Annie Leslie, Recipe Tester

Sweet! Gooey! Easy! Yum! Those are just a few of the lovely things we’re hearing about these coconutty blonde beauties. Taste for yourself.

• (1)
• 15 M
• 35 M
• 17

This spice cake is soaked with rum syrup, making a lovely, albeit slightly boozy, gift when wrapped in parchment and tied with a bow.

• (6)
• 15 M
• 1 H
• 25

Great gravy doesn’t just happen by chance. Here’s how it does happen. And with no fuss. No mess. No lumps. Just easy, foolproof, soul-satisfying gravy.

• Quick Glance
• 15 M
• 15 M
• 11

You can imagine the expression of unabashed happiness that’s on the strawberry-smudged face that goes with the sweet little hand holding this popsicle.

• (1)
• 10 M
• 45 M
• 19

Happen to have a bottle of Kahlua collecting dust in the back of your liquor cabinet? Mix up one of these. (And, if you’re bored, you could recreate scenes from The Big Lebowski…)

• (3)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 7

A theatrical departure from the norm, these diaphanous beauties shatter dramatically as they deliver untold caramelized, bittersweet chocolate goodness.

• (5)
• 20 M
• 45 M
• 22

A superlative version of the classic American quick bread that everyone loves. And that everyone pretty much always has the ingredients for on hand.

• (51)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 146

These Southern-style biscuits are just the thing for almost any occasion. Go on, we dare you. Try to think of a time you wouldn’t want them. (See what we mean?!)

• (2)
• 20 M
• 45 M
• 14

More savory than sweet, these shortbread go magnificently with booze of any sorts, from the most genteel of cocktails to your go-to wine from the corner store.

• (2)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 7

Doesn’t get much simpler than this make-ahead cranberry sauce. Simply simmer cranberries, sugar, and orange until you hear a “Pop!” Then slide it in the fridge. Your work is done.

• (4)
• 5 M
• 15 M
• 24