Baked Good recipe collection

Famous Amos-style chocolate chip cookies with pecans, cocoa, and instant coffee for rich, complex flavor. Crispy bite-sized cookies made with biscuit mix for a tender crumb.

Farrah Fawcett's pecan pie is the classic: a rich corn syrup and vanilla custard packed with pecan halves in a flaky crust. The actress's simple, foolproof holiday pie bakes up with a glossy, crackly top.

This cake is very moist, rich and decadent, and yields at least 12 servings.

Instead of letting the Gingerbread Man run away, these scrumptious cookies will make your kids run to the kitchen!

A variation of German Apple Strudel with walnuts and raisins using phyllo pastry to speed up the preparation.

A moist, lightly spiced snack cake. I have made this using butter or shortening, and both work fine. The butter method is a bit richer in flavor, though.

Coca Cola cake, a moist, fudgy chocolate cake with cola whisked into both the batter and the glossy poured frosting. The fizz keeps the crumb tender while a warm cocoa icing sinks right in.

Date-pecan pinwheel cookies, delicious with a cup of coffee or tea.

Knead Herman sourdough starter with eggs and flour, roll with cinnamon-sugar filling, and bake into soft, tangy cinnamon rolls that rise beautifully without commercial yeast.

Feather biscuits (also called angel biscuits) use both yeast and baking powder for an unbelievably light, fluffy texture. The buttermilk dough can chill up to 3 days for make-ahead Sunday breakfasts.

Yogurt pancakes with a tender, fluffy crumb from the combination of baking soda and plain yogurt. A simple batter that mixes in minutes for a lighter stack every morning.

Black bottom cupcakes: rich vegan-style chocolate cupcakes hiding a sweet cream cheese and chocolate chip filling that bakes right inside. Two desserts in one bite.

Cocoa-rich brownies loaded with melty semi-sweet chocolate chips and optional chopped nuts. Crackly-topped chocolate squares from one bowl, ready in an hour for any sweet emergency.

Chewy ginger molasses cookies with crackly, sugar-dusted tops and a warm hit of ginger and cinnamon. Brown sugar and molasses keep them soft in the center with crisp, sparkly edges.

Cocoa-based brownies cut into star shapes for parties and patriotic occasions. A blend of butter and shortening keeps them tender and chewy with a deep chocolate edge.

Flaky freezer biscuits: yeast and baking-powder hybrid biscuits with buttermilk and cold butter. Make a batch of 30, freeze raw, bake fresh whenever you want hot biscuits.