Desserts & Baking

The potato skin tightens in the oven while the eggs are still waiting to be cooked; that’s the timing wrinkle...

The butter goes from soft lumps to smooth and creamy in about a minute, then the bowl fills with the...

Some oatmeal cookies eat like granola bars, while peanut butter cookies can turn dry and crumbly before you get much...

A Brie wheel can look perfectly intact in the oven, then slump if it stays in too long. I watch...

The first one I assembled looked more like a little layer cake than a cookie: a tender vanilla base, a...

The pecans look glossy and a little clumped when they first hit the pan, which can make it hard to...

The edges should be just turning gold when you take these out, even though the centers still look soft. That...

The batter looks ordinary going into the oven, but the boiling water poured over its sugared top is what turns...

The crushed candy canes make a little crackle as they land on fresh buttercream, and that cool mint hits differently...

The brown sugar sauce starts bubbling in the saucepan before the cinnamon rolls ever reach the oven. Once it pours...