
Fruit and Nut Bread Pudding
This recipe started out as a plain bread pudding. My husband, Tom, suggested adding some pecans, then I decided to...

No-Bake Peanut Brownies
You can enlist the kids to help make these chocolaty peanut butter brownies. I like
the fact that I...


Peanut Butter Brownies
When you can't decide between brownies or peanut butter bars, peanut butter brownies are the perfect compromise. A thick layer...
Frosted Cashew Cookies
We savor these cookies at Christmas, but they're special year-round with coffee or tucked into a lunchbox. I won a...

Trail Mix
With nuts, raisins, M&M's and coconut, this is a super snack. In small gingham bags, it made wonderful party favors...

Pineapple Upside-Down Bundt Cake
Cake mix makes this pineapple upside-down Bundt cake a snap to make. It'll be prepped and ready to bake in...
Buttermilk Banana Cake
Meet the Cook: When I was a girl, this was my family's favorite Sunday cake. Since I'm "nuts" about nuts,...
Carrot Layer Cake
My sister gave me this recipe for what she calls "the ultimate carrot cake," and it really lives up to...

Pecan Cake Roll
Meet the Cook: Like my husband, I'm a retired teacher. This dessert is one that always went over big as...
Coconut Layer Cake
This coconut layer cake recipe is my specialty. It's particularly wonderful for wedding or baby showers. —Marilyn Dick, Centralia, Missouri

Zesty Snack Mix
Reveals Jeanette Grantstein of Wichita, Kansas, "This crisp snack mix is a mouthwatering combination of sweet and spicy. I've taken...
Rhubarb Nut Muffins
Muffins are my weakness! When I make these to take to a gathering, I always come home with an empty...
Caramel Nut Bars
No one can resist these chewy caramel and chocolate bars with a delightful oat crust and topping. They make a...

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars
Part protein bar and part cookie, these oatmeal chocolate chip bars are the perfect sweet treat for an after-school snack...

Pineapple Nut Bread
This lovely loaf has true Hawaiian taste with lots of luscious pineapple and macadamia nuts. Welcome your family and friends...

Easy Cranberry Nut Dessert
When time's short, Peggy Van Arsdale recommends this pie that doesn't need a crust. "It's unbelievably easy," says the Trenton,...

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


Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These chocolate thumbprint cookies are simple but tasty, satisfying any chocolate lover's sweet tooth. Rolled in walnuts and sealed with...

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...

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


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

Butternut Squash Casserole
This sweet butternut squash casserole is the perfect side to pair with savory dishes during a big family feast. Just...


Pumpkin Bread
When everything's coming up pumpkin in the fall, make this easy pumpkin bread recipe. Filled with classic pumpkin spice flavor,...

Chocolate Peanut Pie
I entered this pie in our county fair, and it was selected grand champion. Who can resist a tempting chocolate...

Icebox Cookies
This cookie recipe from my 91-year-old grandmother was my grandfather's favorite. She still makes them and sends us home with...


Pecan Sandies
Pecan lovers won't want to miss these buttery, tender pecan sandies. Our six-ingredient recipe is oh-so simple.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
"Who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies?" inquires field editor Diane Hixon, who credits cocoa in the batter for the double...

Cajun Party Mix Snack
"This is a crisp snack with punch," reports field editor Miriam Hershberger of Holmesville, Ohio. "Once you get started eating...