Serve a scoop of Spice Ice Cream alongside this upside-down cake for a delicious fall dessert.
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When you're in the mood for something deliciously sweet, try these "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" cookies.
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Use this basic gingerbread recipe to make cutout cookies in various shapes. Our favorites are gingerbread boys and girls in different sizes, decorated with white royal icing and currant "buttons."
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Use this icing to make the decorative petits fours with butterflies by Karen Porter of Tilly's Cakes.
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This dense fruitcake makes a delightful gift. The addition of alcohol means that fruitcakes can be tucked away for long periods of time.
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Anchovies are the surprise ingredient, adding another layer of umami to this savory tart.
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Though they look complicated, these tender cookies are easy to make if you use a ruler. To ensure an even design, measure the strips of dough carefully.
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Double down on rich shortbread cookies by filling them with gooey caramel.
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These cookies look like little snow-covered mountains. Roll each ball in confectioners' sugar twice to make sure it's thoroughly coated and no dark dough is visible.
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The store-bought puff pastry crust makes prep time shorter and still produces a quality tart.
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This homemade layer cake is dense with flavors of dark-amber syrup and fresh, crushed walnuts.
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Serve these apples with Bette's Chicken-Liver Pate.
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Sweet, chewy and crunchy, all at the same time -- these bite-size treats go perfectly with a cup of coffee after a meal.
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The recipe for this delicious caramel syrup, which is a great addition to caramel cake, is courtesy of Dr. Maya Angelou and can be found in her new cookbook, "Hallelujah."
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After much experimentation, we've discovered that this recipe for intensely-scented and sturdy gingerbread makes the finest building blocks your gingerbread house could hope for.
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Here's the test kitchen's favorite recipe for a classic pound cake. If you prefer your pound cake with a slightly less dense texture, follow our instructions below for a lighter variation that incorporates...
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This cheesecake is a fresh take on a familiar combination. It's not too sweet and has a voluptuous consistency. The glossy chocolate glaze goes on like satin.
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Strawberries mellow out the sharp edges of rhubarb in this pie. You can use raspberries instead or omit the berries entirely (use 2 pounds rhubarb if you do).
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These cookies are truly flavorful and make wonderful gifts.
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Use this mascarpone frosting recipe to make delicious Tiramisu Cupcakes.
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This cheesecake boasts a velvety texture with less fat than the original, thanks to lighter versions of cream cheese and sour cream, plus plenty of cottage cheese.
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This recipe comes courtesy of Diane Rasberry of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She says the chocolate filling of this pie is balanced out by the not-too-sweet meringue topping.
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Use this decadent glaze to finish our Brown-Sugar Pound Cupcakes.
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Made with dark chocolate and almond flour, this special occasion-worthy cake is surprisingly light and airy thanks to the addition of egg whites and just happens to be gluten-free. Serve with whipped creme...
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This old-fashioned no-bake cake has just three components: store-bought cookies, homemade mint whipped cream, and chocolate chips.
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These lollipops, courtesy of Dominic Palazzolo, are a fun addition to any celebration.
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This unbeatable blondie recipe combines the buttery flavor and chocolate chips from everyone's favorite cookies with the appealing texture of the best brownies.
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These moon-shaped almond cookies covered in vanilla-scented sugar are traditional Austrian treats.
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The toffee candy melts as it bakes, which gives these moist, buttery-tasting blondies a soft chewy consistency, perfect with a glass of milk. These bars are great for lunchboxes, a bake sale, or to bring...
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Also known as nutmeg slices, these easy-to-make cookies boast two more warming spices -- cinnamon and ginger -- and are just the thing for a coffee break. A fork is all you need for the striking linear...
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Adapt the traditional celebratory Scandinavian "princess cake" of marzipan, raspberry jam, whipped cream, and vanilla pastry cream for winter by pressing an elaborate doily into the tinted marzipan. Its...
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This mouthwatering fruit crisp is lower in fat and calories, but not in flavor.
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Two kinds of persimmons are recruited for steamed pudding; soft, ripe hachiyas are used in the batter, and oven-dried slices of fuyu -- resembling orange flowers -- form a ring around the dessert. The...
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You can freeze any leftover dough to use later, but you may not be able to resist making the whole batch of these chocolatey wafers.
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Move over salted caramel, there's a new dessert sauce in town! This rich, velvety maple cream makes an excellent gift. It also serves as the filling for our Maple-Pistachio Thumbprints.
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Topped with chocolate ganache and studded with cherries, this classic cake recipe is irresistible to all creatures, vampire or otherwise.
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The name of this classic French dessert means "crunch in the mouth"; Make the caramel and assemble the dessert as close to serving time as possible.
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This sauce is for Emeril Lagasse's recipe for Grilled Banana Splits.
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Cocoa and brown sugar lend this meringue a denser, moister, creamier texture than usual.
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Rich, buttery, and oh-so-simple, the classic pecan pie has earned its place as a Thanksgiving mainstay. It's also a wonderful choice to make ahead of time since it will need several hours to cool before...
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This is our go-to recipe for royal icing. We use it for decorating cookies and cakes. To make it especially glossy, mix in a three drops of glycerin (available at drugstores).
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This confection can be used as a garnish for our Fresh Ginger Cake, or served alone at the end of a meal.
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Basque settlers first arrived in Nevada during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s. Originally from the Pyrenees region of France, they brought with them a treasured recipe called gateau Basque, a tart that...
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Vanilla and chocolate are tastefully intertwined in the yin and yang-inspired design of these buttery cookies. Enjoy a bite of pure vanilla or rich chocolate, or try a combination of both.
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Pears take on an eye-catching crimson cast when poached with vibrant cranberries. Their pleasing tartness can be countered by a sliver of rich goat cheese or a dollop of creme fraiche or yogurt.
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The cream-cheese dough and the variety of jellies make these cookies very appealing and delicious.
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Chocolate lovers will adore this dessert. The edges and top develop a delicately crisp crust while the center remains moist and fudgy.
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You can buy chocolate that has already been chunked, or you can just cut up your favorite chocolate.
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