Baked goods recipes

Need a new kind of pie to take to Christmas dinner? Try this decadent dessert that will have everyone talking.

Serve this scrumptious cheese bread with lasagna or any other kind of casserole you prepare for dinner.

The 2nd place winner in the Chicago Tribune's 1996 Annual Holiday Cookie Contest, a simple brown-sugar shortbread from Sandra Petrille of Naperville, Illinois.

A chocolate pecan fudge-like frosting makes this Sheet Cake

Buttery sugar cookies studded with almond brickle bits for toffee crunch. Simple drop cookies flattened with a sugar-dipped glass for sparkly, crisp edges.

Tender scones packed with oat bran cereal and chopped fresh apples, brushed with butter and cinnamon. These wholesome wedges bake up golden in under 20 minutes for quick breakfasts.

Wholesome apple honey scones with wheat germ and warm spices topped with cinnamon sugar for tender breakfast treats ready in 30 minutes from pantry staples.

Tender buttermilk scones with wholesome bran flakes, lightly sweetened and golden-baked. From mixing bowl to breakfast table in 30 minutes.

Lightened almond macaroons with wheat germ replacing almond paste, baked at ultra-low temperature. Only 30 calories per cookie with crisp, airy texture.

Buttery shortbread base topped with raspberry jam and broiled almond meringue. Two-stage baking creates layers of tender cake, fruity jam, and golden meringue.

Ritz crackers transform into tender, spiced filling that mimics apple pie with lemon zest, cinnamon, and buttery crust. A Depression-era classic dessert.

Buttery Ritz crackers soak up lemon-spiked syrup to create a convincing apple pie filling without a single apple. Nostalgic Depression-era baking.

If you're thinking of entering a baking contest, then try this delicious and decadent cake that may help you win first prize!

You will spin around after you taste this scrumptious cake made with maple syrup and nut meats.

Change the look of your brownies with this simple recipe that will have your kids begging to try one!

Tender chocolate cake using buttermilk and minimal butter for moist crumb without excess fat. Deep cocoa flavor in simple one-bowl recipe ready in 45 minutes.