Dessert Recipes

Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, sweetened with sugar substitute instead of sugar. A built-in lower-fat option swaps half the margarine for applesauce or banana. Diabetic-friendly baking made easy.

Fat-free orange poppy seed biscotti with no butter or oil, crispy-crunchy from a double bake. Bright citrus flavor from orange zest and concentrate with poppy seed crunch throughout.

Crunchy Italian biscotti loaded with hazelnuts, lemon zest, sambuca, and rum. Twice-baked for that signature snap, these tozzetti are built for dunking in espresso or a glass of vin santo.

Fudgy no-bake cookies with cocoa, peanut butter, oats, and vanilla boiled on the stovetop and dropped onto wax paper. A classic chocolate oat cookie that sets in the fridge with zero oven time.

Black Russian Bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, chocolate pudding, vodka, and Kahlua, topped with a coffee liqueur glaze. A boozy, dense chocolate cocktail cake.

A classic Hungarian Dobos torte with thin sponge cake layers filled with chocolate coffee buttercream and glazed in melted semi-sweet chocolate. An impressive European pastry for special occasions.

Classic Italian pizzelle cookies made with butter, eggs, vanilla, and a shot of whiskey for depth. Crisp, thin waffle cookies pressed on a pizzelle iron. Makes 16 dozen.

Thin, crispy macadamia nut lace cookies made with brown sugar, dark corn syrup, and butter. Five ingredients that spread into delicate, golden, candy-like wafers.

Much lighter than regular cookies, but still tasted great. These macaroons were not as sweet, which is what I prefer. If you are looking for a gluten-free cookie recipe that doesn't sacrifice yumminess, this recipe fits the standard.

Classic Italian biscotti studded with toasted walnuts and star anise, double-baked until crisp for perfect dunking in coffee or wine.

Joe Frogger cookies from Marblehead, Massachusetts with molasses, rum, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Oversized, crackle-topped New England cookies with maritime history.

Hayes Street Grill apricot crisp tops tart apricots with a cinnamon brown-sugar crumble and bakes until the fruit bubbles golden. San Francisco restaurant classic dessert in under an hour.

For as far as I can remember my Aunt made this custard filled cake that has what seemed like 100's of layers. Unbelievably good.

Melt-in-your-mouth semolina butter cookies made with ghee, powdered sugar, and orange zest, topped with a whole blanched almond. Baked low and slow for a sandy, crumbly texture.

Lemon poppy seed Bundt cake with sour cream, fresh lemon zest, and a tangy lemon glaze. Moist, tender crumb from cake flour and a full pound of sour cream.

Pineapple crumble with fresh pear and crushed pineapple filling under a matzo meal, walnut, and brown sugar crumb topping. A Passover-friendly, dairy-free dessert with real fruit sweetness.