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Holiday gingerbread muffins blend whole wheat flour, dark molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice into deep amber, spice-forward muffins. Optional raisins and pecans add chew and crunch to every bite.

Pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with rolled oats, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, and semisweet chocolate chips. Soft, cake-like fall cookies. Yields 48.

A show-stopping 4-layer banana cake with stiff meringue folded into the batter, filled with vanilla custard, and frosted with a silky cooked flour-butter frosting laced with almond extract. This is banana cake at its most dramatic.

Kahlua balls with crushed Oreo cookies, chopped nuts, powdered sugar, and Kahlua coffee liqueur rolled into bite-sized truffles. A no-bake, boozy cookie ball that chills overnight.

Stack spiced almond biscotti into a stunning edible tree centerpiece, cemented with orange marmalade icing. A holiday baking project that doubles as a gorgeous table display guests can eat.

Buttermilk quick bread studded with walnuts and raisins, made lighter with egg substitute and just two tablespoons of oil. No yeast, no kneading, and ready to slice in under 90 minutes.

Light plum or apricot tea cake made with egg whites, orange juice, and fructose instead of butter and sugar. A lower-fat fruit loaf that stays moist for days.

Bisquick apple cinnamon muffins come together in one bowl with seven pantry staples and bake in 15 minutes. Tender crumb, warm cinnamon, and chunks of fresh apple in every bite. Easy weekday breakfast or after-school snack.

A two-layer cake with one vanilla and one spiced layer (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice) topped with fluffy brown sugar seafoam icing. This vintage-style cake is a showstopper for holidays and special occasions.

Dilly casserole bread is a tangy, no-knead yeast loaf made with cottage cheese, dill seed, and onion flakes for a moist, savory crumb baked in a round casserole dish.

Chocolate applesauce cake with just five pantry ingredients. No eggs, no dairy, no butter. Moist, fudgy crumb from unsweetened applesauce and real chocolate.

These apple and oat muffins are so moist, and they are delicious too, good for breakfast or a tasty snack.

Apricot white chocolate muffins with cinnamon-poached apricots, nutmeg, and good quality white chocolate. The poaching liquid adds apricot flavor right into the batter.

Belgian club soda waffles use sparkling water in place of milk for ultralight, crisp-edged Bisquick waffles in 20 minutes. Four ingredients, no buttermilk needed.

These chewy chocolate-cherry cookies were our sweet treats for the trip. These cookies were seriously packed with chocolate. They were made with cocoa powder and chocolate chips, and dried cherries added some delicious tartiness. The cookies were chewy, crispy and super chocolaty.They certainly satisfied our chocolate cravings with all the other yummy bonuses.

Gingerbread that's more like a moist cake from Eastern Canada.