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I have a soft spot for apple pie, but give it a buttery brown sugar–walnut topping and I’m reaching for the bigger slice. Especially if a few extra crumbs happen to fall onto my plate.

This Dutch apple pie has tender, cinnamon-spiced apples tucked into a flaky crust, with a generous layer of streusel that bakes up golden and crisp.

The walnuts add a littl...

When the temperatures drop and a chill settles in the air, nothing feels better than wrapping your hands around a warm mug of hot chocolate.

But what if you could capture that cozy feeling in a dessert recipe that’s just as comforting? That’s where hot chocolate cookies come in.

They’re everything you love about your favorite winter drink, rich chocolate,...

I found a container of pumpkin puree in the back of my fridge last November that I’m pretty sure had been there since the first week of October. Three tablespoons. Gray on top.

I had opened the can for a muffin recipe that wanted a cup and a half, used what it asked for, put a lid on the rest, and then never thought about it again.

That is the thing nobod...

Brown sugar cinnamon was the box worth looking for. Making that flavor at home gives you something a little different: crisp pastry edges, a gently spiced filling, and cinnamon icing you can spread as thick or thin as you like.

The dough is a sourdough pastry crust, so there’s no feeding schedule or rise to wait for. Mix it with cold discard, give it a rest in the r...

I’m going to tell you the annoying part first. The best version of these cookies is not the one you bake twenty minutes after you mix the dough.

It’s the one you scoop, cover, and leave in the fridge until tomorrow.

That’s not me being precious about it. The dough is a mix of flour, butter, sugar and sourdough discard, and while it sits cold the flour hyd...