10,000 butter recipes

Mrs Fields apple cobbler cookies loaded with chopped Granny Smith apples, apple butter, raisins, and pecans, rolled in a cinnamon-oat crumb coating. Fall baking at its finest.

Greek macaronada with nutty browned butter and grated cheese coats every strand of tender elbow pasta. A six-ingredient traditional dish that proves simple Greek cooking delivers bold flavor.

Buttery brown sugar cookies with a hint of cinnamon, sliced from a chilled dough log and baked until golden. Topped with a simple powdered sugar frosting that makes every bite melt on your tongue.

In Sweden, these spicy hamburgers are frequently served with a fried egg set atop each, in which case they are made larger and thicker.

Maple sugar bread made with homemade apple puree, toasted hazelnuts, and raisins. A warmly spiced loaf with cinnamon and nutmeg baked to golden perfection.

Old-fashioned pound cake with a full pound of real butter, eight eggs, and no leavening. Baked low and slow for a dense, velvety crumb with deep buttery flavor.

Rustic potato and leek soup thickened with flour and mashed by hand for a chunky, hearty texture. Butter-sauteed leeks, diced potatoes, and milk finished with a pat of butter and fresh chives.

Amy Scherber's bakery-quality pecan sticky buns. Soft yeasted dough with autolyse rest, caramel-pecan bottom, cinnamon swirl. The classic NYC bread shop sticky bun at home.

German prune coffeecake with a soft yeasted dough rolled around cooked prunes, dotted with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Makes two cakes for breakfast or brunch.

Wok-Seared Mahi Mahi with Stir-Fried Vegetables recipe

Blue ribbon cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, rich orange-scented cream cheese filling, and a final flourish of fresh orange zest. A short-bake cheesecake with the texture of mousse.

A nice presentation and a tasty variation on the traditional Shrimp Scampi.

Soft orange juice cookies with fresh OJ in the batter and a tangy orange-glazed top. A vintage church-supper drop cookie with bright citrus flavor in every bite.

Godiva ultimate chocolate layer cake: three buttermilk cocoa layers brushed with Godiva chocolate liqueur and stacked with a cocoa-liqueur buttercream. Boozy, deep, unapologetically chocolate.

Swedish herring and potato casserole layered with sauteed onions, dotted with butter, and baked in cream until golden and tender. A traditional Scandinavian comfort dish.

Overnight sourdough cinnamon rolls with brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. An overnight starter builds tangy flavor, then you roll, fill, and bake to dark golden with buttery edges.