Brownies recipes

Date cookies with chopped dates, nuts, brown sugar, and cream of tartar in a slice-and-bake dough. Mix at night, chill overnight, slice and bake fresh in the morning.

Make-ahead breakfast burritos with Canadian bacon, hash browns, egg substitute, and salsa rolled in fat-free tortillas. Freeze in bags and microwave in one minute for grab-and-go mornings.

Easter chip cookies loaded with pastel candy-coated chocolate pieces in a chewy brown sugar dough. Festive, colorful drop cookies the kids will love decorating Easter baskets with.

Apricot squares with a buttery shortbread base and a chewy brown sugar layer studded with simmered apricots and chopped almonds. Dusted with powdered sugar for a classic finish.

Rice and cheese casserole stirs cooked brown rice with cottage cheese, parmesan, dill, and Dijon for a light, high-protein side that bakes in 20 minutes. Healthy comfort food.

Pumpkin dump cake with a spiced pumpkin custard base, white cake mix topping, melted butter, and pecans. No mixing required for the cake layer, just sprinkle, drizzle, and bake.

Hot and spicy spareribs grill low and slow with indirect heat, then baste with a tomato, cider vinegar, brown sugar, and chili powder sauce. Sticky, smoky backyard barbecue ribs.

Slow-braised red cabbage with apples, juniper berries, caraway seeds, and malt vinegar. A traditional German-style side dish simmered for nearly two hours until silky and sweet-tart.

Oat bran raisin cookies with rolled oats, brown sugar, walnuts, and the option to swap raisins for chocolate chips. A hearty, fiber-rich drop cookie with a chewy texture.

Soft buttermilk drop cookies with a sweet date-pecan filling hidden inside. Spiced with cinnamon and baked golden, this big-batch recipe yields up to 6 dozen.

Thick, freezer-friendly broccoli cheddar chowder loaded with hash browns, corn, and pimientos. Mix it up, freeze it, then reheat for a cozy weeknight bowl.

Flounder fillets poached in a sweet-sour beer sauce with brown sugar, cloves, and peppercorns. A quick stovetop fish dinner with bold Northern European flavors.

A wholesome quick bread made with whole wheat flour, oat bran, molasses, buttermilk, chopped dates, and walnuts. No yeast needed. Makes 5 mini loaves that freeze beautifully.

Tangy cabbage relish salad tossed in a sweet-and-sour dressing of brown sugar, dry mustard, and apple cider vinegar. No mayo, no oil, ready in 15 minutes.

Classic Canadian butter tart filling baked as a full pie with brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and currants. Gooey, caramel-sweet center with a just-set custard texture. So good, eh?

Soft finger-shaped cookies packed with peanut butter, chopped apples, and brown sugar, rolled in powdered sugar. These tea sticks bake in one pan then cut into 24 dainty pieces.