2,204 baked good recipes

Old-school chocolate chip cookies built on shortening and brown sugar for crisp edges and chewy middles, studded with semi-sweet chips and toasted pecans. A throwback recipe from the original Crisco era.

Gold medal caramel bars layer a chocolate cake mix base with caramel topping and chocolate chips, then crumbled cake mix streusel. Four-ingredient potluck bars for the cookie swap.

Fresh berry tarts: a pair of giant 10x15 inch sheet tarts with vanilla cream over sweet pie crust, one tart piled with glazed cherries, the other with glossy blueberries.

Oatmeal crisps are thin, crackle-edged cookies pressed flat before baking for maximum crunch. Brown sugar, rolled oats, and a splash of soured milk give a deep caramel chew at the center and snap on every bite.

Olive bread with Kalamata and oil-cured olives, bread flour, wheat germ and dried thyme, built on a grape sourdough starter. Artisan-style two-day rustic loaf with deep flavor.

Chocolate chip cherry drop cookies with cream cheese in the dough, maraschino cherries, and a half-cherry crown on each cookie. Holiday-bright bite-sized treats.

Orange balls are a no-bake holiday classic: crushed vanilla wafers mixed with butter, powdered sugar, frozen orange juice concentrate, and pecans, rolled in coconut for a bright citrus bite.

Mocha macaroons: coconut macaroons spiked with instant coffee and cocoa powder for a chewy, chocolate-and-espresso candy-bar bite. Naturally gluten-free, flourless, and almost embarrassingly simple to mix.

Potato pie crust made with mashed potatoes, vegetable oil, and whole wheat pastry flour. Vegan, dairy-free, no rolling out cold butter. Tender enough for sweet or savory pies.

Pumpkin raisin nut cookies made egg-free with pumpkin puree as the binder, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, and packed with raisins and chopped nuts.

Apple dump cake layers canned apple pie filling under a butter pecan cake mix and chopped pecans, topped with sliced butter. No mixing required, five-ingredient dessert.

Microwave oatmeal chews are no-bake bars with chewy oat base, melted chocolate chip top, and chopped nuts. Seven-ingredient bars made entirely in the microwave for fast snacking.

Apple pie flipped upside down so the brown sugar and walnuts melt into a sticky praline-style topping over a flaky double crust. Inverted onto a platter for the reveal.

Crescia: Italian onion focaccia from Le Marche, with slow-caramelized onions on a tender yeasted dough. Regional Easter and harvest specialty.

Santa Claus cookies decorate flat sugar cookies with red sugar caps, miniature marshmallow tassels, currant eyes, cinnamon candy noses, and coconut beards. A festive holiday craft cookie kids can help build from baked rounds.

Oatmeal orange-walnut cookies use yogurt instead of egg for a soft, tender crumb. Brightened with grated orange zest and crunchy walnuts. Lower-fat than classic oatmeal cookies, ready in 40 minutes.