Recipes with powdered sugar

Peanut butter balls rolled in coconut and shaped into spiders with licorice legs and raisin eyes. A fun no-bake Halloween craft snack kids can make in 10 minutes.

Maple pecan crescent twists made with store-bought crescent roll dough, a cinnamon-nutmeg pecan sugar filling, and a maple powdered sugar glaze. A quick breakfast pastry in 30 minutes.

Buttery pecan shortbread balls rolled in snowy powdered sugar for these melt-in-your-mouth Mexican wedding cookies. A holiday favorite that's actually simple enough for weeknight baking.

Molasses sandwich cookies with a hidden strawberry preserves filling, spiced with cinnamon and ginger, and topped with a vanilla powdered sugar glaze. The secret is inside.

Nothing expresses the German love of edible art more succintly than marzipan candies, which are shaped into piglets, cats, poodles, flowers, fruit and all sorts of other objects. They are delicious to eat, too.

Raspberry chocolate swirl cheesecake on a cocoa-vanilla wafer crust. Two batters marbled together for a dramatic black-and-pink presentation.

Carrot square cake with walnuts, golden raisins, and a tangy orange-flavored cream cheese icing. A 9-inch square pan version of the classic carrot cake, perfect for small gatherings.

Fat-free chocolate cake made with cocoa powder, egg whites, and corn syrup instead of butter, oil, or whole eggs. Topped with a cocoa-powdered sugar glaze. Rich chocolate flavor, zero fat.

Ricotta souffles with raspberry sauce are light, puffed individual desserts baked in a water bath with lemon zest, vanilla, and cinnamon. Slashed open at the table and filled with bright raspberry sauce.

Lemon pie with a crisp baked meringue crust, lemon curd filling, and sweetened whipped cream topping. A no-pastry dessert that's light, tangy, and completely gluten-free with a cloud-like meringue shell.

Black magic chocolate cake mixed entirely in a food processor with strong coffee, sour cream, and cocoa. Topped with a dark chocolate frosting made the same way.

Fudgy two-layer chocolate cake made with a full cup of unsweetened cocoa, buttermilk, and a 50/50 brown sugar mix for moisture. Topped with a glossy chocolate-butter frosting that sets to a soft, sliceable finish.

Chocolate cupcakes stuffed with maraschino cherry and pecan cream cheese filling, topped with lush frosting, a whole cherry, and a pecan half. Holiday dessert with retro charm.

Soft pumpkin walnut cookies topped with maple frosting. Made with real pumpkin puree, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and crunchy walnuts for a cakey fall cookie.

Cooked eggnog made with skim milk, eggs, powdered sugar, and vanilla, gently simmered for food safety. Serve warm with nutmeg or blended cold over crushed ice.

Lemon Jello cake made with lemon cake mix and lemon gelatin, topped with a fresh lemon juice and powdered sugar glaze poked right into the warm cake.