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Chewy chocolate chip cookies made with applesauce instead of butter deliver all the flavor with a fraction of the fat and guilt.

Mom's cheese biscuits, drop biscuits made with grated cheddar, buttermilk, and vegetable oil instead of butter. Tender Southern-style biscuits with golden cheese-flecked crusts, served with white gravy.

Sugar cookies with a half-shortening half-butter base for crisp edges and tender centers. Pressed flat with a sugar-dipped glass, baked 8 minutes, ready to ice and decorate.

Fresh tart cherry pie with a flaky double crust and just five ingredients. Summer baking at its most honest, no canned filling required.

Uncle Ben's best brownies: one-bowl cocoa brownies with a fudgy, glossy crumb. Butter melted right in the mixing bowl, four eggs for that classic shiny crackle top, and a deep cocoa hit.

Quick cheese biscuits with cheddar, baking mix, and a brushed-on garlic butter topping. A 15-minute drop biscuit recipe that tastes like the famous seafood-restaurant rolls.

Flaky, buttery pie shell built for pecan pie filling, with a sturdy bottom that holds up to sticky filling. Made with butter, shortening, and an egg-white wash for golden crispness.

A basic sweet pie crust perfect for sweet desserts with detailed instructions.

Rob's focaccia: pillowy overnight-risen bread crowned with peeled Roma tomatoes, roasted eggplant, fresh basil, anchovy, and parmesan. A rustic Italian flatbread baked golden and fragrant.

Lighter poke cake built on a yellow cake mix doctored with lemon gelatin, applesauce, and egg substitute, then drenched in a citrus glaze that soaks into every fork-pricked hole. Tangy, moist, easy.

Artisan-style French bread with just 4 ingredients baked in a terra cotta dish for authentic crusty results. Bread machine does the kneading, you do the shaping. Bakery-quality loaf at home.

Betty's old-fashioned sugar cookies with vanilla, almond, and lemon extract plus tangy buttermilk. Tender, soft-centered cut-outs that hold their shape and beg for icing or sugar sprinkles.

Pleasure's Pumpkin Pie: a lighter Thanksgiving pie made with whipped egg whites and skim evaporated milk, packed with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice for classic fall warmth.

Silky pumpkin mousse pie made with whipped egg whites, evaporated skim milk, and a hint of orange zest. A no-bake holiday dessert that's lighter than traditional pumpkin pie.

Easy fudge brownies use a saucepan-melted sugar and buttermilk technique with Dutch-process cocoa for a glossy crackle top and dense fudgy interior. One-pan, ready in 40 minutes.

With the fruity taste of lime, this delicious pie is perfect for your next family reunion. Best served with a whipped topping of your choice!