Start Here: Easy Dessert Recipes

Not sure what to make first? These easy desserts are a great place to start, with familiar ingredients, straightforward instructions, and options for almost any occasion.

Cakes

Find simple cakes for birthdays, holidays, potlucks, and everyday celebrations. This collection includes classic cakes, pound cakes, poke cakes, and easy recipes that begin with a boxed cake mix.

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From soft sugar cookies to cake-mix cookies, these easy cookie recipes are perfect for holiday trays, parties, lunchboxes, and afternoon treats.

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Easy Pie Recipes

These easy pie recipes include creamy no-bake pies, fruit-filled favorites, and classic desserts for holidays or family dinners.

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Easy No-Bake Desserts

When you don’t want to turn on the oven, try one of these easy no-bake desserts. Choose from creamy pies, layered desserts, dessert bars, and make-ahead treats.

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Easy Cake Mix Desserts

A box of cake mix makes it easy to create cookies, brownies, sheet cakes, pound cakes, and other shortcut desserts. These recipes add simple ingredients to turn cake mix into something special.

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Brownies & Dessert Bars

Brownies and dessert bars are easy to make, slice, and share. These recipes are especially useful when you need a dessert for a party, potluck, bake sale, or holiday tray.

Fall and Holiday Desserts

Find easy seasonal desserts for fall gatherings, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and holiday baking. These recipes feature pumpkin, cranberry, warm spices, and other seasonal flavors.

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