Category: Desserts
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This pecan pie bars recipe has all the flavor of classic pecan pie in an easy bar form. A buttery shortbread crust is topped with a gooey, caramel-like pecan filling, baked in one pan and cut into squares. They slice cleanly, travel well, and feed a crowd. Pecan pie is my favorite Thanksgiving dessert, but…
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This peppermint bark recipe is the easiest Christmas candy you can make. A layer of dark chocolate, a layer of creamy white chocolate, and a crunchy topping of crushed candy canes. It looks like something from a candy shop, but you only need three main ingredients and no oven. I make peppermint bark every December…
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This white chocolate cranberry cookies recipe makes soft, chewy cookies packed with sweet-tart cranberries and creamy white chocolate. The tart berries cut through the sweet chocolate, so every bite tastes balanced, and the red and white flecks make the cookies look like Christmas on a plate. I first made these for a Christmas cookie box…
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This peanut butter fudge recipe is the easiest candy you will ever make. No candy thermometer stress, no tricky steps, just a few ingredients boiled together and poured into a pan. It sets into creamy, rich squares that melt in your mouth, and it tastes like the fudge from a candy shop. I first made…
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This chocolate peppermint cookies recipe is Christmas in cookie form. Rich chocolate, cool peppermint, and a crunchy candy cane topping, all in a soft cookie that looks as good as it tastes. They are the cookies that disappear first from every cookie box I have ever packed. I made this chocolate peppermint cookies recipe for…
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This gingerbread cookies recipe makes the kind of cookies that fill the whole house with the smell of ginger, cinnamon, and molasses. They are soft in the middle, lightly crisp at the edges, and sturdy enough to cut into shapes and decorate. Whether you make gingerbread men, stars, or simple rounds, these are the cookies…
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This pumpkin coffee cake recipe is the cake I make when fall mornings turn cool and everyone wants something warm with their coffee. It is moist, gently spiced, and topped with a crunchy brown sugar streusel and a thin sweet glaze. It tastes like a bakery cake but it comes together in one pan with…
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This pumpkin bars recipe is fall in a pan. A soft, moist, warmly spiced pumpkin cake base is topped with a thick layer of creamy cream cheese frosting, then cut into squares. It is a one bowl, one pan dessert that feeds a crowd and tastes even better the next day. What makes these easy…
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This dutch apple pie recipe takes everything good about classic apple pie and swaps the top crust for a thick, buttery brown sugar crumb topping. Underneath, tender cinnamon apples bubble in a thick, jammy filling. It is easier than a double crust pie, and it looks just as impressive when it comes out of the…