Dessert/9 recipes

Fudgy chocolate pudding cake that bakes its own gooey sauce underneath. Made with baking mix, cocoa, condensed milk, and chocolate syrup. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Homemade hot fudge sauce with unsweetened chocolate, butter, and vanilla cooked into a thick, glossy pour. A 6-ingredient stovetop fudge sauce ready in 30 minutes.

Butter cookie press poinsettias for Christmas with red flower shapes and hand-formed green leaves topped with silver dragees. A beautiful, festive holiday cookie with almond and vanilla flavor.

Buttery anise-scented cookies with star anise seeds and extract, chilled overnight and baked golden for traditional New Mexican biscochitos.

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with shortening, brown sugar, and quick oats. Crispy edges, chewy centers, and a simple one-bowl recipe that works every time.

Walnut cake is a traditional European-style flourless nut torte made with ground walnuts, crushed biscuits, and 8 separated eggs. Layered with apricot jam and frosted with vanilla whipped cream.

Double chocolate oatmeal cookies with cocoa in the dough and semi-sweet chocolate chips throughout. Chewy, fudgy drop cookies with 3 cups of oats.

Magic window cookies are sugar cookies with stained glass centers made from crushed hard candy that melts during baking. A holiday favorite for tree ornaments and gifts.

Chocolate snowy cake with a fluffy whipped cream filling between a cocoa sheet cake and a poured chocolate frosting. An eggless cake base with vinegar for lift.

Fruit soup thickened with tapioca, sweetened with honey, and topped with sliced banana. Serve hot or chilled as a dessert, appetizer, or over cornbread.

Old-fashioned Southern teacakes with shortening, vanilla, and simple pantry staples. Soft, lightly sweet, and rolled out just like Grandma made them.

Double chocolate chunk cookies with cocoa powder in the dough and 18 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chunks. Fudgy, rich, and loaded with melty chocolate in every bite.

Classic Boston cream pie with a tender cake flour sponge, vanilla custard cream filling, and chocolate glaze. A from-scratch version of the iconic layered dessert.

Strawberry brownie torte with fudgy brownie layers, strawberry-studded vanilla ice cream filling, and a homemade chocolate sauce. A frozen layered dessert that's easier to make than it looks.

Chewy oatmeal cookies with brown sugar, white sugar, and quick-cooking oats. A simple, no-frills oat cookie that's soft in the center with golden edges.

Fudgy chocolate crinkle cookies rolled in sugar and baked until the edges set but the centers stay soft and chewy. Made with real melted unsweetened chocolate.