Recipes with butter

Candied spiced bananas pan-fried in brown sugar, lemon, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Caramelized on the outside, soft inside, ready in 10 minutes for ice cream toppings, brunch, or quick dessert.

Gingerbread bear cookies bake molasses-spiced rolled cookies with ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Painted with royal icing for a holiday tradition kids adore.

Chocolate chip pecan pie with a hidden layer of frozen chocolate chips beneath a classic dark corn syrup pecan custard. The frozen trick keeps chocolate chips intact through baking.

Toffee crisps are light, golden drop cookies studded with almond brickle chips. A crispy, buttery cookie with caramelized toffee bits in every bite.

Kheema is a dry-cooked Indian lamb curry with freshly ground cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom. No water added, the lamb cooks in its own juices with ginger, garlic, and turmeric. Served over rice.

French sables are buttery slice-and-bake cookies with a crumbly, sandy texture and sparkling sugar crust. Six ingredients, no leavener, all about the butter.

Double pecan pie recipe that makes two pies from one batch of filling. Dark corn syrup, butter, and two cups of chopped pecans with a two-temperature bake.

Fudgy peanut butter cup brownies: dense chocolate brownies baked with a whole miniature peanut butter cup tucked inside each square, finished with warm milk chocolate sauce and chopped peanuts. Next-level brownie sundae territory.

Holiday Highland dressing made with rolled oats and bread cubes, seasoned with sage, onion, and butter. A Scottish-inspired turkey stuffing with hearty oat texture for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Stained glass cookies, a no-bake chocolate log studded with mini marshmallows and walnuts, rolled in flaked coconut and sliced to reveal a mosaic window pattern. A classic Christmas cookie tray favorite.

Poached eggs over warm buttered crab meat, smothered in a silky brandy cream sauce. A rich New Orleans-style brunch dish that feels straight out of the French Quarter.

Poached eggs over warm buttered crab meat, smothered in a silky brandy cream sauce. A rich New Orleans-style brunch dish that feels straight out of the French Quarter.

Beer-braised beef with sweated onions and a hint of garlic, simmered low and slow until fork-tender. A simple Belgian-style stew that builds deep flavor from beer, butter, and beef alone.

Herbed oatmeal pan bread, a soft, savory bread machine loaf with rolled oats, butter, garlic, basil, oregano, and a parmesan crust. Tastes like garlic bread and pizza dough had a kid.

Herbed oatmeal pan bread, a soft, savory bread machine loaf with rolled oats, butter, garlic, basil, oregano, and a parmesan crust. Tastes like garlic bread and pizza dough had a kid.

Rich chocolate sheet cake made with hot coffee and cocoa powder, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. The coffee deepens the chocolate without adding coffee flavor.