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Meringue madeleines made with whipped egg whites, cake flour, and melted butter. Light as air with crisp edges, best eaten warm straight from the oven.

Elvis Presley's pound cake with seven eggs, heavy cream, and cake flour started in a cold oven. A dense, buttery Southern pound cake with a velvety crumb and golden crust.

Lisa Bower's cocoa brownies with a full cup of melted butter, four eggs, and two cups of chopped walnuts. A rich, one-bowl brownie loaded with nuts.

Market mystery cookies with just five ingredients: butter, dark brown sugar, oats, egg, and vanilla. Cooked in a double boiler, then baked into tiny, crisp, toffee-like wafers.

Individual pound cakes baked in ramekins with lemon zest, vanilla, and beaten egg whites for a lighter texture. Buttery, golden mini cakes with a fine crumb and citrus fragrance.

Halloween cookies built on a classic chocolate cocoa drop dough: butter, sugar, eggs, and cocoa powder make a tender base ready for spooky frosting, sprinkles, or candy eyes.

Classic Italian pizzelle cookies made with butter, eggs, vanilla, and a shot of whiskey for depth. Crisp, thin waffle cookies pressed on a pizzelle iron. Makes 16 dozen.

These buttery, crumbly, moist and chocolaty brownies will knock your socks off.

Walnut snowball cookies rolled in powdered sugar then drizzled with melted chocolate. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread crescents made with just six ingredients.

Halloween ghost, bat, and moon sugar cookies mounted on sticks and arranged on a chocolate-frosted sheet cake. A project bake for kids with simple sugar cookie dough and easy gel-icing faces.

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

Linzer pastry dough with a full pound of butter, egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla. A rich, tender Austrian dough for jam-filled cookies, tarts, and meringue-topped pastries.

Upgraded fudge cake mix recipe with whipped topping and butter flavoring for an extra-moist, tender crumb. Two layers of deep chocolate frosted all over for a showstopper with minimal effort.

A family and farmer's market favorite, this pound cake is excellent on its own, toasted, or paired with ice cream

Lemon popcorn tossed with melted butter, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest. Stovetop popped in corn oil for a tangy, buttery snack that's ready in 20 minutes.

Norwegian sauteed veal cutlets in a silky sour cream and goat cheese sauce. Pan drippings build the base and the sauce comes together fast - the one rule: never let it boil.