3 beauty recipes

Heart sugar cookies rolled and cut for Valentine's Day, with a tender vanilla crumb that holds its shape and stays soft. A no-fuss cutout cookie that bakes up clean-edged and ready to decorate.

I make this cake for about 10 years, every time people like it.

No-bake chocolate pudding pie layered with stewed California figs, a hint of coffee and cinnamon, toasted almonds, and vanilla whipped cream. A showstopper dessert that comes together without turning on the oven.