Recipe Sifter

Rich chocolate cookies with a gooey caramel candy hidden inside, topped with chopped pecans and drizzled with melted fondant. Makes 4 dozen stuffed cookies.

Fruitcake biscotti studded with dried cranberries, tart cherries, candied orange rind, and almonds. Twice-baked for that signature crunch with lemon and almond extract.

Bread machine Swedish limpa rye with anise extract, molasses, orange zest, fennel seeds, and applesauce for moisture. A fragrant, slightly sweet Scandinavian rye loaf with zero hands-on effort. Just press start.

Caramel almond apple pie is a single-crust apple pie with sliced tart apples under a bubbling brown-butter caramel and sliced almond topping. Scratch oil-crust, one hour bake.

Old-fashioned spice cake with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg, sweetened with brown sugar and studded with raisins. A tender crumb built on evaporated milk and topped with caramel frosting.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.

Have some fun when it comes to baking with these scrumptious cookies your kids will love!

Decadent chocolate mousse cake: a light, airy chocolate cake kissed with orange liqueur and zest, made by folding whipped egg whites into a rich chocolate batter, then frosted with chocolate mousse.

Kahlua fudge brownies with unsweetened chocolate, walnuts, and a double hit of coffee liqueur baked in and brushed on top. Dense, boozy, intensely chocolate.

A fun take on breadsticks; baked rolls that use candied cherries twisted into the shape of a candy cane. Fun and lightly sweet, my kids adore them.

Flourless-style chocolate mini-cakes baked in a heart pan with semisweet morsels, butter, walnuts, and just two tablespoons of flour. Finished with ganache.

Creamy lime cheesecake on a graham cracker crust with fresh lime zest, lime juice, and a tangy sour cream topping. Bright, citrusy, and smooth with a key lime pie vibe.

Crockpot dark wheat bran bread bakes hands-off in a slow cooker with whole wheat, soy flour, bran cereal, and molasses. A no-oven yeast loaf with a moist crumb and dark malty flavor.

Harvest round bread made in a bread machine with whole wheat flour, oatmeal, carrots, raisins, nuts, honey, and molasses. A hearty, lightly sweet whole grain loaf loaded with autumn flavors.

Rice Krispie cookies with brown sugar, white sugar, cream of tartar, and 4 cups of crisp rice cereal folded into a buttery cookie dough. Crunchy, chewy, and old-school.

Eggless chocolate cake bakes up tender and rich with no eggs needed. A vintage Depression-era recipe that uses melted unsweetened chocolate, milk, and pantry basics for a dependable layer cake.