Think of granola bars but in cookie form. That’s what you get with these sorta virtuous, sorta naughty little lovelies.

• 30 M
• 1 H
• 14

Say so long to sad, soggy, store-bought pastries. Hello, easy and irresistibly flaky pastries oozing with summer fruit awesomeness.

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• 15 M
• 40 M
• 0

This hardly decorous dessert is likely to make a colossal mess that will haunt your kitchen for weeks. And it’s so worth it.

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• 30 M
• 30 M
• 9

A nifty little ooh- and aah-inducing riff on the classic croque madame that’s perfect to assemble ahead of time for big batch brunches.

• 30 M
• 50 M
• 8

This simple yet spectacular riff on coffee cake—there’s actually coffee in the cake—is rich and robust and rousing in that way only espresso can be.

• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 37

Don’t let these delicate, diminutive cakes with the froufrou French name fool you. They’re a cinch to toss in the oven–and even easier to toss in the mouth.

• 15 M
• 45 M
• 15

A classic spring coupling, this melding of rhubarb and strawberries takes the form of sweet tart pie filling burbling beneath ginger-inflected goodness.

• 30 M
• 3 H
• 17

These white cupcakes smothered with a rich ganache frosting are sorta the cake lovers’ version of the black and white cookie.

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• 40 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 4

Cute as a button, and not much bigger, these buttery, bacony scones are the most diminutive and darned good baked thing we’ve had in recent memory.

• 30 M
• 45 M
• 23

Creamy custard is infused with tea for an unusual take on the classic Portuguese flan. The classic caramel topping gives the dessert its depth and sweetness.

• 30 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 9

Impossibly thin sheets of phyllo, or filo, are layered between a filling of sugar, honey, ground walnuts, cinnamon, and butter. What could be more irresistible?

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 45 M
• 2

Serve this red onion and rosemary pizza as an appetizer or in a buffet. Your guests will appreciate the easy to make homemade Italian pizza dough.

• 40 M
• 2 H
• 2

“Best brownies” is a pretty bold assertion. Yet these chewy fudge brownies from David Lebovitz merit it.

• 15 M
• 30 M
• 167

Cacio e pepe kugel. It’s what happens when Rome’s famous pasta dish collides with everyone’s favorite Jewish comfort food.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 0