Recipes with powdered sugar

Crispy deep-fried cardamom pastries with rum, butter, and a powdered sugar coating. Pale, delicate, and fragrant with freshly pounded cardamom seeds.

Chocolate nut Dixies are old-fashioned crinkle cookies rolled in powdered sugar for a crackled snowy top. Fudgy chocolate centers, crisp edges, perfect for cookie tins and bake sales.

Cocoa espresso brownie bars with walnuts, made with egg substitute and corn oil spread for a lighter take. Fudgy, coffee-spiked, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Chocolate sweetheart sandwich cookies with cocoa dough puffed and crackled, filled with vanilla buttercream. Homemade Oreo-style cookies with a rich, creamy center.

Filled lemon cookies sandwich thin, buttery shortbread rounds with a bright lemon filling. Slice-and-bake icebox dough with a tea party finish dusted in powdered sugar.

Lemon yogurt poppy seed muffins with a tangy lemon glaze, made with lowfat lemon yogurt and fresh lemon zest. Tender crumb with a bright citrus punch and a satisfying poppy seed crunch in every bite.

Sour cream chocolate layer cake with a tangy, moist crumb and a rich sour cream chocolate frosting. Old-school bakery flavor from a one-bowl batter.

Spicy applesauce brownies with unsweetened chocolate, cinnamon, and walnuts, topped with a cinnamon-powdered sugar drizzle. Fudgy, fruity, and warmly spiced.

Chocolate peanut butter frosting made with cocoa powder, peanut butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar. A no-cook, no-butter frosting with rich chocolate-peanut flavor.

Light-as-air meringue kisses and edible shells made from egg whites, powdered sugar, and almond extract. Fill the shells with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

No-bake peanut butter bars with graham crackers, powdered sugar, and chunky peanut butter topped with melted chocolate. Tastes like a homemade Reese's cup in bar form.

Three-layer chocolate almond cake with cocoa buttermilk layers, almond cream filling, and rich chocolate frosting. A showstopper from-scratch layer cake.

Three-layer chocolate almond cake with cocoa buttermilk layers, almond cream filling, and rich chocolate frosting. A showstopper from-scratch layer cake.

Holiday pumpkin muffins with pumpkin pie spice, buttermilk, and a simple powdered sugar glaze. Soft, warmly spiced, and ready in 25 minutes for Christmas morning breakfast.

Holiday pumpkin muffins with pumpkin pie spice, buttermilk, and a simple powdered sugar glaze. Soft, warmly spiced, and ready in 25 minutes for Christmas morning breakfast.

Here's a cake for praline lovers that can be prepared as a layer or sheet cake.