Baked Good Recipes

Parmesan bread with a full cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano baked into the dough, plus a hint of cayenne. A savory yeast bread with an egg white glaze and slashed top.

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

Zimtsterne, traditional German cinnamon stars made from ground almonds and hazelnuts bound with meringue and barely any flour, spiced with cinnamon and topped with a white icing. A chewy holiday classic.

Peanut butter cup muffins with chocolate cocoa batter and pockets of melty peanut butter chips. A bakery-style breakfast or after-school muffin that tastes like a candy bar.

Tangy sourdough biscuits enriched with Monterey Jack cheese and yeast for savory flavor. Rise in fridge or at room temp for flexible timing.

Belgian spice crisps are paper-thin, shatteringly crisp cookies scented with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, lemon, and rum. A European Christmas classic rolled ultra-thin for maximum crunch.

No-bake peanut butter treats with oats, powdered sugar, and your choice of raisins, coconut, chocolate chips, or peanuts. Mix, drop, and set. No oven needed.

A two-layer cocoa cake with a cooked fudge frosting made the old-fashioned way, heated to soft-ball stage and beaten until thick. Cake flour keeps the crumb feathery light against that dense, candy-like frosting.

A yeasted chocolate cake with an overnight rise, three layers, and a cooked white icing drizzled with melted chocolate and toasted coconut. Truly unlike any chocolate cake you've tried.

Applesauce-raisin doughnuts made quick with a baking mix: spiced cake doughnut dough with applesauce and raisins, fried golden and tossed in cinnamon sugar. Warm, moist and easy fall doughnuts.

Vegan corn muffins bound with blended silken tofu instead of eggs. Whole wheat pastry flour, cornmeal, and just four other ingredients. Dairy-free and oil-free.

Quick toffee chocolate cake assembled from store-bought pound cake split and filled with chocolate-sour cream frosting and crushed English toffee. Ready in 25 minutes.

Double chocolate chip cookies with cocoa-rich dough, buttermilk for tang and tender texture, and semi-sweet chocolate chips throughout. Soft-set centers and chewy edges every time.

Pumpkin cheesecake with graham cracker crust, spiced pumpkin custard filling, and a tangy sour cream topping. Holiday dessert with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, garnished with pecan halves on each slice.

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

Soft, cakey persimmon cookies made with ripe persimmon pulp, warm cinnamon, plump raisins and crunchy nuts. An old-fashioned drop cookie and a great way to use up overripe persimmons in autumn.