10,000 buttery recipes

Turnip soup simmered in chicken consomme with bright green peas and buttery croutons. A light, elegant French-style starter that highlights an underused root vegetable.

Russian tea cakes with a buttery shortbread base, a thumbprint of jam or chopped walnuts, and a snowfall of powdered sugar. Holiday cookie tin classic.

Poppy seed tea bread with a dense, buttery crumb and a gentle crunch from whole poppy seeds. Makes two loaves that store well and slice beautifully.

Buttery walnut shortbread scored into elegant wedges with a tender, sandy crumb. Just 5 ingredients and one pan for a cookie that melts on your tongue.

Briny oysters on the half shell loaded with savory sausage, parsley, green onion, and buttery bread crumbs. A Gulf Coast classic baked right in the shell.

Salmon corn casserole pairs creamed corn and canned salmon in a custardy bake topped with buttery cracker crumbs. Pantry-friendly comfort dinner from a handful of staples.

Old-fashioned raisin muffins made with simmered raisins and their cooking liquid folded into a buttery, creamed batter. Plump fruit and a tender crumb in every bite.

Rich lemon muffins with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and melted butter, topped with a sugar crust. Bright, buttery, and intensely lemony with a golden crackly top.

Pan-fried trout on a bed of buttery sauteed mushrooms, dressed with a quick lemon-cream pan sauce. A bistro-style fish supper ready in 30 minutes.

Nut refrigerator cookies (icebox cookies) with brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Slice-and-bake dough that chills overnight and yields crisp, buttery cookies with caramel notes.

Pistachio sugar cookies: buttery rolled sugar cookies topped with chopped pistachios pressed into the surface before baking. Crisp, delicate, and elegant with a nutty crunch on every cookie.

Jumbles are a colonial-era ring-shaped cookie scented with rosewater, caraway, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Crisp, buttery, and dusted with sugar. A historical American recipe from the 1700s.

Traditional Irish apple cake with a buttery shortbread-style crust layered around spiced applesauce. A rustic Sunday dessert served warm with whipped cream, ice cream, or lemon sauce.

Glazed butternut balls shape buttery nut shortbread into eggs, then half-dip in glaze or chocolate with coconut or sprinkles on top. Pretty holiday cookies that store for weeks.

Mocha swirl pound cake: a buttery, coffee-spiked pound cake batter marbled with melted chocolate and baked in a tube pan. Tight, tender crumb shot through with bittersweet ribbons.

Refrigerator cookies pack chopped dates, shredded coconut, and walnuts into a buttery slice-and-bake log rolled in extra nuts. Make-ahead icebox cookies for holiday baking or anytime.