Baked Good Recipes

Lemon poppy seed pound cake with a tender buttermilk crumb, bright citrus zest, and a tangy lemon glaze drizzled over the top. The bundt cake that wakes up dessert.

Vegan cocoa cupcakes made without eggs, butter, or milk. Oil, vinegar, and baking soda create the lift in these simple, one-bowl chocolate cupcakes.

Deep-fried pumpkin doughnuts with buttermilk, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger, rolled in sugar while still warm. Tender, spiced, and golden crisp outside.

Italian gocci di cioccolata, chocolate drop cookies spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, baked soft and finished with a glaze. Old-world Italian drop cookie with warm holiday flavor.

Two-layer apricot bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a brown sugar apricot topping. Dried apricots are simmered, pureed, and baked into chewy, fruity squares.

Old-fashioned date and nut drop cookies spiced with cinnamon and cloves, made with egg yolks and buttermilk. A chewy, fruit-studded holiday cookie with a nostalgic name.

Lighter orange-scented cheesecake made with cottage cheese and Neufchatel, baked on a cinnamon vanilla wafer crust and crowned with fresh strawberries and orange sections. Brighter than classic.

Kiss cookies tuck a whole chocolate kiss inside a buttery walnut shortbread, baked until just set and rolled in powdered sugar. Crack one open and the melty chocolate middle is the payoff. An easy holiday cookie that keeps for days.

Classic double-crust apple pie with tart apples, cinnamon, and a whisper of nutmeg. Thinly sliced fruit and a flour-sugar coating give a clean-slicing filling that holds shape after cooling.

Peanut butter brownies baked in a jelly roll pan with a melted chocolate chip topping spread over the warm bars and a crunch of chopped peanuts. Easy bar cookies built for a crowd.

Maple syrup is the only sweetener in these soft, chewy oatmeal cookies with rolled oats, raisins, and chopped walnuts or pecans. Old-fashioned and refined-sugar-free.

Store in closed container in refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.

Additive Devil's Food Cake with Caramel Filling recipe

Orange muffins packed with citrus: 1¼ cups of orange juice in the batter and a juicy orange segment crowning every cap. Tender from a butter-shortening combo, makes three dozen for brunch.

Golden butter cake loaves with toasted almond crust on the bottom and sweet almond glaze on top. Easy recipe using cake mix with impressive bakery results.

Simple Chinese almond cookies that stay pale and cream-colored, decorated with whole almonds or red food coloring dots. Traditional cookies perfect for celebrations.