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Desserts & Baking

It's the final flourish to a meal, the food memory you'll leave lingering on their lips, and everyone's favorite course: dessert! Brownies, cookies, pies, tarts, cakes, cupcakes, and more—we've got a scrumptious recipe sure to cure any sweet tooth. Overwhelmed by all the sweet options? Try to narrow it down to the type of dessert you're craving, then start with a search of our most popular recipes in each category to see what favorite recipes others are already making over and over. Cupcakes continue to be a popular dessert, and with the ability to customize them for guests, they're perfect for parties. Get creative with cupcakes using our ideas to dress them up for birthdays and more. We've also got lighter desserts full of sweet flavor but not full of calories, as well as make-ahead treats to save you time. If you're looking to tackle a new skill or take your baking skills to the next level, try one of our helpful guides. You'll learn how to make perfectly flaky pastry, check cookies for optimal doneness, and expertly frost cakes and cupcakes.

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Santa Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Sure, you could make just a big batch of Santa bellies for the Christmas cookie tray, but we love the idea of pairing them with cookies cut as the letter H for a special Ho Ho Ho sugar cookie cutout idea.
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Copycat Girl Scout Cookie Recipes for When It’s Not Cookie Season

You will, of course, want to buy cookies from the Scouts in your local troops, but when sales are over and you’ve devoured the last crumb, we’re here to help! Our copycat Girl Scout Cookie recipes let you enjoy these cherished treats any time of year.
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Instant Pot Desserts That Prove the Appliance Can Ace Sweets, Too

Your mission: Think beyond soups and stews and use your multicooker for our best Instant Pot dessert recipes. Almost anything can be adapted to be an easy pressure cooker dessert, including caramel cheesecake and chocolate lava cake. Sample them all, then attempt to pick a favorite. Mission: Impossible.
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Copycat S'mores Cookies

Honey and whole wheat flour give this knockoff of Girl Scout S'mores cookies their graham cracker-like cookie base. Marshmallow creme and milk chocolate add the other s'more elements.
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Copycat Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

We created these cookies based on Girl Scout Tagalongs (aka Peanut Butter Patties) and we can assure you, they are just as hard to stop eating as the scout-delivered cookies.
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Caramel Coconut Cookie Bars

This take on the Girl Scouts Samoas cookies (aka Caramel deLites) transforms them to bar form so you can quickly whip up a batch of 24 without having to shape them into perfect circles with the hole in the center.
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More Desserts & Baking

Nutty Caramel Apple Crisp

Caramel and nuts combine in this extra sweet and satisfying update to a classic baked apple dish.
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Apple Candy Bar Salad

Crunchy apples paired with sweet candy bars make a mouthwatering salad.
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PB&M Fudge

Fluffernutter fans, this is your dream fudge recipe! It's got the peanut butter and marshmallow combo you adore with the addition of some sweetened condensed milk and white baking chocolate for a bit more decadence.