Red Wine-Poached Pear Tartlets

The contrast of buttery cream and red wine–poached pears makes these tarts a stunning addition to your holiday spread. For the prettiest presentation, prepare the pastry, cream and poached pears in advance, then assemble the tarts just before serving. Use a small melon baller or a metal measuring spoon to easily core the pears.

Cinnamon Brioches

Apple and Almond Bars

This easy apple bar is just right for snacking or lunch boxes. Make the Brown Sugar Icing or simply sprinkle icing sugar over these spicy bars.

Piña Colada Rooibos Tea Blend

Coconut Macaroon Brownies

Chocolate Caramel Cupcake Parfaits

The three components in this recipe are each superb on their own; when combined, they make a crazy-delicious dessert. Layer them in rocks glasses or glasses with a similar diameter to the cupcakes.

Checkerboard Shorties

These two-toned checkerboard cookies may look complicated, but it's simply the result of straightforward assembly. They're a visual treat and often the first cookies to be snatched up at a cookie exchange. To achieve maximum black-to-white contrast, bake cookies until just pale golden at edges. To make the most of your dough, turn any scraps into swirl cookies.

Lynn Crawford's Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Salted Caramel Sauce

These brownies are rich, super moist, fudgy, unbelievably addictive and oh so chocolaty. Definitely a dessert that is worthy of being made every day. Minus the Salted Caramel Sauce, these brownies pack extremely well into lunch boxes and are a terrific late-night snack.

Cream Cheese Raspberry Brownies