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Smørkranser are traditional Norwegian butter wreath cookies made with just four ingredients: butter, sugar, egg yolk and flour. Shaped into tiny wreaths, brushed with egg white and topped with colored sugar.

Two-layer lemon cake with a homemade lemon curd filling made from fresh lemon juice, zest, butter, and eggs. A classic from-scratch layer cake with a bright, tangy coating.

Father Time chocolate chip cookies decorated with piped clock face icing for New Year's Eve. Chewy brown sugar cookies with a simple powdered sugar icing design.

Cocoa drop cookies made with cream cheese for an extra-soft, tender crumb. A simple chocolate cookie with just 8 ingredients that comes together in minutes.

Lacy, golden spiderweb cookies made from a thin batter squeezed through a bottle into a hot skillet. A fun Halloween treat dusted with powdered sugar.

Big-batch oatmeal cookies with brown sugar and butter, no eggs, no chips. Mash flat with a sugar-dipped glass for crisp-edged, chewy-centered classics. Makes 10 dozen.

Meltaway coconut shortbread cookies with butter, shortening, and flaked coconut, sliced from a chilled log and dipped in powdered sugar. Crumbly, tender icebox cookies.

Fresh peach pie with a peach gelatin glaze in a baked pie shell. Sliced ripe peaches set in a sweet, glossy filling and topped with whipped cream. No-bake filling.

Old-fashioned molasses cake baked in a 9-inch square pan with raisins, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Lard and boiling water give it that dense, sticky pioneer-kitchen crumb.

Lisa Bower's cocoa brownies with a full cup of melted butter, four eggs, and two cups of chopped walnuts. A rich, one-bowl brownie loaded with nuts.

Scotch shortbread with just five ingredients: butter, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. A classic, buttery, sandy-textured cookie that melts on the tongue.

Market mystery cookies with just five ingredients: butter, dark brown sugar, oats, egg, and vanilla. Cooked in a double boiler, then baked into tiny, crisp, toffee-like wafers.

Crispy vanilla rosettes fried on a decorative iron, then dipped in vanilla icing. Scandinavian holiday cookies that look like edible snowflakes. Yields 12 cookies.

Old-fashioned molasses gingersnaps with deep molasses flavor, a full tablespoon of ground ginger, and that signature crackled top. Crisp at the edges, slightly chewy in the center.

Old-fashioned oatmeal icebox cookies made with brown sugar, lard, butter, and buttermilk. Slice-and-bake dough that chills overnight for thin, crispy oat cookies.

Classic apple pie filling with sliced apples, cinnamon, sugar, and lemon juice. A simple, no-fuss five-ingredient filling for a traditional double-crust apple pie.