American winter desserts recipes

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Lemon Iced Molasses Cookies

Lemon Iced Molasses Cookies

These chewy, old-fashioned cookies make it well worth getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar.

Robyn Savoie
Dec 2013
Advanced
2 votes
7262 views
Crowd-wowing Flat Apple Pie!

Crowd-wowing Flat Apple Pie!

In my all time top FAVS of pie recipes, this pastry is like a Texas-size turnover! Baked in a jelly roll pan, it’s a cinch to transport to meetings…

Salad Foodie
Nov 2012
Professional
3 votes
12102 views
Cocoa Crinkles

Cocoa Crinkles

Nice holiday cookie.

Denise Sherin
Aug 2014
Advanced
1 vote
3086 views
Spiced Pumpkin Crumb Cake

Spiced Pumpkin Crumb Cake

My son likes Pumpkin muffins and wanted me to make some and I didn't have everything I needed for that recipe. So I created this cake from what I…

Denise Sherin
Aug 2014
Advanced
2 votes
7587 views
Best Pecan Pie Brownies

Best Pecan Pie Brownies

These Best Pecan Pie Brownies are fudgy brownies topped with a crunchy, nutty, buttery brown sugar pecan pie topping that create the perfect gooey…

Culinary Envy
Feb 2018
Advanced
1 vote
3395 views
Calypso Blondies

Calypso Blondies

I so love blondies! Blondies are basically brownies without the cocoa and contain brown sugar instead of white sugar. Brownies seem so “old hat”…

Adam Janowski
Apr 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
13489 views
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Quick to make, these bar cookies are a sister version of drop cookies (the dough can actually be made into…

Salad Foodie
Apr 2013
Professional
3 votes
11342 views
Apple Harvest Cake

Apple Harvest Cake

For apple season this is a slam-dunk! It's especially pleasing for its moistness and chunks of apple, plus folks appreciate a cake without frosting…

Salad Foodie
Nov 2014
Professional
2 votes
3381 views
Chocolate Angel Pie

Chocolate Angel Pie

Chocolate lovers really go for this pie. The filling is not too sweet, making a nice complement to the light airy meringue shell.

Robyn Savoie
Feb 2014
Advanced
1 vote
5250 views
Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie

Although I commonly make this pie during the holiday season, I sometimes like to bake this pie during other times of the year. It is super decadent,…

Andrea Faz
Jul 2008
Intermediate
8 votes
17660 views
Granny Smith's Apple Pandowdy

Granny Smith's Apple Pandowdy

Makes your eyes bug out & your stomach say "Howdy!" Fusion can be confusin', so let's get back to an ol' timey American dessert, not found on menus…

Amos Miller
Apr 2011
Professional
2 votes
8428 views
Hummingbird Sheet Cake

Hummingbird Sheet Cake

Southern Living Magazine is credited with first publishing Hummingbird Cake recipe in 1978, submitted by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, N.C. No…

Salad Foodie
Feb 2012
Professional
1 vote
17352 views
Fabulous 3 Cherry Pie

Fabulous 3 Cherry Pie

Most folks don't have the luxury of owning a personal cherry orchard, so I modified this recipe using ingredients available at most stores.…

Amos Miller
May 2011
Professional
4 votes
7112 views
Pumpkin Pineapple Walnut Cake

Pumpkin Pineapple Walnut Cake

Reminiscent of carrot cake, this recipe lends easily to sweetness modification or whole grain flour substitutions to your tastes. The first time…

Salad Foodie
Oct 2014
Professional
1 vote
4737 views
Black Cherry Crumble

Black Cherry Crumble

I originally saw Paula Deen make her version of this dish and I came up with a couple of really good modifications which folks have liked when I…

Amos Miller
Feb 2011
Professional
2 votes
5725 views