Baked goods recipes

Chocolate-coconut cookies inspired by Almond Joy candy bars with sweetened condensed milk and whole almond garnish. No-fuss drop cookies ready in 12 minutes.

Classic pecan sandies are tender shortbread-style butter cookies loaded with chopped pecans and dusted with powdered sugar. A 6-ingredient holiday favorite that melts on the tongue.

Lemon semolina cookies with fresh zest, fresh juice, and a sandy crunch from durum flour. Italian-style slice-and-bake cookies with a chewy center and crystalline sugar top.

Granny's apple cranberry pie folds tangy cranberry sauce into a spiced apple filling for a ruby-red, sweet-tart twist on classic apple pie, baked in a flaky double crust. A festive holiday favorite.

Honey bran muffins made in the microwave with All-Bran cereal, buttermilk, and honey. Keep the batter in the fridge and microwave fresh muffins in under 3 minutes anytime.

Pig cake, a Southern church-supper classic with mandarin orange cake layers and a fluffy pineapple cream cheese frosting. Three-layer pastel pretty, ready for potlucks and reunions.

Golden Delicious apple pie spiked with dark rum, brown sugar, and chopped nuts under a lattice crust. Served warm with a buttery rum sauce for a holiday-worthy showpiece.

Huckleberry pie with grated apple and a hint of almond extract. Wild Northwest berries baked into a double-crust pie where the apple thickens the juice naturally and the almond pulls out their floral side.

Easy DIY yellow cake made from scratch with cake flour, four whole eggs, and a creamed-butter batter for a tender golden crumb. The from-scratch answer to a boxed mix.

Gooey banana marshmallow bars with a cake mix crust, melted marshmallow-banana filling, and a crumbly nut-studded topping. Semi-homemade and baked in a 9x13 pan in under 45 minutes.

President Roosevelt's birthday cake bakes a deep mocha chocolate cake spiked with cold black coffee and a splash of vinegar for a tender, old-fashioned crumb. A historical White House recipe.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.

Lemon poppy seed cookies with fresh lemon zest, ground coriander, and lemon extract baked low and slow at 300F. Tender, citrusy drop cookies with a subtle crunch from poppy seeds.

Old-fashioned cocoa brownies with melted margarine, four eggs, chopped nuts, and a generous pour of vanilla. Dense, fudgy, and from a recipe meant to be passed down.

Easy focaccia bread made from store-bought pizza dough, brushed with olive oil and topped with your choice of herbs, garlic, or sun-dried tomatoes.

Butterscotch grahams with brown sugar, butter, and pecans baked on graham crackers until bubbly and caramelized. A 4-ingredient, no-fuss cookie ready in under 20 minutes.