Dessert Recipes

Dense, moist pound cake loaded with Granny Smith apples, flaked coconut, and chopped pecans. No mixer needed. Bake in a tube pan for 80 minutes of pure comfort.

Mom's Chocolate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies recipe

Whole wheat carrot spice quickbread with orange zest, golden raisins, and walnuts. A lighter, warmly spiced loaf that comes together fast with no yeast required.

If you want something cool for dessert, try this decadent and delicious ice cream pie that tastes amazing down to the last crumb.

Lard cake creams pure pork lard with sugar, then folds in beaten egg whites and evaporated milk for a tender, old-fashioned vanilla cake. Vintage pioneer-era recipe.

Famous Tunnel of Fudge bundt cake with a molten chocolate center that stays soft while the outside bakes firm. Walnuts are essential for the signature fudgy tunnel.

These cookies are very tasty and rich, not too sweet, but enough chocolate flavor.

Almond Coconut Twinkles (1953 Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner): coconut-and-almond drop cookies topped with double-boiler chocolate frosting. A senior-division winner that still delivers.

Florida Keys bread pudding made with homemade coconut milk, day-old sponge cake, crushed pineapple, and a silky dark rum sauce. Tropical Caribbean comfort dessert.

A basic, delicious cookie that will satisfy the tastes of butterscotch-lovers everywhere.

Rhubarb dream bars with a buttery shortbread crust and tangy rhubarb custard filling. A two-layer spring dessert bar that balances sweet, tart, and buttery in every bite.

Fluffy no-bake orange Jello salad with cream cheese, whipped topping, mandarin oranges, and crushed pineapple. A retro potluck side that chills overnight and feeds a crowd.

James Beard's classic shortbread recipe uses just four ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, and egg yolk. The simple dough bakes into 32 crisp, buttery triangles or squares with a delicate golden finish.

A baked meringue shell holds layers of tangy lemon custard and whipped cream in this show-stopping dessert where crisp sweetness and bright citrus create the perfect balance.

Surprise family at the next Thanksgiving dinner with this delicious cake that is sure to make your aunts proud.

Fudgy brownie cookies made from boxed mix, lightened with yogurt and egg whites instead of oil and eggs. Frosted chocolate treats at 85 calories each.