Recipes with sugar

A simple three-ingredient cheesecake crust starter: flour, sugar, and chopped nuts. The foundation for nutty, buttery cheesecake bases without relying on graham crackers or cookies.

Frosted diamond cookies with caraway seeds, topped with billowy White Mountain frosting and pink sugar. A vintage rolled cookie that's crisp, elegant, and surprisingly savory-sweet.

Garlic shrimp and vegetables stir-fry with celery cabbage, water chestnuts, peas, and green onions in a soy-cornstarch sauce. A 40-minute Chinese-style dinner served over rice.

Old fashioned oatmeal raisin cookies with plumped golden raisins, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. Soft, chewy drop cookies using the raisin simmering liquid in the dough.

Diabetic-friendly chocolate peanut butter pie with a cooked custard filling using skim evaporated milk and minimal sugar. Thick, creamy, and lower in sugar.

Roll-out molasses cookies with eggs and cream of tartar that chill overnight before baking into soft, pillowy rounds. The baking soda foams in the molasses for extra lift and tender texture.

Double chocolate pecan cookies with cocoa-rich brownie-style dough, semi-sweet chips, and toasted pecans. Soft chewy chocolate cookies that taste like brownies in cookie form.

Mocha macaroons: coconut macaroons spiked with instant coffee and cocoa powder for a chewy, chocolate-and-espresso candy-bar bite. Naturally gluten-free, flourless, and almost embarrassingly simple to mix.

Soft Southern cream cookies made with sour cream for a pillowy, cake-like texture. Pressed flat with a cinnamon-sugar coated glass and baked until barely golden.

Soft Southern cream cookies made with sour cream for a pillowy, cake-like texture. Pressed flat with a cinnamon-sugar coated glass and baked until barely golden.

Using fresh strawberries, eat with the light whipping cream, very good.

Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake with cocoa, instant coffee, and buttermilk frosted with sweetened whipped cream. A tender, not-too-sweet chocolate cake with a light, airy frosting.

Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake with cocoa, instant coffee, and buttermilk frosted with sweetened whipped cream. A tender, not-too-sweet chocolate cake with a light, airy frosting.

Sliced chicken with broccoli stir-fries cornstarch-velveted chicken with tender-crisp broccoli, ginger, and scallions in 25 minutes. Better than takeout, lighter on oil.

Chocolate caramel brownies with a fudgy unsweetened chocolate base, buttery brown sugar caramel layer, pecans, and swirled melted chocolate chips on top. Three decadent layers in one pan.

Learn how to use dry seasonings when preparing hearty dinners with this simple recipe.