10,000 desert recipes

British-style lemon drizzle cake with a crunchy sugar and fresh lemon juice topping. A simple one-bowl sponge baked in a round tin with bright citrus flavor.

Cocoa cookies with semisweet chocolate chips, pecan-crusted tops, and a gooey caramel center pressed into each one. Soft, fudgy, and done in 35 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Beginner-friendly no-fail pie crust with just four ingredients: flour, shortening, salt, and cold water. A flaky, tender single 9-inch crust ready in 20 minutes for any pie, sweet or savory.

Old-fashioned sugar cookies made with butter and oil for a tender, melt-in-your-mouth crumb. Rolled in sugar and pressed flat, these bake up with soft centers and lightly crisp edges. Makes 3 dozen.

Chewy chocolate cookies made with cocoa powder, corn syrup, and egg whites for a fat-free treat that's soft, fudgy, and guilt-free.

Easy eggnog cookies: classic Christmas roll-out cookies made with real eggnog and freshly grated nutmeg. Crisp edges, soft centers, perfect for decorating with kids.

Fiadone is a traditional Corsican ricotta cheesecake with bright lemon zest and airy whipped egg whites. Lighter than New York cheesecake, this French island classic bakes to a deep golden crust.

Just like it's title, easy, pretty and loaded with mint and chocolate.

Quick apple streusel coffee cake made with Bisquick baking mix and sweetened applesauce. Topped with cinnamon brown sugar crumble in under 45 minutes.

Sandbakelse, traditional Scandinavian butter cookies with cardamom, pressed into mini tart tins and filled with jam. Delicate, sandy-textured holiday cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

No-bake chocolate mousse pie spiked with Bailey's Irish cream in a graham cracker crust. Silky, boozy, and topped with whipped cream and strawberries.

Thai rice balls in sweet coconut milk made with rice flour and arrowroot, boiled then simmered in warm coconut sauce. A naturally gluten-free Southeast Asian dessert served hot.

Macedoine of fresh fruit marinated in rum and orange juice with oranges, apples, pears, bananas, raspberries, and walnuts. An elegant French fruit dessert.

I was skeptical about savory cheddar cheese in a sweet cheesecake, but I still went on and made the cheesecake. I'm so glad that I did, because it actually tasted delicious.

A cashew twist on classic pecan pie with brown sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla in a flaky crust. Golden, gooey, and utterly irresistible for holiday dessert.

Amish cookies made with both butter and corn oil, two kinds of sugar, and cream of tartar for a melt-in-your-mouth texture. A massive 8-dozen batch of simple, old-fashioned sugar cookies.