Desserts

Chocolate-Filled Walnut Sandwich Cookies

Rich and buttery like shortbread, these chocolate-filled walnut sandwich cookies are both delicious and very easy to make. A reader favorite from the Yankee recipe archives.

Desserts

Buttermilk Pie

The rural Yankee housewife accumulated many recipes calling for buttermilk. Here, it lends unique flavor to a custard like buttermilk pie.

Desserts

Chamomile Milk Custard with Apricot Compote

This creamy, barely sweet, milk custard from chef Cortney Burns is a perfect base for seasonal flavors throughout the year. Try infusing it with fennel seeds, cardamom pods, or lavender.

Desserts

Joe Froggers Cookies

Joe Froggers cookies, the classic New England treat flavored with molasses, rum, and fresh nutmeg, are a chewy and delicious favorite.

Desserts

Parsnip Cake with Maple Mascarpone Cream

With comforting cinnamon-cardamom notes and a moist texture, this simple parsnip cake filled with maple mascarpone cream is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea in front of a cozy fire.

Desserts

Gluten-Free Pie Crust

From chef Cortney Burns comes this gluten-free pie crust recipe that suits both sweet and savory pies.

Desserts

Chewy Molasses Cookies

This Chewy Molasses Cookies recipe from food writer and Vermont native Jessica Battilana yields spicy cookies that are just as good dunked in coffee as they sandwiched with ice cream.

Desserts

Cocoa-Oat Cookies

This Cocoa-Oat Cookies recipe from food writer and Vermont native Jessica Battilana yields rich, fudgy cookies, shot through with coconut.

Desserts

Easy Fruitcake Recipe | We Think It’s the Best

Made with dried fruit, brandy, ground almonds, and citrus zest, this easy fruitcake recipe offers a delicious and quick way to enjoy a classic. We promise you will never make fun of fruitcake again!

Desserts

6 Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

A collection of favorite Thanksgiving desserts, from the traditional to the offbeat (festive whoopie pies, anyone?).

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