4,108 baking recipes

Sandbakelse, traditional Scandinavian butter cookies with cardamom, pressed into mini tart tins and filled with jam. Delicate, sandy-textured holiday cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

Rich chocolate cream pie with a hint of cinnamon, cooked slow in a double boiler and crowned with golden meringue. Old-fashioned diner-style pie from scratch.

James Beard's classic shortbread recipe uses just four ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, and egg yolk. The simple dough bakes into 32 crisp, buttery triangles or squares with a delicate golden finish.

Extra sharp cheddar gets worked into self-rising flour and cold butter for these tender mini cheese muffins. Bake dozens ahead and freeze for quick appetizers anytime.

No-bake bourbon balls rolled in powdered sugar with crushed vanilla wafers, cocoa, and chopped nuts. A boozy Southern holiday treat ready in 20 minutes flat.

Rainbow sprinkle cookies from cake mix, ready in 30 minutes with vanilla frosting and festive toppings. Kid-friendly baking for birthdays, celebrations, or just because.

Buttery Italian-style shortbread cookies made with powdered sugar, vanilla, and three-quarters of a pound of real butter. Chill the dough, roll it out, cut your favorite shapes, and bake until golden.

Ultra-tender shortbread cookies with a full pound of unsalted butter, sweetened condensed milk, and cornstarch for a melt-on-your-tongue crumble. Baked low and slow until barely golden.

Mocha butterball cookies with cocoa, instant coffee, chopped nuts, and a powdered sugar coating. No-spread, no-chill cookie dough ready to bake in 25 minutes.

Chocolate domino cookies made with cocoa powder, cut into rectangles, and decorated with vanilla buttercream dots and lines. A fun baking project for kids.

German chocolate pretzel cookies (Schokoladenpretzel) hand-shaped from cocoa dough and topped with cocoa frosting. A fun baking project that makes about 2 dozen pretzel-shaped cookies.

A British-style no-bake fridge cake with two layers: dark chocolate on the bottom, white chocolate on top. Both packed with crushed biscuits, chopped dates, nuts, and cream. Chill, slice, and serve.

Crispy cast-iron cornsticks with cracked fennel seeds and black pepper, baked in a sizzling hot mold for crunchy golden edges. Ready in 20 minutes, served piping hot with butter.

Classic four-ingredient shortbread cookies with just flour, butter, sugar, and salt. Pressed into a sheet pan, pricked with a fork, and baked until set.

Weintraubentorte, a traditional German grape torte with a buttery shortcrust shell and a whipped egg white, almond, and fresh grape filling baked until golden.

Filled lemon cookies sandwich thin, buttery shortbread rounds with a bright lemon filling. Slice-and-bake icebox dough with a tea party finish dusted in powdered sugar.