Dessert Recipes

Festive slice-and-bake Christmas tree cookies kissed with almond extract, rolled in sparkly green sugar crystals. Shape, chill, slice, and bake for a show-stopping holiday cookie tray.

A classic cheesecake, topped with with orange scented sweetened sour cream and a cinnamon crust.

Classic M&M cookies with a buttery brown sugar dough, optional chopped nuts, and a generous 18 ounces of candy-coated chocolates. Soft, chewy, and colorful right out of the oven.

A massive batch cookie recipe loaded with oats, raisins, pecans, butterscotch chips, and maple syrup. Makes dozens and dozens of chewy, buttery cookies for bake sales, holidays, and gifting.

Cherry and almond Christmas cake: maraschino cherries, apricots, ginger, and almonds macerated in amaretto and brandy, baked into a lighter apple-puree batter, then soaked in more amaretto. A boozy, fruit-packed festive cake that keeps for a month.

Low-fat apple bread pudding sweetened with maple syrup instead of refined sugar. Egg whites and skim milk keep it light while apples and raisins add natural sweetness. A guilt-free comfort dessert.

Mocha nut butter balls with instant coffee, cocoa powder, pecans, and butter, rolled in powdered sugar. A melt-in-your-mouth Christmas cookie perfect for holiday tins.

Polvorones: traditional Mexican pecan cookies made with butter and lard, spiced with cinnamon and anise seed. Sandy, crumbly, and sugar-coated.

German apple torte (apfeltorte): a butterless single-layer cake with diced apples and walnuts, golden and crunchy on top. Eight ingredients, 60 minutes, serves six.

Christmas carrot pudding steams grated carrots and potatoes with breadcrumbs, raisins, suet and warm spices into a moist British holiday pudding served with brown sugar sauce.

Thai-style sweet sticky rice cooked in coconut milk, soaked overnight for a thick, creamy texture. A simple 2-ingredient dessert base served topped with fresh fruit.

Sweet ricotta filling with orange zest and mini chocolate chips piped into sugar ice cream cones. A no-bake, no-fry cannoli hack that kids can help make in 10 minutes flat.

Layered dessert bars with a buttery oat base, chopped apples, melted butterscotch drizzle, shredded coconut, and crunchy walnuts. Chewy, gooey, and dangerously snackable.

A custard-style rhubarb pie with evaporated milk, cinnamon, and cloves poured over fresh rhubarb in a single crust. Tart, creamy, and warmly spiced. A springtime classic.

Purple plum pie loads sliced fresh plums into a deep-dish crust under a cinnamon-spiced buttery crumb. A late-summer fruit pie with jammy tart filling and golden streusel topping.

Soft persimmon cookies spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves, loaded with walnuts and raisins. A nostalgic fall baking recipe that puts ripe persimmon pulp to its best use.