Baked Good Recipes

French lace cookies bake corn syrup, shortening, brown sugar, flour, and pecans into thin, delicate, caramel-toffee disks. Optional chocolate drizzle. Five ingredients, holiday tray classic.

Buttery cookies hiding a whole Andes mint inside, wrapped in soft dough and topped with a pecan half for surprise chocolate-mint magic in every bite.

Linda's giant cinnamon roll is a clever bread machine loaf shaped into one spiraled loaf with cinnamon-sugar, raisins and pecans rolled through every turn. A lazy baker's answer to weekend cinnamon rolls.

Authentic homemade bagels with vital wheat gluten flour for that signature chew. Boiled in sugar-salt water, then baked. Traditional New York-style technique. Yields 12 bagels.

Lemon blossom cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies made with lemon juice and powdered sugar, rolled in chopped nuts, and filled with fruit preserves or pecans. A classic holiday cookie tray staple.

Southern peanut butter pie with a creamy custard filling, crunchy peanut butter crumble layered on top and bottom, and golden meringue. An old-fashioned Georgia-style dessert.

A stunning three-tiered champagne cake soaked in bubbly and frosted with champagne buttercream. Built from two pans and cut into graduated layers, this is the centerpiece for weddings, New Year's, and any excuse to celebrate.

Nutty carob chip cookies sweetened with honey and made with whole wheat flour. Caffeine-free chocolate-chip-cookie alternative for the carob-loving, health-conscious snacker.

Fry bread with all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, and cornmeal for a hearty, golden crust. Deep-fried until puffy and crisp, served with honey or maple syrup.

A lighter, golden fruitcake with apricots, golden raisins, candied orange peel, and walnuts in a buttery brandy batter. Baked in decorative molds for a gorgeous holiday centerpiece.

Mexican Kings Cake (Rosca de Reyes), a yeast-risen Epiphany bread scented with orange flower water, studded with raisins and pecans, and hiding a lucky bean inside. Soft, sweet, and crowned with confectioners' icing.

Basic holiday butter cookies with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth crumb from cornstarch in the dough. This versatile base recipe can be rolled, cut, or shaped into any holiday cookie you want.

Old-fashioned chocolate potato cake with riced potatoes folded into the batter for incredible moisture. Layered with whipped cream and smothered in chocolate frosting.

Basic enriched bread dough with scalded milk, egg, and yeast, perfect for rolls, loaves, or sweet breads. Old-fashioned all-purpose dough that rises on the counter or rests overnight in the fridge.

When you taste these homemade gingersnap cookies, you will fall in love with them, and never buy the store-bought bagged or boxed stuff any more. They are so delicious.

Apple-cranberry pie with Golden Delicious apples, fresh cranberries, cinnamon, and nutmeg under a crunchy brown sugar crumble topping. A fall and holiday favorite.