2,119 baked good recipes

Easy homemade pie crust with a vinegar-and-egg dough that stays flaky and tender. Uses both margarine and shortening for a workable pastry that rolls out without cracking.

Pennsylvania Dutch funny cake baked in a pie shell with chocolate sauce on the bottom and vanilla cake on top. Two layers swap places in the oven like magic.

Classic four-ingredient shortbread cookies with just flour, butter, sugar, and salt. Pressed into a sheet pan, pricked with a fork, and baked until set.

Flaky buttermilk biscuits with fresh parsley, chives, and oregano. Cold butter cut into flour creates tall, layered biscuits with an herb-flecked crumb.

Buttery shortbread-style nut cookies with almond extract and chopped nuts, shaped by hand into rustic finger rolls. Tender, crumbly, and lightly sweet.

Ginger walnut drop biscuits with fresh ginger root puree, brown sugar, and finely chopped walnuts in a buttery biscuit dough. A warmly spiced, no-rolling biscuit baked golden in 17 minutes.

Walnut apple quick bread with buttermilk, crushed wheat cereal, and warm spices. A hearty, no-yeast loaf with a tender crumb and crunchy walnut texture in every slice.

Sugar-free white layer cake made with artificial sweetener, almond extract, and folded egg whites for a light, airy crumb. A diabetic-friendly two-layer cake that's ready to frost.

Orange and white chocolate muffins scented with fresh orange zest, vanilla bean seeds, and melted white chocolate chunks. Tender crumb, golden tops, perfect with morning coffee.

Velvet devil's food layer cake with coffee and cocoa for deep chocolate flavor, plus a silky coffee buttercream frosting. A bakery-style two-layer showstopper (Part 1).

Flaky pie pastry using both shortening and butter for the best of both worlds. Stand mixer method cuts fat into flour in 30 seconds. Makes two crusts.

Buttery nut ball cookies rolled in powdered sugar, also called Russian tea cakes or Mexican wedding cookies. Six ingredients, no eggs, and they melt in your mouth.

Weintraubentorte, a traditional German grape torte with a buttery shortcrust shell and a whipped egg white, almond, and fresh grape filling baked until golden.

Wacky cake, a Depression-era chocolate cake made with no eggs, no butter, and no milk. Vinegar and baking soda provide the rise, and cocoa powder delivers deep chocolate flavor from pantry staples.

Baked raisin cinnamon doughnuts made from a biscuit-style dough with no frying. Brushed with melted butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar for a tender, old-fashioned treat.

Chocolate mint cake with a light peppermint sponge topped with whipped chocolate mint frosting. The fat-free batter uses applesauce and egg whites for an airy, tender crumb.