9 pattern recipes

A classic British summer pudding inspired by Marguerite Patten, layering stewed fruit and cranberry sauce between slices of white bread. Chilled overnight and served with cream or custard.

German springerle Christmas cookies: anise-scented egg-and-sugar dough pressed with carved wooden molds, dried overnight, and baked low to set the embossed pattern.

Lemon snowflake cookies with a tender lemon-zest dough rolled thin, cut with fluted cutters, and decorated with lemon royal icing piped into snowflake patterns. A beautiful holiday cookie.

Homemade funnel cake with a simple batter of flour, egg, and milk fried golden in swirling patterns and dusted with powdered sugar. County fair flavor at home.

Warm brie melted over fresh herb sprigs, scored in a diamond pattern and ringed with baby pear tomatoes. A quick microwave appetizer served with crusty French bread for scooping.

Halloween spiderweb cookies decorate sugar cookies with white flooded icing and black piped concentric circles, then drag a toothpick to create perfect web patterns. Show-stopping party cookies for kids and adults.

Yeast dough pinwheels filled with fruit preserves, shaped into a windmill pattern, and baked until golden. A European-style pastry with a soft, brioche-like dough and a jewel of jam in the center.

Two vibrant purees, golden corn and emerald spinach, swirled together into a striking yin-yang pattern. This vegetarian soup is as fun to make as it is to eat, and kids absolutely love it.

No-bake fresh peach pie with ripe peach wedges arranged in a swirl pattern, glazed with melted apricot preserves on a graham cracker crust. A summer dessert that lets perfectly ripe peaches do all the work.