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Cream Cheese Danishes

Cream Cheese Danishes

Guests don't have to know you took a shortcut on this elegant breakfast pastry by using purchased puff pastry. It looks and tastes amazing!

Lemondrop Melon and Chile Granita

Lemondrop Melon and Chile Granita

This granita recipe has the refreshing icy texture of a snow cone with a decidedly more grown-up flavor profile thanks to chile peppers and cilantro, but it's still plenty sweet from sugar and melon.

Exactly How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Skillet

Exactly How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Skillet

It works, but it took me a few tries to get these skillet cookies just right. Learn how to make your own to chocolatey perfection.

Sweet and Sour Cherry Slab Pie

Sweet and Sour Cherry Slab Pie

Baked in a 13×9-inch pan, our double-crust dessert totes well and makes enough to share.

Cherry-Orange Cobbler

Cherry-Orange Cobbler

For crunchy, golden tops that sparkle, brush biscuits with half-and-half and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.

One-Pot Mixed Berry Cobbler

One-Pot Mixed Berry Cobbler

This one-pot cobbler easily comes together thanks to refrigerated biscuits. The hint of lime zest and flaked coconut gives it an extra burst of flavor and texture.

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7 Dump Cakes for When You Need an Easy Cake Recipe

7 Dump Cakes for When You Need an Easy Cake Recipe

No mixer, saucepan, or other special tools are required for any of these easy dump cake recipes. As you’d expect, each recipe is only three simple steps: dump in your ingredients, mix (sometimes you don't even need to do this), and bake. When you crave cake but don't have time to whip up a multistep recipe, these dump cakes are here for you.

The 19 Best Blueberry Desserts That Have Ever Entered (and Disappeared From) Our Test Kitchen

The Best Blueberry Dessert Recipes Ever Created in Our Test Kitchen

Small berries; BIG flavor.

16 No-Bake Cheesecakes That Require Zero Oven Time

These No-Bake Cheesecake Recipes Require Zero Oven Time

This TikTok Hack Will Turn Any Boxed Cake Mix Into Gourmet Cupcakes

This TikTok Hack Will Turn Any Boxed Cake Mix Into Gourmet Cupcakes

Yes, You Can Make Delicious Ice Cream Without a Machine

How to Make Delicious Ice Cream from Scratch Using Only a Mason Jar

Our Best Bundt Cake Recipes

Our Best Bundt Cake Recipes

Pear-Cheese Tumble

You can use almost any variety of pears here, but Bosc pears are our go-to variety for baking because they hold their shape best. Look for ones that are fragrant and ready to eat but still firm to the touch.

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I Made the 5-Ingredient Chocolate Cake Recipe That's Trending on YouTube

With Just 5 Minutes, 5 Ingredients, and No Oven, You Can Have Homemade Chocolate Cake

This Rich and Chocolaty 'Depression Era' Cake Doesn't Require Eggs or Butter

These Rich and Chocolaty Depression-Era Cakes Don't Require Eggs or Butter

Lavender-Honey Lemon Tart

Lavender-Honey Lemon Tart

Triple-Chocolate Shortcut Mousse

Triple-Chocolate Shortcut Mousse

Raspberry and Rhubarb Swiss Roll

Raspberry and Rhubarb Swiss Roll

Baking Bread? Here Are the Pans You Need to Make Almost Every Recipe

The 7 Best Bread Pans to Bake Your Next Loaf to Perfection

6 Reasons Why Baking Can Be a Great Form of Therapy, According to Psychologists

6 Reasons Why Baking Can Be a Great Form of Therapy, According to Psychologists

Citrus Sugar Cookie Eggs

Citrus Sugar Cookie Eggs

10 Dessert Recipes to Make in Your Air Fryer

10 Lightened Up Air-Fryer Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Air-Fried Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Air-Fried Churros with Chocolate Sauce

How to Create Beautiful Heart Cookies for Valentine's Day

Made with Love: How to Create Beautiful Heart Cookies for Valentine's Day

Air-Fried Double Cherry Mini Eggrolls

Air-Fried Double Cherry Mini Eggrolls

Chocolate Banana Air-Fryer Empanadas with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

Chocolate Banana Air-Fryer Empanadas with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

Chocolate Hazelnut Air-Fryer Turnovers

Chocolate Hazelnut Air-Fryer Turnovers

Brown Sugar and Pecan Air-Fryer Apples

Brown Sugar and Pecan Air-Fryer Apples

Air-Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

Air-Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites

Air-Fried Flaxseed French Toast Sticks with Berries

Air-Fried Flaxseed French Toast Sticks with Berries

Air-Fried Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Air-Fried Churros with Chocolate Sauce

Valentine's Day Cookie Cutouts Three Ways

Valentine's Day Cookie Cutouts Three Ways

Chocolate Spice Cake

Chocolate Spice Cake

Frosty S'mores Bars

Frosty S'mores Bars

S'mores Cake

Santa Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Santa Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Copycat Girl Scout Cookie Recipes for When It’s Not Cookie Season

Copycat Girl Scout Cookie Recipes for When It’s Not Cookie Season

Instant Pot Desserts That Prove the Appliance Can Ace Sweets, Too

Instant Pot Desserts That Prove the Appliance Can Ace Sweets, Too