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Desserts

Dessert can be a slice of pie, a spoonful of custard, a crisp cookie, or a small confection. Cakes, fruit desserts, pastries, frozen preparations, and sauces give this collection its range of textures and serving styles. Browse by the kind of finish you want for the meal, then choose a recipe with the flavors and preparation you have in mind.

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  • Brownies & Bars

    Brownies and bars gather a dessert into a bake that can be cut into portions. Pumpkin latte bars, blueberry squares, and coconut-cherry preparations offer different layers, fillings, and textures.

  • Cakes

    Cinnamon roll cake, hot fudge cake, and other bakes bring different crumb textures and finishes to this collection. Browse cakes for slicing, layering, or serving warm with a suitable accompaniment.

  • Candy

    Peanut brittle, chocolate truffles, and other candies turn sugar, chocolate, or nuts into small portions. Browse confections with different textures, from crisp pieces to a softer sweet center.

  • Cheesecakes

    Cheesecake can be served as a whole cake, a square, or part of another dessert. Bacon-bourbon caramel and salted caramel variations show different flavors within a creamy cheese-based preparation.

  • Chocolate

    Chocolate gives hot fudge sauce, cakes, and other desserts a common flavor while allowing very different textures. Browse this collection for a chocolate-focused component or a finished sweet dish.

  • Cobblers, Crisps & Crumbles

    Fruit, crumbs, and batter combine in different ways in cobblers, crisps, and crumbles. Apple crisp and cream cheese cobblers offer contrasting approaches to a dessert served in spooned or cut portions.

  • Cookies

    Lemon oatmeal cookies, biscotti, and savory pimiento cheese cookies show the variety of this collection. Browse for a cookie’s texture and flavor, whether you want a small sweet bake or a savory bite.

  • Dessert Pastries

    Apple fritters, cream puffs, and other dessert pastries bring dough and fillings together in different forms. Browse pastries for a crisp shell, a tender center, or a layered sweet serving.

  • Frozen Desserts

    Frozen desserts bring temperature into the texture of a sweet serving. Affogato, frozen yogurt, ice cream, and other preparations offer different bases and flavors for a chilled finish to the meal.

  • Fruit Desserts

    Fruit gives these desserts their flavor, moisture, or contrasting texture. Blueberry squares, cherry cream squares, and apple crisp offer different ways to bring fruit into a sweet serving.

  • Mousses, Possets & No-Bake Desserts

    Mousses, possets, and chilled desserts offer soft textures without relying on a baked cake structure. Lemon posset and chocolate mousse provide contrasting starting points for a spooned dessert.

  • Parfaits, Trifles & Layered Desserts

    A trifle or layered dessert combines several textures in one serving. Chocolate-peach trifle, coffee carlota, and pecan pie layers offer different arrangements of cream, fruit, and other components.

  • Pies & Tarts

    Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.

  • Puddings & Custards

    Lemon posset, rice pudding, and bread pudding bring different ingredients into a soft dessert. These puddings and custards invite attention to the texture of a serving eaten with a spoon.

In this collection

  • Coconut Pecan Butter Cookies

    1 cup brown sugar; firmly packed ¾ cups unsalted butter or margarine; room temperature ¼ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2 cups flour ½ teaspoon baking…

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  • East Texas Pecan Cookies

    1 cup unsalted butter 2 tablespoons water 5 tablespoons powdered sugar 2 cups flour 2 cups pecan pieces 1 recipe Sugar Frosting Preheat oven to 350ºF. Soften butter…

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  • Frosted Pecan Cuplets

    1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup granulated sugar 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour ¼ teaspoon sea salt 2 egg whites; slightly beaten 1½ cups…

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  • Honey Pecan Snaps

    ½ cup unsalted butter or margarine; soften ½ cup shortening 1½ cups granulated sugar ½ cup honey 2 eggs 2 tablespoons lemon juice 4 cup flour 2½ teaspoons…

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  • Mississippi Pecan Crispies

    ½ cup shortening ½ cup unsalted butter 16 ounces brown sugar; firmly packed 2 eggs 2½ cups flour ¼ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup…

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  • Mrs Fields Pecan Supremes

    2 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon soda ¼ teaspoon sea salt ¾ cup quick oats ¾ cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 cup…

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  • Orange Pecan Gems

    1 package Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Orange Supreme cake mix 1 8-ounce carton vanilla low fat yogurt 1 egg 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine, softened 1 cup…

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  • Pecan Biscotti

    2 eggs ¾ cups granulated sugar ⅓ cup margarine ¼ cup water 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 2¾ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup pecan pieces…

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  • Pecan Crescents

    3 sticks (¾ pound) unsalted butter; melted and cooled ⅔ cups powdered sugar 1¼ teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups plus 3 tablespoons unsifted all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons plus…

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  • Pecan Lemon Shortbread Hearts

    1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup cornstarch 4 teaspoons lemon zest ¼ teaspoon sea salt ¾ cups unsalted butter, chilled; cut in ½-inch cubes…

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