When the temperature drops, there's nothing better than filling your kitchen with the smell of fresh baking. These winter favorites are easy enough to make on repeat and delicious enough that you'll actually want to. They're the kind of recipes that make cold days feel cozy and give you the perfect excuse to stay inside and bake.
Chocolate Poke Cake
This decadent chocolate poke cake is rich, moist, and packed with real chocolate flavor in every bite! Made with a soft chocolate sponge, silky chocolate ganache filling, and chocolate whipped cream frosting on top, it's an easy, crowd-pleasing dessert that's great for any occasion.
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Apple Bread Pudding
If you've been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor.
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Raspberry Pistachio Cookies
Raspberry pistachio cookies have the perfect balance of fresh raspberries and crunchy pistachios in a delicious, chewy cookie. It's a super-easy recipe with no special equipment, and it all comes together in 15 minutes. The recipe is packed with helpful information and expert tips to achieve the most fresh, flavorful, and chewy raspberry pistachio cookies.
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Tiramisu Brownies
If you've ever struggled to choose between tiramisu or fudge brownies for dessert, these tiramisu brownies will make your life much easier! This mouthwatering treat offers the best of both worlds, combining decadent, homemade brownies topped with a smooth, elegant tiramisu layer. After one bite, you'll never look at tiramisu or chocolate brownies the same way again!
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Cinnamon Apple Bread
Cinnamon apple bread is a cozy, moist, and delicious loaf filled with Fall flavor. Juicy, buttery apples, tender sponge, and a hint of spice make this one of the best apple desserts around. This cinnamon apple bread has the most amazing texture, with rich warmth and buttery-soft apples in every bite. Then, I added an apple glaze on the top to double down on the flavor, and it really takes it to the next level.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, and these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies prove it! Unlike other recipes, my ingredient ratios and technique are carefully tested to give you chewy, bakery-style cookies, not the dry, disappointing ones often found with other methods.
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Pear Galette
This incredibly delicious Fall Pear Galette is the perfect dessert to welcome the colder weather. Easier to make than pie, it's a super rich and buttery rustic crust that is layered with perfectly spiced tender poached pears that melt in your mouth and some crunchy roasted walnuts to finish with!
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Chocolate Puff Pastry
If you love chocolate as much as I do, you will certainly want to try this easy chocolate puff pastry recipe! With just two main ingredients, this simple recipe takes store-bought puff pastry to the next level by rolling in decadent chocolate chips. The result is a soft, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate pastry with a flaky outer shell and a creamy chocolate interior.
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Coffee Cookies
These rich and chocolatey coffee cookies are a bold and decadent dessert filled with delicious flavor in every bite. This chewy and indulgent treat pairs wonderfully with a cup of coffee to help you double down on the dreamy flavors that will keep you coming back for more!
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Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Pecan pie cheesecake brings together everything you love about cheesecake and pecan pie. The crisp graham cracker crust holds a creamy vanilla cheesecake filling topped with glossy caramel-coated pecans that add crunch and warmth. It’s a showstopping dessert that is the perfect treat for Fall and definitely deserves a spot at your holiday table, Thanksgiving, and beyond.
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Apple Tarte Tatin
Apple tarte tatin is one of the most elegant French desserts out there. Soft and delicious caramelized apples sit on a bed of flaky, buttery puff pastry, ensuring every bite is packed with the best flavor and texture. It's a classic for a reason!
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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These easy chocolate chip walnut cookies are a delicious way to give the nut lovers in your family a sweet treat. Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a sprinkle of bright sea salt help balance the flavors, making this an indulgent cookie to enjoy during those darker evenings as we transition into fall and winter.
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Coffee Cupcakes
If you love enjoying cupcakes with coffee, you will love these delectable, super-moist coffee cupcakes! This easy recipe takes moist vanilla cupcakes, adds a hint of natural coffee flavor, and finishes with a creamy coffee buttercream.
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Cinnamon Apple Cake
This easy, no-butter cinnamon apple cake is just what you need to bring your dessert table to life this fall! It has a moist cinnamon cake layer topped with fresh apples and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for the perfect finishing touch. Serve it with a bowl of vanilla ice cream or a hot cup of coffee or tea as a sweet breakfast dessert!
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Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love. These are perfect for holiday parties or as edible gifts.
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers are perfectly flaky & crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples. Easier to make than apple pie, they are made using a combination of store-bought puff pastry and fresh-cooked apples.
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Mini Brownie Bites
There can't be many people in the world who don't love brownies. Certainly, baking mini brownie bites is one of my favorite things to do, and brownie bites are the perfect mini-chocolate desserts to make for parties, snacks, and more.
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Tiramisu Cake Roll
My tiramisu cake roll recipe consists of a super fluffy Japanese style sponge cake, that is easy to roll without breaking it. The sponge is drizzled with rich espresso, then rolled up with an airy, light whipped mascarpone cream filling. Finally, generous dust of cocoa powder and a super easy, yet decorative whipped mascarpone piping added on top making it the ultimate, elegant Tiramisu cake roll!
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Star Bread
For a festive treat to bring the family together during Christmas, you will want to have this easy star bread recipe handy! This delicious cinnamon bread is not just tasty but also eye-catching, with an impressive star shape, tender, buttery dough, and warm cinnamon sugar filling. It will surely be the highlight of the dessert table!
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Butterscotch Cookies
Made with brown butter, these butterscotch cookies have a deeper, richer taste that brings out the caramel notes in every bite. The edges bake up beautifully crisp and chewy, the centers stay soft, and the butterscotch chips melt into little pockets of sweetness. If you love warm, comforting flavors with a hint of nostalgia, this is the cookie recipe you’ll want to bake on repeat.
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Chocolate Orange Truffle Pie w/ Gingersnap Crust
This chocolate orange truffle pie is amazing! It tastes just like Christmas—spicy gingersnap crust, dark chocolate truffle layer, and rich orange chocolate mousse topped with lightly whipped cream. It’s silky smooth, and the flavors are unreal! And you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how simple it is to whip up!
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Chocolate Mint Nanaimo Bars
This luscious recipe is a twist on Nanaimo Bars with a dense chocolate base, a layer of creamy mint filling, and a rich chocolate topping. It’s hard to have just one.
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Eggnog Blondies
These delectable blondies have the classic, familiar eggnog taste that your mom and dad fondly remember, and your kids will come to love! Sharing a plate of eggnog blondies around the fireplace after dinner will be your new favorite Christmas tradition.
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Gingerbread Madeleines
Madeleines are simple, quick, and easy...and yet they manage to be elegant, too! I knew that I needed to make a holiday version, and this seemed like just the thing: Gingerbread Madeleines (with vanilla bean glaze)!
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7 Layer Cranberry Magic Bars
A holiday twist on the traditional magic bars, these Christmas 7-Layer Cranberry Magic Bars are loaded with white and dark chocolate chips, dried cranberries, mini marshmallows, coconut, and pecans.
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