Dessert Recipes

I almost gave up on these cookies. Three batches in, I had a kitchen full of flat, greasy discs that tasted more like burnt sugar … Read more

Flipping through my grandmother’s recipe box—the one with the stained cards and my great-aunt’s looping cursive—when I found a slip of paper that just said … Read more

I want a slice of something that tastes like fall in every single bite. The problem is, most apple cakes are either too dense, too … Read more

I figured baking donuts would be a compromise—something that tasted okay but didn’t quite deliver that deep-fried satisfaction. It took about one bite of these … Read more

The bag of cookies sat untouched on the counter for exactly six minutes. I’d set them out to cool, walked away to wipe down the … Read more

Late September, and the only thing I want is a warm bowl of homemade classic apple crisp with oat crumble topping. The air has that … Read more

I’ve tested this cake more times than I care to count. I’ve made it with canned pumpkin, roasted my own pumpkin, swapped milks, and even … Read more

The faint crackle of a sugar-crusted top giving way to something impossibly soft underneath — that’s the whole reason I make these. Everything else — … Read more

Three overripe bananas sitting on the counter, staring at me with those brown speckled eyes of judgment. I’d been ignoring them for days—you know how … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that pumpkin cheesecake wasn’t going to happen without turning on the oven. Every fall, I’d scroll past gorgeous layered … Read more