Dessert/8 recipes

Mocha nut rounds are slice-and-bake icebox cookies flavored with instant coffee and semi-sweet chocolate. Edges dipped in milk chocolate, then rolled in chopped pistachios for a striking holiday cookie tray finish.

Greek honey cake (revani) with walnuts, cinnamon, and orange zest, cut into diamonds and drenched in a warm honey-lemon syrup. A sticky, fragrant Mediterranean dessert soaked until every bite drips.

Peanut butter cookie dough wrapped around mini Snickers or Mars bars on a stick. Golden, chewy, and loaded with candy bar surprise in every bite. A total showstopper for bake sales and holiday parties.

Layered banana yogurt cake with toasted coconut, banana syrup, creamy pecan filling, and white snow frosting. A showpiece layer cake with three homemade components.

With toasted coconut and pecans, this cake will satisfy your family and white chocolate lovers everywhere!

Mocha chip pie with an Oreo cookie crust, coffee ice cream studded with chopped toffee bars and toasted almonds, finished with a chocolate drizzle. Frozen dessert that hits coffee, chocolate, and crunch in every forkful.

German almond cookies with fresh lemon zest, ground unblanched almonds, and a buttery crumb that shatters at first bite. Overnight chilling builds flavor and makes rolling easy.

Bienenstich (Bee Sting Cake), a classic German yeast cake with a caramelized almond topping and vanilla pudding filling. A bakery favorite made at home.

Chocolate caramel pecan cheesecake with a vanilla wafer crust, melted caramel and toasted pecan layer, and a rich semisweet chocolate cream cheese filling. A turtle-style cheesecake.

Applesauce, quick oats and raisins flavored with warm cinnamon and cloves.

Gingerbread cookies in a gingerbread bowl: edible holiday centerpiece of spiced gingerbread shaped into a fluted bowl and filled with matching cut-out cookies. A holiday gift-giving showstopper.

Chocolate sour cream fudge cake gets its dense, moist crumb from melted unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, and a splash of hot coffee that deepens the cocoa without tasting like coffee.

Lemon cats' paw cookies piped from almond dough with lemon zest and vanilla, sandwiched and dipped in dark chocolate. An elegant bakery-style cookie worth the effort.

Mexican chocolate wedding cakes rolled in powdered sugar with unsweetened chocolate, brown sugar, butter, and chopped nuts. A rich, crumbly chocolate twist on the classic polvorones cookie.

Apple cheesecake with a gingersnap-pecan crust, creamy Philadelphia cream cheese filling, and cinnamon apple slices baked in a pinwheel pattern. Finished with melted apple jelly.

Very simple cookies sweetened with natural coconut sugar. Made with pumpkin seeds, which are very rich in magnesium (one of the most important minerals responsible for key physiological functions including the production of energy (ATP) in the body, correct heart function and proper bone and tooth formation). Cinnamon is well known for its ability to lower blood sugar levels, and is highly recommended for diabetics.