Baking

This illustrated guide to making pains au chocolat will point you toward patisserie perfection.

The best peanut butter brownie recipes prioritize the chocolate and peanut butter flavors equally.

A batch of homemade chocolate chip scones has the power to turn any regular morning into a special occasion.

This easy chocolate pie recipe is a dream: creamy chocolate custard piled into a chocolate cookie crust and topped with whipped cream.

The spiral is a good starting point for you to test the waters with these German-influenced cookies, but feel free to vary their patterns and shapes to your liking.

Forget lackluster loaves—apple cider brings big autumnal flavor to this tender pumpkin bread.

Proof that the best cornbread isn’t necessarily the most complicated, this easy recipe gets it on the table in 30 minutes.

The carrot pie combines the joys of autumn spices with the sweet nuttiness of the carrot, and the result is far more than the sum of its parts.

These cakey chocolate cookies are made with mashed potatoes and melted unsweetened chocolate.

Brown butter lends a subtle toffee-like flavor that makes these brown butter chocolate chip cookies far more enticing than your everyday version.

MSG brings a burst of umami into these five-spice nougat brownies.

Cinnamon and brown sugar bring warm flavor to this puffy, large-format apple pancake.

Fresh sour cherries are only in season for a short stint in early summer, but they are worth seeking out for their intense, tart flavor.