Desserts & Baking

The rolls puff against one another as they bake, and the centers should look set before the tops get too...

The first cut through one of these bars tells you what makes the dessert worth baking: the knife meets a...

The knife catches a little cinnamon sugar as it passes through the top, then reveals another ribbon in the middle....

As the diced apple softens in the skillet, the brown sugar turns its juices glossy and the kitchen starts to...

The butter and sugar turn pale and fluffy, then the pumpkin loosens the mixture enough to make you wonder if...

When the sugar starts turning amber, it can go from pale gold to too dark faster than you expect. I...

A sharp knife tells you whether shortbread dough has chilled long enough: a firm log cuts into a neat round,...

When these cookies come out of the oven, the edges look settled but the centers still seem a little too...

The first dip is where cake balls can get messy: a chilled ball meets coating that’s too shallow to cover...

The first thing you notice is the smell: coffee warming the kitchen while ginger and cinnamon bloom into the milk....