517 golden recipes

Classic peanut butter cookies pressed with the signature crosshatch fork pattern, baked golden, and dipped in bittersweet chocolate. Crisp edges, tender centers, deeply nutty flavor.

Classic French tarte Tatin with 5 pounds of Golden Delicious apples baked in caramel and topped with flaky puff pastry. A showstopping upside-down dessert worth the effort.

Pumpkin bundt cake with two cups of mashed pumpkin, cinnamon, chopped pecans, and optional chocolate chips. Tall, moist, golden fall cake that serves 16.

Homemade granola with four rolled grains, honey, nuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg toasted golden brown. A multi-grain breakfast cereal you can customize with your favorite dried fruit.

These apples are gently spiced and good for brunch as well as dessert.

Crispy oven fries marinated in low-fat Italian dressing, then baked until golden. Just two ingredients, vegetarian, and way better than anything from a freezer bag.

Bread machine French bread: crusty golden loaves with chewy interior, slashed and brushed with egg wash. Two long baguettes from one easy bread machine cycle.

Piroshki: golden Russian stuffed buns of soft yeast dough wrapped around savory beef, mushroom, or buckwheat fillings, then baked or fried. The portable hand pie of Russian home cooking.

Bob's favorite oatmeal cookies bake up tender and golden with cinnamon, nutmeg, and quick oats. No raisins or chips, just clean oat-spice flavor in classic drop-cookie form.

Classic oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with rolled oats and shortening for guaranteed soft, chewy texture. Simple ingredients make 36 golden cookies in under 40 minutes.

Hershey's classic chocolate chip cookies, the trusted back-of-the-bag recipe: buttery dough creamed with two sugars, loaded with semi-sweet chips and optional nuts. Soft centers, golden edges, no-fail every time.

Jansson's Temptation: creamy Swedish potato casserole layered with anchovies and onions, baked golden at 400F. This iconic Scandinavian comfort dish is a must for Christmas smorgasbord.

Chocolate chip cookies made with butter and shortening for soft centers and crisp golden edges. Loaded with semi-sweet chips and chopped nuts. Big-batch classic.

Microwave peanut brittle: classic golden, glassy peanut brittle made entirely in the microwave in 10 minutes. No candy thermometer, no boiling pot, no fuss. Just sugar, syrup, peanuts, and patience.

Chewy oatmeal trail mix cookies loaded with chocolate chips, raisins, walnuts, and sunflower seeds. Soft centers, golden edges, and a backpack-friendly chew that holds up for days.

Aluwala roti: whole wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potato, onion, and cilantro, then griddle-fried in ghee until golden. The Sri Lankan potato paratha for breakfast or lunch.