Genevieve Ko is the former cooking editor for the Los Angeles Times. She is a cookbook author and has been a food writer, editor and recipe developer for national food media outlets. Ko graduated from Yale after a childhood in Monterey Park.
These simple sweets hit the spot every time.
If you’re craving something buttery:
Classic Pound Cake
Time 1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
Yields Makes one 10-inch cake
Brown sugar shortbread
Time 50 minutes
Yields Makes 4 dozen bars or 2 dozen wedge cookies
All you want is chocolate?
Easy Chocolate Soufflés
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 4 individual soufflés
Flourless Fudgy Brownies
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes one 8-inch-square pan.
Chocolate Sheet Cake
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 12 to 16
Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes about 3 dozen
For peanut butter lovers:
Salted Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies
Time 35 minutes
Yields Makes about 4 ½ dozen cookies
Salty-Sweet Nutty Buddies
Time 15 minutes
Yields Makes about 8 cups
Goodies for kids (and you too):
Campfire Marshmallow Bars
Time 30 minutes
Yields Makes 2 dozen
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies
Time 35 minutes
Yields Makes 16 cookie sandwiches.
Need to use up ripe bananas?
Banana bread recipes
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Vegan Carrot-Banana Cake
Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 12
