2,083 dessert recipes

Raisin oatmeal brownies blend melted chocolate chips with brown sugar, oats, and raisins for a chewy bar with nutty texture and pockets of fruity sweetness.

Bizcochitos are the official state cookie of New Mexico: lard-based shortbread perfumed with anise and sweet wine, dusted in cinnamon sugar, and baked into delicate flaky rounds. The traditional Christmas and wedding cookie of the Southwest.

Pecan thumbprint cookies, the classic shortbread-style holiday cookie. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth dough rolled in finely chopped pecans with a thumbprint well ready for jam, chocolate, or icing.

Fudgy chocolate crinkle cookies rolled in sugar and baked until the edges set but the centers stay soft and chewy. Made with real melted unsweetened chocolate.

Fresh autumn fruits draped in a billowy sherry sabayon sauce with whipped cream and orange zest. Cantaloupe, figs, and grapes under a cloud of custard, finished with toasted almonds. Effortlessly elegant.

The full showpiece version of Bruno's flourless Italian chocolate cake: three layers filled with rum-spiked chocolate whipped cream, wrapped in alternating dark and white chocolate strips, and garnished with chocolate leaves.

Apple pie topped with halved marshmallows that brown into golden, gooey peaks under a slow second bake. Tart apples, just sugar and nutmeg, no top crust. The midcentury trick that turns weeknight apple pie into something special.

Best Apple Cheesecake with Graham Pecan Crust recipe

If you want something cool for dessert, try this decadent and delicious ice cream pie that tastes amazing down to the last crumb.

Cloud-light chocolate angel food cake that's fat-free and cholesterol-free, leavened entirely by whipped egg whites and flavored with cocoa. An airy, guilt-light dessert with deep chocolate flavor.

Buttery cookies hiding a whole Andes mint inside, wrapped in soft dough and topped with a pecan half for surprise chocolate-mint magic in every bite.

Old-fashioned sugar cookies with a dual-sugar dough of granulated and powdered sugar, flattened with a sugar-dipped glass. Tender, crackly-topped, and buttery.

Homemade vegan brownie mix with carob powder and pitted dates, sweetened naturally with no refined sugar. Just blend with soy milk and bake for fudgy, wholesome brownies in 30 minutes.

James Beard's classic shortbread recipe uses just four ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, and egg yolk. The simple dough bakes into 32 crisp, buttery triangles or squares with a delicate golden finish.

Peanut butter filled fudge cupcakes hide a cream cheese and peanut butter core inside rich cocoa cupcakes. Bake reveals a fudgy exterior with a soft, cheesecake-like peanut butter center.

Babe's Pecan Pie is a classic Southern pecan pie with dark corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and coarsely chopped pecans in a flaky crust. Simple, sticky-sweet, and utterly irresistible at the holiday table.