Baking

These simple sugar cookies are crisp yet tender, keep their shape when baked, and yes, taste great too. 

A showstopping peanut-studded banana cream pie with sky-high whipped cream.

This gooey molasses pie comes from long-standing Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bakery Wendy Jo’s Homemade.

This easy recipe for sweet potato pecan pie uses a frozen deep-dish pie shell and a food processor to make the mashed sweet potato pie filling.

Also called pineapple buns, this recipe for bolo bao makes a delectable version of the Hong Kong pastry, with a crispy cookie topping and fluffy interior.

No booze, no chocolate, no hard-to-find ingredients in this rendition of the classic pecan pie. 

This easy pie is the perfect marriage of apple crumble and apple pie, because you shouldn’t have to choose.

Bake a batch for portable breakfasts all week long.

Destined to be your go-to chocolate pie recipe for any and all occasions.

Baking for a vegan? Going dairy-free? Forget a few items on your last grocery run? There’s a heavy cream substitute for that.

Spiked with jalapeños and garlic, this easy corn casserole is rich, creamy, and yes, extra cheesy.

A sky-high pie with sharp lemon filling, sweet-and-salty meringue, and a shatteringly crisp crust.

Some loaves absolutely require bread flour—others are better off with all-purpose. Here’s why.

Nutty, chewy, and with just the right amount of add-ins to keep every bite interesting.

A PSL lover’s dream come true. Big, soft bakery-style pumpkin muffins with crunchy pumpkin seed streusel and lots of spice. Great with butter and coffee.

Got summer fruit and a few slices of staling sandwich bread? You’re just an hour away from this bubbling, juicy, cinnamon toast-y brown Betty.

This dough is optimized for freezing so that you are never more than 25 minutes away from a warm, gooey cookie.

Custardy Atlantic Beach Pie meets a favorite fruity drink in this easy-breezy dessert.

This dairy-free, sesame-encrusted challah gets shine from an egg yolk wash.

Topped with whipped cream and juicy berries, this giant shortcake is a must-bake for any summer party.

Think of this coconut cream pie recipe like a Samoa cookie in pie form, complete with a coconut graham cracker crust and caramel layer.

From silky, tart lemon meringue to cooling banana cream.

Most require just a single mixing bowl to make. (Oh! And an oven.)

Prepare for these toffee-and-chocolate-laced brown butter cookies to ruin you for all others.