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    Family-Friendly Dessert Recipes

    Over 300 family-friendly dessert recipes that are sure to be a hit with your family. My grandma's scotcheroo recipe will forever be my go-to recipe for any occasion. You might also like my Coca-Cola chocolate cake, apple slab pie, or my aunt's English toffee, which has been a family tradition during the holidays for over 30 years. 

    Homemade Toffee Recipes

    Love homemade toffee? Check out my collection of Homemade Toffee Recipes, where you'll find my classic English toffee recipe plus Christmas Crack, Disneyland-inspired Churro Toffee, and Take 5 Toffee.

    • Broken pieces of Christmas crack on a baking sheet.
      Easiest Christmas Crack Toffee (No Oven, No Thermometer)
    • Take 5 English Toffee
    • Jar of churro toffee.
      Easy Disneyland Churro Toffee Recipe
    • Pile of English toffee.
      Classic English Toffee Recipe

    No Bake Desserts

    No need to heat up the oven with this collection of no-bake desserts. Make sure to try my top-rated Chex scotcheroo clusters!

    • Stack of butterfinger cornflake bars.
      Cornflake Butterfinger Bars
    • Marshmallow scotcheroos on a plate.
      Marshmallow Scotcheroos
    • Slice of Chessmen banana pudding on a metal spatula.
      Chessmen Cookie Banana Pudding (Easy No Bake Recipe)
    • Peanut butter pretzel clusters on baking sheet with parchment paper and topped with chocolate and pecans.
      Peanut Butter Pretzel Clusters
    See more No Bake Desserts →

    Cookies

    From drop cookies to cut-out cookies, you are sure to find a new family favorite! You might like my collection of famous chocolate chip cookie recipes. 

    • Baked cookies on cookie sheet.
      Chocolate Puddle Cookies
    • Gingerbread thumbprints on baking sheet.
      Gingerbread Thumbprint Cookies with White Chocolate
    • Gingerbread blossoms baked on cookie sheet.
      Gingerbread Blossom Cookies
    • Ritz freckles in baking sheet.
      Ritz Bits Freckles (Chocolate Covered Ritz Bits)
    See more Cookies →

    Cake

    A collection of classic homemade cake recipes. From Coca-Cola chocolate cake(copycat Cracker Barrel) to Honey Bun cake!

    • Dot cakes in dessert cups.
      How To Make Viral Dot Cakes Using Cupcakes
    • Chocolate cake coated in ganache and mini chocolate chips.
      Best Chocolate Pudding Bundt Cake
    • Pan of blueberry cake sliced into squares.
      Blueberry Breakfast Cake
    • baba bar on spatula
      Frosted Banana Bars
    See more Cake →

    Pastries

    Pies, turnovers, donuts, and puff pastry---nothing tops homemade pastries, and this collection covers them all. Make sure to check out my top-rated old-fashioned banana cream pie recipe. It's a good one!

    • Slice of apple slab pie ala mode.
      10 BEST SLAB PIE RECIPES
    • White plate with a slice of mixed berry pie.
      Mixed Berry Slab Pie (Raspberry, Blackberry & Blueberry)
    • Slice of strawberry rhubarb pie on plate with scoop of vanilla ice cream.
      Strawberry Rhubarb Slab Pie
    • No bake chocolate silk pie in glass pie pan.
      Easy French Silk Pie (No Bake Crust)
    See more Pastries →

    Candy

    From old-fashioned English toffee to saltwater taffy, you can make these nostalgic treats at home!

    • Ghost marshmallows on black platter.
      Ghost Marshmallows
    • Bowl of almond roca.
      Homemade Almond Roca
    • Homemade peeps marshmallows in bunny and chick shapes.
      Homemade Marshmallow Peeps for Easter
    • Batch of beaver nuggets in red plastic bowl.
      Copycat Buc-ee's Beaver Nuggets
    See more Candy →

    Ice Cream

    Classic and no-churn ice cream recipes. From rocky road to Cookie Monster and key lime to strawberry, you're sure to find something to suit your taste!

    • slice of ice cream cake on spatula
      Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
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      19 Ice Cream Recipes To Make
    • Homemade strawberry ice cream using simple ingredients and sun-ripened strawberries for a fresh strawberry flavor. So delicious, so creamy, and so good! 
      Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
    • unwrapped mini grasshopper ice cream pies
      Mini Grasshopper Ice Cream Pies (+ Video)
    See more Ice Cream →

    Holiday Desserts

    • Gingerbread cookies on a white platter.
      Colonial Williamsburg Ginger Cookies
    • Hand holding yellow chick sugar cookie.
      Chubby Chick Sugar Cookies (No Cookie Cutter Needed)
    • Bunny sugar cookie with buttercream carrot.
      Chubby Bunny Sugar Cookies (No Cookie Cutter Needed)
    • Peanut butter valentine's day cookie half dipped in chocolate.
      Peanut Butter Valentine's Day Cookies
    See more Holiday Recipes →

    All Dessert Recipes

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    • Christmas sugar cookies with buttercream frosting.
      Classic Christmas Sugar Cookies
    • Cookies next to mug of milk.
      Soft Gingerbread Cookies
    • Spritz cookies in red, white and green.
      Spritz Cookies (Classic Cookie Press Recipe)
    • Variety of Christmas cookies on white background.
      40+ Best Christmas Cookie Recipes for Holiday Cookie Trays
    • Iced gingerbread man cookies on a baking sheet.
      Old Fashioned Iced Gingerbread Man Cookies
    • peppermint bark oreos in santa cup
      Stacked Peppermint Bark Oreos
    • 6 jars of berry jam.
      Easy Berry Jam Recipe No Pectin
    • Fried donuts on a cooling rack.
      Homemade Raised Donuts Recipe
    • Mama kelce cookies on parchment paper
      Mama Kelce's Cookie Recipe
    • tray of baked cookies on parchment paper
      Martha-Stewart-Fired-Me Cookies
    • Snoop Dogg cookies on parchment paper.
      Snoop Dogg's Rolls Royce Cookies
    • Collection of candy recipes in collage.
      Christmas Candy Recipes for Holiday Treat Platters
    • Avalanche cookies on parchment paper.
      No Bake Avalanche Cookies
    • No bake peanut butter blossoms on parchment paper.
      No Bake Peanut Butter Blossoms
    • Holiday peanut butter cup cookies on parchment paper.
      Holiday Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
    • Chocolate dipped biscotti on parchment paper.
      Best Double Chocolate Biscotti
    • Slice of slow cooker lava cake on white plate with scoop of ice cream.
      Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
    • Hand holding chocolate cookie with Andes mints.
      Double Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies
    • Frosted gingerbread cookie bars cut into squares on parchment paper.
      Soft Gingerbread Cookie Bars Recipe
    • Decorated gingerbread house cookies
      Easy Gingerbread House Cookies
    • Iced molasses cookies on parchment paper.
      Iced Molasses Cookies
    • Buttercream frosted ginger cookies with sprinkles.
      Frosted Ginger Cookies
    • Collage of gingerbread cookie recipes.
      Best Gingerbread Recipes: Cookies, Muffins, Bars & More
    • Decorated Halloween sugar cookies.
      Easy Halloween Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting
    • Stack of apple cider donuts covered in cinnamon and sugar on wooden cutting board.
      Apple Cider Donuts: Original or Caramel
    • Toll House chocolate chip cookies on white plate.
      *Almost* Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Deep dish cookies in pink polka dot baking liners.
      Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookies (Jack-Jack Cookie Num Num Copycat)
    • Peanut butter cookies on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
      Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay Peanut Butter Cookies
    • Fortune cookies on platter.
      Homemade Fortune Cookies Recipe
    • Salt water taffy candies in pastel colors.
      Homemade Salt Water Taffy Recipe (Soft and Chewy!)
    • Banana cream pie with sliced bananas on top
      Old Fashioned Banana Cream Pie Recipe
    • Pop Tart nativity scene on white plate.
      Pop-Tart Nativity Scene (Easy Christmas Craft for Kids)
    • Chocolate mint cookies on parchment paper.
      Grasshopper Chocolate Mint Cookies
    • Triple chocolate cookies dipped in white chocolate on parchment paper.
      Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
    • A bowl of homemade thin mints.
      Homemade Thin Mints
    • White container of peppermint bark cookies.
      Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
    • Cup of gingerbread cookie sticks.
      Gingerbread Cookie Sticks
    • Gingerbread cookies on floured surface.
      Quick Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
    • Gingersnaps on baking sheet.
      Crispy Gingersnaps
    • Hand holding a teddy bear gingerbread cookie.
      Teddy Bear Gingerbread Cookies
    • Iced ginger oatmeal cookies on parchment paper.
      Iced Oatmeal Gingerbread Cookies
    • Baking dish of cinnamon roll bites.
      Cinnamon Roll Bites

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