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Butterscotch shortbread cookies made with dark brown sugar and unsalted butter, topped with chopped walnuts or pecans pressed into the dough. Makes 72 bite-sized squares.

Blond brownies with brown sugar and butter base topped with almonds and chocolate chips: butterscotch-flavored bars baked until golden, named for the A-B-C toppings.

Old-fashioned Grape Nuts cereal quick bread with milk, eggs, and a hint of sweetness. Tender crumb with toasty cereal crunch, no yeast required, ready in about an hour.

Bread machine quick bread packed with dried fruit, nuts, and whole grains. Just load the ingredients and press start for a wholesome loaf studded with raisins, cranberries, blueberries, walnuts, and pecans.

Ground turkey pie with cream cheese and mushrooms in a biscuit crust, topped with a blended cottage cheese custard. A savory, protein-packed dinner pie ready in one hour.

Alphabet cookies shaped by hand from a simple butter cookie dough rolled into ropes. A fun baking project for kids that doubles as a tasty learning activity.

Savory cottage cheese and rice pancakes with corn and mustard. A low-fat, protein-packed griddle cake for breakfast or a light dinner.

The perfect muffins for when you don't have time to sit down and enjoy a hearty breakfast.

A quick no-bake cherry and almond topping spooned over layered angel food cake and ringed with chocolate curls. An elegant 15-minute dessert with zero oven time.

Lemon poppy seed bundt cake made from a box cake mix and instant lemon pudding for extra moisture. A semi-homemade shortcut that bakes up incredibly moist with poppy seed crunch throughout.

Maple syrup muffins sweetened entirely with real maple syrup instead of sugar. Seven simple ingredients and a specific mixing method that keeps them light and tender.

Drop biscuit batter swirled with fruit conserve using just 3 ingredients. A quick, low-fat biscuit base made with reduced-fat Bisquick, skim milk, and a ribbon of natural fruit jam.

Ham fritters with creamy sauce: golden, crispy-edged spoonfuls of ham-studded batter deep-fried until puffy, served with a rich, velvety sauce. A Southern diner classic that turns leftover holiday ham into crowd-pleasing finger food.

Potato pie crust made with mashed potatoes, vegetable oil, and whole wheat pastry flour. Vegan, dairy-free, no rolling out cold butter. Tender enough for sweet or savory pies.

Old-fashioned cornmeal muffins made with lard for tender, golden tops and crackly edges. Six muffins, eight ingredients, 30 minutes. The kind of cornbread your grandmother knew by heart.

Favorite fruit muffins: simple seven-ingredient base recipe that takes any fruit you have on hand. Raisins, berries, or chopped stone fruit all work. Twenty-muffin batch.