Ellen Fuss, Recipe Tester

Sweetly salty. Crunchy tender. Unexpectedly familiar. Simply complex. We confess, we’re dumbstruck by these little lovelies.

• Quick Glance
• 45 M
• 2 H
• 2

These small batch brownies make just enough batter to fill a loaf pan so you don’t have an entire baking pan hanging around all week tempting you. Who loves you?!

• 30 M
• 2 H
• 2

Cloudy with a chance of sprinkles. That’s our forecast for anyone who wishes to recreate the sugar cookies of their childhood.

• 25 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 6

This frothy Greek frappe can be shaken together in just a couple minutes from coffee, sugar, and milk. No blender required.

• 5 M
• 5 M
• 12

Does it get any better (or more like you’re vacationing south of the border) than grilled corn slathered with lime mayo, cheese, cilantro, and hot sauce? Nah.

• Quick Glance
• 20 M
• 35 M
• 2

Drama. Intrigue. Aroma. Ease. These, too, can be part of your weeknight routine with this simple, surprising tactic to cooking fish.

• 15 M
• 30 M
• 3

The perfect cold brew coffee relies on exactly the right ratio of coffee grounds to water. And just a little patience. We can help you with the former.

• 15 M
• 1 D
• 17

A Mediterranean classic that’s healthy as can be although you’d never guess it from the indulgent taste.

• 40 M
• 2 H, 45 M
• 4

Forever? Completely? Sounds like words used only in conjunction with things that inspire lasting love. Like this cake.

• 20 M
• 55 M
• 277

Scandalously simple. Ethereally airy. Magical. That’s but a sampling of what folks are saying about these two-ingredient, Southern-style cream biscuits.

• 15 M
• 30 M
• 30

This lofty cake is so crammed full of chocolate and butter and air, there’s no room for flour–although we made sure to leave space for ample swoops of softly whipped cream.

• 40 M
• 1 H, 15 M
• 20

This recipe for thin, crisp matzoh couldn’t be simpler and, natch, tastes incomparable to the stuff you buy in a box.

• 30 M
• 30 M
• 61

Schnecken translates from German quite literally as snails, although to us it means gooey, sticky pecan caramel buns.

• 30 M
• 4 H
• 21

Sweet, moist, tender, can’t-stop-at-just-one coconut macaroons that are reminiscent of what’s found at the loveliest bakery in town.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 4