Dessert

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Oatmeal Cookies
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Oatmeal Cookies

35m5 dozen
Blueberry Ice Cream
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Blueberry Ice Cream

45m1 quart
Fig and Orange Compote
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Fig and Orange Compote

30m4 servings
Linzer Hearts
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Linzer Hearts

4hAbout 18 large cookies
Cherry Compote
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Cherry Compote

15m8 servings
Swedish Gingersnaps
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Swedish Gingersnaps

35m60 cookies
Nesselrode Mix
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Nesselrode Mix

1hAbout two cups
Cocada With Fresh Corn
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Cocada With Fresh Corn

3hEight to 10 servings
Orange-Scented Flan
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Orange-Scented Flan

2h 30mEight servings
Chocolate Extremes (Double Chocolate Cookies)
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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.)

30mAbout 18 large cookies
Orange Madeleines
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Orange Madeleines

1h 50m60 madeleines, 30 servings
Carlo Middione's Quick Fruit Souffle
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Carlo Middione's Quick Fruit Souffle

50mSix servings
Presidential Birthday Cake
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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.

2h12 servings
Gluten-Free Apple-Almond Tart
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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.

1h8 to 10 servings
Pears With Raspberries And Meringue
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Pears With Raspberries And Meringue

1h6 servings
Chilled dough for 10-inch flan ring (as described.)
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Chilled dough for 10-inch flan ring (as described.)

1h 20mEight to 10 servings
Italian Almond Cookies
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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.

1h 45m24 cookies
Strawberry Floating Islands
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Strawberry Floating Islands

30m8 servings
Hamantaschen
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Hamantaschen

1h 30m
Nancy Macarons
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Nancy Macarons

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

30mAbout 40 2-inch cookies
Macarons
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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.

1hAbout 30 small macarons
Chocolate Orange Pudding
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Chocolate Orange Pudding

30m8 servings
Flourless Orange Souffles With Grand Marnier Sauce
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Flourless Orange Souffles With Grand Marnier Sauce

25m4 servings
Taillevent Pear Souffle
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Taillevent Pear Souffle

1hEight servings