Features cakes that children request for their birthdays, the whoopee pies and tray bakes that are the first thing to go at cake sales, the shortcake that celebrates strawberry season, and the pies and cobblers that accompany the apple harvest.



Nothing beats chocolate chip cookies still warm from the oven, freshly baked shortcake, or a perfect apple pie cooling on the windowsill. 250 Treasured Country Desserts is packed with tried-and-true recipes for the homey treats you’ve loved all your life, with practical tips on how to make gingery ginger snaps, clean-cut brownies, dreamily frosted layer cakes, and much more. You’ll turn to this reliable guide again and again for sweet, satisfying dessert classics.