Category: Desserts

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Cookies, Desserts

Most chocolate crinkle cookies are neither chocolaty nor crinkly. We solved the problem and created one of our most popular cookie recipes (among staff and subscribers).

Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Desserts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Three kinds of chocolate—unsweetened, milk, and cocoa powder—work together to make a moist, rich frosted cake with flavor that reads more “chocolate” than “sweet.” The frosting came together in just a couple of minutes with the help of the food processor. The quick cutting...

Thin, Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies, Desserts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS To get a recipe for thin, crisp chocolate chip cookies that would still be tender and flavorful, we had to find just the right ingredients in just the right proportions. We used a combination of light brown sugar and white sugar to get a butterscotch flavor and sufficient...

Pumpkin Bread

Breads, Desserts

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS Canned pumpkin puree often lends a raw, metallic flavor to pumpkin bread. We cook down the puree to eliminate those off-putting flavors. Instead of dirtying more dishes, we mix the quick bread right in the pot, adding cream cheese and buttermilk for their tangy flavor. A...