2,027 shortening recipes

German chocolate pound cake with a dense, buttery crumb made from cake flour, buttermilk, and melted German sweet chocolate. Baked low and slow in a tube pan for a tender, fine-textured slice.

Cinnamon sugar cookies with a tender shortening-based dough, brushed with egg white and topped with a cinnamon sugar sparkle. Crisp edges, soft centers.

Shortcut oatmeal cookies using yellow cake mix as the base, loaded with oats, raisins, chopped nuts, and cinnamon. Soft, chewy, and foolproof.

Maple ginger snap cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar with real maple syrup, ground ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. Crispy, spiced, and coated in a sparkly sugar crust.

Old fashioned ginger muffins made with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, and ground ginger. A cup of hot water creates a tender, moist crumb that tastes like classic gingerbread in muffin form.

Chocolate-dipped biscotti flavored with Pernod, bourbon, and anise seed with chopped almonds baked twice for a crisp, crunchy snap. Dipped in melted chocolate chips the day they're served for a glossy finish.

Old-fashioned blueberry cake topped with hard sauce and a hot lemon-blueberry compote that melts the butter into the warm cake. A classic New England dessert with bright berry flavor.

Old-fashioned brown sugar roll-and-cut cookies with shortening, cream of tartar, and vanilla. A simple heritage recipe that makes four dozen crispy-edged cookies.

Slice-and-bake coconut refrigerator cookies with a coconut-crusted exterior and a pecan half on top. Crispy, buttery, and freezer-friendly for up to three months of fresh-baked cookies on demand.

Maple syrup is the only sweetener in these soft, chewy oatmeal cookies with rolled oats, raisins, and chopped walnuts or pecans. Old-fashioned and refined-sugar-free.

Calzoni di ricotta are Italian fried half-moon turnovers stuffed with creamy ricotta, diced ham, and provolone, sealed in a lemon-kissed dough and fried golden. A crisp shell, molten cheese center, perfect antipasto or quick lunch.

A Depression-era chocolate cake made with no eggs, no butter, and no milk. Mixed right in the pan with the famous three-holes method, topped with rich fudge frosting.

Soft drop cookies made with mashed cooked carrots and finished with a warm orange glaze. The vintage Depression-era cookie that still makes sense today.

A vintage marble cake swirled with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and molasses through a tender vanilla batter, topped with butter frosting. Can also be baked as cupcakes for a fun party treat.

Tamale dough made with pureed chili colorado, corn kernels, and hominy for deeper flavor than plain masa. Pliable, spoonable, ready to wrap in corn husks.

Old-fashioned white drop cookies with nutmeg and vanilla. A big-batch recipe using shortening for soft, cakey cookies that stay tender for days.