10,000 desert recipes

A delectable cheesecake made with lady fingers and white chocolate that's perfect for Easter!

Patriotic jello cake is a red-white-and-blue poke cake with strawberry and blueberry jello soaked into a white cake, frosted with whipped topping. A July 4th potluck classic that slices into stripes of color.

Marji's fudgies: dense fudgy chocolate drop cookies with cocoa, powdered milk, and a stiff dough that bakes into a brownie-cookie hybrid. Foil-pan baking trick included.

Chocolate pecan shortbread cookies, food-processor easy. Cocoa-rich shortbread pressed thin and topped with crystal sugar and ground pecans for crunch.

Triple chocolate cheesecake with three distinct stripes of milk, white, and bittersweet chocolate over a chocolate wafer crust. Topped with a glossy ganache glaze and toasted almonds. A water-bath bake gives it that crack-free, silky texture.

Roll-and-cut almond cookies with toasted sliced almonds folded into a buttery dough and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. Crisp edges, tender centers, and a double hit of vanilla and almond extract.

Chocolate lover's cake with four thin layers of sour cream chocolate cake sandwiched with fudge frosting and topped with chopped pecans. Bare sides show off the dramatic layered interior.

Lighter cocoa oatmeal cookies made with egg whites and nonfat yogurt instead of whole eggs and butter. Studded with mini chocolate chips and chewy with 3 cups of quick oats. Makes a whopping 66 cookies.

No-bake Chinese cookies made with crunchy chow mein noodles, mini marshmallows, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter. Four ingredients, ready in 20 minutes, no oven required.

Lemony sweet potato pie with lemon extract, lemon zest, egg yolks, and milk in an unbaked pie shell. A Southern-style custard pie with bright citrus that cuts the sweetness.

Kahlua pumpkin pie with coffee liqueur in the custard and the whipped cream topping. Brown sugar and warm spices meet rich, boozy depth for a grown-up holiday pie.

Peach ambrosia dessert made with fresh peaches, vanilla shake mix, unflavored gelatin, and coconut. A light, creamy, low-fat treat that sets up in an hour.

Diabetic-friendly lemon meringue pie sweetened with fructose and sugar substitute. The classic citrus dessert with a glossy meringue, formulated for lower-impact glucose response.

Traditional Scotch shortbread with just butter, sugar, flour, and salt. Baked low and slow until pale and sandy with a pure butter crumble in every bite.

Moist chocolate cake with blended prunes, buttermilk, and cinnamon, finished with a rich cooked fudge frosting. Bake in a 13x9 pan or two 8-inch rounds.

An elegant no-bake amaretto cheesecake on a baked hazelnut macaroon crust. A light, gelatin-set cream cheese filling spiked with almond liqueur over a nutty, chewy-crisp base.