Baking
Italian Rainbow Cookies Go Big in This Sliceable Loaf
The bakery classic was just waiting to be turned into a shareable, snackable cake.
By Dan Pelosi
Rainbow Cookie Loaf Cake
This loaf cake has all the taste and texture of a classic Italian rainbow cookie but is much easier to prepare and in a thrilling scale.
By Dan Pelosi
Does Wax Paper Have a Purpose—Or Is It Just Taking Up Space?
That reliable roll of wax paper is finding some tough competition among a new wave of reusable food-wrapping products.
By Wilder Davies
Sweet Palmiers
Transform a sheet of puff pastry and a bowl of sugar into these stunning holiday cookies.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Classic Pecan Pie
This easy recipe for homemade pecan pie is loaded with nuts and gets a little verve courtesy of orange zest.
By Andrea Albin
Classic Fruitcake
With glacéed fruit, spices, and no small amount of rum, this elegant fruitcake recipe is no joke.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Pumpkin Roll With Cream Cheese Filling
This swirled, cinnamon-spiced fall dessert is a total showstopper.
By Rosie Bialowas
The Easiest Homemade Croissants Start With Softened Butter
The shortcut means that even without living next door to a French bakery, you can have warm croissants and fresh morning buns.
By Anikah Shaokat
37 Bake Sale Ideas That’ll Sell Out In a Snap
Expect crowds to gather around your table.
By Joe Sevier and The Editors of Epicurious
47 Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes to Give Pie Some Competition
It’s never a bad idea to have a plate of festive cookies around for holiday snacking.
By Hannah Lee Leidy and The Editors of Epicurious
31 Bar Cookie Recipes for Snacking, Gifting, and Eating Straight From the Pan
It’s hip to be square.
By Joe Sevier and The Editors of Epicurious
The Best Substitutes for Brown Sugar
If you have a well-stocked pantry, you probably have a brown sugar substitute.
By Julie Harans
8 Types of Butter and How to Use Them
Cultured, compound, clarified—what’s the difference? Learn about the many types of butter and how to use them in your cooking and baking projects.
By Zoe Denenberg
For Extra Moist, Tender Cookies, Bring Some Potato to the Party
We’ve got the science and the recipes to show why this beloved tuber is the inconspicuous hero of baking.
By Anikah Shaokat
3D Cookie Cats
These German-style cookies, which have a unique melt-in-your-mouth texture thanks to the addition of potato starch—a game-changer for cookies.
By Kim-Joy
Classic Pumpkin Pie
This Gourmet classic makes a perfectly spiced pumpkin pie with a flaky, buttery crust.
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Ginger-Stout Layer Cake With Ermine Frosting
This ginger-stout cake from famed pastry chef Claudia Fleming gets generous layers of buttermilk frosting, with the sides of the cake left au naturel.
By Claudia Fleming
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
The only thing better than a pumpkin cookie? Two pumpkin cookies—plus a generous swoosh of cream cheese icing.
By Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Baking these chocolate chip cookie bars at a low temperature ensures they are soft from edge to edge.
By Jesse Szewczyk