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Blond brownies with brown sugar and butter base topped with almonds and chocolate chips: butterscotch-flavored bars baked until golden, named for the A-B-C toppings.

This is the quickest, easiest, most delicious cornbread. So moist it almost doesn't need a butter pat, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Homemade Pecan Sandies copycat recipe with finely chopped pecans in a buttery shortening-based dough baked until golden. A spot-on clone of the classic Keebler cookie.

Boston brown bread baked in a Bundt pan with buttermilk, molasses, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, and raisins. A no-yeast New England classic with deep, malty sweetness.

James Beard's persimmon bread folds ripe persimmon puree into a spiced quick-bread batter with cognac, mace, raisins, and walnuts. Legendary holiday bread adapted for the bread machine.

Almond slices are loaded with chopped almonds in an oil-based dough and sliced warm. A pareve mandelbrot-style cookie that travels well, keeps for weeks, and gets better with time.

Blueberry cookies with fresh blueberries, brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest, topped with a citrus powdered sugar frosting. Soft, cakey drop cookies.

Bring out the Amish in you with these delicious cookies made from molasses.

Homemade soft pretzels using a bread machine for the dough, then boiled in a baking soda bath and baked at high heat. Chewy inside with a dark, salty crust.

Buttery sugar cookies studded with almond brickle bits for toffee crunch. Simple drop cookies flattened with a sugar-dipped glass for sparkly, crisp edges.

Spiced molasses cookies sweetened with maple syrup and warmed by ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Rolled in sugar before baking for a crackled, sparkly crust and soft, chewy middle.

This French toast batter has a secret weapon: flour and baking powder mixed in with the eggs, milk, and cinnamon. The result? Thick, fluffy slices with a crispy golden crust that regular French toast just can't match.

Soft drop cookies loaded with shredded apples, dried cranberries, and multi-grain cereal. Rye flour adds earthy depth, while pumpkin pie spice brings warmth to every chewy bite.

Banana Apple Bread loaded with mashed banana, chopped fresh apple, and applesauce, sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon. A low-fat quick bread with no added oil.

Hush puppies are deep-fried cornmeal fritters with chopped onion and a touch of sugar. A Southern fish fry classic with crisp golden shells and tender corny middles.

Old-fashioned gingerbread cake with New Orleans-style molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. A moist, dark, warmly spiced snack cake served hot with whipped cream or applesauce.