7,773 powdered sugar recipes

Traditional Sicilian fig cookies stuffed with ground figs, dates, raisins, walnuts, and orange, then iced and topped with colored sugar. Makes 10 dozen for the holiday cookie tray.

Big, hearty banana peanut butter oat cookies loaded with raisins and brown sugar. No mixer needed for these chewy drop cookies. Makes 18 jumbo-sized jumbles in 30 minutes.

German pumpernickel bread made with rye flour, cocoa, molasses, and caraway seeds. Dark, dense, and earthy with a chewy crumb. Makes two round loaves.

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.

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.

Flourless Passover chocolate almond torte with bittersweet chocolate, ground almonds, and a rich chocolate-butter icing. Kosher for Pesach with no wheat flour.

Norwegian kringla cookies shaped into figure-eights with a tender buttermilk dough. Chilled overnight, baked fast at high heat for a light, slightly sweet pastry.

Traditional Tuscan twice-baked nut cookies studded with whole almonds and hazelnuts. Crunchy, fragrant, and built for dunking in Vin Santo or espresso.

Blackberry and raspberry muffins with a pecan brown sugar streusel topping. Lemon zest in both the batter and the crumble adds a bright citrus note.

Thai fried curried rice (Khao Pad Pong Kari) with curry powder, potato, green peas, and light soy sauce. A quick, fragrant vegetarian wok-fried rice ready in 15 minutes.

Crustless apple pie that bakes in 30 minutes with cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts. The batter forms its own tender crust around the apples, no rolling, no chilling, no fuss.

A snow-white Texas sheet cake made with egg whites, buttermilk, and a touch of almond extract. Baked in a jelly roll pan for a thin, tender crumb that feeds a crowd and frosts up beautifully.

Spiced Pumpkin Bread with Orange Cream Cheese recipe

Good cookie to have with coffee after everyone has gone home, the dishes are done and you finally get to sit down

Pina colada layer cake with a rum-soaked chiffon base, crushed pineapple filling, coconut buttercream frosting, and toasted coconut. The cocktail, in cake form.

Triple chocolate mocha cookies layer melted semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips with a hit of espresso for deep, fudgy chocolate intensity. Optional toasted pecans add crunch.