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Tips
How to Toast Coconut
No matter how you go about it, toasting coconut immediately pumps up the flavor of whatever dish you add it to.
How to Make Candy Cane Sugar
Do your favorite party foods tend to be sweet instead of savory? Here's a way to give your sweets a little holiday flair.
Blind Baking Without Pie Weights
Pie weights work fine for weighing down the bottom of a pie crust — here's a way to keep the sides from sagging, too.
How to Crimp Pie Dough
No matter how simple a pie recipe is, make the finished product look elegant with one quick decorating tip.
Recycle Bakery Containers to Transport Homemade Baked Goods
Don't let all your hard work baking those treats go to waste — store and transport them safely with this quick tip.
How to Chop Warm Toasted Nuts
Toasted nuts add great flavor to cookies and other baked goods. Know when best to chop them, so they don't get unwieldy.
How To Fill A Pastry Bag
Filling a pastry bag can sometimes be awkward when trying to cuff the bag over your hand. Here's an easy, mess-free tip to fill a piping/pastry bag. Save time on frosting prep and simplify your cupcake decorating process with this helpful tip for filling pastry bags.
4 Tips for Perfect Shortcakes
For the best results, keep these four straightforward points in mind when mixing and cutting shortcake dough.
No Cake Tester? Use a Dry Spaghetti Noodle!
It's important to test soufflés or other baked goods for doneness. Here's a tip you'll want to keep in mind!
Easy, Easier, Easiest Cookie Decorating Tips
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How-To's
How To Assemble a Layer Cake with Frosting
Follow these simple steps for a cake that’s both impressive and stable.
All About Cream & How to Whip It
From half-and-half to heavy cream, this smooth and rich cooking and baking cornerstone is explained. Now you can case the dairy aisle with confidence. Plus, if you ever wondered about the difference between soft peaks, medium peaks, and stiff peaks, we'll teach you.
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Recipes
No-Fail Fudge
The path to creamy fudge used to be paved with meticulous cooking and constant beating. This practically foolproof recipe makes the road to perfect fudge a lot smoother.
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
The quintessential holiday treat, sugar cookies are often more style than substance — but these sour cream sweets are both! Not only does it taste delicious but the dough comes together in just minutes with ingredients you probably already have on hand.
Salted Caramel Tarts
The sweet and savory combo of buttery caramel and sea salt in this tart can’t be beat. A simple pat-in-the-pan short crust that’s more like a cookie than a pastry holds the ooey-gooey filling.
Caramel Apples
Top off your autumn holiday party with a classic fall dessert — the gloriously simple Caramel Apple. The sweet, buttery caramel-coated apples just might take you back to your childhood. They can be stored for up to 3 days in the fridge and are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. Caramel Apples are truly one of fall’s greatest pleasures for both kids and adults alike.
Banana Split "Sandwiches" with fruit salad
This grilled banana split is a bit like the iconic soda fountain dessert — but without the puddle of ice cream in the bowl. Here, “sandwiches” of angel food cake are stuffed and grilled with chocolate, creating the finger-licking characteristics of a banana split.
Triple Citrus Salad
This salad plays two roles, doing double duty as a palate cleanser and as a refreshing dessert.
Orange Freeze
Kind of like a Creamsicle milkshake, this delicious citrus beverage is as refreshing as it is easy to make — this sipper is perfect for celebrating spring or during the sweltering summer season when nothing will quench your thirst like a sweet, fruity, cold concoction.
Chocolate Soup
This sexy soup is a cross between hot chocolate and pudding. Could romance be far behind?
Maple-Butter-Pecan Pie
Top off any festive holiday meal with this rich and buttery pie. Pecan-pie lovers will swoon over the maple-sweetened filling and ever-so-flaky crust.
Best-Ever Pie Crust
At the heart of every good pie is a great crust. After testing dozens of recipes in our Test Kitchen, we found this pastry to be the best. The combination of three different fats creates a tender, flaky, flavorful, and baker-friendly crust. You may want to eat it just by itself. And be sure to check out our how-to video on blind baking.
Apple Pie Bars
Don't have time to make pie? These Apple Pie Bars have a lot going for them. Of course they taste good. But where they really excel is in the speed and ease department. This recipe for Apple Pie Bars is so simple to whip together and makes 16 wedges in just an hour — much less time than it takes to make your typical holiday pie.
Oatmeal-Cranberry Cookies
Think oatmeal cookies are too simple for a holiday cookie tray? Well, upgrading a few key ingredients is all it takes to dress these beauties up for a party.