Walnut recipe collection

Fudgy, chewy brownies packed with over a pound of chocolate: semisweet in the batter and Swiss dark chocolate chunks folded in and scattered on top. Walnuts add crunch. An overnight rest deepens the flavor and gives you clean-cut bars.

Flaky cream cheese pastry rolls filled with cocoa, semisweet chocolate chips, and walnuts. No yeast, no proofing, no laminating. Rolled jelly-roll style, sliced, and dusted with powdered sugar for an easy chocolate Danish.

A bread machine chocolate date-nut loaf made with whole wheat flour, cocoa, instant coffee, chopped dates, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Dump the ingredients in and press start. Five minutes of hands-on work for a fragrant, hearty loaf.

Soft chocolate drop cookies with cream cheese baked right into the dough and crunchy walnuts in every bite. The cream cheese keeps them tender and slightly tangy for days.

Chocolate mint sticks: a three-layer holiday bar with a fudgy brownie base, a bright green peppermint buttercream middle, and a glossy chocolate glaze on top. A Christmas-cookie classic.

A no-bake chocolate-coated date log filled with walnuts, candied cherries, and crystallized ginger. Ground dates kneaded into a roll, coated in melted semisweet chocolate, and finished in chopped walnuts. Old-fashioned confection, no oven needed.

Had this cake in a recent pot-lock, and it was so good. The cake was so moist, and the chili powder worked like a charm with chocolate. I'm glad that I got the recipe, now I can make this delicious cake whenever I feel like to.

No-bake chocolate wine balls rolled in sugar, made with crushed vanilla wafers, ground walnuts, honey, and sweet red wine. They get better with age, like a fine confection should.

Christmas braided bread with candied fruit, walnuts, and mincemeat under a fragrant cardamom milk glaze. A festive holiday loaf using frozen bread dough as a head-start shortcut.

Old-fashioned Christmas Rocks cookies bursting with candied fruit, dates, figs, pecans, raisins, and currants in a cocoa-spiced batter with a hint of coffee. Dense, chewy, and built to last.

No-bake church window candy made with melted chocolate, colored marshmallows, and chopped nuts, rolled into logs and sliced. The colorful marshmallows glow like stained glass.

Chewy cinnamon drop cookies packed with cooked raisins, walnuts, and brown sugar. A splash of grape juice concentrate adds a fruity depth you won't expect.

Cinnamon rolls filled with maple syrup, dried cranberries, and toasted pecans. Egg-washed for a golden crust, these make a stunning holiday or weekend brunch centerpiece.

Flour-free Passover cake layered with cinnamon apples and dried apricots, topped with walnuts and cinnamon sugar. Light, fruity, and made with matzoh meal.

As a matter of record, the sour cream coffee cake has been served in city school cafeterias since 1959.

Homemade sticky buns with a soft yeast dough rolled up with cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins, and walnuts, then baked over a gooey caramel topping. Makes two dozen pull-apart buns worth waking up for.