Baked Good Recipes

A layered no-fuss dessert with a nutty baked crust, creamy cream cheese layer, and chocolate-vanilla pudding on top. Finished with whipped topping and shaved chocolate.

Coconut Pecan Biscotti This crunchy Italian-inspired biscotti combines the tropical sweetness of coconut with nutty pecans for a perfect coffee or tea companion. Twice-baked for extra crispness, it's ideal for dipping or gifting.

Cottage cheese biscuits skip buttermilk in favor of nearly 2 cups of creamed cottage cheese for unmatched moisture and protein. Tender, fluffy, and high-rising biscuits in 45 minutes.

Buttermilk chocolate tea bread bakes a tangy buttermilk batter with cocoa powder into a tender quick-bread loaf. Perfect with afternoon tea or sliced thick for breakfast.

Soft gumdrop cookies made with buttermilk and brown sugar. The gumdrops stay chewy while the cookies bake up tender with slightly crisp edges.

German Christmas cookies (Anisplaetzchen style) flavored with anise seeds and rolled thin for cutting into shapes. A heritage holiday recipe that scales generously for a large cookie tray.

Moist, chocolaty, nutty, and delicious. This apple cake is made of fresh apples and apple sauce and frosted by both butter and chocolate frosting.

Traditional Italian taralli cookies shaped into rings, dipped in vanilla icing, and topped with sprinkles. A sweet, old-school Italian American cookie from Nonna's kitchen. Makes 24.

This recipe makes soft, fat sugar cookies. Great big ones too.

Masa biscuits blend masa harina with all-purpose flour and buttermilk for a Southwestern twist on the classic flaky biscuit. Crisp golden tops, tender corn-flavored crumb, ready in 15 minutes.

Cranberry orange biscotti with chopped almonds and an orange-glaze drizzle. Twice-baked Italian-style cookies with crisp edges and bright citrus aroma.

Cottage cheese and sour cream make this light and healthy version of strawberry cheesecake.

Creamy, smooth and absolutely delicious. It's a pure indulgence to enjoy a slice of Brooklyn cheesecake.

Melt in your mouth Russian tea cookies with walnuts. Perfect accompaniment for a cup of tea.

Buttery banana bread loaded with very ripe bananas, melted butter, and a full cup of nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips. A rich, freezer-friendly quick bread that bakes up tender with a crackly top crust.

Applesauce cheesecake: smooth cream cheese cheesecake with applesauce and warm spices on graham-pecan crust, finished with warm pecan caramel sauce.