Baked goods recipes

Jam shortbread bars sandwich a layer of cherry or raspberry preserves between two almond-rich shortbread layers. A buttery, almond-scented sliced bar for tea trays and holiday tins.

Super Fudge Truffle Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust recipe

Rosemary onion focaccia with caramelized Spanish onions, fresh rosemary throughout the dough, and a cornmeal-edge crust. Bread machine kneading meets oven-finish for bakery-style results.

Father Time chocolate chip cookies decorated with piped clock face icing for New Year's Eve. Chewy brown sugar cookies with a simple powdered sugar icing design.

Basic butter cookies with just 5 ingredients: flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, butter, and walnuts. Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread-style cookies baked low and slow.

Mincemeat sundae pie blends fruit mincemeat into vanilla ice cream, packs it into a vanilla wafer-pecan crust, and finishes each slice with warm homemade caramel sauce. A festive frozen twist on a Christmas classic.

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.

Lower-fat banana cake with pureed prunes replacing most of the butter, nonfat vanilla yogurt, and egg whites. A moist sheet cake that cuts the fat without losing flavor.

This chocolate custard pie hides a layer of butterscotch and chocolate chips beneath a silky cocoa filling. Simple pantry ingredients, one bowl, and a whole lot of yum.

Classic French silk pie with a deep chocolate filling whipped to silky-smooth texture, poured into a chocolate crumb crust, and chilled until set. The original 1950s diner-style chocolate pie.

Homemade blue corn tortillas from just three ingredients: blue cornmeal, boiling water, and flour. Earthy, nutty flavor with a striking blue-purple color on a hot griddle.

Cream cheese dough rolled with apricot preserves and walnuts, sliced into crescent-shaped cookies and baked until golden.

Marble cheesecake with swirled vanilla and cocoa batters on a chocolate crumb crust. Baked with a slow cool-down method for a creamy, crack-free finish every time.

Mediterranean almond cookies made with ground almonds, egg whites, and candied cherries. Low-temperature baked treats dusted with powdered sugar and optional rosewater.

Tender zucchini bundt cake spiced with cinnamon and studded with nuts, crowned with tangy lemon cream cheese frosting. Elegant from-scratch dessert for summer gatherings.

Favorite Molasses Apricot Cookies with Icing recipe