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A close-up of maple syrup pouring on a short stack of overnight malted waffles on a brown plate.

Overnight Malted Waffles

Two rolls on a blue plate. One has been pulled in two to show the fluffy interior. The rest of the rolls are in a basket in the background.

Garlic Herb Rolls

A brown bowl of cubes of pale beige coffee marshmallows.

Coffee Marshmallows

Three Twinkies decorated to look like Santa Clauses on a white plate with a holly and red bow border.

Santa Twinkies (Die Hard is a Christmas Movie)

Two tapered, handled clear glasses full of hot butterscotch and topped with lots of whipped cream and mini marshmallows.

Hot Butterscotch

A high-angle shot of 3 corn muffins studded with blueberries along with 2 lemons, an ear of corn, and some blueberries scattered around.

Blueberry Corn Muffins

A small, white cupcake pedestal with 3 stacked date and walnut bars on it.

Date Nut Bars with Citrus Glaze

Three jars of red jam, one of which is open with a spoon in it. There are cranberries and a couple of raspberries scattered around on the counter near the open jar.

Cran-Raspberry Jam

A ramekin of chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream with another glass jar of mousse with a spoon in it in the background.

Chocolate Mousse, Elegant & Easy

Five Linzer cookies, three dusted with powdered sugar and two with coarse sugar.

Linzer Cookies

A square slice of lattice-topped apple pie on a blue plate.

Apple Custard Pie (Slab Pie for a Crowd)

Ginger cookies cooling on a round, wire rack with an aluminum container or more cookies in the background along with a jar of honey and one of molasses.

Chewy Ginger Cookies

A stack of plain sugar cookies on a wooden surface with holiday decorations in the background. Around the stack of plain cookies are 3 frosted sugar cookies with red and green sprinkles on them.

Soft, Chewy Sugar Cookies

A stack of snickerdoodle cookies with a ceramic spoon of ground cinnamon in the foreground. There are more cookies cooling on a rack in the background.

The Best Snickerdoodles

Cookies cooling on a wire rack on a butcher block countertop. There is a jar of peanut butter and a half bottle of vanilla in the background along with stacks of baked cookies.

Peanut Butter Cookies with Brown Butter

A black cooling rack filled with rows of small, round crackers. There is a glass bowl with a blue spatula in it and a metal-and-glass container of salt in the background.

Homemade Ritz Crackers

A large muffin split in half to show it filled with large, purple blackberries.

Jumbo Blackberry Muffins

A slice of cake with lots of pieces of peaches in it and on top on a pink plate with 3 peaches and a slice of lemon in the background.

Peach Breakfast Cake

A croissant that has been pulled in half on a cutting board with a full croissant behind it.

Easy Croissant Recipe

Several golden-brown biscuits coolign on a round, black wire rack on a butcher block surface.

Old-Fashioned Angel Biscuits

A slice of chocolate pie on a white plate with the rest of the pie in the background and a mug of cold milk.

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chess Pie (no Evaporated Milk)

A square slice of bread pudding on a marbled plate with powdered sugar sifting down on top of it.

The Best Bread Pudding

A baked Monte Cristo crepe with the layers of ham, turkey, and melted cheese showing. There is powdered sugar dusted over the crepe with a small bowl of raspberry jam and balsmic vinegar in the background.

Monte Cristo Crepes (Two Ways)

A crepe folded into a pillow shape topped with berry sauce and whipped cream. The crepe is on a blue plate with a fork to the right.

How to Make Crepes, Step by Step

A black cooling rack with five puff pastry apple turnovers on it. They have just been glazed, and glaze is dripping off onto parchment below the rack. The white bowl of glaze with a whisk in it is in the background.

Puff Pastry Spiced Apple Turnovers

A deep-dish quiche on a white cake stand with a slice of quiche on a blue plate in front.

Quiche Recipe

Several piped whipped shortbread cookies on a bright pink surface.

Whipped Shortbread Cookies

Coffee cake on a brown and cream plate with a mug of coffee and a coffee shop in the background.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Coffee Cake

A plate of pancakes with butter and blueberries on top. A bottle of maple syrup is in the background.

Pancakes for One: Because Sharing is Sometimes Overrated

A rectangular white plate with 6 sausage ball appetizers on it and a small casserole behind it with more in it.

The Best Sausage Balls

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