Dessert Recipes

Honey lemon cake soaked in spiced white wine syrup with cinnamon and cloves, topped with honey yogurt cream and toasted almonds. Greek-inspired easy cake.

Scotch shortbread is a 5-ingredient buttery Christmas cookie cut into festive shapes. Powdered sugar gives a melt-in-the-mouth crumb; tender, sandy, and made for sprinkling with colored sugar.

Fudgy chocolate brownie cookies topped with pastel-colored frosting and sugar crystals. Loaded with semisweet chocolate chips and finished with rainbow icing for a festive, party-ready treat.

Double peanut butter sandwich cookies with peanut butter in the dough and between two slices. A slice-and-bake cookie with freezable dough for make-ahead baking.

Frozen ice cream ribbon pie layers fruit ice cream and a melted chocolate-mint drizzle in a crumb crust, topped with mint-studded vanilla. A no-bake summer dessert built in 20 minutes.

Graham wafer delights with a cooked date and brown sugar filling sandwiched between graham crackers. A no-bake layered dessert bar topped with chocolate icing.

Santa cookie wreath, a festive gingerbread ring shaped from boxed mix, ringed with holly-leaf cookies and finished in melted candy coating. A fun edible centerpiece for the holiday table.

Chocolate pepper cookies bring a slow, smoky heat from black pepper, cayenne, and cinnamon layered into deep unsweetened cocoa. Rolled thin and cut into shapes, they bake crisp with a warm spiced finish.

Classic British sherry trifle layered with jam-spread sponge cake, raspberries, bananas, homemade egg custard, whipped cream, and toasted almonds. A make-ahead showpiece that chills for hours.

Apple honey sesame oatmeal cookies sweetened entirely with apple juice and a spoon of honey, no refined sugar. Crisp, naturally sweet little oat rounds with a toasty sesame oil note.

No-bake pumpkin parfait pie with vanilla ice cream, instant coffee, and warm spices set in a graham cracker crust. A creamy, mousse-like pumpkin pie that chills instead of bakes.

Lotsa chocolate cake is the classic doctored-cake-mix bundt with devils food mix, instant fudge pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, moist, foolproof.

Six-layer chocolate coffee torte with buttermilk cocoa cake, coffee-spiked whipped cream, and crushed Heath Bar toffee pressed into every layer and all over the outside.

Watch this decadent cake recipe disappear swiftly. With its thick frosting and rich chocolate layers, it's a huge hit at any event.

Mom Stern's noodle kugel with wide egg noodles, sliced apples, raisins, and a sweet egg custard baked until crispy on top and springy inside. A classic Jewish comfort dessert.

A friend just sent me this recipe, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.