10,000 buttery recipes

Old-fashioned coconut fudge candy shaped into little haystacks. Brown sugar, butter, and shredded coconut cooked to soft-ball stage, then dropped onto wax paper. Makes about 60 pieces.

From-scratch griddle cakes with sliced fresh strawberries folded right into a light, fluffy batter. Thirty minutes from bowl to breakfast table, served hot with syrup and butter.

Butternut squash and apple bake with brown sugar, butter, and mace. A sweet, tender fall side dish for Thanksgiving or any autumn dinner.

Light cream of pea soup combines pureed green peas with a quick white sauce of butter, flour, and milk. A simple vegetarian soup ready in 40 minutes with pantry staples.

Coated baked turkey pieces topped with a rum-and-orange banana sauce. Caribbean-inspired weeknight dinner that turns simple turkey into a tropical feast.

Danish Mayor's Braid (Borgmeister Krans): a braided ring of Danish pastry filled with almond paste, baked golden with sliced almonds and crystallized sugar on top. A holiday-table showstopper.

Cinnamon-spiced almond meringue cookies made with just 5 ingredients. Light, crisp, and naturally gluten-free with ground almonds folded into stiff egg whites.

Walnut crescent cookies rolled in powdered sugar, made with ground walnuts, butter, and egg yolks. Delicate, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread that improves with age.

Classic Southern Louisiana spoon bread, a soufflé-style cornmeal pudding folded with whipped egg whites for an airy, custardy texture. Eaten with a spoon, served alongside Cajun and Creole mains.

Traditional Irish teacakes made with yeasted dough, butter, eggs, and a hint of nutmeg. Soft, golden buns best eaten warm with a generous smear of butter.

Brown sugar shortbread cookies baked in a springform pan with a cinnamon sugar topping, cut into 12 tender wedges. Butter, brown sugar, flour, and warm spice in every crumbly bite.

Slow cooker halibut steaks in a creamy white wine sauce made with butter, flour, and milk. A hands-off way to cook tender, flaky fish with a rich, silky finish.

Incredibly moist chocolate prune bundt cake with just 8 ingredients. Soaked prunes and cocoa create a rich, dark crumb that stays fresh for days. Dust with powdered sugar.

Soft oatmeal yeast rolls with cooked oatmeal kneaded into the dough for a tender crumb that stays moist for days. Shape into crescents, cloverleaf, or Parker House for a homemade bread basket.

Lemon filling for cakes with egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, zest, and butter. A tangy, silky curd that spreads between layers. Stovetop or microwave method included.

No-bake caramel oatmeal cookies made on the stovetop with butterscotch pudding mix, evaporated milk, butter, and quick oats. Drop, cool, eat. No oven required.