Dessert Recipes

No-bake peanut butter pie with cream cheese, crunchy peanut butter, and a chocolate crumb crust. Whipped topping keeps it fluffy and a 30-minute freeze sets the slice. Drizzle with chocolate syrup for a candy-bar finish.

None Such mincemeat cookies: a vintage drop cookie made with crumbled prepared mincemeat folded into a simple shortening dough. Bakes 4 dozen in 12 minutes for the holiday cookie tin.

Blue goo pie is a no-bake cream cheese and whipped topping pie with sliced bananas and blueberry pie filling. Makes 2 pies in 15 minutes with zero oven time. A crowd-pleasing potluck legend.

Fresh or frozen blueberries blend with low-fat yogurt, milk, and vanilla into smooth, tangy frozen yogurt that tastes like summer in a bowl. No ice cream maker needed if you freeze and stir.

Silky and rich. This mascarpone ice cream is absolutely delicious, it's so easy to be addicted.

Speedy pat-in pastry: oil-based pie crust mixed and pressed right in the pie plate. No rolling pin, no cold butter, no chilling. A reliable crust for bakers who fear pastry.

Melt-away butter cookies with vanilla and almond extract, pressed with a cookie gun and optionally dipped in chocolate with chopped pecans. Yields 7 dozen.

Peanut butter snap cookies with brown sugar, butter, and vanilla, shaped into balls and baked until crisp. A big-batch recipe that yields 7 dozen crunchy peanut butter cookies.

No-bake fig and coconut candy balls with ground nuts and bright lemon zest. Naturally sweet, chewy, and rolled in finely chopped coconut for a vintage confection.

Crunchy no-bake chocolate butterscotch clusters with peanuts and chow mein noodles. Only 4 ingredients, 20 minutes, and zero oven time. A holiday cookie tray must-have.

Hershey's Kiss cookies: tender brown-sugar thumbprint cookies rolled in chopped nuts and crowned with a chocolate kiss the moment they exit the oven. A holiday cookie tray staple.

Everyone loves peanut butter cookies, so try this simple recipe that's perfect for a light snack for the kids.

Become a champion with these soft, delicious cookies that will keep people reaching for the cookie jar.

Crispy, sweet and delicious small treats. Is there no match better than peanut butter and chocolate?

Better than sex cake: German chocolate poke cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and caramel, topped with whipped topping and crushed Heath bars. The Midwestern potluck classic.

A basic pie crust that can easily be made with this simple recipe. Perfect for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas!