Recipes with sugar

Roll-and-cut decorative sugar cookies brushed with colored egg-white wash before baking. Almond-scented dough cut into shapes for holidays, birthdays and party platters.

Pears poached in red wine simmer halved pears in a cinnamon-spiked syrup of dry red wine, sugar, and lemon juice. Classic French bistro dessert, served warm or chilled.

Melt-in-mouth biscuits use a wet dough scooped through flour for the most tender Southern-style buttermilk biscuits. The high-hydration trick that bakery secrets are made of.

Homemade chocolate sauce from just cocoa, sugar, water, and vanilla, simmered into a glossy, pourable syrup in minutes. Dairy-free and made with pantry staples for ice cream, pancakes, or milk.

Homemade sweet squares, chewy cornstarch-set candy in the style of Turkish delight, flavored with pineapple and cinnamon, dotted with candied fruit, and topped with chocolate candies. A fun treat for kids.

Fresh strawberry sorbet with simple syrup and orange juice. A dairy-free, vegan summer dessert with just 4 ingredients and bright fruit flavor in every bite.

Old-fashioned chocolate ice cream for a hand-crank or electric churn. Cornstarch-thickened custard with semi-sweet chocolate, evaporated milk, whipping cream, and vanilla. Big batch built for porch socials.

Spice cookies with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and clove rolled and cut into festive shapes. The perfect Christmas cookie for decorating with royal icing.

Mini Black Forest chocolate cheesecakes topped with Cherry filling.

Mini Black Forest chocolate cheesecakes topped with Cherry filling.

Crispy old fashioned ginger snaps made with whole wheat flour, molasses, cinnamon, and cloves. These spiced cookies bake up flat and crackled in just 8 minutes with a warm, snappy bite.

I love drinking hot chocolate, always buy it in some coffee store, this time tried this recipe, amazing hot chocolate, so I think I will never go outside for it, I can make it byself, fantastic!

Sourdough pancakes ferment overnight with starter, flour, and water for tangy depth, then get baking soda folded in (not stirred) for tall, fluffy stacks at breakfast.

Soft, sweet bread, that can be eaten neat, or with sweet or salty supplements. Kids love it, grown-ups love it. Not as sweet as brioche, though. It's always a success!

Bob's refried beans simmer dried pinto beans low and slow with bacon drippings and garlic, then mash and pan-fry until crusty and rich. Authentic Tex-Mex refried beans from scratch.

These Special Peanut Butter Cookies combine creamy peanut butter, rich chocolate chips, crunchy peanuts, and miniature peanut butter cups for a delightful treat. Perfectly soft with a slight crisp edge, they’re a peanut butter lover’s dream!