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Our 20 Best Recipes of All Time

Written by Diana McMillen. Photographs by Robert Jacobs

Selecting the 20 best recipes from the decades of Midwest Living was an undertaking fraught with calories, memories and fun. Get set to savor the fruits of our labors: delectable soups, tarts, cookies and more. We think they have a pretty good chance of becoming your all-time favorites as well.

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The best of the best

Some foods are so special, we never forget that first taste. That's pretty amazing, considering we've printed more than 2,700 recipes at Midwest Living® in the past 20 years. Based on responses from readers and research by the Test Kitchen and our food editors, we've selected 20 that we believe are the best of the best.

Our first pick: Winter Shortcake. We missed the wonderful fruit-filled shortcake we love in summer, so we created a version starring winter-friendly ingredients. Pumpkin pie spice stands out in the cake itself, then apple pie filling and frozen tart cherries come together for a colorful winter treat.

Winter Shortcake recipe >>