Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Finnish butter cookies with almond extract, brushed with egg white and topped with sugar and ground almonds before baking. Delicate, crisp shortbread-style cookies with a nutty sparkle.

A thin, fudgy chocolate sheet cake with sour cream for moisture, topped with a warm boiled cocoa icing poured on while still hot. Bakes in a jelly roll pan and feeds a big crowd fast.

Parisian hearts, a French almond cookie sandwich cut in heart shapes, filled with lemon icing and raspberry jam peeking through a cutout center. Elegant, buttery, and bakery-beautiful.

Canadian butter tart squares with a buttery shortbread base and gooey brown sugar-raisin filling. All the flavor of butter tarts without rolling pastry. Cut into bars for easy sharing.

Soft banana nut bar cookies baked in a sheet pan with sour cream for extra moisture, then slathered with a tangy cream cheese frosting. Cut into bars and watch them vanish.

Easy lemon pound cake that doctors a yellow cake mix with lemon pie filling for a moist, bright-flavored loaf. Five ingredients, one bowl, the kind of shortcut bake that fools every guest.

Ultimate triple chocolate chunk cookies pack melted semisweet chocolate into the dough, plus chunks of semisweet and white chocolate folded in. Soft, fudgy, and chocolate-loaded in every bite.

A layered cherry pie with amaretto-spiked cherry filling, silky almond cream custard, and stabilized whipped cream topped with white chocolate. A true Oregon gem.

Old-fashioned sour cream drop cookies that bake up soft and pillowy. Versatile enough for chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, or rolled and cut into shapes.

No-bake peanut butter Rice Krispies cookies use just 4 ingredients. Sugar and syrup melt with peanut butter, then poured over crispy cereal for a chewy-crunchy lunchbox classic.

Quick pumpkin bundt cake using spice cake mix and canned pumpkin, topped with a Kahlua coffee glaze. A semi-homemade fall dessert with rich, warm spice flavor.

Hazelnut melting moments with ground filberts, lemon zest, and a pool of melted chocolate in the center. A delicate thumbprint cookie dusted with powdered sugar.

Red plum spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves folded into a moist batter studded with chopped plums and nuts. Finished with a cream cheese frosting spiked with reserved plum juice.

Rich white chocolate cheesecake on a cinnamon-almond crust, served over fresh raspberry Grand Marnier sauce. A stunning baked cheesecake with a water bath method for crack-free results every time.

Lemon-pineapple delight folds prepared lemon pie filling, drained crushed pineapple, and whipped topping into a frozen pie set in a vanilla wafer crust. Tropical no-bake summer dessert.

Soft, chewy oatmeal cookies sweetened naturally with banana and raisins, loaded with chunky peanut butter and cinnamon. No added sugar. Makes just 2 big satisfying cookies.