Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Pecan chess pie crosses Southern chess pie with classic pecan pie: a custardy cornmeal-laced filling studded with toasted pecans baked into a flaky crust. Less sticky than corn syrup-style pecan pies.

Rosettes are delicate Scandinavian fried cookies shaped on a decorative iron, crisp like a wafer and dusted with powdered sugar. A Christmas tradition in Nordic and Midwestern kitchens.

Praline pound cake with cream cheese, sour cream, praline liqueur, and chopped pecans baked in a Bundt pan. Finished with a boiled brown sugar-praline glaze that soaks into every ridge.

Chocolate applesauce cake baked in canning jars and sealed while hot. A moist, fudgy cake with almond extract that makes a unique homemade gift.

Anise almond biscotti are twice-baked Italian cookies with toasted almonds and warm anise seeds. Crisp, dunkable holiday treats that keep up to 4 weeks. Makes about 2 dozen.

Better-Than-Sex cake: poke cake made from German chocolate cake mix soaked with sweetened condensed milk and caramel, topped with whipped cream and crushed candy bars.

Custard-style rhubarb pie with a vanilla yogurt filling, warm nutmeg, and a brown sugar pecan crumble topping. Tart rhubarb meets sweet, creamy filling in every slice.

Coconut cream pie doubles down with cream of coconut in the custard and toasted flaked coconut folded throughout, topped with a billowy meringue for that classic diner-style finish.

Chewy almond paste macaroons with crackled tops and tender centers, baked from a homemade four-day-aged paste of blanched almonds and egg whites. The classic Italian-style cookie before the French sandwich version took over.

Fried apple pies are hand-held Southern hand pies with spiced apple filling tucked into a homemade dough, deep-fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar. Served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Oatmeal pie crust adds rolled oats to a classic shortening pastry for nutty flavor and a sturdier base. Holds up to wet fillings like pumpkin, custard, or cream pies without going soggy.

Three-layer Southern coconut cake with a tangy crushed-pineapple filling and billowy seven-minute frosting. An almond-scented butter cake stacked with grated coconut between every layer.

Apple cheesecake with cinnamon-sugar apple topping over creamy cheesecake filling on a graham cracker crust, finished with chopped pecans. Fall-flavored dessert that bakes in one pan.

Passover apple cake made with matzo meal and potato starch instead of flour. A fluffy, flourless sponge layered with grated cinnamon apples and lemon.

German chocolate pound cake with a dense, buttery crumb made from cake flour, buttermilk, and melted German sweet chocolate. Baked low and slow in a tube pan for a tender, fine-textured slice.

Classic shortbread with rice flour for a delicate sandy bite, baked in a sheet pan and cut into bars. Five ingredients, scored before baking for clean snap-apart pieces.