recipes

Melted butter shortbread has all the tenderness of traditional shortbread, but there’s no waiting for your butter to come to room temperature. Bake it during the height of the holidays or whenever you want to experience the flavors of butter, vanilla, citrus, and herbs.

Rugelach dough surrounds a filling of sugar, nuts and dried fruit.

Fashioned after a traditional French gâteau Breton, the gâteau Basque and even (and maybe especially) the galette des rois — all cakes made of sweet or quick puff dough doubled up and filled with fruit or cream or nuts — this inspired version, uniquely Louisianan and lovingly called gâteau nana, takes inspiration from each Filled with a pecan cream, this beautiful, simple yet rustic cake was adapted from one developed by Melissa Martin, who was inspired by Nancy Brewer’s version at The Kitchen Shop in Grand Coteau, La Melissa M

My soft and chewy orange cranberry cookies are infused with real orange zest and juice (no extracts!) and fresh cranberries. No chilling!

Delivering warmth from turmeric and brightness from lemon zest, these golden crinkled cookies feel (and look) like sunbeams breaking through clouds Imagine powdered doughnuts run through with Fruit Loops cereal milk on a Saturday morning In fact, these soft, crisp-edged cookies are lovely for breakfast, but don’t restrict their bright, sunny disposition to a specific time of day: Pair them with a glass of milk or cup of herbal tea, whether as an afternoon pick-me-up or a not-too-sweet finish to any meal.

Applesauce isn’t just for babies Sure, this very basic version is perfect for tender palates, but it also works as the base for many a sweet treat In the fall you might try swapping in 1 1/2 pounds of pears for half of the apples and a bit of caramel in place of the maple

Sicilian Sesame Seed Cookies-Biscotti Regina are an easy to make, crunchy and lightly nutty Sicilian cookie.

The key to achieving the signature sweet-smoky-salty flavor of Indonesian stir-fried noodles is to let the noodles cook, undisturbed, over high heat until you see small wisps of smoke Javanese sweet soy sauce, also known as kecap manis, can be very sweet, so giving it a good cook will bring just enough of a bitter edge to its sweetness If you’re making this dish for a crowd, don’t prepare more than two servings at a time, otherwise the noodles will crowd the pan and not brown properly, and you won’t get that smoky wok hei flavor

Perfectly petite, these apple cinnamon muffins are sweet, spiced and ideal for breakfast or an on-the-go snack Use whichever apple you like best — Granny Smith for tartness or Fuji if you like your apples on the sweeter side Brushing with melted butter and cinnamon sugar gives them a soft doughnut-like vibe, but a crunchy, crumby topping would be nice too

A beautifully festive cookie in a jar recipe. These make great gifts.

I enjoy making these bars when cranberry season arrives. The recipe is very easy to put together, which is perfect for a busy parent like me. —Richard Grams, LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Nutty, buttery and a bit boozy, these festive cookies come together in minutes, making them perfect for holiday baking (They also happen to be gluten-free.) Reminiscent of the almond flavor and pillowy texture of an Italian pignoli cookie, this recipe calls for brushing them with rum-infused butter twice — once before baking and another round when hot from the oven — which imbues them with even more warmth and richness.

A holiday classic found in nearly every cookie box, these almond-flavored treats are buttery, crisp and all too easy to eat by the handful (fear not, this recipe makes a lot) Spritz cookies also keep well, for up to two weeks stored in an airtight container at room temperature If you don’t have a spritz gun, you can use a pastry bag to form them

This recipe transforms Basque cheesecake into portable, handheld treats Unlike typical cheesecake bars that bake at a low temperature, these are baked at 500 degrees to achieve a burnished top while maintaining a creamy interior This layer makes for a striking presentation and imparts the flavor of burnt caramel, which offsets the sweetness of the filling

This recipe was brought to The Times in a 1990 article about traditional Christmas cookies, but we think these butter-rich confections are delicious any time of year Sometimes called Mexican wedding cakes (or polvorones or Russian tea cakes or snowballs), their provenance is often debated, but this much is true: they are dead-simple to make and addictive to eat This version is done completely in a food processor, so you can clean-up in minutes, and get to the important business at hand: eating cookies and licking your fingers.

Cannoli Pudding, a cross between vanilla pudding and Italian cannoli cream with all the cannoli flavors.

Lemon lovers will LOVE these lemon cookies that are soft in the middle with crispy edges, and are delicious topped with a lovely lemon glaze.

The BEST french silk pie with an incredible hazelnut oreo crust & whipped cream topping. So decadent and perfect for the holidays!

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Everyone who tries these Copycat Crumbl Chocolate Chip Cookies goes crazy. They're sweet and chewy inside with a crisp, delicious outer shell.

With white chocolate, chocolate chips, AND cocoa powder these double (and by double I mean triple) chocolate cookies are a chocolate lover's dream!

If you're looking for the the best small batch cinnamon rolls recipe, this is it! The recipe makes 12 of the fluffiest, most amazing cinnamon rolls ever!

This braided onion bread is made with a rich, buttery, yeast-based dough. Each of the four strands in the braid is stuffed with a caramelized onion and grated cheese mixture.

This southern-inspired , skillet-cornbread recipe has a custard center and kernels of corn baked inside.

This pound cake — with its fine, tender texture and inviting, rich vanilla flavor — gets its height from the mixing method, the number of eggs and the reaction between the sour cream and baking soda The sour cream, less dense than cream cheese, also adds some tanginess Be sure to take your time when creaming the butter and sugar so the air pockets that are created will expand and cause the cake to rise in the oven.The cake can be baked in a bundt pan or a tube pan

Juicy, sweet pears and tart cranberries are a perfect fall pairing in this easy dessert Dark brown sugar adds a rich caramel note, and a handful of dried cranberries gives this crisp a pleasantly chewy texture The buttery topping is gently spiced with cinnamon, but feel free to add any warm baking spices you prefer

Roasting chicken with tarragon is a classic combination, but here it’s given a twist Instead of a whole bird, bone-in thighs are marinated in tarragon and garlic, then quickly roasted over a bed of sliced onions As the chicken cooks, the fat renders, coating the onions, while the fragrant steam rising from the onions flavors the bird

This sweet, well-seasoned dish is great for Sunday dinner You only have to marinate for an hour, but you could do it up to overnight Set it up the night before, then simply roast the chicken just before serving