555 shortening recipes

Raspberry gems are delicate sandwich cookies with a sour cream pastry dough, raspberry jam filling, dipped in semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with almonds. A gorgeous holiday cookie tin addition.

Light, tender white cake with a fine crumb made from sifted cake flour and whipped egg whites. Works as a layer cake or cupcakes and pairs with any frosting.

Mix-in-the-pan chocolate fudge cake with no eggs, no milk, no butter. Poke three holes, pour, stir, and bake. The original depression-era wacky cake that still delivers.

Crunchy no-bake cookies with melted chocolate and peanut butter chips coating crushed corn flakes and raisins. 5 ingredients, microwave method, kid-approved.

Let your garden become a part of your baking skills with these rich biscuits.

Classic homemade peach pie with a flaky vinegar crust, warm cinnamon and nutmeg, and juicy sliced peaches. A from-scratch double-crust beauty ready in about an hour.

Chewy butterscotch brownies loaded with chopped dates and walnuts. One bowl, one pan, and 25 minutes in the oven for a batch of 16 irresistible squares.

No-bake Reese's-style peanut butter bars with a buttery graham cracker crumb base and a melted chocolate chip top. Tastes like a giant peanut butter cup. Cuts into 48 squares for a crowd.

Pesto biscuits with green basil flecks and fluffy buttermilk crumb, baked from a quick pantry-friendly recipe using powdered milk. A herbal twist on the classic American biscuit.

Raisin cookies use a boiled-water cooking method that plumps the raisins into the sweet brown sugar syrup before baking. No eggs, no butter required. Frugal Depression-era cookie that still satisfies.

Fluffy gold cake bakes up tender, golden, and rich with four egg yolks and silky cake flour. A vintage layer cake ready for any frosting and any birthday.

Apple cheddar turnovers: whole baked apples stuffed with brown sugar and cinnamon, wrapped in a sharp cheddar pastry. A New England classic riff on apple-and-cheese.

Gluten free pumpkin cookies blend rice flour and potato starch with cinnamon, pumpkin puree, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Soft, cakey, dairy-free, eggless, allergy-friendly.

Scottish oat cakes combine rolled oats, bran flakes, and flour with shortening for crisp, hearty rolled biscuits ready in 30 minutes. A traditional teatime cake from the Highlands.

Velvety Greek cream of green bean soup pureed with carrots and onion, thickened with a buttery roux, and finished with a swirl of butter. Serve with crunchy croutons for a comforting Mediterranean bowl.

Soft honey walnut drop cookies with sour cream, flaked coconut, and vanilla. Chewy, cakey, and lightly sweet with a walnut half pressed on top of each one.