Dessert

The dramatic two-tone look takes a little frosting finesse but isn’t hard to achieve.

No blood oranges? Use 4 navel oranges instead, and slice into 5 or 6 rounds, depending on their size.

Make any kind of shape you’d like. The cookies can be rounds instead of rectangles, and you can use any smaller cutter for the cutouts.

The butter cookie recipe you'll come back to year after year. Pro tip: Using chilled butter and freezing the cookies before baking encourages clean, tidy edges.

The intensity of this ganache balances out the other sweeter components in our Bûche de Noël. If you prefer rounder, less sharp flavors, use semisweet or milk chocolate instead of bittersweet.

Because the most celebrated meal of the year is also the most nerve-racking (and kitchen-cluttering and disaster-prone), you need a source you can rely on. Prepare to be prepared.

It's time to rethink the most important dessert of the year.

If you don’t have any (or don’t like) hazelnuts, try this autumnal treat with coconut flakes, pecans, walnuts, or peanuts—or simply leave them out.

Kids love chocolate, right? Here's what happened when we fed children fancy artisan chocolate bars for Halloween. (Spoiler alert: It was more trick than treat.)

A Thanksgiving-worthy dessert that can be baked in your toaster oven? Yes, please!

Olive oil and almonds keep this gluten free cake moist. Eggs keep it together. Chocolate and sugar keep it delicious. Who’s missing gluten now?

Who needs cranberries when you can have pomegranate sorbet?

This apple turnover recipe calls for almond paste, which some brands sell in a tube; other brands will be in a can in the baking aisle.

This recipe is easily doubled; it's also a perfect host or hostess gift.

A press-in crust, short bake time, and do-ahead option liberate you (and your oven) on Thanksgiving Day.

The only better than not having to turn on the oven for this pie is that you can also make it ahead.

These sugared doughnuts are craggy and crunchy on the outside, tender and moist on the inside. Apple butter (not sauce!) is key to their texture and flavor; look for it alongside jams and jellies in the supermarket, or at farmers’ markets, or make your own.

To maximize the tangy flavor of the rye flour, use rye whiskey instead of bourbon.

How one pastry school class perfected the chocolate chip cookie.

Sleeper hit right here: Mushrooms, hearty greens, and a buttery pie crust. This savory galette is about to become your new favorite fall dinner.

What's easier than pie? A galette! Just don't make these common mistakes, and you've got an easy, rustic dessert (or dinner!).

These three steps will ensure your press-in crust has a sound structure and a clean look to impress.

Because everything tastes better when it's in a butter crust.

The gooey toffee sauce is both absorbed by the cake for a glossy, polished presentation, and served on the side for extra indulgence.