134 hidden recipes

Chocolate chip cookies with finely ground rolled oats blended into the flour for hidden chew and structure. Loaded with milk chocolate chips and toasty walnuts. No-fail dough.

Chocolate chip sour cream cake baked in a tube pan with a hidden layer of chocolate chips and cinnamon sugar on top. A dense, moist coffee cake-style dessert.

Fudgy bon bons: a chocolate truffle-like dough wrapped around a Hershey's Kiss, baked just 6 to 8 minutes, and drizzled with white chocolate. A hidden-surprise cookie that bakes up shiny and molten.

Chocolate sandwich cookies with a pastel mint wafer hidden inside each one. Thin cocoa dough rounds sealed with a fork, sugared on top, and baked until set. A fun surprise cookie.

This traditional bread served in Mexico celebrates the Epiphany! Usually hidden inside is a coin or toy baby and whoever finds it gets to make the tamales for Candelmas!

Pumpkin tunnel cake bakes a brown sugar buttermilk-bran bundt with a hidden ring of spiced pumpkin filling running through the center. Lower-fat with egg whites and oil.

Chocolate chip pecan pie with a hidden layer of frozen chocolate chips beneath a classic dark corn syrup pecan custard. The frozen trick keeps chocolate chips intact through baking.

Peanut butter and jelly muffins made with whole wheat flour, crunchy peanut butter cut into the dry mix, and a hidden spoonful of fruit preserves in the center of each one.

Super leprechaun cookies 'n' mint cake: a cheerful green bundt with a hidden chocolate-mint candy bar swirl, glazed with melted cookies 'n' mint chocolate. An easy, festive St. Patrick's Day cake.

Cranberry cheesecake on a buttery walnut-graham crust, with a layer of cranberry sauce hidden beneath a creamy sour cream filling. A festive, crack-free holiday cheesecake topped with sugared cranberries.

Lentil and tomato soup with rosemary, miso, and a pinch of arame seaweed blended smooth. A vegan soup with hidden umami depth from miso and seaweed that keeps you guessing.

Apple coffee cake with a sour cream batter layered with sliced apples and a cinnamon-brown sugar-nut streusel. A buttery brunch cake with a hidden ribbon of fruit inside.

Caramel pecan buns with a melted chocolate kiss hidden inside each one, made with refrigerator biscuit dough. A four-ingredient sticky bun shortcut that bakes golden in under 35 minutes.

Mississippi Mist Pie with fresh strawberries hidden under a lime cream cheese filling in a vanilla wafer crust. A no-bake showstopper with creme de menthe and piped whipped cream.

Cheese bread with hidden pockets of melted Monterey Jack, black beans, sun-dried tomatoes, green chilies, and cumin baked into round Southwestern-style loaves. Freezer-friendly, packed with smoky flavor.

Vegetable stuffed meat loaf with shredded carrot and potato tucked inside lean ground beef, slow cooker friendly with a ketchup mustard glaze. The classic comfort dinner with a hidden vegetable surprise.