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Moist zucchini bread loaded with grated summer squash, brown sugar, cinnamon, and oil for a soft, never-dry crumb. Makes two freezer-friendly loaves, the classic late-summer use for garden zucchini.

Quick orange-scented muffins with chopped pecans and a hidden center of sugar-free cherry fruit spread. Made with low-fat baking mix and ready in 45 minutes.

Chocolate zucchini bread folds 2 cups grated zucchini and orange zest into a cocoa-cinnamon batter for a moist, dark loaf with hidden vegetables. Tube pan or loaf pans, freezes well.

These cookies are buttery and delicious. You can find butterscotch morsels, white chocolate, and pecans in every bite.

This scrumptious bread can be filled with fruit, meat or even cheese! The variety makes it a perfect dinner for a large family.

Old-fashioned sour cream cookies with nutmeg, rolled and cut into rounds with a sugar-sprinkled top. Soft, tender, and lightly spiced with a big-batch yield of 60 cookies.

Holiday fruitcake with a pound of raisins boiled in spiced sugar syrup, mixed with candied fruit, walnuts, and warm spices, baked low and slow in a tube pan.

Drop biscuits with a jelly-filled thumbprint center, baked at high heat until golden. A quick from-scratch biscuit recipe with a sweet surprise in every bite.

Chocolate cream torte made from four cocoa cookie layers stacked with whipped chocolate cream filling. Chills overnight so the cookie layers soften into cake-like slices.

Homemade fortune cookies: thin crisp wafers cooked on a skillet, folded around your own paper fortunes while still pliable. A party project for Lunar New Year or kids' birthdays.

Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits clone uses Bisquick, sharp cheddar, and a garlic-parsley butter brush. The famous restaurant-style biscuits made at home in 30 minutes.

Brown sugar chocolate chip cookies made with butter-flavored shortening for extra chewy centers and crisp edges. Choose your bake time for chewy or crunchy results. Makes 3 dozen with optional pecans.

A great all-butter flaky pie dough that comes together by hand or in a food processor. Cold butter, the minimum water, and a good chill are the keys to a tender, shatteringly flaky crust.

Old-fashioned buttermilk doughnuts spiced with ginger and nutmeg, fried golden in just minutes. Tender, cake-style doughnuts with a slight tang from real buttermilk.

These delicious, moist yet nutritious muffins are packed with goodness. They are perfect for breakfast.

Almond torte made in the food processor with almond paste, butter, and a generous lift of eggs. Dense, marzipan-rich, and ideal with coffee. The processor method takes the work out of beating.