Dessert

A collection of holiday cookie recipes you can make ahead of time

Our master sugar cookie recipe is easy to handle, can be rolled and then frozen in advance, and can be cut into any shape you desire

Painting sugar cookies is easier than it looks—once you master the icing

All the tools you need to turn your kitchen into a cookie factory. (Elves not included.)

Every great slice-and-bake begins here

A trio of common cookie-baking conundrums—and how to troubleshoot them

Free yourself from the holiday spice rack with these unexpected add-ins for cookies

The best thing about Hanukkah isn’t eight nights of gifts, it’s traditional sufganiyot—pillowy, deep-fried, jelly-filled doughnuts. Uri Scheft of Breads Bakery schools us

Step-by-step instructions for kneading and cutting the dough for Hannukah Sufganiyot

Nobody doesn't like pie—not even celebrities. From Elijah Wood to the Obamas, a look at the famous and the pies they love

This holiday confection is both sweet and salty.

Beating the butter and sugar until light and fluffy is essential to this pound cake’s moist, tender crumb and the Grand-Marnier Poached Apricots add a boozy yet sweet kick.

This hazelnut butter cake is covered in a decadent sea salt caramel that will fit in a small saucepan, but make sure you use something larger—the molten sauce bubbles up quite a lot.

This fleeting jewel of a winter-time fruit will transport you to a warmer, sweeter place.

Sweetened condensed milk makes this salted caramel recipe extra-luscious.

Though always delicious in its simple, unadulterated state, shortbread is also ripe for innovation, like this slightly savory version with rosemary and toasted-caraway.

This dough freezes well for make-ahead slice-and-bake convenience.

The great thing about these roasted-almond thumbprint cookies? They can be any shape or size, and the fillings are customizable.

Poach the figs in Calvados until just softened: Overcooking or intense boiling will render them a tough instead of lush addition to this chocolate torte.

These 8 vintage candy ads hark back to the days when sweets were considered healthy, fashionable, and formal.

If you can’t keep your hands out of the candy bowl, go full tilt by pairing classic Halloween candies with the perfect craft beers.

Funny kid interviews about the best and worst Halloween candy they've ever gotten while trick-or-treating.