Sweet Potato Dessert Squares
I prepare sweet potatoes every week for my family, mostly as a side dish. But I’ve also found that they...

Chocolate Almond Cake
Fluffy white homemade frosting tops this rich chocolate almond cake. Sliced toasted almonds on top add a little crunch. —Sherri...

Caramel Bread Pudding
Tammie Peebles writes from Naples, Florida, "My mom gave me the recipe for this easy-to-make pudding. It's a great way...

Coconut Cream Pudding
"A golden baked meringue makes the crowning touch to this mouthwatering dessert."—Verona Koehlmoos, Pilger, Nebraska

Sugar-Free Apple Pie
For this sugar-free apple pie, pair a good artificial sweetener with spiced apples in a golden, flaky double crust.

Pumpkin Sheet Cake
Pumpkin is delicious beyond its role in pies; our pumpkin sheet cake recipe with cream cheese frosting is proof!

Fall Sugar Cookies
Rich buttery cookies like these never last long at a party or potluck. I got this recipe from a friend...
Lazy Daisy Cake
We couldn't wait until Mom sliced this old-fashioned cake with its caramel-like frosting, loaded with chewy coconut. Even after one...

Chocolaty Double Crunchers
I first tried these fun crispy cookies at a family picnic when I was a child. Packed with oats, cornflakes...

Frosted Ginger Cookies
My husband and I just built a new house in a small rural community in western New York. I work...


Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These chocolate thumbprint cookies are simple but tasty, satisfying any chocolate lover's sweet tooth. Rolled in walnuts and sealed with...
Cookie Dough Brownies
When I take these rich brownies to any get-together, I carry the recipe, too, because it always gets requested. Children...
Rolled Oat Cookies
I like to keep some of this dough in the freezer at all times since it's so handy to slice,...

Lemon Butter Cookies
These tender cutout cookies have a slight lemon flavor that makes them stand out from the rest. They're very easy...

Hazelnut Shortbread
We have several acres of hazelnut trees here in the Willamette Valley, where the climate is perfect for this crop....
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
I'm a busy mother of two young children. I work in our school office and help my husband on our...

Chocolate Malted Cookies
These cookies are the next best thing to a good old-fashioned malted milk. With malted milk powder, chocolate syrup, and...

Coconut Cookies
This coconut cookie recipe delivers a mellow, lightly sweet-tasting cookie that's the perfect complement to a bowl of ice cream....

Cranberry Date Bars
Rich and fruity, these bars let you enjoy cranberries year-round. I've made batches for all kinds of church and social...

Pop-Up Rolls
For lightly, sweet, biscuit-like rolls that are anything but dry, you can't beat this simple recipe. With just four basic...

Butternut Squash Bread
"This yeast bread is scrumptious served warm or toasted," promises Agnes Miller of Marshall, Illinois. "A friend shared the recipe...

Herbed Oatmeal Pan Bread
This beautiful, golden pan bread is especially good with a steaming bowl of homemade soup. The oats give it a...

Multigrain Buns
Delicious with a meal or to make a sandwich, these light and tasty rolls have a super nutty flavor.—Josie Drzewicki,...

Chewy Brownie Cookies
Biting into these chocolaty cookies reveals they're like chewy brownies inside. —Jonie Adams, Albion, Michigan

Banana Nut Layer Cake
"This cake is the top choice of the 'birthday child' in our family!" says Patsy Howard of Bakersfield, California.


Fruit Pizza
Fruit pizza is bright, colorful and delightfully simple to make!


Pumpkin Cheesecake
Move over, pumpkin pie: This pumpkin cheesecake recipe might just be our new favorite fall dessert.

Caramel Apple Cake
When fall arrives, you’ll want to bake this caramel apple cake—it’s delicious, moist and topped with rich icing....