160 cookie brown sugar recipes

Old-fashioned brown sugar roll-and-cut cookies with shortening, cream of tartar, and vanilla. A simple heritage recipe that makes four dozen crispy-edged cookies.

Brown sugar walnut cookies with butter, vanilla, and a half walnut pressed into each one. Old-fashioned drop cookies with caramel-sweet flavor and a crunchy sugar top.

Maple-glazed apple pie layers thinly sliced apples with a crushed gingersnap, walnut, and brown sugar mixture. A pour of hot maple syrup midway through baking soaks down through the steam vents.

A frozen pumpkin pie made with vanilla ice cream and a spiced pecan-gingersnap crust. Creamy, no custard to bake, and made entirely ahead in the freezer. A cool twist on pumpkin pie.

Family tree cookies are giant chocolate cookies shaped like trees with branches for piping family names. A fun baking project with kids using cocoa dough, chocolate chips, and royal icing.

Fun chocolate cookies with cocoa and chocolate chips, decorated with miniature bear-shaped cookies pressed around the edges. A kid-friendly baking project.

Pumpkin Frangelico cheesecake: a spiced pumpkin cheesecake on a gingersnap crust, spiked with hazelnut Frangelico liqueur and topped with a boozy sour cream layer. The Thanksgiving cheesecake adults reach for first.

No-bake marbled raspberry cheesecake on an oatmeal cookie crust, with framboise liqueur and pink raspberry swirls. A summer-bright chilled dessert.

Velvety pumpkin cheesecake spiced with cinnamon and allspice sits atop a buttery gingersnap crust. Topped with tangy sour cream for a show-stopping holiday dessert.

Frozen pumpkin ice cream pie in a gingersnap crust with cinnamon-spiked vanilla ice cream and pumpkin whipped cream, finished with warm caramel pecan sauce poured over each slice.

Triple-layer cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with a chocolate-sour cream base, brown sugar-pecan middle, and almond-vanilla top, all finished with a glossy chocolate glaze.

Triple-layer chocolate-glazed cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, a dark chocolate layer, a brown sugar pecan layer, and a classic cream cheese layer, all topped with warm chocolate glaze. A show-stopping celebration dessert.

Frozen coffee ice cream cake layered on a chocolate wafer crust with amaretti whipped cream, toasted almonds, and a rich Amaretto dark chocolate sauce. Make-ahead elegance for any celebration.

Lighter oatmeal raisin cookies with quick oats, brown sugar, and a quarter cup of butter. Egg substitute trims the cholesterol while keeping the chewy texture intact. Yields 36 lunchbox-sized cookies.

Pumpkin oat bran muffins: high-fiber, low-fat fall muffins sweetened with brown sugar, spiced with pumpkin pie spice, and lightened with egg whites. A wholesome breakfast or snack ready in 30 minutes.

Healthier oatmeal raisin cookies made with prune paste instead of butter for lower fat, soft-baked treats in 30 minutes