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I Remember my Grandmother and Mother making these cookies. Somewhere along the line, I lost the recipe. I have tried to find a recipe with "that" taste I remember so well. Then I saw "this" one, and, for a moment, it brought back not only my childhood but also my mother and grandmother.

Chocolate chip cherry drop cookies with cream cheese in the dough, maraschino cherries, and a half-cherry crown on each cookie. Holiday-bright bite-sized treats.

Chocolate nut torte: a four-layer sponge cake filled with silky cooked chocolate-buttercream frosting and topped with chopped nuts. An old-world holiday torte for special occasions.

Monkey bread made with refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, cinnamon sugar, and melted margarine. Just 4 ingredients and a tube pan for sticky, pull-apart perfection.

No eggs, no butter, no milk in this vegan cake that's free of all dairy and egg products.

Lighter applesauce fruitcake with dates, raisins, walnuts, and candied fruit. No alcohol soak, no months of aging. Three loaves of moist holiday cake without the heaviness of traditional fruitcake.

Slice-and-bake oatmeal icebox cookies with brown sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla. Crisp when stored airtight, soft and chewy when left loosely covered.

A friend gave me this recipe, it's a layer cake, cake + blueberry + sour cream. This dessert is a huge hit every time I make it.

Berry orange banana muffins made with whole wheat flour and natural bran. Mashed banana and frozen orange juice concentrate sweeten these high-fiber breakfast muffins, dotted with juicy blueberries or raspberries.

These are really good. Moist chocolate cupcake with near perfect crumb. As you eat the cupcake the experience is punctuated by the surprise.

Soft chocolate drop cookies packed with maraschino cherries and topped with a glossy chocolate frosting. Buttermilk keeps them tender. Makes 4 to 5 dozen in about 30 minutes, so they're built for holiday cookie trays and bake sales.

Espresso chocolate chunk cookies with cocoa, coffee liqueur, and dark brown sugar. Rich, fudgy mocha cookies baked low and slow for a dense, chewy center.

They are absolutely the greatest cookies in the world. They are buttery, flakey and chocolaty. Delicious treats at Christmas or at any occasion.

Fudge sweetarts are miniature tarts with buttery pastry shells filled with rich semi-sweet chocolate fudge and topped with a pecan half. Bite-sized, elegant, and irresistible.

Delicious recipe for an all-year round chocolate treat.

Chocolate nut-filled cookies with a chocolate syrup and pecan filling sandwiched between two rolled dough circles. A window-topped sandwich cookie sealed with fork tines.