Dessert Recipes

Classic lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a tangy lemon-egg curd top, dusted with powdered sugar. A two-layer dessert with bright citrus snap.

Moist Jewish apple cake layers cinnamon-sugared Granny Smith slices into a tube-pan batter made with applesauce and orange juice for an oil-free, dairy-free dessert that stays tender for days.

Tender sour cream sheet cake with black walnut flavoring, topped with a quick-cook caramel frosting loaded with chopped nuts. One pan, one hour, and a frosting that comes together on the stovetop.

Brown sugar blondies loaded with butterscotch chips and chopped nuts. No cocoa, all caramel and vanilla. The butterscotch cousin to classic chocolate brownies.

These cookies have been around my family for years.Kids and adults love them.They have a great molasses taste and it is very hard to eat just one.

Whole wheat cookies with bran flakes, chocolate chips, almonds, raisins, honey, and orange zest. A hearty drop cookie loaded with fiber and flavor.

Gluten-free sesame rice cookies made with tahini, honey, rice flour, and almonds. Nutty, naturally sweetened, and tender with a delicate crumb that melts on the tongue.

This is one of those "ooooof!" cakes. Between the chocolate ganache and the chocolate mousse filling you might break out in some butter sweats, but it is very worth it. The cake is fluffy and moist, the mousse cool and airy, and the ganache smooth and creamy. A great show off cake for special occasions. Best of all, really easy to make!

Traditional Sicilian fig cookies stuffed with ground figs, dates, raisins, walnuts, and orange, then iced and topped with colored sugar. Makes 10 dozen for the holiday cookie tray.

Crustless sweet potato pie with almond extract for a Southern-style dessert that bakes in 25 minutes. Mashed sweet potatoes, butter, and sugar create a custardy slice without rolling a single piece of dough.

Twice-baked Italian biscotti with fresh ginger, Dutch cocoa, and toasted almonds. Crisp, dunkable cookies with warm spice and a deep chocolate undertone.

Classic vanilla cupcakes made with the two-bowl method for tender, fluffy crumb and sky-high rise every single time.

German chocolate pig out cake with a gooey caramel, pecan, and chocolate chip layer sandwiched between two layers of German chocolate cake mix batter. A ridiculously rich bar-style dessert.

Chewy, loaded drop cookies hiding shredded zucchini inside a brown sugar batter packed with oats, coconut, raisins, nuts, and butterscotch chips. The zucchini keeps them soft and moist while the mix-ins bring all the crunch and sweetness.

No-bake French cocoa balls rolled in cocoa and powdered sugar. Just five ingredients, no cooking, and ready in 15 minutes. A simple chocolate truffle-style candy with pecans.

German chocolate cake layered with gooey melted caramels, chopped pecans, and chocolate chips between two layers of batter. A semi-homemade turtle cake that's sinfully rich and ridiculously easy to make.