Dessert/9 recipes

Crunchy cornflake squares bound with peanut butter and corn syrup need zero baking for a quick retro treat kids can help make in under 20 minutes.

Moist chocolate banana cake made without eggs, loaded with cocoa, chocolate chips, and crunchy pecans. Buttermilk and ripe bananas keep it fudgy while brown sugar adds deep caramel sweetness.

Spiced Zucchini Cookies with Raisin and Nuts recipe

Oatmeal snickerdoodles cross a chewy oatmeal cookie with a classic cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodle. Five dozen cookies, ten-minute bake, plenty for the cookie jar or to share.

Buttery pecan shortbread balls rolled in snowy powdered sugar for these melt-in-your-mouth Mexican wedding cookies. A holiday favorite that's actually simple enough for weeknight baking.

No-bake frozen chocolate crunch pie with chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, crushed Oreos, and chocolate chips in a chocolate crumb crust. A freezer dessert loaded with texture.

Gingerbread bears: classic rolled and cut gingerbread cookies with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, molasses, and a lemon zest brightener. Chill the dough, roll thin, decorate as bears for the holidays.

A light, airy strawberry souffle made with whipped egg whites and fresh berry puree, drizzled with a warm strawberry-orange sauce. Elegant, low-calorie, and stunning.

Lemon Lassie cookies, a Christmas classic with cinnamon-molasses dough wrapped around a tangy lemon-coconut curd filling, then sliced into bars before baking.

Soft pineapple cookies with crushed pineapple and chopped nuts or coconut in a tender, cake-like drop cookie. A tropical twist on the classic cookie jar favorite.

A lighter cheesecake-style pie made with strained yogurt cheese, cottage cheese, and lime in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with fresh strawberries. Creamy, tangy, and no-bake filling.

Raisin oatmeal brownies blend melted chocolate chips with brown sugar, oats, and raisins for a chewy bar with nutty texture and pockets of fruity sweetness.

Butterfinger poke cake made with German chocolate cake mix, butterscotch topping soaked into the layers, and crushed candy bars folded into whipped topping with pecans.

Easy Gooey Butter Cake with Cream Cheese Topping recipe

Lemon curd cheesecake with a tangy cream cheese and sour cream filling topped with homemade lemon curd. Baked low and slow for a crack-free, silky finish.

Soft persimmon cookies spiced with allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon, loaded with dates and walnuts. Fall harvest baking at its finest.