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A classic chocolate cake on caffeine, this impressive yet easy to assemble stack of chocolatey elegance takes its rounded chocolatey-ness from a cup of joe and its ample fudgy-ness fro ganache.

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• 50 M
• 2 H, 30 M
• 36

We pinky swear these whole wheat chocolate chip cookies don’t taste healthy. Not even remotely. Quite the contrary. Experience why folks are calling this their new go-to cookie recipe.

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• 30 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 7

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.

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• 15 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 45

An impressive (and blissfully last-minute!) hostess gift or cocktail party nosh with an incredibly satisfying salty sweet thing. And spectacularly simple to make. Decorate as much or as little as you like.

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• 2 H
• 0

Ah, sassafras. It plays oh so nicely with ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and anise to enhance the smoky, saltiness goodness of glazed ham.

• (1)
• 30 M
• 4 H, 30 M
• 1

This cashew caramel cracker bars recipe is made with saltines, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and chocolate. An easy crowd-pleaser.

• (4)
• 25 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 14

A savvy December time-saving must that lets you stash your creations so they look and taste as stunning as they did the moment you were done slaving over them.

The perfect technique and tricks for how to decorate with royal icing. So easy it’s perfect for beginners yet so helpful it’s useful even for experienced home bakers.

This savory cheesecake is much, much more than just another cheese course. It’s a darn near soul-satiating beginning or ending to your next dinner party.

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• 25 M
• 5 H, 25 M
• 2

The Martinez cocktail is a classic mix of gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters that creates a perfectly balanced and smoooooooooooooth sip.

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• 5 M
• 1

This warm-from-the-oven cocktail party nosh is the ideal melding of sweet, spicy, and savory. An ideal cocktail party (or pre-dinner) nosh.

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• 5 M
• 20 M
• 3

Quick bread. Tea cake. Spice bread. Whatever you call it, this recipe has pedigree–and you don’t need to know its geneology to know this. One taste tells all.

• (4)
• 15 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 11

Crisp yet tender potato-y goodness that’ll ease your craving, each and every time. You’ll never guess they’re not fried.

• (5)
• 10 M
• 50 M
• 21

Inspired by its Cuban cousin, this Mexican mojito is sexy and suave thanks to a smooooooth tequila.

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• 5 M
• 5 M
• 2