Baking for Beginners
Baking can be intimidating! These foolproof recipes will have you feeling like a pro in no time.
Chocolate Crinkle CookiesMost chocolate crinkle cookies are neither chocolaty nor crinkly. We solved the …
Cherry Icebox RibbonsAdding dried sour cherries to the jam ensures that the filling won’t seep out of…
Molasses Spice Cookies with Orange EssenceDry, tasteless molasses cookies belong on a Christmas tree, not in a cookie jar.…
Triple-Chocolate CookiesA triple-chocolate cookie shouldn't be a case of death by chocolate, but it shou…
Deluxe Peanut Butter and Banana Chocolate Chip CookiesChocolate cookies are great, but sometimes they need a helping hand-or two.
Slice-and-Bake CookiesMost recipes for these simple cookies bake up bland and soft. What's the secret …
Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip CookiesAfter testing 40 variations, we discover how to make a thick, chewy gourmet shop…
Lemon Sour Cream CookiesThese cakey cookies have a subtle lemony flavor. A lemon–cream cheese glaze adds…
Shrewsbury BiscuitsThese biscuits have English roots, but will be quite at home on your dinner tabl…
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal CookiesWhy did it take six months to develop the right recipe for a chewy, thick, butte…
Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter CookiesWe made more than 1,000 cookies in our quest for the ultimate chewy peanut butte…
Applesauce Snack CakeApplesauce cakes run the gamut from dense, chunky fruitcakes to gummy 'health' c…
Apple Upside-Down GingerbreadFor the best version of this traditional cake, use light molasses, equal parts o…
Southern-Style Cornbread for Northern TastesCornmeal mush gives the bread a strong corn flavor and a moist, fine texture.
Cold-Oven Pound CakeA 100-year-old recipe claims that starting in a cold oven yields a pound cake th…
Maryland Crab Cakes for TwoToo many crab cakes are tightly bound with bready fillers. We wanted a crab cake…