815 baking chocolate recipes

Bakery-style scones loaded with chocolate chips, toffee bits, and toasted walnuts. The secret? Whipped heavy cream folded into the dough for a tender, flaky crumb that rivals your favorite cafe.

Make-ahead chocolate chip cookie dough that keeps in the fridge for up to 4 weeks. Sour cream keeps them soft and chewy, pecans add crunch, and you can bake a fresh batch whenever the craving hits.

A deeply rich chocolate layer cake made with unsweetened baking chocolate, brown sugar, and a cloud of beaten egg whites for lift. Topped with sliced oranges, nutmeats, and candied ginger for a vintage twist you won't find anywhere else.

It is an excellent choice for February parties or for any occasion where a deluxe cake is desired.

Crunchy chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans and crisp rice cereal, flavored with almond extract and brown sugar. Makes 5 dozen crispy-edged treats in 30 minutes.

Mashed potatoes keep this Irish-inspired chocolate bundt cake unbelievably moist, while Irish cream liqueur and a hit of coffee deepen every fudgy bite. Dusted with powdered sugar for a stunning finish.

Norwegian cookies (biscotti-style) with chocolate chips and a cinnamon sugar topping. Dough baked in long rolls, then sliced diagonally into crisp strips. One batch makes four dozen.

Moist, chocolaty and creamy cake is always a popular dessert at any occasion.

Rich bittersweet chocolate cake that makes its own mousse-like frosting from the same batter. Just 8 ingredients, no mixer tricks, and it keeps in the fridge for days.

Palm Beach pineapple squares: a chocolate walnut cake base topped with a lemon-scented pineapple layer, baked together into one tropical dessert bar.

Soft chocolate drop cookies packed with maraschino cherries and topped with a glossy chocolate frosting. Buttermilk keeps them tender. Makes 4 to 5 dozen in about 30 minutes, so they're built for holiday cookie trays and bake sales.

Parisian Sophisticates: almond-vanilla buttermilk cupcakes hollowed out and filled with airy chocolate truffle mousse, topped with toasted cake crumbs. Vintage tea-party fancy.

Just like the title says, this layered chocolate cake is perfect, smooth, chocolaty, creamy and delicious. It is an excellent recipe to impress your family or your friends.

Buttery coconut shortbread squares dipped diagonally in semi-sweet chocolate. A crisp, sandy cookie with toasted coconut flakes baked low and slow.

A multi-layered chocolate showstopper: fudgy brownie, chocolate ganache, cocoa meringue, mocha mousse, and rum sauce all in one jaw-dropping dessert.

Chocolate-strawberry scone cake with a layer of chocolate chips sandwiched between two buttery scone rounds, served warm with fresh strawberry whipped cream.