Recipes with flour

Chick-fil-A copycat chicken sandwiches start by marinating chicken in dill pickle juice, then dredging it in a sweet-and-savory seasoned flour and pan-frying it golden. Served on a toasted bun with pickles.

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.

Classic French herb sauce with shallots, mushrooms, white wine, tarragon, chives, and parsley in a buttery roux base. A versatile sauce for meat, poultry, eggs, or pasta.

Crustless cranberry pie with fresh cranberries and pecans under a golden, buttery batter that bakes into its own sweet crust. A simple holiday dessert with no pie dough needed.

Strawberry cream pie layered with toasted almonds, a from-scratch vanilla cream filling, fresh halved strawberries, and a glossy strawberry glaze. Diner-counter classic done properly.

Cookie brittle with chocolate chips and walnuts pressed into one pan, baked, then snapped into snappy shards. Sugar-substitute friendly with crisp, candy-like edges.

Funny-Side-Up Pie is a savory bacon and egg pie with cream of mushroom soup and sour cream in a flaky homemade double crust. Retro comfort food with a creamy gravy on the side.

Easy green chile sauce made with roasted green chili peppers, garlic, and a simple flour roux. Ready in 30 minutes, this versatile New Mexican staple goes on everything from enchiladas to eggs.

Chewy chocolate oatmeal cookies with melted chocolate folded into the dough plus chocolate chips in every bite. Brown sugar and oats create thick, bakery-style cookies with crisp edges and soft centers.

Fresh mushroom bisque with a full pound of mushrooms, half-and-half, egg yolk, and lemon juice. A rich, velvety cream soup ready in 25 minutes with no stock needed.

Chewy oatmeal chocolate chip bars with brown sugar and butter, baked in one pan and cut into bite-sized squares. Easier than drop cookies with the same great flavor.

Orange chocolate chip cookies made with cream cheese in the dough, fresh orange zest, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Soft, tangy, and citrusy drop cookies.

Genoise sponge cake whips warm whole eggs and sugar to ribbon stage, then folds in cake flour and melted butter for a delicate French-style layer cake base. The classic foundation for tortes and trifles.

German hazelnut cakes (Haselnusstörtchen) with ground hazelnuts, separated eggs for lift, and a rum-glazed top finished with a whole hazelnut. Classic Konditorei treat.

French onion tart with a handmade butter pastry, slow-cooked onions, bacon, and a silky cream custard. Baked low and slow for a rich, golden filling.

Prebaked pie shell using a classic lard-and-butter pastry. Blind-baked with weights for a flaky, sturdy crust ready to hold cream pies, fruit fillings, or quiche.

Homemade puff pastry made with instant flour and water, laminated through six folds for flaky layers without the fuss of traditional methods.

Honey cake made with buttermilk, ginger, and cinnamon, baked low and slow in two layers. A dense, fragrant spiced cake where honey is the star, not just a supporting player.

Banana layer cake with mashed bananas folded into a classic creamed butter and cake flour batter. A soft, tender two-layer cake with old-fashioned technique and genuine banana flavor.

Chili-Cheese Bake layers Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese with green chilies under an egg-flour batter and bubbly tomato sauce. A Southwestern casserole with minimal prep.

Buttery orange poppy seed loaf cake with a citrus glaze. No leavener needed as five eggs provide all the lift. Best after ripening 1-2 days for deeper orange flavor.

Creamy chicken chowder with potatoes, carrots, and fresh parsley thickened with a flour-milk slurry. A hearty, from-scratch soup that's perfect for thermos lunches.

Soft honey butter rolls shaped as cloverleaf pull-aparts in muffin tins. A tender yeast dough with honey sweetness that stays fresh for days.

Double chocolate drops with cocoa powder dough and semi-sweet chocolate chips, using butter-flavor shortening for thick, chewy cookies loaded with walnuts. Big bakery-style cookies in 35 minutes.

Spice and nut thumbprint cookies with ground pecans, cinnamon, and jam filling. Buttery shortbread-style cookies with a fruity center, perfect for holiday baking.

Lisa Bower's cocoa brownies with a full cup of melted butter, four eggs, and two cups of chopped walnuts. A rich, one-bowl brownie loaded with nuts.

From-scratch chocolate cake with melted unsweetened chocolate, cake flour, and iced water, topped with a whipped chocolate frosting beaten over ice until fluffy and light.

Spiced date drop cookies with chopped dates, toasted walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves baked into a soft, chewy drop cookie. An old-school holiday tin classic that bakes in just 10 minutes.

Chilled cucumber cream soup with whipping cream, chicken broth, and butter. Cooked cucumbers and onions are blended silky smooth, then served cold for a refreshing summer starter.

Sugar and spice apple cakes baked in muffin tins with whole wheat flour, nutmeg, and chopped apples, then dipped warm in melted butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Like apple cider donuts in cake form.

Lemon sponge bakes in individual custard cups in a hot-water bath. The filling separates magically into a tangy curd layer below and a feather-light cake-like sponge on top.

Spiced pecan thumbprint cookies with cinnamon-scented dough and a glossy jam center. Buttery shortbread-style cookie with a nutty crunch, ready for the holiday cookie tin.

Pecan shortbread cookies with buttery, melt-in-your-mouth crumb and a simple powdered sugar glaze drizzle. Five ingredients, no eggs, with toasted pecans throughout each tender bite.

Hearty raisin muffins with a soaked-cereal base for extra moisture, studded with raisins and walnuts. A quick, wholesome breakfast muffin that comes together in one bowl, best served warm from the oven.

Spicy cream cheese pastry crust with cayenne pepper, butter, and cream cheese. A flaky, peppery dough for pot pie tops or savory tarts. No water, no egg, just five ingredients.

Toll House crumb cake with sour cream batter, chocolate chips folded in, and a brown sugar walnut-chocolate streusel topping. The classic Nestlé coffee cake recipe.

Layers of raspberry jam and chocolate give a surprising tang to this dessert.

Ginger crinkle cookies with molasses, cinnamon, and cloves, rolled in sugar and baked until crackled on top. Chewy centers with crisp, sugary edges that shatter on the first bite.

Authentic Italian potato gnocchi uses just three ingredients, hand-kneaded into soft pillows and rolled against fork tines for ridges. Tender pasta ready to sauce with brown butter, ragù, or pesto.

Date drop cookies studded with chopped dates and walnuts and warmly spiced with cinnamon and cloves. A drop-and-bake batter with no chilling or rolling, ready for the cookie jar in well under an hour.

Homemade monkey bread from scratch with buttery yeast dough balls coated in cinnamon-brown sugar and layered with nuts in a tube pan. Pull-apart and caramelized.

Classic pate brisee: the four-ingredient French shortcrust pastry that forms the base of every great quiche, tart, or pot pie. Flour, butter, salt, and ice water cut and chilled into flaky perfection.

Versatile Czech kolace dough made like pie crust with shortening, egg yolks, and yeast. Chills overnight, then rolls out on powdered sugar for filled pastries in any shape.

Iced shapes are simple British cut-out biscuits made from a buttery lemon-scented dough, stamped with cookie cutters and finished with colored icing and sprinkles. A kid-friendly baking project.

Old-fashioned Omaha brownies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, sour cream, and walnuts. Fudgy edges with a slightly cakey center, the way grandma made them.

Pecan crisps made with butter, brown sugar, and vanilla, rolled thin and topped with a pecan half. A simple kneaded dough yields tender, nutty cookies with lightly browned edges.

Cream cheese crescent cookies filled with apricot preserves, rolled into crescent shapes, and dusted with powdered sugar. A flaky, buttery Eastern European-style pastry with just 5 ingredients.

Fried diamond twist cookies with egg yolk dough, deep-fried crisp and dusted with powdered sugar. Scandinavian rosettes-meets-krumkake pastry also known as chrusciki or rosettes in other traditions.