Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Soft, spiced drop cookies loaded with chopped fresh apples, raisins, and nuts, then finished with a simple vanilla glaze. An old-fashioned fall cookie with a cake-like bite and warm spice flavor.

Bourbon whiskey loaf cake loaded with golden raisins and pecans, flavored with molasses and nutmeg. A dense, boozy fruitcake that improves as it ages in the fridge.

A chocolate pecan fudge-like frosting makes this Sheet Cake

Cream cheese filling spiked with Irish cream liqueur bakes in a vanilla wafer crust, then gets topped with grated white chocolate for boozy, elegant cheesecake.

Thin, crispy lacy almond cookies with just five ingredients: blanched almonds, sugar, butter, flour, and milk. Delicate, caramelized, and ready in under 30 minutes.

A scrumptious cake that has a rich and delicious lemon filling that's perfect for a light dessert.

A winner in Senior division of the 1953 Pillsbury bakeoff.

Lite 'n easy crustless pumpkin pie sets pumpkin puree with skim evaporated milk, gelatin, and brown sugar substitute. No crust, no oven, no eggs. A 7-ingredient dessert friendly to weight watchers and diabetics.

No-bake low-fat lemon cheesecake with lemon gelatin, fat-free cottage cheese, and cream cheese folded with whipped topping. Sunny dessert with a cherry pie filling crown.

Traditional New Year's portzelky cookies are pillowy fried dough studded with plump raisins, dusted with icing sugar for celebration breakfasts.

Classic New York cheesecake with graham cracker crust. Cream cheese beaten for 30 minutes until impossibly smooth, with folded egg whites for airy texture.

No-bake vinegar pie, the simplest pioneer pantry pie with a sweet-tart filling of cider vinegar and lemon extract. No eggs, no oven, just five ingredients and a pre-baked crust.

If you're looking for a snack to have when you're drinking tea, these scrumptious cookies are the perfect treats!

Orange-pumpkin chiffon pie with a gelatin-set spiced filling brightened by orange juice and zest, lightened with whipped egg whites. A no-bake holiday alternative to traditional pumpkin pie.

A simple cake adorned with a rich caramel frosting and sprinkled with crunchy chopped pecans is a comforting dessert that combines the satisfying sweetness of caramel with the delightful texture of pecans. This inviting treat is perfect for sharing with friends and family, or simply indulging in a moment of pure confectionary bliss.

Soft sour cream drop cookies with apricot preserves baked right into the dough. Brush with warm apricot glaze for a fruity shine. Makes 5 dozen in about 30 minutes.