427 sofie recipes

Mexican Kings Cake (Rosca de Reyes), a yeast-risen Epiphany bread scented with orange flower water, studded with raisins and pecans, and hiding a lucky bean inside. Soft, sweet, and crowned with confectioners' icing.

Handmade pumpkin ravioli with a spiced pumpkin-carrot filling, served in a garlic cream sauce with toasted hazelnuts and wilted sorrel. A showpiece fall pasta.

Chewy oat chocolate chip cookies packed with rolled oats, semi-sweet chocolate, and chopped nuts. Bake 9 minutes for soft and chewy or 13 minutes for crisp edges. Also works as bars.

Bread machine challah: soft, golden, slightly sweet Jewish egg bread made easy by letting the machine do the kneading, then braided and baked. The traditional Shabbat and holiday loaf at home.

Sweet yeast dough built with buttermilk, butter, and a blend of white and whole-wheat flours. The workhorse base for sticky buns, cinnamon rolls, and tender breakfast pastries with a soft, pillowy crumb.

Crescia, an onion-topped focaccia from Le Marche, Italy, with a soft olive oil dough and slowly sauteed onions baked golden on top. A regional Italian flatbread with a velvety crumb.

Jim's buttermilk bread: a sponge-method white loaf with buttermilk tang, honey, and olive oil. Soft tender crumb, two loaves from one recipe, the kind of bread that makes toast worth waking up for.

Loaded drop cookies with cream cheese, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, walnuts, raisins and coconut. Rich dairy base creates ultra-soft centers with chewy edges in just 12 minutes.

Maple oatmeal bread with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and real maple syrup baked into two soft, hearty loaves. A New England-style sandwich bread with a tender crumb.

New Mexico spoon bread baked in a cast iron skillet with creamed corn, green chiles, and melted cheese. A custard-soft cornbread with Southwestern heat you slice like pie.

Old-fashioned Southern cream cookies made with sour cream, walnuts, and pressed flat with a cinnamon-sugar glass. Soft, cakey drop cookies that yield six dozen from one batch.

Pull-apart Christmas tree coffee cake made with bread machine dough, shaped from soft buttermilk rolls, topped with sweet icing and cinnamon heart candies. A festive holiday brunch centerpiece.

Buttery drop cookies loaded with oats, vanilla milk chips, flaked coconut, and macadamia nuts. Sour cream keeps them soft and chewy. Makes 5 dozen for the holiday cookie swap.

Hand-kneaded whole wheat and white flour loaf with molasses, dry milk, and a touch of ascorbic acid for a tall rise. Crusty outside, soft and slightly sweet inside.

Traditional egg-enriched challah bread with a golden crust and soft, pillowy crumb. This from-scratch yeast dough recipe makes beautiful braided loaves topped with poppy or sesame seeds.

Homemade chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a fluffy marshmallow cream filling. Think whoopie pies with a cocoa twist. Soft, cakey cookies meet sweet, pillowy filling. Makes 2 dozen sandwiches.