10,000 sugar recipes

Crisp, wafer-thin cream cheese cookies studded with finely chopped walnuts. Just five ingredients and 10 minutes in the oven. A Hollywood legend's own recipe.

Frango Mints copycat: the famous Marshall Field's chocolate-mint candy made at home with melted chocolate, powdered sugar, and a few drops of mint extract. No tempering, no candy thermometer.

Frosted chocolate drop cookies with rolled oats, sour cream-tendered crumb, and a vanilla glaze topped with a pecan half. Bakery-style cake cookies from a 1950s lunch counter.

Swedish Christmas crescent cookies: tender almond shortbread shaped into half-moons and finished with cinnamon sugar. The classic Scandinavian holiday cookie that melts on the tongue.

Microwave crab-stuffed jumbo shrimp butterflied and topped with a buttery crab meat, breadcrumb, and lemon filling with cayenne. An easy appetizer ready in 20 minutes.

No-bake apple cheesecake sets gelatin-stabilized cream cheese, presses a graham crumb base on top, then flips for an inverted cheesecake crowned with apples, walnuts and caramel.

Pan-seared chicken livers in a rich wine and beef gravy sauce spooned over hot rice. A budget-friendly comfort meal ready in 25 minutes.

Georgia peaches and cream cake layers warm sugared peaches under a sour cream batter and cinnamon-brown sugar crumb. Three-layer summer cake that drinks like a cobbler in a square pan.

Diabetic-friendly lemon pie uses sugar substitute and a meringue-lightened lemon filling on a graham cracker crust. Lower-sugar tang and lightness without sacrificing the classic lemon pie hit.

Lovely lobster dish on a hot summer night. Just a very nice difference with the orange zest....

Hungarian sweet noodles tossed in margarine and topped with sugar-coated poppy seeds or chopped walnuts. A traditional Central European dessert pasta that's on the table in 15 minutes flat.

Coffee lovers will enjoy these scrumptious cookies that are perfect for that coffee break at work!

No-cook chicken tortilla roll-ups with salsa, cheddar, and light sour cream wrapped in flour tortillas. Ready in 20 minutes for lunch boxes, snacks, or party platters.

Biersuppe is a classic German beer soup thickened with browned butter and flour, warmed with cinnamon, and enriched with egg yolks and milk. Served with toasted bread in 30 minutes flat.

Candied pumpkin baked with sugar until syrupy and topped with bacon. A 3-ingredient Southern-style sweet pumpkin side dish with smoky, salty contrast from the bacon.

Silken tofu replaces eggs and dairy in a tender, biscuit-style shortcake that's completely vegan yet still delivers the classic strawberry shortcake experience.