Recipe Sifter

Stephanie's cinnamon rolls bake up extra soft thanks to a secret in the dough: instant vanilla pudding mix. Rolled with a thick cinnamon-brown-sugar filling and cut with thread for clean swirls, they stay tender for days.

Slow cooker sauerkraut supper with Polish kielbasa, bacon, cubed apples, potatoes, and caraway seeds. A hearty Old World one-pot meal that cooks all day.

Fresh pear Bundt cake with cinnamon and a powdered sugar glaze. A moist oil-based cake packed with 3 cups of sliced pears that stays tender for days.

Nutty apricot bars with a coconut-pecan crumble crust and jammy dried apricot filling. A layered fruit bar that's part cookie, part shortcake, chilled and sliced from the pan.

Peanut butter bars for a crowd yields 8 dozen from three sheet pans. A big-batch recipe with a chewy, dense peanut butter cookie base dusted with powdered sugar.

Boston brown bread baked in a Bundt pan with buttermilk, molasses, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, and raisins. A no-yeast New England classic with deep, malty sweetness.

Traditional Italian anise pizzelle cookies pressed on a pizzelle iron with orange and lemon zest. A huge batch recipe that makes up to 20 dozen crisp, lacy waffle cookies.

Fig chess tarts with a buttery lemon-scented shortbread shell, filled with brown sugar custard studded with chopped dried figs and walnuts. A Southern chess pie translated into bite-sized tart form.

Irish smoked cod pie with a creamy mustard sauce, green peas, and buttery mashed potato topping baked until golden. Hearty comfort food from the Emerald Isle.

Crusty Italian-style bread studded with minced prosciutto and Parmesan, baked on cornmeal-dusted sheets with steam for a crackling crust. Makes two gorgeous loaves that taste like a New York Italian bakery.

Fudgy drop cookies packed with black walnuts and unsweetened chocolate, topped with a glossy homemade chocolate frosting. Old-fashioned, from-scratch baking that makes 2 dozen in under an hour.

A rich sour cream chocolate cake with a cocoa fudge filling marbled through the batter, creating "craters" as it bakes. Topped with chopped nuts and a dusting of powdered sugar. One pan, zero fuss.

Hearty pumpernickel with shredded wheat bran cereal, rye flour, and caraway. Extra fiber and texture make this darker, chewier version perfect for wholesome sandwiches and toast.

Traditional fruitcake studded with dates, figs, candied citron, pecans, and brandy-soaked fruits becomes a family heirloom recipe worth making.

Try this cookies that are suitable for Christmas time or any other holiday!

Oliver's cornmeal tea biscuits: tender, slightly sweet biscuits with the gritty crunch of cornmeal and a soft cake-flour crumb. A British-leaning tea-time bake that walks the line between scone and biscuit.