Dessert Recipes

Buttery shortbread base topped with raspberry jam and broiled almond meringue. Two-stage baking creates layers of tender cake, fruity jam, and golden meringue.

Buttery thumbprint cookies with a tender shortbread base waiting for a spoonful of jam or icing in the dimpled center. Egg-yolk-rich dough that bakes pale and sandy, never browned.

Tender white layer cake stuffed with citrusy orange-coconut filling and crowned with fluffy boiled frosting. A Southern classic that's pure sunshine on a plate.

Use this recipe with peaches, sour cherries or pineapple with equally good results.

Colombian dulce de leche simmers milk and sugar with cinnamon for 4 hours into thick, golden caramel spread that's worth the constant stirring.

Savory Italian cheese cookies loaded with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, butter, and a hint of nutmeg, each topped with a whole almond and baked golden. Rich, crumbly, and utterly addictive.

Two doughs, one pan, all the chocolate. Classic chocolate chip cookie dough layered with coconut and topped with cocoa-rich double-chocolate drops baked into bulls-eye cookie bars that are crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle.

Brown sugar ginger snaps cream butter with brown sugar, an egg yolk, and ground ginger into a roll-and-cut dough. Crisp edges, tender centers, no molasses needed.

A new twist on a Thanksgiving classic! This pumpkin pie has a rich maple flavor and a delicately crisp bruleed top.

No-bake cappuccino cream pie with a toasted macadamia graham cracker crust, white chocolate espresso custard filling, and whipped cream topped with chocolate-covered espresso beans.

Ceregi are traditional Polish deep-fried pastry twists made from egg yolk dough with a splash of whiskey. Crispy, delicate, and dusted with powdered sugar.

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.

Authentic Chinese almond cookies made with lard for that traditional sandy crumb. Each cookie gets a whole blanched almond pressed in the center and a glossy egg yolk wash before baking. Includes sesame variation.

My husband loves banana cream pie, and I love chocolate, so I decided to combine the two and the result was better than either one of us could imagine. It is delicious, and has tuned out to be a favorite.

Chocolate and caramel give this thumbprint cookie from Kathy T. Preston of Milwaukee a different twist.

A retro meringue torte with a wild twist: crushed potato chips folded right into the meringue for a salty crunch. Two crisp rounds sandwich a rich homemade chocolate custard, finished with clouds of sweetened whipped cream.