Dessert Recipes

Soft, buttery sugar cookies with a hint of lemon zest, made with both butter and oil for a tender crumb. Cream of tartar keeps them pillowy. A holiday cookie jar classic.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with applesauce instead of additional sugar, thickened with quick-cooking tapioca, and warmed with cinnamon and nutmeg under a lattice crust. The applesauce mellows the tart rhubarb naturally.

Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake with a peanut-graham crust and dramatic marbled swirls of dark chocolate and peanut butter filling. The ultimate party showstopper.

Apple crunch coffee cake built on biscuit mix: layered batter, sliced apples and cinnamon streusel, finished with a vanilla glaze drizzle. From box to oven in 10 minutes flat.

Pumpkin nut cake (a.k.a. pumpkin dump cake) layered with spiced pumpkin custard, dry yellow cake mix, chopped nuts and melted butter on top. Bakes into a gooey-bottom, crisp-top fall classic.

Traditional German Christmas butter cookies (Weihnachtsplätzchen) with vanilla and almond extract, rolled and cut into festive shapes. Decorated with colored sugar, nuts, and candied cherries.

Impossible chocolate cheesecake forms its own crust as it bakes thanks to Bisquick mixed right into the batter. Coffee liqueur, almond extract, and a sour cream chocolate topping make it bakery-worthy.

Try this mouthwatering snack which is perfect for entertaining guests after a hearty dinner.

Boston cream pie from scratch: tender vanilla butter cake split into four layers, filled with a homemade vanilla pastry custard, and crowned with a glossy milk chocolate glaze.

Scottish marmalade cake with orange marmalade and sultanas baked into a simple creamed batter. A traditional British tea cake with just six ingredients.

A buttery, custard-like chess pie loaded with earthy black walnuts and baked until the center is just set. Simple Southern baking with a rich, caramelized filling that needs no fancy technique.

A light sponge cake rolled with whipped cream, applesauce, and walnuts for an elegant holiday dessert that looks impressive but comes together quickly.

Peanut butter meltaway cake layers buttermilk chocolate sheet cake with a peanut butter spread and chocolate buttermilk frosting. Three-layer dessert with classic chocolate-peanut butter pairing.

Crispy phyllo strudel filled with spiced apples and sweet pineapple, naturally sweetened with honey. This easy apple-pineapple dessert is lighter than traditional pie.

No-bake angel food cake layered and frosted with butterscotch whipped cream, then covered in crunchy toffee bits. Just 5 ingredients and 20 minutes of hands-on time before it chills.

Ribbon Pumpkin Pie with Crunchy Praline Pastry recipe