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Oatmeal Cookies

Blueberry Ice Cream

Fig and Orange Compote

Linzer Hearts

Cherry Compote

Swedish Gingersnaps

Nesselrode Mix

Cocada With Fresh Corn

Orange-Scented Flan

Chocolate Extremes (Double Chocolate Cookies)
These provocatively named cookies came to The Times in a 1999 Sunday Magazine article about Mrs. London's Bake Shop, a husband and wife owned bakery in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., known for their sweets. While the name suggests these cookies might veer into the too sweet and too rich category, they do not. Shiny and crackly on top while tender and deeply chocolaty in the center, they're like an ideal brownie in cookie form. They're kind of perfect. (One note: The recipe calls for bittersweet chocolate, but feel free to use semisweet or a combination of the two. Also, a sprinkle of flaky sea salt before baking would not be a bad idea.)

Orange Madeleines

Carlo Middione's Quick Fruit Souffle

Presidential Birthday Cake
This is a classic butter layer cake based on a recipe from Seth Greenberg, the master cake maker and the son of the founder of William Greenberg Jr. Desserts and Cafes, in Washington. He spent two days baking a $4,000 version of this cake for President Clinton's birthday in 1996. The recipe calls for a raspberry preserve filling, but use your favorite, then slather the cake with Mr. Greenberg's buttercream icing. The best part is that the cake improves with age, just as a birthday cake should.

Gluten-Free Apple-Almond Tart
This tart is inspired by a recipe by Jacquy Pfeiffer, from his cookbook “The Art of French Pastry.” The apples are caramelized first with sugar and spices, then spread in the pastry, topped with an almond, egg white and sugar topping, and baked.

Pears With Raspberries And Meringue

Chilled dough for 10-inch flan ring (as described.)

Italian Almond Cookies
These delectable almond cookies are made with just a few ingredients. Though they’re typically Sicilian, similar versions are found all over Italy. A bit like macaroons, they are crisp on the outside, with a perfumed chewy interior. They may be baked plain, decorated with candied fruit or whole almonds, or made into thumbprint cookies, filled with a spoonful of good jam. Ideal to bake in advance, these cookies keep well for several days, ready to serve at a moment’s notice.

Strawberry Floating Islands

Hamantaschen

Nancy Macarons
These are the rustic original macarons that begot the smooth-topped, puffed up, ganache-filled, pastel food-colored sandwich confections we know.

Macarons
Filled with ground almonds and flavored with vanilla beans, these classic French macarons are soft in the center, with a crunchy meringue shell that shatters gloriously when you bite. Buttercream is the most traditional macaron filling, but you can substitute jam, chocolate ganache, dulce de leche or lemon curd. And feel free to play with the flavorings: Instead of vanilla, try a dash of rose water, some grated lemon zest or ground cinnamon. If you want to tint the macarons, add a drop or two of food coloring to the batter. These are best made a day or two in advance, and will last for up to 5 days stored airtight at room temperature.

Chocolate Orange Pudding

Flourless Orange Souffles With Grand Marnier Sauce
