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Desserts

Browse easy desserts, party dessert recipes, gift ideas, and great endings perfect for any occasion. Big on taste but easy to share—we have dozens of dessert recipes to choose from!

From Southern Peach Cobbler to Pumpkin Bread Pudding to the BEST Easy Lemon Bars, find the perfect tasty desserts to share with friends and family and have them coming back for seconds and thirds!

A naked cake with flowers topped with whipped cream, strawberries, raspberries, and assorted edible flowers on a white plate.

Naked Cake with Flowers

52 mins

Chocolate clusters topped with pastel-colored candy eggs on a marble surface, accompanied by a plate with more clusters and a pink basket in the background.

Easter Bird’s Nest Recipe

15 mins

Cookies topped with colorful candy-coated chocolate pieces, scattered on a white surface.

Easter M&M Cookies

19 mins

Chocolate brownies topped with halved candy-coated chocolate eggs.

Easter Brownies

40 mins

Close-up of several chocolate thumbprint cookies with melted centers and chocolate shavings on top.

Thumbprint Cookies with Chocolate

1 hr 5 mins

Stack of Chocolate-covered Ritz crackers topped with colorful holiday sprinkles.

Chocolate Covered Ritz Crackers

Three red velvet crinkle cookies tied with red and white string, placed on parchment paper. A ball of string and a green box are in the background.

Red Crinkle Cookies

1 hr 27 mins

A plate of snowball cookies, with one broken to reveal a nutty interior.

Buttery Pecan Snowball Cookies

1 hr 18 mins

A clear jar decorated with candy cane patterns contains reindeer sugar cookies. Two bottles of milk with striped straws are visible in the background.

Reindeer Sugar Cookies

2 hrs 30 mins

A stack of chocolate cookies tied with red and white string is placed on a table. In the background, there are blurred festive decorations.

Chocolate Shortbread Cookies Recipe

2 hrs 41 mins

A stack of sugar-coated ginger cookies with more cookies and mugs in the background on a white surface.

Old-fashioned Ginger Cookies

42 mins

A plate of frosted cookies sprinkled with cinnamon is displayed on a table, surrounded by a few additional cookies and a metal sifter on the side.

Frosted Pumpkin Cookies

35 mins

A stack of five cookies with chocolate chips, with more cookies on a plate in the background, set on a white marble countertop.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

1 hr 25 mins

Red velvet cookies topped with white and dark chocolate chips on parchment paper.

Red Velvet Cake Cookies

1 hr 26 mins

A plate of three chocolate brownie crinkle cookies with powdered sugar on top; one cookie has a bite taken out of it. A glass of milk is in the background.

Chocolate Brownie Crinkle Cookies

2 hrs 32 mins

Slice of double crust apple pie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a white plate, accompanied by a stainless steel fork. Surrounding the plate are green apples, a pie dish, and cinnamon sticks on a marble surface.

Double-Crust Apple Pie

2 hrs 10 mins

A piece of chocolate cake topped with marshmallow and frosting on a white plate, with a bite taken out and placed on a fork beside it. A bowl of marshmallows is in the background.

Easy Mississippi Mud Cake

55 mins

Bundt cake topped with pink icing and fresh blackberries, displayed on a white plate.

Lemon Blackberry Pound Cake

1 hr 15 mins

Top view of a freshly baked strawberry pie with lattice crust, surrounded by strawberries, forks, a pie server, and a folded brown cloth on a light surface.

Baked Strawberry Pie

55 mins

A rustic peach galette featuring a golden, flaky crust filled with a mix of baked berries and peach slices on parchment paper.

Peach Blackberry Galette

2 hrs 20 mins

A piece of strawberry cake with a strawberry on top.

Strawberry Cake with Jello

1 hr 18 mins

Skewers with strawberries, blueberries, marshmallows, and small cake squares neatly arranged on a white plate.

4th of July Fruit Kabobs

30 mins

A bowl of sweet cream cheese dip topped with red, white, and blue star-shaped sprinkles. Surrounding the bowl are strawberries, blueberries, and pieces of cake.

Sweet Cream Cheese Dip

10 mins

A plate of cookies with red, white, and blue candy pieces, arranged on a white surface next to part of a flag-themed cloth.

4th of July Cookies with M&Ms

1 hr 5 mins

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