Dessert/2 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.

A 10-minute dessert for two: sweetened ricotta studded with mini chocolate chips, layered with strawberry liqueur-soaked berries in stemmed glasses. Lighter than it looks and ready in a flash.

Traditional German springerle cookies with anise and lemon, stamped with intricate designs using a springerle rolling pin. A classic holiday cookie that air-dries overnight for a crisp, white finish.

Homemade shortbread with just three ingredients: butter, powdered sugar, and flour. The classic Scottish biscuit pressed into a pan, pricked with a fork, and baked golden for buttery, melt-in-your-mouth squares.

Sunglasses-shaped sugar cookies with crushed Life Savers melted into the lenses for colorful stained-glass centers. A fun baking project kids love.

Make this fresh strawberry glaze pie to impress your family or guests with seasonal and fresh strawberries.

Traditional Norwegian anise syrup cookies made with honey, dark corn syrup, and star anise, finished with a warm powdered sugar glaze. Soft, fragrant, and sweetly spiced. Makes 4 dozen.

Jewel-toned cubes of orange, cherry, and lime Jell-O nestled in a creamy lemon-pineapple filling on a buttery graham cracker crust. No baking required, just chill overnight and slice.

Traditional Scottish carrageen pudding set in a ring mould with lemon milk and egg, served with rhubarb compote and a scarlet rosehip or redcurrant sauce.

Chocolate cake truffles made from crumbled devil's food cake mixed with cocoa butter, hazelnuts, and Baileys, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. Rich, boozy, and no-bake to assemble.

Pick any three berries, simmer them in blackberry wine with orange zest, then drop a buttery biscuit topping on top and bake until golden. A warm, bubbling berry cobbler begging for a scoop of ice cream.

Crisp, butter-brushed cookie sticks flavored with anise oil. A traditional Spanish treat that's simple to make with just 7 ingredients and ready in 30 minutes.

Light ginger cookies rolled thin and cut into shapes, made with powdered sugar, butter, and a splash of vinegar. A delicate, crisp holiday cookie perfect for decorating with frosting.

Italian Christmas cookies (Patina di Natale) studded with toasted pine nuts and brightened by lemon zest. A buttery, golden-glazed cookie-cutter classic from the holiday tables of southern Italy.

Strawberry lemon trifle layered with homemade genoise cake, lemon curd filling, kirsch-soaked strawberries, toasted almonds, and whipped cream.

Tiny lemon ricotta turnovers with a butter cookie dough, creamy lemon-ricotta filling, and colorful nonpareil sprinkles. Italian-style filled cookies.