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The 27 Most Popular Dessert Recipes of 2023
Our readers were all about the Philly fluff cake and French silk pie this year.
By Anikah Shaokat
Caffeinate Your Cookies With Any Coffee or Tea
Coffee grounds, tea leaves, matcha powder? The choice is yours.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Stack Your Way to Christmas Glory With This No-Roll Bûche de Noël
Half the effort of a classic bûche, but all the festive vibes.
By Alexis deBoschnek
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23 Pear Desserts to Make You Swoon Like a Partridge
Apples get lots of attention, but don’t underestimate the humble pear.
By Zoe Denenberg
Any Tea or Coffee Shortbread Cookies
Pick any sort of coffee or tea to turn this moreish cookie into a caffeinated treat fit for breakfast or dessert.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Loaf de Noël
This decorated loaf cake delivers all of the drama and trappings of a traditional bûche de Noël with only a fraction of the work.
By Alexis deBoschnek
Blondies
Everyone needs an irresistibly buttery back-pocket blondie recipe in their toolbox. This is ours.
By The Epicurious Test Kitchen
Tiramisu
You don’t need to speak Italian or even turn on the oven to make this dreamy espresso-scented dessert.
By Melissa Roberts and Maggie Ruggiero
Choose Your Own Holiday Adventure With Mix-and-Match Biscotti
One recipe, endless possibilities.
By Jesse Szewczyk
For the Shiniest Cookie Icing, Meringue Powder Is a Must
Thanks to this shelf-stable ingredient, you’ll have the prettiest cookies at the swap.
By Zoe Denenberg
Brandied Almond Biscotti
This almond biscotti recipe gets oomph from a splash of brandy.
By Tony Oltranti
Anything Goes Biscotti
Think of this flexible biscotti recipe as a formula for whatever flavor of crunchy cookie you’re craving.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Peppermint Bark Brownies
Deep, rich dark chocolate, milky white chocolate, and sharp peppermint come together in a gift-worthy brownie.
By Zoe Denenberg
Fiori di Sicilia Pound Cake
A gâteau quatre-quarts, or four-fourths, traditionally called for a pound each of butter, flour, sugar and eggs. This version of the cake adds vanilla and fragrant citrus extract.
By Aleksandra Crapanzano
Light Up Your Cookie Swap With Tutti-Frutti Thumbprints
Using an array of freeze-dried fruits and jams creates a striking mix-and-match palette of colors and flavors.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Galette des Rois
This celebratory French tart is baked for the Feast of the Epiphany in the first month of the new year. Here it’s made easy for home bakers with frozen puff pastry.
By Shelley Wiseman
Tutti-Frutti Thumbprint Cookies
These shortbread-like cookies are tossed in a mixture of freeze-dried fruit pulverized with granulated sugar, coating the outsides in a fun blanket of fruity flavor.
By Jesse Szewczyk
This Pistachio Tart Is a Nut Above Pecan Pie
This year, make the other pies on the dessert table green with envy.
By Wilder Davies
The Best Cake Pans for Birthday Cakes, Wedding Cakes, and Cakes Every Day
Cake pans may seem like they’re all the same, but that isn’t even close to true.
By Caroline Lange and Allison Robicelli