Recipe Sifter

Everyone loves cupcakes. They are small but wonderfully sweet. Try this recipe.

Delicate cut-out sugar cookies: a tender, buttery rolled dough chilled, cut into hearts or any shape, and baked. Holds its edges for clean shapes, ready for frosting and decorating.

Savory bacon cheddar muffins with sharp aged cheddar, crumbled crisp bacon, and a pinch of red pepper flakes for warmth. Golden, fluffy, and ready in under 40 minutes.

Cold lunch biscuits are sturdy, lightly sweetened lunchbox biscuits made with milk, shortening, and a stiff flour dough. Bake them once and they keep for weeks in a tin.

Dutch pancake with spicy apples is a puffed, golden oven pancake cut into wedges and smothered in cinnamon-glazed apples with a sweet sour cream dollop. A dramatic, custardy brunch centerpiece.

Cow chip biscuits: classic chuckwagon-style flat lard biscuits with flour, milk, baking powder, and salt. Six-ingredient pantry biscuits with crisp edges and tender centers.

Oatmeal waffles with quick-cook oats, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Hearty, slightly crisp on the outside, tender within. Serve with berries, yogurt, or syrup.

Mom's chocolate chip pecan cookies use shortening instead of butter for thicker, chewier cookies that hold their shape, packed with semi-sweet chocolate morsels and toasted pecans throughout.

Classic biscuits made with cold butter cut into the flour for flaky, tender layers and a tall rise. Cream of tartar lends a subtle tang. Roll and cut, or drop by the spoonful for rustic drop biscuits.

There is never too much chocolate! These delicious muffins are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon treat!

Easter sugar cookies: rolled and cut sugar cookies with lemon zest, perfect for Easter bunny and egg shapes. Two dozen pale, tender cookies ready to decorate.

Coral chocolate chip cookies with both white and brown sugar, optional pecans, and a chilled-dough trick for thicker, chewier cookies. A classic recipe with bakery-style results.

Lighter chocolate chip cookies use less butter and just one egg for a slightly less rich version of the classic Toll House cookie. Soft, chewy, and ready in 25 minutes.

Holiday sugar cookies: a tender, softly leavened cut-out cookie made with sour milk for tang and lift. Great-grandma's recipe that bakes pale and soft, ready for sprinkles and icing.

Cheddar buttermilk biscuits with cold butter cut into flour, grated cheese folded into the dough, and golden tops baked tender and tall. A flaky brunch-table staple.

Loaded double-chocolate cookies in the style of the famous Neiman Marcus recipe: oatmeal blended to a fine powder, plus both chocolate chips and a grated chocolate bar melted right through the dough. Rich, chewy and intensely chocolaty.