490 shortening recipes

Oreo cookie tube cake bakes 25 quartered Oreos right into a vanilla bundt batter, then gets drenched in glossy chocolate glaze. A nostalgic crowd-pleaser for birthdays and bake sales.

Double chocolate dipper cookies combine cocoa dough, chocolate chips, and a white chocolate dip for tuxedo-style cookies. Bakery-level treats for cookie trays and gifting.

Basic enriched bread dough with scalded milk, egg, and yeast, perfect for rolls, loaves, or sweet breads. Old-fashioned all-purpose dough that rises on the counter or rests overnight in the fridge.

A traditional Slovak Christmas Eve soup of earthy mushrooms and tangy sauerkraut in a creamy milk roux, finished with browned butter onions and a dusting of paprika. Rustic, comforting, and meatless.

Whole wheat pie crust made with a blend of whole wheat and white flour for a nutty, flaky pastry. A simple 5-ingredient dough that works for both filled pies and blind-baked shells.

Ginger icebox cookies with molasses, three teaspoons of ground ginger, and a slice-and-bake method. Make the dough ahead, chill, and bake crisp rounds whenever you want fresh cookies.

Applesauce Walnut Cake with Butter Frosting recipe

Soft drop cookies loaded with apricot preserves, cream cheese, and pecans, topped with an apricot-spiked frosting for double fruit flavor.

Strawberry oat crumble pie with fresh strawberries layered between a brown sugar oat crust and crumble topping. Serve warm or chilled for a syrupy filling.

Egg-free and dairy-free corn muffins made with cornmeal, flour, shortening, and vinegar. A simple vegan-friendly cornbread muffin that bakes golden in 20 minutes.

Homemade English muffins cooked on a griddle, not baked. Yeast dough rolled, cut, dusted with cornmeal, and griddled into the classic nooks-and-crannies muffins. Freezer friendly.

German apple pie with a single flaky crust, layered cinnamon-spiced apples, and heavy cream poured over the top that bakes into a soft custard around the fruit. No top crust, just creamy, spiced apples.

Nantucket donuts: classic New England cake donuts with cinnamon and nutmeg in the batter, fried golden and tumbled in a bag of cinnamon sugar. Old-fashioned donut shop nostalgia.

Fruitcake baked and sealed in canning jars for long-term storage up to a year. A spiced quick bread with your choice of fruit, raisins, and nuts, vacuum-sealed straight from the oven.

Monkey tails are frozen chocolate-dipped bananas on a stick, brushed with orange juice to prevent browning. A fun, easy no-bake treat kids can help make.

Salt rising bread made with a potato-cornmeal starter fermented overnight. No yeast needed. A heritage Appalachian bread with a unique cheese-like aroma and dense crumb.