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Italian Rainbow Cookies Go Big in This Sliceable Loaf

The bakery classic was just waiting to be turned into a shareable, snackable cake.

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.

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.

Sweet Palmiers

Transform a sheet of puff pastry and a bowl of sugar into these stunning holiday cookies.

Classic Pecan Pie

This easy recipe for homemade pecan pie is loaded with nuts and gets a little verve courtesy of orange zest.

Classic Fruitcake

With glacéed fruit, spices, and no small amount of rum, this elegant fruitcake recipe is no joke.

Pumpkin Roll With Cream Cheese Filling

This swirled, cinnamon-spiced fall dessert is a total showstopper.

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.

Should You Make Homemade Vanilla Extract?

We talked to the experts.

The Best Substitutes for Brown Sugar

If you have a well-stocked pantry, you probably have a brown sugar substitute.

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.

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.

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.

Classic Pumpkin Pie

This Gourmet classic makes a perfectly spiced pumpkin pie with a flaky, buttery crust.

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.

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

The only thing better than a pumpkin cookie? Two pumpkin cookies—plus a generous swoosh of cream cheese icing.

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Baking these chocolate chip cookie bars at a low temperature ensures they are soft from edge to edge.
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