Natasha Taylor, Recipe Tester

Does the true beauty of this cake lie in its stunning silhouette? Its intensely chocolatey chocolatiness? Or its lazy-day ease? You tell us.

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• 25 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 76

Five-spice powder ups the ante on roast peaches. The quickest and most perfect granola we’ve ever had seals the deal.

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• 15 M
• 40 M
• 0

Got leftover coffee in that pot? Don’t toss it in the sink. Pour it into ice cube trays and freeze. No more watery iced coffee ever.

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• 1 M
• 4

“So satisfying.” “Cakey and chocolatey and everything a brownie should be.” That’s what folks are saying about this crowd-pleaser.

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• 15 M
• 1 H
• 0

This outrageously satiating riff on Italian wedding soup swaps traditional beef and pork meatballs for turkey with the lilt of lemon.

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• 25 M
• 1 H
• 6

Cookie dough is oft a means to an end, an interim state of existence, a fleeting moment sacrificed to the creation of cookies. No more.

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 22

Tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for your boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints to arrive? Not with this trusty little recipe.

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• 45 M
• 1 H, 35 M
• 14

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

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• 30 M
• 1 H
• 14

We’d be happy to tuck into these layers of messy goodness any time, any place. Thanksgiving or July 4th, makes no difference.

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• 15 M
• 1 H
• 0

This sneaky sable, a French shortbread of sorts that’s crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, is going to rock your world.

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• 45 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 4

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

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• 30 M
• 3 H
• 15

What’s not to love about Brussels sprouts–yes, Brussels sprouts–when they’re buried beneath nutty, buttery Gruyère? Nothing. Nothing at all.

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• 25 M
• 40 M
• 4

A drinkable dessert composed of, quite simply, bitter grapefruit segments soused with sweet sparkling wine. Cin cin!

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• 10 M
• 10 M
• 4

These brownies are the perfect treat to send to troops overseas or your kid in college. They’re chocolatey, moist and, best of all, can withstand the U.S. Postal Service.

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• 15 M
• 45 M
• 20