Recipes with sugar

Light chocolate cake made without eggs or butter using skim milk and cocoa powder. Topped with a fluffy whipped cocoa frosting for a lower-fat treat that still satisfies.

Quick pink pickled onions with red onion, white wine vinegar, and sugar. Ready in 30 minutes with no cooking, these tangy-sweet pickled onions brighten tacos, salads, and sandwiches.

Cheesecake cookie bars with a buttery brown sugar shortbread crust, tangy cream cheese filling, and a crumbly streusel topping. Cut into squares for easy serving.

Fudge cakes with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and chopped nuts in a light batter lifted with stiffly beaten egg whites. Somewhere between a brownie and a cake, frosted and cut into bars.

Crisp rolled poppy seed cookies made with oil instead of butter, loaded with a third cup of soaked poppy seeds and a sugar-sparkle top. Simple dough, big crunch.

Crisp jalapeno cheesecake with fresh peppers, ginger, and cinnamon in a creamy filling on a graham cracker crust. A bold sweet-heat cheesecake with a whipped sour cream topping.

Friendship bread, the simple yeast loaf made with bread flour, water, sugar, and oil. Tall, golden, soft-crumbed, and big enough to bake into two loaves to share.

Fresh blueberry lattice pie baked inside an oven bag for a bubbly, perfectly thickened filling and golden crust. Simple ingredients: blueberries, flour, sugar, and lemon.

Old-fashioned rolled honey cookies with lard, sour cream, and warm spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A heritage recipe with a soft, cake-like texture and deep honey flavor.

Turtle cookies with pecan halves, caramel candy centers wrapped in brown sugar shortbread, and a chocolate glaze dip. Adorable candy-shop cookies from scratch.

Classic butter-rich oatmeal cookie dough rolls that freeze for 6 months, ready to slice and bake into chewy raisin nut cookies any time.

Nut snickerdoodles with chopped nuts mixed into the dough and a sugary tumbler-flattened top. A nutty twist on the classic cream-of-tartar cookie, makes 60 cookies.

Fresh peach pie with a creamy cream cheese and sour cream custard filling, sprinkled with cinnamon. A Southern summer pie that elevates ripe peaches with a tangy cheesecake-style base.

Chocolate top apple cake with chopped apples folded into a cinnamon batter, baked under a crunchy layer of brown sugar, nuts, and mini chocolate chips. A 9x13 crowd-pleaser.

Two-ingredient palmier cookies made from puff pastry and sugar, folded and sliced into caramelized golden crescents. A classic French bakery cookie with shattering, flaky layers and a crunchy sugar crust.

No-frost chocolate chip cake with chopped dates soaked in hot water for natural moisture and sweetness. Chocolate chips and nuts sprinkled on top before baking eliminate the need for frosting.