947 soba recipes

Deep chocolate cookies spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, made lighter with yogurt instead of butter. Crisp edges with chewy centers at just 41 calories per cookie.

Egg-free bran muffins packed with grated carrots, dried apricots, raisins, and walnuts. Made with whole-wheat flour, orange juice, and honey for naturally sweet, low-fat muffins.

Chocolate heart sandwich cookies with almond extract, pink buttercream frosting, and a peek-through cutout center. A Valentine's Day baking project with show-stopping results.

Jack-o-lantern cookie pops made with spiced molasses dough cut into pumpkin shapes on lollipop sticks, decorated with tinted ornamental frosting. A fun Halloween baking project for kids.

Pecan chocolate chip oatmeal cookies baked low and slow for a chewy center and crisp edge. Dark brown sugar, real butter, and a full cup each of pecans and chocolate chips.

Aran Spiosrai is a traditional Irish spice bread with raisins, candied fruit, golden syrup, and mixed spice baked low and slow in a loaf pan. It actually gets better after a day or two as the flavors deepen.

These muffins are moist and very tasty. You can use either fresh or frozen strawberries. The sugared almonds give them a nice crunchy topping. They are great for a mid-morning snack with a friend.

Low-fat apricot cardamom bars with apricot nectar, finely snipped dried apricots, and applesauce in the batter, finished with an apricot icing drizzle. Fragrant and easy.

A one-of-a-kind bundt cake with cooked wild rice and toasted nuts folded into a brown sugar-buttermilk batter with maple and nutmeg. Served with maple whipped cream.

Friendship starter orange cupcakes with raisins, pecans, and a warm orange-sugar glaze dip. Sourdough-style tanginess meets bright citrus in a tender, studded crumb.

Pineapple zucchini cake loaded with crushed pineapple, grated zucchini, pecans, and raisins. A moist, oil-based sheet cake with tropical-garden flavor that uses up summer zucchini.

Yuletide ginger cookies made with oat bran and egg whites instead of butter and whole eggs for a lighter holiday treat. Rolled in festive colored sugar crystals for sparkle and crunch on every bite.

Key Largo cake made with tropical liqueur and fruit Jello baked into the batter, soaked with a boozy powdered sugar glaze, and topped with whipped cream and tropical fruit.

Melomakarona, traditional Greek honey cookies made with olive oil, butter, and orange juice, dipped in warm honey syrup and topped with walnuts and cinnamon.

Chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and chopped nuts. The reverse chocolate chip cookie: dark cocoa dough studded with sweet white chips and toasted pecans, walnuts, or almonds.

Phyllis's avocado quick bread with mashed ripe avocado, sour milk, pecans, and a mix of unbleached and whole wheat pastry flour. Faintly green, tender, and a clever way to use up an over-ripe avocado.