Baked Good recipe collection

Rosky's (Czech rohlíky): cream cheese pastry cookies filled with apricot, dusted with powdered sugar. The Old World holiday cookie your grandmother kept on the tin every Christmas.

Ruth's Whiskey Ice Box Cake is a no-bake vintage dessert: whiskey-spiked gelatin mousse layered between split ladyfingers and chilled overnight in a springform pan. A make-ahead showstopper.

Mix flour, salt, sugar, and starchy potato water in a crock, then let wild yeasts work their magic over several days for a rustic sourdough starter with earthy depth.

A rich, egg-laden yeast bread studded with raisins and scented with anise, lemon zest, and orange zest. Makes 4 fragrant loaves with a tender, golden crumb.

Amish friendship yeast starter, the classic 10-day fermented sweet starter you stir daily, feed with milk, flour, and sugar, then divide to bake friendship bread and share with friends.

A frozen no-bake pie with crushed malted milk balls folded into vanilla yogurt and whipped cream on a graham cracker crust. Nostalgic malt shop vibes in every creamy, crunchy slice.

Wholesome cracked wheat and carrot loaf with oat bran, brown sugar, and skim milk. A fiber-rich, lightly sweet homemade bread with a soft, golden crumb.

Espresso hazelnut cheesecake with a butter cookie cinnamon crust, water bath baked filling with roasted hazelnuts, and piped whipped cream with espresso beans.

Frozen mint pie in an Oreo crust: whipped topping, sweetened condensed milk, and mint extract folded into a no-bake holiday dessert. Five ingredients, freeze and serve.

German springerle, the classic embossed anise cookie made with eggs, sugar, flour, and crushed anise seed. Patterned with a springerle roller and dried overnight to lock in the design before baking.

Honey almond tartlets with a flaky sour cream pastry shell, cream cheese and honey filling, toasted almonds, and fresh strawberries on top. An elegant make-ahead dessert.

Jamaican chocolate cake soaked in cinnamon rum syrup, coated in melted semi-sweet chocolate, and studded with almonds. A spiced, boozy Caribbean dessert worth the wait.

No-bake peach ice cream cake layered with gingersnap crumbs, toasted almonds, crystallized ginger, peach frozen yogurt, vanilla ice cream, and caramel sauce. Frozen overnight and sliced like a loaf.

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.

Four-layer sour cream orange cake with citrus zest, a Grand Marnier glaze, cream cheese coconut frosting, and toasted coconut on the sides. A make-ahead showstopper for celebrations.

Turtle swirl cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with semi-sweet chocolate ribbons, butterscotch drizzle, and toasted pecans. Marbled, dense, and unapologetically rich.