Dessert Recipes

Whipped cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk create a silky no-bake filling brightened with fresh lemon juice. A golden lemon curd topping finishes this easy pie.

Lemon pound cake using cake mix and a full cup of lemon curd for intense citrus flavor, studded with walnuts and topped with fresh lemon glaze. Just 5 ingredients.

A deeply rich chocolate layer cake made with unsweetened baking chocolate, brown sugar, and a cloud of beaten egg whites for lift. Topped with sliced oranges, nutmeats, and candied ginger for a vintage twist you won't find anywhere else.

Buttery, paper-thin ginger cookies with a double hit of crystallized and ground ginger folded into brown sugar dough. Crisp, snappy, and warmly spiced, this recipe yields four dozen from scratch.

This chocolate custard pie hides a layer of butterscotch and chocolate chips beneath a silky cocoa filling. Simple pantry ingredients, one bowl, and a whole lot of yum.

Old-fashioned colonial gingerbread with rich molasses, warm ginger, cinnamon, and buttermilk. A one-bowl heritage dessert that fills your home with spiced warmth.

Discover how to make Lemony Anise Cookies with this easy recipe. Zesty lemon and aromatic anise combine in crisp, golden cookies perfect for any occasion. Ready in about 1 hour.

Traditional New Mexican biscochitos made with lard, egg yolks, anise, and vanilla. Rolled, cut into shapes, and baked until tender. New Mexico's official state cookie and a holiday staple.

Hazelnut and eggs - also called Brutti Ma Buoni, these cookies have tons of sweet nutty flavor.

Alice's white cake is a tender vanilla and almond-scented layer cake leavened with whipped egg whites for an airy, snowy crumb. The kind of from-scratch white cake that makes box mixes look amateur.

There are many versions of this one. The following has been a favorite for years. To be truly German, it should be served warm with whipped cream on top.

Try these mini pineapple bundt cakes, they are super moist and fluffy, loaded with flavor. These sweet treats will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth.

Rhubarb apple crisp baked in individual ramekins: tart rhubarb and sweet apple thickened with tapioca under a buttery oat, pecan, and maple crumble. A bubbling, crunchy-topped spring dessert.

Peanut butter and jam coffee cake made with Bisquick: tender crumb, marbled jam streaks, ready in under an hour. PB&J in cake form.

Melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies made with cornstarch and cake flour for an ultra-tender crumb. Just 4 ingredients, baked low and slow. Makes 100 bite-sized cookies.

The name says it all. I got this from Sandra Lee at Food Network. I am adding it to my recipe box because I'm a sucker for ANYTHING cheesecake.