Dessert/8 recipes

These delicate, buttery spritz cookies are infused with almond flavor, shaped into crisp wafers, and dipped in a smooth semi-sweet chocolate glaze. Finished with optional almond slices, they’re perfect for holiday trays or an elegant treat any time of year.

Old-fashioned custard pie with a lard-and-butter crust and a silky egg-milk filling dusted with nutmeg. Simple farmhouse dessert with a classic five-ingredient filling.

Grilled pound cake topped with a warm balsamic-strawberry glaze made from brown sugar, maple syrup, and fresh berries. Served with vanilla ice cream for an easy summer dessert.

Soft, cake-like banana cookies with buttermilk and chopped nuts, topped with a thin vanilla confectioners' sugar icing. Chill the dough for puffier cookies. A vintage recipe with 18 reviews.

Peach pizza pie: a 12-inch shortbread crust topped with fresh peaches and a currant-jelly orange glaze, finished with whipped cream. A summer dessert dressed up like a fruit tart.

Blue ribbon cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, rich orange-scented cream cheese filling, and a final flourish of fresh orange zest. A short-bake cheesecake with the texture of mousse.

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.

Jumble berry pie with fresh blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries in a buttery single crust. A simple three-berry pie with a thick, bubbly filling and just five minutes of prep.

No-bake Twinkie pie layered with chocolate mousse, chopped pecans, and whipped cream in a buttered casserole. A retro icebox dessert that turns store-bought snack cakes into something spectacular.

This pecan pie is absolutely delicious, always reminds me when I was a child, the pecan pie my mom used to make for me.

Dutch-style crumb apple pie with thinly sliced apples, nutmeg, and a brown sugar butter streusel topping. No top crust needed for this rustic, crumbly pie.

Chocolate mocha pie with a silky French silk-style filling whipped from butter, chocolate, and instant coffee, set in a crunchy walnut-chocolate crust and crowned with coffee whipped cream. A make-ahead showstopper.

Southern peanut butter pie with a creamy custard filling, crunchy peanut butter crumble layered on top and bottom, and golden meringue. An old-fashioned Georgia-style dessert.

Georgia peach cream pie with a stovetop vanilla custard layered between fresh peach slices in a baked shell, finished with sweetened whipped cream. Old-fashioned summer pie that lets ripe peaches do the talking.

Buttery shortbread cookies shaped like tiny strawberries, rolled in red and green sugar crystals with almond "stems." A whimsical baking project kids will love.

A creamy Swedish cottage cheese pie with toasted almonds, baked in a flaky crust until set and custard-like. Lightly sweet with a nutty crunch. Served chilled for a Scandinavian take on cheesecake.