Recipe Sifter

Treat your family to this decadent dessert that is so rich, its fit for a royal family.

Sourdough chocolate cookies, a discard recipe with rolled oats, unsweetened chocolate, and a splash of rum. Rolled and cut with cookie cutters for shaped cookies that taste like a tangier brownie.

These buttery, chocolaty and melt-in-your mouth cookies are perfect treats at Valentine's Day.

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!

Blueberry muffin bread baked as a loaf, half whole-wheat, crowned with a cinnamon-oat streusel. Tender, berry-studded quick bread with a crunchy crumb topping in every slice.

Soft, chewy double peanut butter cookies loaded with creamy peanut butter and topped with chopped peanuts. The chew comes from melted butter, corn syrup, and an extra egg yolk.

A sour cream coffee cake recipe with a ribbon of cherry pie filling topped with a delicious almond crumble.

Cinnamon oatmeal apple cookies fold grated apple, raisins, and whipped egg whites into an oat batter sweetened with apple juice or honey. Soft, lightly spiced, naturally low-fat cookies.

Lemony apple muffins brighten classic apple muffins with fresh lemon zest and juice plus 2 cups of grated green apple. Optional toasted pecans add crunch to a tender, fruit-packed crumb.

James Beard's brownies sweetened with maple syrup instead of granulated sugar. Just seven ingredients, one bowl, ready in 40 minutes. No butter or oil added.

Date nut bars combine sticky-sweet dates and toasted pecans in a brown sugar batter that bakes into chewy, butterscotch-edged bars. One bowl, one pan, ready in 30 minutes. Holiday cookie tin staple, dressed simply.

Coffee bean brownies: thin sheet-pan brownies with Kahlua and strong brewed coffee in the batter, topped with warm fudgy cocoa frosting poured onto the hot tray. Makes 36.

Sugar free peach oat bran muffins packed with chopped peaches, toasted pecans, and dates. Made with brown rice flour and oat bran for a hearty, gluten-free breakfast muffin sweetened only with fruit.

Big-batch California brownies with walnuts and optional candied orange peel. Fudgy chocolate brownies that bake in two pans for parties, bake sales or freezer stock.

A super juicy and tasty pear galette and it's also very easy to make. This delicious and rustic galette is not too rich, not too sweet and just the right balance. An ideal dessert for fall, especially it's best served while it's warm.

Moist banana pecan bread for the bread machine, with sour cream for tang, mashed ripe bananas for sweetness, and toasted pecans folded in at the beep.