Easy Baking Dessert Recipes

This app started with butter balls, those nutty rounds coated with powdered sugar that are also known as Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies, or Greek kourabiedes. When I was making a big batch, I found myself short on white flour and butter. I happened to have whole wheat and rye flours in my freezer, and I always keep extra-virgin olive oil on hand, so I decided to use them instead. I’ll admit I wasn’t sure how the cookies would come out. But when I tasted them, I went from apprehension to eye-rolling bliss. I hadn’t imagined they could taste any better than the classic version, but they did - much better, in fact. The whole grains highlighted the toasty nuts, while the olive oil introduced a complex richness, making the cookies even more melt-in-your-mouth. My kids, always my most honest - and, therefore, harshest - critics, gave me their verdict by begging for more. Once the cookies had passed that high bar, I served them to chefs and food editors to get their professional opinions. They unanimously declared them the best

Cane and beet sugar are unparalleled in their ability to add sweetness and moisture to baked goods. As much as possible, though, the recipes in this app use a variety of less-processed sugars, from fruits to honey or maple syrup to raw sugar or coconut palm sugar - ingredients that add bigger, deeper flavors while delivering vitamins and minerals.

I love efficiency nearly as much as I love baking, so I cut out extra bowls and appliances wherever I can, streamline steps, and make cleanup easier. The “better” in Better Baking refers just as much to the foolproof techniques and shortcuts in this app as it does to the tastier treats themselves.


This app includes:
Muffins, Scones, Morning Pastries, and Quick Breads


Muffins
Flourless Blueberry Muffins
Banana Blueberry Flax Muffins
Apple Harvest Zucchini Bread Muffins
Strawberry - Sour Cream Coffee Cake Muffins
Cranberry-Quinoa Mini Muffins
Lemony Rosemary-Corn Mini Muffins
Gingered Plum-Corn Muffins
Mediterranean Morning Glory Muffins
Pineapple-Orange Sunshine Muffins
Purely Pumpkin Muffins
Pb&b Mini Muffins
Pear-Pecan Buckwheat Tea Cakes

Scones, Biscuits, and Morning Pastries
Blueberry Yogurt Scones
Oat Soda Bread Tea Scones
Currant Spelt Whipped Cream Scones
Rye Black Forest Scones
Berry Scones with Dark Chocolate
Butternut Squash - Candied Ginger Scones
Jam Thumbprint Biscuits
Pumpkin Cinnamon Spirals
Sweet Potato Drop Biscuits
Buttermilk Pecan Sticky Buns
Glazed Baked Apple-Cider Doughnuts

Quick Breads
Spiced Honey Rye Bread
Yogurt Lemon Loaf
Fennel and Currant Corn Bread
Roasted Butternut Bars
Buckwheat-Cocoa Banana Bread Bars
Pumpkin Seed and Date Bread Bars

Granolas, Seasoned Nuts, and Crackers



Lazy-Day Granola
Applesauce Granola with Walnuts, Sesame, and Flax
Triple-Coconut Ancient-Grain Granola
Luxe Granola
Coco Puffs
Masala Mixed Nuts
Honeyed Pumpkin Seed Poppers
Quick Candied Nuts


Crackers
Rustic Caraway Crackers
Cinnamon-Toast Graham Crackers
Golden Raisin and Pecan Thins
Sesame-Anise Olive Oil Crisps
Poppy Seed Filo Triangles
Thyme and Honey Marcona-Almond Biscotti Sticks
Walnut Grahams
Green Tea Leaves
Pine Nut - Olive Oil Crackers

Cookies



Drop Cookies
Mocha Chip Cookies
Banana-Oatmeal Chocolate Chippers
Heavenly Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cowgirl Cookies
Chocolate Chunk Gingerbread Cookies
Chestnut Kisses
Orange Marmalade Tahini Thumbprints
Raisin Bran - Applesauce Cookies
Mexican Chocolate Buttons
Snowy Mint Chocolate Mounds
Purely Peanut Butter Softies
Pistachio Lemon Chews
Chinese Almond Cookies
Chewy Ginger Sparkles
Blueberry Muffin Tops
Puffy Pumpkin Cookies
Chocolate Sunflower-Oat Lace Cookies
Pomegranate - Olive Oil Almond Tuiles
Cranberry Chia Biscotti
Cocoa Almond-Date Chews
Coconut-Almond Macaroons
Melting Walnut Snowballs
Hazelnut-Fig Moons

Cut-Out Cookies
Peanut Coconut Crunchers
Whole Wheat - Orange Shortbread Hearts
Fig and Walnut Rugelach
Spiced and Snappy Gingerbread Men
Smoky Salted Almond and Raisin Bark