Recipe Sifter

Elegant almond paste cookies piped into logs, baked until golden, then dipped in chocolate and chopped almonds. Bakery-style treats perfect for gift-giving.

Moist banana bread loaded with mini chocolate chips and optional nuts, baked in a standard loaf pan. A one-bowl quick bread with melty chocolate in every slice.

Chocolate-raspberry spritz cookies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, raspberry preserves, and butter, pressed through a cookie press and topped with chocolate morsels.

Adapted this recipe from Foodnetwork magazine, I made a few changes to make it a little healthier but still taste decadently delicious. Then I made a frozen yogurt with these brownies, heavenly delicious!

Jumbo chocolate chip cookies scooped by the quarter cup bake up bakery-sized with crisp edges, chewy centers, and pockets of melted chocolate. Twelve cookies the size of your palm.

This recipe is from my father-in-law Ed Stang. He just dumped in whatever goodies are on hand; they always taste great.

Cocoa cookies with semisweet chocolate chips, pecan-crusted tops, and a gooey caramel center pressed into each one. Soft, fudgy, and done in 35 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Chewy blond brownies loaded with brown sugar, butter, chopped nuts, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Butterscotch-rich and fudgy in the center with barely crisp edges. Ready in 40 minutes with ingredients you probably already have.

Hungarian chocolate cream bars stack a cocoa sponge cake, rum-spiked mocha cream filling, and glossy chocolate glaze into decadent cafe-style squares. Dobos cake inspired and freezer-friendly.

Soft oatmeal cookies studded with chocolate chips, made lighter with applesauce instead of excess butter. Crisp edges, chewy centers, under 150 calories each.

Fudgy reduced-fat chocolate brownies with half the fat using egg whites and low-fat margarine. Guilt-free chocolate treat with chocolate chips in every bite, ready in 50 minutes.

Rich double chocolate muffins made with melted unsweetened chocolate in the batter and loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips. Tender, fudgy, and made with buttermilk for extra moisture.

Holiday oatmeal chocolate chip cookies studded with semisweet chips and colorful M&Ms in a brown sugar oat dough. Choose chewy or crisp with bake time, perfect for cookie swaps.

Classic red velvet cake transformed into a donut, glazed with a sweet and slightly tangy icing.

Outrageous chocolate chip cookies blending peanut butter, oats, and semi-sweet chocolate chips into a chewy, sturdy drop cookie. Ready in 25 minutes, two dozen per batch.

Oatmeal cookies loaded with golden raisins and chocolate chips. Chewy, hearty, and ready in 30 minutes from start to finish.