Dessert Recipes

The last place I expected to find my new favorite cookie recipe was wedged between a stained copy of “Joy of Cooking” and a tax … Read more

I burned the cream cheese filling three separate times before I figured out why it kept leaking out the sides of my muffins. The first … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-sized pumpkin dump cake for a potluck I’d agreed to bring dessert for. I had my grandma’s 9×13 pan … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate donut cakes for the better part of a decade. “Too dry,” he’d say, or “They just taste like regular … Read more

I want caramel apples right now, but I don’t want to wrestle with sticky caramel, a candy thermometer, or apples that slide off sticks. That’s … Read more

This was supposed to be a pecan pie. I had it all planned out—a Thanksgiving potluck at my friend Maria’s place, and I was determined … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, searching for a bag of chocolate chips I knew I had stashed somewhere, when … Read more

Brown butter sizzling in the pan when I realized I was out of white sugar for a classic snickerdoodle. That’s where this all started. A … Read more

My husband did not trust apple cider in a quick bread. “It’ll be too wet,” he said, eyeing the jug I’d brought home from the … Read more

That faintly sweet, warm smell of cinnamon and banana — the kind that curls through the kitchen before you even walk all the way in … Read more