by Nancy Baggett
from The All-American Dessert Book
(Houghton Mifflin, 2005)
Makes 50 to 60 cookie
My Key lime sugar cookies combine the bracing bite, tantalizing citrus aroma, and sweet tartness of a good Florida Key lime pie. They …

by Sara Perry
from Holiday Baking
(Chronicle, 2005)
Makes 35 to 40 bars
With their flaky crust, smooth caramel filling, and deep chocolate glaze speckled with toasted cashews, these scrumptious cookies are rich, habit-forming, and perfect for gift giving. …

by Judith Sutton
from Sweet Gratitude: Delicious Ways to Bake a Thank-You For the Really Important People in Your Life
(Artisan, 2005)
Makes about 60 cookies
For big or little kids, just the thing to send to your homesick …

by Judith Sutton
from Sweet Gratitude: Delicious Ways to Bake a Thank-You For the Really Important People in Your Life
(Artisan, 2005)
Makes about 36 brownies
Topped with a layer of creamy caramel and pecans and then drizzled with …

by Lori Longbotham
from Luscious Chocolate Desserts
(Chronicle, 2004)
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
First made by convent nuns during the eighteenth century, these are not at all like the macaroons most of us grew up with. They are …

by Nigella Lawson
from Feast: Food to Celebrate Life
(Hyperion, 2004)
Makes 24
This recipe isn’t at all Georgian, but since they use walnuts a lot in cooking in Georgia I thought I’d borrow from the local cupboard, as …

by James Villas
from Biscuit Bliss
(Harvard Common Press, 2004)
Makes 6 shortcakes
I must say I love this spicy summer shortcake as much as one made with strawberries, serving it regularly when the first luscious freestone Southern peaches …

by Gerald Gass with Jacqueline Mallorca
from The Olive Harvest Cookbook: Olive Oil Lore and Recipes from McEvoy Ranch
(Chronicle, 2004)
Makes about 36 cookies
Cookies are a favorite at the ranch. We serve them at some of the …

by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated
from Baking Illustrated
(America’s Test Kitchen, 2004)
Makes 16 bars
Lemon bars are pretty easy to make, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to get them just the way you want them. Whether …

by Carole Bloom
from Truffles, Candies & Confections
(Ten Speed Press, 2004)
Makes 24 tuiles
Tuile is the French word for tile. Here, a chocolate-nut mixture is draped over a rolling pin to give these confections a curve that …

by Phyllis Glazer with Miriyam Glazer
from The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking
(HarperCollins, 2004)
Makes 24 (dairy)
Rich and fudgy, these brownies will be devoured within minutes.
Note: This recipe makes twenty-four 1/2-inch-high brownies. The same recipe can …