Chocolate/301 recipes

Sugar drops: classic buttery drop cookies with chopped nuts (or chocolate chips), crisp edges, and soft centers. Basic pantry dough ready in 30 minutes.

Giant chocolate chip cookie made from yellow cake mix, baked on a pizza pan. A 5-ingredient, semi-homemade cookie cake that's ready in under 30 minutes.

Chewy chocolate peanut butter chip cookies bake up soft in the center with deep cocoa flavor and a full bag of peanut butter chips folded through the dough. A drop-and-bake batch cookie ready in 30 minutes.

A lighter take on chocolate brownies using reduced-fat margarine, sugar substitute, and skim evaporated milk. Topped with pecans and ready in just 30 minutes.

Fudgy brownies made with a full bag of melted chocolate chips, butter, and whole wheat flour. Six ingredients, 30 minutes, and intensely chocolatey in every bite.

Classic fudge cake with cocoa powder bloomed in hot water for deep chocolate flavor. A tender two-layer cake ready for buttercream frosting in 30 minutes.

No-bake peanut butter chocolate oat cookies, the classic stove-top drop cookie with cocoa, oats, and peanut butter. 60 cookies set in 30 minutes, no oven required.

Chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies packed with chocolate chips and raisins. A one-bowl, drop cookie recipe that makes 3 dozen grab-and-go treats in just 30 minutes.

No-bake chocolate haystacks with coconut, dried apricots, oats, and chopped nuts. A stovetop candy that boils for 30 seconds, drops onto wax paper, and sets as it cools.

Lucky chocolate chewies, soft brown sugar cocoa cookies studded with semisweet chips and topped with a vanilla glaze. Two dozen cookies in 30 minutes, the kind that vanish before they cool.

Macerated strawberries spooned into sherbet dishes and draped with a brandy-kissed yogurt cream, then scattered with sliced almonds and chocolate shavings. An Italian no-cook dessert ready in 30 minutes.

Thick, fudgy cocoa cookies loaded with white chocolate chips, crunchy pecans, and golden raisins. These bakery-style cookies are crisp on the edges and chewy in the center, ready in just 30 minutes.

No-bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies cooked on the stovetop in one pan. Drop on foil and ready to eat in under 30 minutes. The classic boiled cookie, no oven required.

Beer float made with chocolate ice cream and a 12-ounce pour of beer in a tall glass. Two ingredients, ready in 30 seconds, and the strangest dessert-drink you'll ever love.

This egg-free, dairy-free chocolate wacky cake uses applesauce and vinegar for a moist, tender crumb. A Depression-era classic that mixes right in the pan and bakes in under 30 minutes.

No-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with peanut butter and pecans. Boil the base for 90 seconds, stir in oats and nuts, drop on wax paper, and let them set. Done in 30 minutes.