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Best Delicious Dessert Recipes to Try at Home for Beginners: Sweet Success in Every Bite!
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items Dreaming of delectable desserts but worried about complicated recipes? Fear not! This guide is your gateway to delightful treats that are perfect for baking novices. We've got a mix of no-bake wonders and easy-to-master oven-baked delights, all guara...
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Cookies
Calling All Cookie Cravers: Easy and Delicious Treats to Bake in a Flash! Is your sweet tooth calling, but complicated recipes leaving you cold? Fear not, fellow cookie enthusiast! This list is your golden ticket to a world of deliciousness, all achi...
Hershey Kiss Cookies are a classic cookie recipe that is easy to make and loved by all! This recipe has been in our family for years. My Mom makes it every Christmas because it is my all-time favorite holiday indulgence. Peanut Butter Blossoms are pe...
Unleash the Nostalgia: Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies for a Timeless Treat
If you are looking for an amazing cookie recipe for the holidays you are in the right place! This is the best M&M cookies recipe! Easy and straightforward to make, pretty to look at and a joy to eat! These giant cookies take less than 30 minutes ...
M&M Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (VIDEO!!)
These Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are loaded up with all the best ingredients to make a chewy cookie that’s ready fast! Dried cranberries, rolled oats, white chocolate chips, and warm spices create the most delicious cookie, and this recipe is so easy ...
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies: Chewy Bliss in Every Bite
At my house, Christmas cookies are serious business. We spend a few weeks drafting recipes and narrowing them down until we come up with six or seven to put in our cookie boxes. This year, these white chocolate cranberry cookies were a clear winner! ...
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
This Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe is super soft, moist, chewy, and delicious! Yes, you can make soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies without gluten, and boy are they good. Plus we added a special ingredient (it’s cornstarch) to make the...
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (Soft and Chewy!) Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Soft and chewy inside and crisp and golden outside, coconut macaroons are the perfect balance of tempting textures and heavenly flavors. I love making these delicious cookies (they remind my kids of snowballs!) and sharing them during the holidays or...
Coconut Macaroons Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
These fun Avalanche Cookies are made with four simple ingredients: rice Krispie cereal, melted white chocolate, milk chocolate, and peanut butter! They are the perfect no bake treat!
Avalanche Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
These are the BEST oatmeal chocolate chip cookies you’ll ever taste! Perfectly soft and chewy, with the sweetness of chocolate chips and the great texture of oats. This classic cookie is so easy to make, you’ll be baking up batches every weekend!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Sweet, soft, and deliciously gooey, Caramel Stuffed Cookies are homemade treats you can’t miss out on! Put simply, chocolate chip cookies are baked to perfection with a melted caramel center. Bring these to a potluck or party of any kind and watch th...
Caramel Stuffed Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Homemade Banana Oatmeal Cookies are chewy, hearty, and loaded with flavor. Made with real bananas and studded with chocolate chips, these banana breakfast cookies are guaranteed to sweeten any morning!
Banana Breakfast Cookies
If you are looking for delicious Christmas cookies, you can not go wrong with this white chocolate and macadamia nut recipe! Simple to make and deliciously sweet, be sure to make a double batch as they’ll disappear quickly!
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
If you want cookies for dessert, this skillet chocolate chip cookie recipe might be exactly what you need! Made with browned butter, this is no ordinary cookie recipe!
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are the perfect little treat. Mini peanut butter cups are baked right into tart shaped cookies for a delicious bite-sized dessert. Everyone will eat these Reese’s Cup Cookies right up because no one can resist chocolate pean...
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
These easy Strawberry Cookies are made with a box of cake mix and some white chocolate chips. It’s a quick and easy way to make soft, fluffy cookies for any occasion. The bright pink color makes them perfect for holidays like Valentine’s Day or Easte...
Strawberry Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
S’mores Cookies are one of the best cookie recipes I have ever made (or tried). These easy s’mores cookies are a favorite at our house for Christmas or for any time of year. It can be our little secret that they’re made with pre-made refrigerated cho...
S'mores Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
These strawberry cinnamon roll cookies look just like cinnamon rolls, but don’t be fooled. Filled with strawberry jam and topped with icing, they make the perfect Valentine’s Day treat!
Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Cookies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Imagine the taste of sunshine captured in a soft, crumbly cookie. That's the magic of lemon pound cake cookies! These delightful treats combine the citrusy zest and fluffy texture of lemon pound cake with the irresistible satisfaction of a chewy cook...
Lemon Pound Cake Cookies
Brownies
Dive into Brownie Bliss: Delicious Recipes for Every Craving Brownies: the fudgy squares of pure joy that can be dressed up or down, shared or savored in solitude. Whether you're a baking newbie or a seasoned pro, there's a brownie recipe out there t...
Cream cheese brownies are my ultimate guilty pleasure food! Homemade brownie batter and sweetened cream cheese are layered and swirled together before being baked to perfection in just 30 minutes. These bad boys are dangerous and liable to be gone in...
Cream Cheese Brownies
Brownie Pie is a rich, chocolaty dessert that’s almost too good to be true! A homemade fudge brownie recipe baked straight into a pie crust gives you two desserts in one. A layer of toasted pecans is mixed in to add a bit of crunch, while the brownie...
Brownie Pie Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
These S’mores Bars are soft and gooey, chocolatey, and utterly addictive! Layers of sweet mini marshmallows, Hershey’s chocolate, and graham crackers sit atop a cookie dough base. It’s an easy to make dessert that everyone from toddlers to grandparen...
S'mores Bars Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Who doesn’t love a chewy brownie? Fudgy brownies with peanut butter, peanut butter cups, and peanut butter chips are next-level decadent! This easy and delicious peanut butter brownie recipe is one of my all-time favorite chocolate and peanut butter ...
Peanut Butter Brownies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are the perfect dessert for any time! They’re delicious, fun, and easy to eat. This cheesecake bar recipe is always a hit because you get cheesecake and cookies all in one bite. Soft, creamy, chewy, and undeniably tasty...
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Get ready for the most delicious brownie cupcakes! These chocolate beauties are easy to make with a few simple ingredients and are the perfect mix of brownie and cupcake! Topped with a creamy chocolate buttercream frosting.
Brownie Cupcakes Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Hands up who likes brownies?! You are going to fall in love with these gluten-free brownies, this recipe is seriously the best! Good news for anyone who is sensitive to gluten, you can still enjoy fudgy, chewy brownies! Easy and quick to make, this s...
Gluten Free Brownies Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (VIDEO!!)
These Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies are an adult version of a childhood favorite! They’re a tasty dream come true, and they’re perfect for showing your loved ones just how special they are. These copycat Oatmeal Cream Pie Bars have a layer of homemade ...
Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pie Bars (VIDEO) The Cookie Rookie®
Fudgy chocolate mint brownie with a rich, smooth chocolate ganache, what’s not to love? These mint brownies are made from scratch and they are the best you’ll find!
Mint Brownies with Chocolate Ganache
You’re going to love these brownies topped with a cookie dough layer and a chocolate fudge drizzle! This recipe starts with a rich fudgy brownie with a thick layer of eggless cookie dough and an extra layer of chocolate. Just because everything is be...
Cookie Dough Brownies
While a good fudgy brownie is hard to beat, these Strawberry Frosted Brownies are a fun twist on the classic dessert.
Strawberry Frosted Brownies
Nutty Caramel Brownies – Deliciously thick and fudgy chocolate brownies filled with a caramel layer that is loaded with peanuts. Ooey gooey brownie goodness!
Nutty Caramel Brownies
Chocolate peanut butter happiness is created when buckeyes (aka peanut butter balls) are pressed into warm brownie bites and then drizzled with chocolate to create these Buckeye Brownies. While few people can resist a homemade brownie, I don’t know a...
Buckeye Brownie Bites
Easy S’mores Brownie Bites have a graham cracker crust, a rich chewy brownie layer, and are topped with a toasted, melted marshmallow. All made in the oven, no campfire required.
S'mores Brownie Bites
Cakes + Cupcakes
Cakes and Cupcakes: A Bite-Sized Celebration Cakes and cupcakes are the quintessential feel-good desserts, offering a delightful dance of fluffy textures, rich flavors, and endless creativity. They're perfect for any occasion, from birthdays and holi...
This pecan pie pound cake has all the flavors of your favorite Thanksgiving pie in cake form. This easy to make cake can be served as a dessert or enjoyed as a mid afternoon snack with a cup of coffee.
Pecan Pie Pound Cake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (HOW TO VIDEO)
Get ready for one delicious treat! Sweet and tangy, this layered lemon meringue cake is filled with lemon curd and topped with meringue for a real tasty showstopper!
Lemon Meringue Cake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This Strawberry Pound Cake recipe is made with fresh strawberries, strawberry syrup, and a strawberry glaze. That means lots of fruity flavor to go along with the rich, moist texture of a pound cake. I love to make this show-stopping cake for Easter,...
Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
My mom is an absolute cake wizard, so when she showed me this vanilla cake with strawberry filling, I knew it was going to be a hit. This white cake with strawberries is topped with a rich whipped cream frosting for a wonderful dessert centerpiece. I...
Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling
I know, I know… Carrot cake is controversial. For a long time, I couldn’t wrap my head around vegetables in cake. But this homemade carrot cake recipe changed my mind, and I think it’ll change yours too! This moist 3-layered cake is covered with the ...
Homemade Carrot Cake
The sight of a classic Pink Velvet Cake always inspires indescribable feelings of happiness, joy, and love in me! Whenever I want to make something extra special for Valentine’s, a birthday, or a baby shower, this is my go-to layer cake. Assembling a...
Pink Velvet Cake
This Sweet Potato Cheesecake recipe is an amazing fall dessert! Start with a graham cracker and gingersnap crust, add a cheesecake filling infused with mashed sweet potatoes and warms spices, and let it bake.
Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
If you’re looking for a truly decadent dessert, you’ll love this luxurious Chocolate Cheesecake recipe. It’s the perfect combination of rich chocolate and creamy cheesecake, with an Oreo crust and whipped chocolate frosting.
Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake recipe takes a box of butter pecan cake mix and turns into the fall dessert of your dreams! Pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, caramel, and a few other ingredients dress up this poke cake, with cream cheese frosting and ...
Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This fresh-baked Strawberry Bread recipe is deliciously sweet and fruity. Use fresh strawberries, lemon juice, vanilla and almond extract, and some other staple ingredients to whip up this cake-y quick bread in the oven, then drizzle a simple glaze o...
Strawberry Bread Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
On Valentine’s Day, this classic red velvet cake makes everyone swoon and fall in love. Chocolatey layers with a velvety red crumb and the smoothest cream cheese frosting ever make for a heavenly match. While it may look intimidating at first, if you...
Red Velvet Cake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
New York Cheesecake is a timeless dessert staple that just can’t be beat! This no-frills recipe yields the best cheesecake every time. It’s smooth, rich, and balances the signature sweet and tangy flavors perfectly.
New York Cheesecake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This homemade yellow cake recipe will have you feeling like a professional baker. Paired with a delicious milk chocolate buttercream frosting, you can make the perfect layered cake completely from scratch!
Yellow Cake with Milk Chocolate Buttercream Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This German Chocolate Cake recipe serves up the most sumptuous chocolate treat. A delicious coconut pecan frosting adorns a rich and moist cake, that’s nothing short of show stopping!
German Chocolate Cake Recipe Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Loaded with fresh blueberries, encased in a light and fluffy muffin mix and topped with a super satisfying brown sugar crumble – may I introduce you to the best Blueberry Muffins recipe!
Blueberry Muffins Recipe
This Salted Caramel No Bake Cheesecake is rich and decadent with that perfect mix of salt and sweety flavors. The creamy cheesecake is topped with caramel sauce for a truly indulgent and delicious dessert.
Salted Caramel No Bake Cheesecake Recipe
This pecan pie pound cake has all the flavors of your favorite Thanksgiving pie in cake form. This easy to make cake can be served as a dessert or enjoyed as a mid afternoon snack with a cup of coffee.
Pecan Pie Pound Cake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (HOW TO VIDEO)
Pumpkin Pie Dessert Lasagna is a fun twist on a Thanksgiving classic! This sweet pumpkin lasagna recipe is made up of layers of pumpkin pie, whipped cream, and lady fingers. Utterly delicious! Add this easy Thanksgiving dessert recipe to your holiday...
Pumpkin Pie Dessert Lasagna (Pumpkin Lasagna) Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Pecan Pie Muffins are sure to brighten your morning! These tasty mini muffins are the perfect thing to eat for a quick breakfast, for a snack, or even as a fun dessert. They’re so flavorful and taste just like pecan pie in muffin form. These breakfas...
Frosted Pecan Pie Muffins Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
S’mores Dessert Pizza is a sweet, chocolaty dessert made just like a pizza! It’s got the classic s’mores flavor of melted chocolate, graham crackers, and fluffy marshmallows, all melted together into the most amazing s’mores pizza. This easy dessert ...
S'mores Dessert Pizza Recipe - Easy S'mores Pizza - (VIDEO)
This is the BEST Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe you will ever try. You haven’t lived unless you’ve tried these classic Red Velvet Cupcakes with the most amazing cupcake frosting! Classic, delicious, EASY and perfect. With the best Red Velvet Cupcakes in h...
Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe - The Cookie Rookie
Be the hero of any party with this LAZY GIRL’S SNICKERS ICE CREAM CAKE! Made with pound cake, chocolate and vanilla ice cream, caramel, and peanuts. It’s the best easy ice cream cake recipe!
Easy Snickers Ice Cream Cake Recipe
These easy Lemon Cake Pops are such a fun recipe for birthday parties, bridal showers, or just an afternoon treat. My kids love these way more than regular cake, and I can’t blame them because they’re just so cute. Follow my simple instructions and l...
Lemon Cake Pops Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This dessert has all the flavors of banana pudding in a handheld treat. The cake is infused with vanilla cookie crumbs and studded with bits of banana, while a silky soft mixture of white chocolate and cream create a filling that tastes just like van...
Banana Pudding Cupcakes
What makes it German chocolate cake? That almond-infused cake topped in a coconut-pecan frosting. It’s classic for a reason, and fans agree that Ina's version is the recipe you should turn to you when you're craving this classic flavor combo.
German Chocolate Cupcakes
These vanilla cupcakes taste as delicious as they look (which is often not the case when it comes to vanilla cupcakes!). Mixing flour with cornstarch gives the cake a light and airy texture, and a bit of added vegetable oil ensures that they stay per...
The Best Vanilla Cupcakes
Those of us who love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter can barely get enough of it, and these cupcakes are for us. Ina uses two different sugars for her chocolate cupcakes — brown sugar to add molasses flavor and white sugar to keep the ...
Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Icing
Pies
Pie Perfection: A Slice of Deliciousness for Every Baker There's a reason pie has remained a dessert icon for centuries. Encased in a flaky, buttery crust, its fillings offer a symphony of flavors, textures, and endless possibilities. Whether you're ...
This EASY Strawberry Shortcake recipe is the ultimate Summer sweet treat! This fun Strawberry Shortcake Pie has layers of strawberries, cream, and pound cake, and it’s absolutely delicious! The classic flavor of summer favorite in the form of a tasty...
Easy Strawberry Shortcake Pie Recipe {VIDEO!!} - The Cookie Rookie
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie is an easy and delicious dessert! This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie only needs 5 ingredients, and it feature everyone’s favorite Peanut Butter Cups. This ice cream dessert will be a quick family favorite! Chocolate Peanut B...
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Pie (Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie) Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Homemade Apple Pie is one of the coziest, homiest desserts I can think of! When my sister-in-law taught me her recipe for this delicious pie, she created a family tradition that we have made for years and years. Fresh, warm, and made from scratch (wi...
Homemade Apple Pie Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
This homemade Blueberry Pie recipe is so easy to make, you’ll have a classic dessert ready in no time. Fresh blueberries, warm spices, and just the right amount of sugar create a fruity filling to bake into a flaky pie crust with a lattice top. Serve...
Blueberry Pie Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
With each bite of this Sweet Potato Pie, you’ll taste notes of vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, and nutmeg! The sweet filling is rich and creamy, giving you the classic flavor of this holiday favorite.
Sweet Potato Pie Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie is the perfect summer sweet treat, and it’s made with only three ingredients! This is such a simple way to make an ice cream dessert for your family. It’s sure to please!
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie Recipe - The Cookie Rookie®
Is there anything better than a lush cream pie? Cream pie recipes combine velvety fillings with crisp, flaky crusts, and the contrast is just divine. And perhaps the most beloved of these pies is coconut! Our dreamy coconut cream pie recipe is so sim...
Our Best-Ever Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
Every bite of this over-the-top pie contains a blast of chocolate, nougat and peanut — from the crust to the filling and topping.
Deep-Dish Snickers Pie
If you’re ready to take your baking skills to the next level, this is the pie to try. You’ll make the coconut crust, creamy macadamia-white chocolate filling and the whipped cream topping from scratch.
Macadamia Nut Cream Pie
The sweet and salty flavor combination of the classic childhood sandwich is turned into a light and fluffy no-bake pie.
No-Bake Peanut Butter Fluff Pie
This simple, quick recipe is perfect for a first-time pie maker. And the nostalgic flavors are bound to be the hit of the party — try different flavors of sandwich cookies to change it up.
4-Ingredient Oreo Pie
This old-fashioned pie is filled with rich, creamy custard, then capped with a cloud of toasted meringue and a generous sprinkling of sweet coconut flakes. It tastes as if you pulled it straight from the dessert case of your favorite diner, only bett...
The Best Coconut Cream Pie
We use a few vegan-friendly stand-ins for this can't-believe-it's-vegan pie. Unrefined coconut oil provides a flaky, buttery texture for the crust, and silken tofu lends creaminess to the filling.
Vegan Pumpkin Pie