Baking

These German-style cookies, which have a unique melt-in-your-mouth texture thanks to the addition of potato starch—a game-changer for cookies.

This Gourmet classic makes a perfectly spiced pumpkin pie with a flaky, buttery crust.

This ginger-stout cake from famed pastry chef Claudia Fleming gets generous layers of buttermilk frosting, with the sides of the cake left au naturel.

The only thing better than a pumpkin cookie? Two pumpkin cookies—plus a generous swoosh of cream cheese icing.

Baking these chocolate chip cookie bars at a low temperature ensures they are soft from edge to edge.

Try pastry chef Claudia Fleming’s all-time favorite chocolate chip cookies.

The combination of coconut, raspberry, and chocolate in these muffins tastes wonderful whether you’re using fresh raspberries in season or frozen raspberries.

In this pineapple crumble, the fruit works wonderfully with cinnamon and nutmeg, and the addition of sugar and butter creates a toffee-like base that’s delicious with a splash of rum.

These raisin-studded apple strudels have a hint of cinnamon and a zingy whipped cream topping fortified with sour cream.

You can make this tart, which is accented with fennel and Pernod, with cow’s milk ricotta or small-batch sheep’s milk ricotta, which tastes even better.

With silky pumpkin filling and a beautifully flaky crust, this vegan pumpkin pie is a dessert everyone will love.

Depending on the type of plums, this Germa nplum tart can get a bit juicy. The amount of may streusel seem small, but the plums shouldn't be completely covered.