutmeg and mint; it's from Jessica Wall-Valadez of Milwaukee.

A decadent cake is made with chocolate chip cookie dough. Give your classic chocolate chip cookies a fun twist.

Red and black raspberry pudding cake with fresh and frozen berries simmered into syrup and spooned over a buttery cake batter. The berries sink while baking, creating a soft pudding-cake top.

Three-layer pineapple meringue torte with crushed pineapple cake, cashew-studded meringue baked right on top, and a pineapple whipped cream frosting.

Homemade lemon biscuits split and loaded with mixed summer berries, strawberry puree, and billowy whipped cream. Use whatever seasonal fruit you have for this classic fruit shortcake.

Spanish empanadillas stuffed with wine-braised rabbit, fennel and olives, folded into a thyme-scented dough and baked golden. Savory little hand pies for tapas or a Mediterranean spread.

Chewy brown sugar brownies loaded with grated carrots, chopped raisins, and a walnut topping. Not your typical brownie, but the 4.8-star rating speaks for itself.

Tender white chocolate cake studded with almonds and coconut, layered with billowy whipped cream frosting folded with toasted coconut for elegant celebrations.

Chocolate lovers will adore this decadent cake made with almonds and served with vanilla ice cream.

Chinese-style caramel fried apples or bananas battered and deep-fried, then coated in crackly spun sugar with sesame seeds. Dipped in ice water for a shatteringly crisp shell.

Southern hush puppies with creamed corn, chopped onions, and cornmeal batter. Drop by spoonfuls into hot oil, fry until golden for moist, slightly sweet cornbread fritters.

A fudgy brownie base topped with creamy white chocolate ice cream, frozen into a showstopping dessert. Crisp, gooey, and cold in every bite.

Drop biscuits with cornmeal crunch and pepper jack cheese baked in. Spicy, cheesy, and ready in 20 minutes with no rolling or cutting needed.

Checkerboard cookies with alternating chocolate and vanilla dough squares in a striking grid pattern. An impressive slice-and-bake cookie for holiday cookie tins and special occasions.

Norwegian kringla are soft pretzel-shaped buttermilk cookies twisted into figure-eights. A traditional Scandinavian coffee-time treat that needs an overnight chill for flavor.