Dessert

Tiny but mighty, these individual buckwheat cakes are rich and dense and bring big sticky toffee pudding energy.

Fresh or frozen blueberries team up with ground coriander in a versatile compote you can enjoy over yogurt, ice cream, or even toast.

From tarts to bars to a lemon cream cloud sprinkled with graham cracker dust.

This single-layer take on the classic will turn any gathering into a party.

No eggs, no butter, and one rather unexpected ingredient.

You’ll fall hard for our best Valentine’s Day desserts.

With crunch from toasted walnuts and an optional boozy punch from rum-plumped raisins, this is the only carrot cake recipe you’ll ever need.

In the Venn diagram of chocolate bakes, this recipe falls squarely in the middle of where brownie, molten chocolate cake, and chocolate soufflé meet.

With pounds of dried fruit and glugs of dark rum, this is a recipe for serious fruitcake fans.

Maybe it’s a gift to yourself. Lucky you.

Our editors dreamed up their ideal cookie recipes to share this holiday season.

Bookmark for a soothing project—and the fluffiest, crackliest doughnut of your life.

The batter for this large format dreamboat of a cookie (crunchy on the edges, chewy in the middle) is made in one bowl with no special equipment, and can be baked in either a cast-iron or large skillet.

A snickerdoodle-like exterior with a surprise filling of honey-sweetened, gently spiced pistachios.

Layered with chocolate ganache and burnt marshmallow, these playful crème pies cram all of the flavors of s’mores into chewy, mess-free sandwich cookies.

All the comfort of jam-filled thumbprint cookies in a striking, reimagined shape—and a streamlined, less-fussy process.

Not to be confused with a cracker, these are soft, buttery cookies balanced by the right amount of salty cheese and gentle chile heat. 

Grinch-colored, bite-size, and deeply adorable, these cookies make the case for buying a cookie press. 

Crispy on the outside, caramelly and soft within—you’ll find these plantain-stuffed turon disappear in an instant, especially when served hot with vanilla ice cream on the side.

This nutty, spiced cookie is inspired by gajar ka halwa, a beloved South Asian pudding made with carrots, sugar, cardamom, and ghee. 

Easy to make and easy to love, this one-bowl recipe has plenty of flair.

Butternut squash shows up canned pumpkin purée in this tasty fall-forward coffee cake with crisp streusel and a spiced sugar swirl.

Molasses keeps these cookies magically supple for days.

A little oil in this bûche de noel helps keep it pliable even when cool—perfect for rolling the Yule log shape.