459 vegetable shortening recipes

Crunchy chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans and crisp rice cereal, flavored with almond extract and brown sugar. Makes 5 dozen crispy-edged treats in 30 minutes.

Prune whip spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, topped with homemade prune butter frosting studded with chopped prunes and nuts. A vintage classic.

Chocolate chiffon pie in a homemade chocolate pastry shell. Chocolate chips melted with coffee, set with gelatin and whipped egg whites for a mousse-like filling.

Grandma's chocolate rum bundt cake soaked in raspberry-rum glaze and drizzled with melted chocolate and white vanilla icing. A boozy, showstopping dessert made easy with cake mix.

Mother's Oh and Ah! cake is a vintage red velvet-style chocolate sour cream cake with deep cocoa flavor and a tender crumb. Cake flour and sour cream make it pillow-soft. A drop of red food coloring gives it that signature reddish hue.

Apple-bacon quiches layer Canadian bacon and tender sliced apples with Swiss cheese in a savory caraway-and-mustard custard, baked in individual tart shells. A brunch crowd-pleaser.

Old-fashioned cake doughnuts made with cooked winter squash, cinnamon, and nutmeg, fried golden brown. These tender, spiced doughnuts taste like autumn and make about 2 1/2 dozen from a single batch.

Peach dessert cake with fresh peaches baked into a lemon-scented batter, topped with cinnamon sugar and chopped nuts. Serve warm with whipped cream for a summer treat.

Blueberry snack cake with cinnamon, lemon zest, and flour-coated berries that stay suspended in a tender crumb. A one-bowl bake great for picnics and lunchboxes.

Empanadas de fruta filled with spiced dried fruit, raisins, pine nuts, and warm cinnamon-clove-nutmeg filling, deep-fried in a flaky homemade dough until golden and crispy.

Fudgy cocoa brownie cookies packed with chocolate chips, baked just until set for a soft, chewy center. Brown sugar and cocoa powder deliver intense chocolate flavor in every bite.

Four-in-one oatmeal cookie base that yields 4 different cookies by adding raisins, peanuts, chocolate chips, or coconut. One dough, four flavors, great for batch baking.

Chocolate chip pecan cookies made with golden shortening and brown sugar for a chewy center and crispy edge. Big, bakery-style drop cookies that spread wide and stay soft inside.

Irish soda bread made with sour cream, raisins, and currants. A tender, cake-like loaf baked in a casserole dish with no yeast and no kneading required.

Chewy oatmeal cookies loaded with crushed pineapple, warm cinnamon, and nutmeg. A one-bowl, drop cookie recipe that's ready in 25 minutes. Simple baking with a fruity tropical twist.

Soft orange raisin bar cookies made with sour cream, ground raisins, and fresh orange zest. Finished with powdered sugar or orange icing for a citrus-sweet treat.