This recipe is also packed with tons of delicious Italian recipe staples like fresh mozzarella, black olives, and zippy pepperoncini peppers. Tossed together with a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, this pasta salad is a party in a bowl—making it an excellent choice for a summer cookout.

These banana oat cups are designed to be individual portions of classic baked oatmeal. They are not meant to have the same light and fluffy texture as regular muffins, but are meant to be dense, like baked oatmeal.

These lemon cookies have a bright lemony flavor and a super-soft and cakey texture, thanks to the addition of sour cream.

This recipe takes the traditional Cowboy Cookie, which is usually dry and boring, and translated it into a Cowboy Blondie. They are moist and delectable, loaded with chocolate chunks, oatmeal and coconut, and drizzled with a candied pecan topping.

Vegan ranch slaw is creamy and colourful with cabbage, kale, and carrots. Mayo-free ranch dressing coats the vegetables, which are then topped with crunchy and spicy bits of baked Buffalo tofu.

This oatmeal banana bread features old-fashioned oats, which provide texture. This banana bread is subtly sweet and well balanced, making it perfect for tea time, breakfast time and anything in between.

This broccoli has a lot of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and parmesan. And the lemon and herbs add a fresh, zingy pop. The garlicky tahini sauce makes this an ideal addition to a grain bowl.

This simple old-fashioned recipe, with its layers of crumbly-crunchy oatmeal crust sandwiching jammy date filling, is a Canadian classic. It uses few ingredients, and they come together so easily.

With just a few simple ingredients, you’ll have a powdered mix at the ready for hot cocoa whenever the craving strikes.

These Pecan Tassies are little mini pecan pie cookies made with a flakey crust and decadent pecan pie filling. They are considered one of the most popular Christmas cookies in the South.

Honey-Sriracha Brussels sprouts are healthy and full of flavor. They are roasted until crispy then coated with a delicious sweet and spicy sauce. A perfect side dish for any meal! Top with a drizzle of Sriracha sauce if desired.

These fluffy and flavorful cupcakes have a tender crumb.

Polish kołaczki cookies are made with a cream cheese dough that bakes up buttery and flaky. Kołaczki can be round, square or diamond-shaped, and the dough can be flaky or yeast-risen, and the spelling varies widely. Since they are a little time consuming to make, they are usually offered for holidays or special occasions, but they're not difficult to make. Favourite fillings include apricot, raspberry, prune, almond, poppy seed, and sweet cheese, but you can put anything in them, including strawberry, blueberry, apricot, and even pineapple. Try to avoid using jam as it is usually not thick enough. Instead, use products labeled cake and pastry filling in the baking aisle at the grocery store. You will need to refrigerate the dough for at least an hour before rolling and cutting, so plan accordingly.

With its appealing combination of just-ripe-enough bananas and heaps of fluffy whipped cream, this classic British dessert deserves a place at your table. This recipe replaces the traditional canned dulce de leche with a chewy homemade caramel sauce and a burnt sugar, butter, and sweetened condensed milk filling that cuts into beautiful slices. There is also a layer of salted nuts, which gives the toffee a PayDay candy bar vibe; feel free to leave them out if you prefer. Graham crackers substitute for traditional digestive biscuits in the crust. Use a food processor to ensure the crackers are crushed to fine crumbs, then pulse in melted butter and a bit of sugar. The sugar melts during the pie crust’s quick bake, helping hold the graham cracker

Picture a slice of tangy, creamy buttermilk pie, sitting pretty next to a mug of hot buttered rum. Now picture those two favorites joining forces and morphing into a whole new dessert. It’s festive to a fault: The custard is spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice and is cheerfully tipsy with dark rum. You can serve it warm or at room temperature, but it’s particularly good when cold.

This sweet potato recipe combines tahini, lime, maple syrup, spices, and olive oil for a fluffy "whipped" side that’s bright, tangy, sweet, and a bit spicy. Roasted on a sheet pan , this simple vegetable side dish emerges from the oven golden brown, extra flavourful, and incredibly cute in natural individual serving size portions. Serve these warm straight from the oven as part of your holiday spread or any night of the week. Ready in 1½ hours (mostly hands-off) with minimal chopping.

This Bloody Mule is a warming and sweet twist on the classic Moscow Mule. Vodka mixed with a splash of raspberry liquor, pomegranate juice, lime, sweet fig jam (or apple butter), candied ginger, and ginger beer. Finish with burning sage for the spookiest October drink. The mocktail variation is also included with the recipe.

With its plush, cardamom-scented crumb and creamy, salt-sprinkled glaze, this cake is an elevated spin on traditional banana bread that’s equally at home for breakfast or dessert.

This update on the small little O-shaped pasta in a can that we all grew up with is updated with a rich pumpkin sauce and golden brown butter. It’s a cozy bowl of cheesy spaghetti-O's that’s just fit for fall.

Unlike a rudimentary powdered sugar and liquid (whole milk, water, or juice) glaze, which always dries translucent and is prone to flaking, royal icing has the right consistency for holding crisp lines and saturated color, and dries hard after a few hours. A bit of extract and salt make it tasty. Use as is for a thick icing that makes clear, defined outlines (use a piping bag with a variety of different piping tips for that), or thin with a little water to fill in your cookies with “flood icing.” Fresh egg whites work but using meringue powder cuts down the prep time (and eliminates leftover egg yolks) and makes the smoothest icing that is virtually foolproof.

These tender gingerbread cookies sit somewhere in the delightful space between crispy ginger snap and chewy molasses cookies. They’re a perfect holiday baking project. The full recipe can be made in a single afternoon, but breaking it up over a couple of days is easiest.

Every cook needs a good dessert recipe that can be whipped up anywhere -- especially when you're away from your kitchen. This peach tart is that recipe. All you need is a knife, a bowl, and some kind of pan. A tart pan, ideally, but it can even be made on a baking sheet with one side shored up with aluminum foil. And when I've been without a bowl, I've even mixed the dough right in the pan. The dough is made with oil, milk, and almond extract, and is pressed into the pan, then toped with the peaches, and then showered with a sugary, salty crumble and sent into the oven.

This crustless blueberry pie is an adaptation of a pie called Lichiu, which is a local delicacy in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. It is actually a semolina fruit cake combined with a leavened layer of dough.

These cookies are inspired by the traditional chocolate covered cherry bonbons.

Herbed garlic butter naan is a slight variation on a classic. It’s soft, doughy, chewy, and brushed with garlic herb butter. It's easy make, and difficult to mess up. Serve alongside Indian dishes, with hummus, or on its own, fresh off the skillet.

These easy slice-and-bake Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies have secret ingredients: a little bit of hazelnut liqueur and almond extract to bring out the vanilla flavor. They are soft, buttery, and sweet, with notes of vanilla and brown sugar. They’re frosted with caramel buttercream frosting, then decorated with holiday sprinkles. They make for a great homemade gift or addition to your holiday cookie box.

Frosted Cinnamon Swirl Snickerdoodles, with pockets of cinnamon swirl and a sweet cream cheese icing, are a lovely Christmas cookie and a great addition to a holiday cookie box.

Soft Gingerbread Latte Cookies with Brown Butter Icing are a cross between a soft, chewy gingerbread cookie and a delicious steaming gingerbread latte made with espresso. The secret to these cookies is espresso powder. You can make them as drop cookies or as Christmas cutouts. They’re a perfect holiday cookie to bake, share, and gift.

These Christmas Monster Cookies chocolate chip cookies are made with oats, pretzels pieces, chocolate chunks, white chocolate, and holiday M&Ms. They are slightly crisp on the edges but soft and gooey in the center, with just a little salty pretzel crunch and milk chocolate throughout.

This year’s box is contains a few classics, like sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and gingerbread latte cookies, and some new ones, like Christmas monster cookies and little tree light cookies.

These Hot Chocolate Lace Cookies are crisp, buttery, and perfectly sweet with hints of caramel and a creamy hot chocolate ganache filling. The secret is in the combination of vanilla and brown sugar, which keeps these cookies crisp and delicious. These cookies make a great homemade gift, and a festive addition to your holiday cookie box.

Made with nutty brown butter, double the vanilla, and a little bit of chocolate. These cookies are soft, buttery, and sweet. The secret is the combination of brown butter and real vanilla beans, which keep these cookies incredibly flavorful. These make for a great homemade gift, and a festive addition to your holiday cookie box.

These chewy Brown Sugar Maple Ginger Cookies are a cross between a ginger cookie and a chocolate chip cookie. Made with dark brown sugar, rich molasses, ginger, and chocolate chips, then generously glazed with a creamy maple glaze that melts in your mouth. They are a perfect holiday cookie to bake, share, and gift this holiday season!

The Half Baked Harvest Christmas cookie box for friends and family.

These easy, rolly polly Santa cookies start with a sugar cookie dough that’s heavy on the butter and vanilla. Half the dough is died red using food coloring. The santas are made out of 5 dough balls. Once they are baked, the bard, hat, and hands are decorated on in a whipped cream cheese frosting. The nose is a mini red M&M.