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Dessert Recipes

Sweet! Indulge in this collection of favorite dessert recipes from kitchens across the globe. From fruit to fudge, there’s something for every sweet tooth.

Three snowballs on a plate.

Snowballs

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By Alice May Matulevich
They're not what you think they are (hint: not a cupcake!). These snowballs are a ...
(1 rating)
Lynne's Christmas Gingersnaps

Lynne's Christmas Gingersnaps

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By Lynne Hawkins
I was given this recipe about 35 years ago from an Avon customer! She found ...
Soft Christmas sugar cookies decorated.

Soft Christmas Sugar Cookies

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By Kathy Joppie
These cookies are very special to me as my grandmother gave me the recipe in ...
(4 ratings)
Coconut cookies on a plate!

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

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By Joeyjoan K
This little cookie is sweet, chewy, and pretty to look at. Also super easy ...
Three pecan cinnamon rolls on a plate.

Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

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By Christina Haley
I just can't go back to any canned cinnamon rolls after making these. Great for ...
(1 rating)
Hawaiian Pie made by my brother Bill.

Hawaiian Pie

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By Rhonda O
Chill for 2 hours before serving.
(3 ratings)
A plate of the ultimate butter cookies.

The Ultimate Butter Cookies

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By Cosette Khoryati
These cookies are so ridiculously easy and so very good! They are extremely buttery and ...
(4 ratings)
Melt in your mouth buttery goodness!

Butter Toffee Oatmeal No Bake Cookies

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By Gina Collier
I love butter toffee or should I say butter anything! I get several orders for my ...
Chewy brown sugar bars with a glass of milk.

Chewy Brown Sugar Bars

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By Ann Simmons
In my family everyone wants their own pan of these for Christmas!
(7 ratings)

Lime Jello & Pineapple Salad

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By Ellen Gwaltney Bales
My mother made this salad/dessert regularly when I was growing up in the 1950s and ...
(2 ratings)
A slice of ricotta pie on a plate.

My Ricotta Pie

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By Lin Kev
This is one of my family's favorite holiday desserts. I make this pie recipe for ...
(2 ratings)
Cupcakes iced with an easy buttercream frosting.

Easy Homemade Buttercream Frosting

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By Kitchen Crew
Thick and dense with a silky texture, this American buttercream recipe is quick, easy, and ...
(1 rating)
These are decadent w/ Rolo candies pressed into baked peanut butter cups

Peanut Butter, Rolo Cookie Cups

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By Sherry Monfils
I'm, always trying to make up some recipes for cookies using basic cookie recipes I ...
Flaugnarde or clafoutis hot out of the oven.

Skillet Flaugnarde Or Clafoutis

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By Heidi Hoerman
Flaugnardes are an easy, French fruit and egg breakfast treat or dessert. Perhaps better ...
(3 ratings)
Bread whole and sliced

Cran-apple Bread

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By Nor Mac
The basic recipe is a recipe I got from my sister Joan for apple bread. ...
(2 ratings)
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are delectable soft melt in your mouth treasures.  The recipe is quick and easy to follow with options for splitting the batch and adding chopped peanuts or chocolate chips.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

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By Beth Pierce
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are delectable soft melt in your mouth treasures. The recipe ...
(1 rating)
Never tried these before and I was so proud of myself I had to share, they are just right not to big and not to sweet. Perfect for Pecan pie lovers.

Pecan Tarts W/ Homemade Crust

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By Jamie Franks
I love pecan pie but it seems like once you cut that first piece the ...
(1 rating)
A slice of no-bake pumpkin cheesecake on a plate.

No-bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

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By Dara Corrato
This is a family favorite. It is so simple and delicious. I make this for ...
(3 ratings)
Rich from the brown sugar, and a great cinnamon flavor imparted in the cake and through the glaze.  A great fall dessert!

Brown Sugar Fireball Pound Cake

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By Steven Wilson
I took an old recipe of my mother's, and tweaked it to come up with ...

Pumpkin Pie For One

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By Kathryn Brown
Lovely Autumn Treat
Shortbread Cookie Recipe makes delicious rich buttery cookies. This recipe can be feed through a cookie press, cut with cookie cutters or bake and slice.   They are perfect for your holiday trays and tins

Shortbread Cookie Recipe

Beth Pierce avatar
By Beth Pierce
Shortbread Cookie Recipe makes delicious rich buttery cookies. This recipe can be feed through a ...
Moist Chocolate Cake and brownies.

Moist Chocolate Cake (bread Machine)

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By Lee Thayer
This recipe is from the cookbook that came with my bread machine, and I will ...
(4 ratings)
Ready for icing (if they don’t get eaten first)!

Pfeffernüssen (pepper Nuts)

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By Loki Feliciano
All my life Pfeffernüsse has been a favorite part of the holidays! They made ...

Glazed Pumpkin Bread (almond Flour)

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By Mikekey *
A tasty dessert bread for fall. Lower in carbs then regular pumpkin bread and ...
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