10,005 dessert recipes

Oyster house apple pie with a flaky butter-shortening crust and a pre-cooked spiced apple filling. Old-tavern recipe with a glossy clove-and-cinnamon glaze.

Low-sugar oatmeal cookies with walnuts stay diabetic-friendly by swapping half the sugar for a sugar substitute and using egg whites for a lighter bite. Crisp edges, chewy centers, and toasted walnuts deliver classic flavor with less sweetness—perfect for controlled-carb baking.

Lemon filbert logs are buttery shortbread-style cookies shaped into fingers, rolled in chopped hazelnuts, and baked golden. Bright lemon zest and brown sugar give each bite a citrusy, nutty crunch.

Blueberry crumb cake with fresh berries folded into tender batter under a buttery cinnamon-sugar streusel. Bakery-style breakfast cake that pairs as well with coffee as with vanilla ice cream.

Pumpkin walnut cream cheesecake with a toasted walnut crust, spiced pumpkin filling, and a brown sugar walnut praline topping. A holiday-worthy dessert that splits the difference between cheesecake and pumpkin pie.

Sunglasses-shaped sugar cookies with crushed Life Savers melted into the lenses for colorful stained-glass centers. A fun baking project kids love.

Three-layer chocolate caramel bars with a fudgy brownie base, gooey pecan caramel topping, and a lacy semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. Makes 54 bars that store beautifully for 10 days. Think homemade turtle candy in cookie bar form.

Father Time chocolate chip cookies decorated with piped clock face icing for New Year's Eve. Chewy brown sugar cookies with a simple powdered sugar icing design.

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.

Four-ingredient chocolate sauce with semi-sweet chips, corn syrup, milk, and butter. Glossy, pourable, and fridge-stable for a month. Great for ice cream, pie, or homemade gifts.

European-style chocolate hazelnut cake made with ground hazelnuts and breadcrumbs instead of flour. Whipped egg whites keep it light while chocolate, butter, and cinnamon bring deep, warm flavor.

Classic baked flan with a deep amber caramel top and silky vanilla-orange custard underneath. Spanish-style cream caramel made the proper water-bath way for a dinner-party showstopper.

Mocha brownies with cocoa and instant coffee topped with a boiled coffee icing and marbled melted chocolate drizzle. Fudgy, shiny, and intensely caffeinated.

Scotch shortbread with a hint of almond extract: butter, powdered sugar, and flour pressed into a slab, fork-marked, and baked golden. Traditional Scottish shortbread squares for tea time.

Marshmallows wrapped in crescent roll dough, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and baked until golden. These pull-apart treats get drizzled with vanilla glaze for an easy breakfast or dessert.

Marble squares swirl cream cheese filling through a tender chocolate sheet cake batter, topped with chocolate chips. Makes a big jelly-roll pan for a crowd, baked in 30 minutes.