Recipe Sifter

Alice's white cake is a tender vanilla and almond-scented layer cake leavened with whipped egg whites for an airy, snowy crumb. The kind of from-scratch white cake that makes box mixes look amateur.

Buttery, paper-thin ginger cookies with a double hit of crystallized and ground ginger folded into brown sugar dough. Crisp, snappy, and warmly spiced, this recipe yields four dozen from scratch.

A deeply rich chocolate layer cake made with unsweetened baking chocolate, brown sugar, and a cloud of beaten egg whites for lift. Topped with sliced oranges, nutmeats, and candied ginger for a vintage twist you won't find anywhere else.

Pineapple chess pie with crushed pineapple, coconut, and a buttery egg custard filling. A tropical twist on the classic Southern chess pie that mixes and bakes in one step.

Mocha icebox cake layers ladyfingers with a silky coffee custard filling, then chills overnight into a sliceable, cake-like dessert. Topped with sweetened whipped cream for an old-fashioned coffee lover's treat.

Georgia peanut butter pie baked with a light, fluffy filling made from whipped egg whites folded into peanut butter custard, topped with whipped cream and chopped peanuts.

Classic butter pecan snowball cookies rolled in powdered sugar while warm for melt-in-your-mouth tender bites packed with toasted nuts.

No-crust Easter pie made with ricotta and cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. An Italian-American crustless ricotta cheesecake baked in a springform pan.

Palm Beach pineapple squares: a chocolate walnut cake base topped with a lemon-scented pineapple layer, baked together into one tropical dessert bar.

Haselnussmakronen, traditional German hazelnut macaroons: a cocoa meringue folded with crushed hazelnuts and lemon zest, baked low into chewy, flourless cookies. A naturally gluten-free holiday treat.

Make Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk at home: rich chocolate ice cream loaded with white and dark chocolate chunks, pecans, walnuts, and chocolate-covered almonds.

Heath bar cookie bars with crushed toffee candy, pecans, and brown sugar in a streusel-topped batter baked in a pan. A chewy, butterscotch-flavored bar cookie with candy crunch.

Moist, buttery and chocolaty cake looks so appealing as well. A perfect dessert when you have company coming over.

Old fashioned sweet potato meringue pie tops a spiced sweet potato custard with fluffy toasted meringue peaks. A Southern Thanksgiving dessert that beats pumpkin pie at its own game.

Soft rolled molasses cookies with gentle ginger and cinnamon, topped with a simple egg white icing. Kid-friendly spice level and great for cookie cutters.

Thin, delicate cookies rolled into calla lily shapes while still warm, then filled with fresh whipped cream and a candied orange peel stamen. Edible art for special occasions.