Desserts
Season's Best Berry, Cherry and Peach Pies
20 recipes for juicy homemade fruit pies showcase strawberries, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches and more.
- Season's Best Berry, Cherry and Peach Pies
- 6 Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
- Make Your Best Pie Ever
- 25 Ultimate Chocolate Desserts
More Dessert Ideas
- 6 Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
We tackled the task of finding the Midwest's ultimate chocolate chip cookie. Do try this at home!
- Make Your Best Pie Ever
Create your best pie ever with our 35 recipes for favorites including chocolate, pecan, lemon, cherry and pumpkin.
- The Midwest's Best Cookie Recipes
Indulge in 30 mouthwatering cookie recipes from Midwest Living readers, Midwest restaurants and our own Test Kitche...
- Light & Luscious Spring Dessert Recipes
The flavors of lemon, lime, berries and more sparkle in our 32 recipes for pies, cobblers, cookies, cakes and puddi...
- 22 Favorite Pies to Sweeten Your Holidays
Serve a slice of one of these rich, moist pies at your holiday feast. You'll find an array of seasonal flavors in o...
- Signature Midwest Cakes
Salute the Midwest's food heritage with cakes that celebrate our 12 states. We researched regional ingredients, tra...
- Elegant Chocolate and Vanilla Recipes
There's hardly a finer food partnership than chocolate and vanilla. Our love affair with this duo keeps growing as ...
- Our Best Bar Cookies
These 26 bar cookie recipes will tempt dessert lovers with an array of flavors, from tangy, lemon-filled bars duste...
- 10 Quick-and-Easy Dessert Recipes
Serve up homemade desserts in just a few minutes with our recipes for both warm and cold sweet treats.
- Our Best Bar Cookies
These 26 bar cookie recipes will tempt dessert lovers with an array of flavors, from tangy, lemon-filled bars duste...
- 30 Best Holiday Dessert Recipes
Cookies, cakes, pies, and more - our best holiday dessert recipes
- 25 Ultimate Chocolate Desserts
Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or are just in the mood to indulge, chocolate can be the ultimate tre...
- Ice Cream Treats You'll Love
We've got irresistible ice cream recipes, from easy creations made with store-bought ice cream to beautiful ice cre...
- Summer-Fresh Cherry and Berry Desserts
Enjoy the Midwest's bounty of fresh berries in these sweet treats.
- 18 Rich and Creamy Cheesecakes
Indulge in one of our decadent cheesecakes, flavored with berries, pralines, chocolate, mint and more.
- Elegant Chocolate and Vanilla Recipes
There's hardly a finer food partnership than chocolate and vanilla. Our love affair with this duo keeps growing as ...
- Our Best Sweet-and-Juicy Peach Recipes
Exquisitely ripe fresh peaches are a favorite at Midwest roadside stands, farmers markets and supermarkets--perfect...
- Signature Midwest Cakes
Salute the Midwest's food heritage with cakes that celebrate our 12 states. We researched regional ingredients, tra...
- 12 Rich, Moist Brownie Desserts
Brownies are easy to experiment with because they're delicious just about any way you make them. Try them with nuts...
- Easy Holiday Cookies: 1 Dough, 6 Recipes
Even if you have a half-dozen places you need to share cookies this season, you only need one dough. This basic rec...
- Delectable Christmas Candies and Treats
Celebrate the holidays with the sweetest of treats: fudge, bar cookies, truffles, caramels, brownies and more.
- 25 Ultimate Chocolate Desserts
Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or are just in the mood to indulge, chocolate can be the ultimate tre...
- Elegant Chocolate and Vanilla Recipes
There's hardly a finer food partnership than chocolate and vanilla. Our love affair with this duo keeps growing as ...
- Our Best Bar Cookies
These 26 bar cookie recipes will tempt dessert lovers with an array of flavors, from tangy, lemon-filled bars duste...
- 18 Rich and Creamy Cheesecakes
Indulge in one of our decadent cheesecakes, flavored with berries, pralines, chocolate, mint and more.
- Best Midwest Coffeehouse Desserts
A great cup of coffee is easy to find in the Midwest. But what about memorable baked treats, the added perk in a pe...
- Our 20 Best Recipes of All Time
Selecting the 20 best recipes from the decades of Midwest Living was an undertaking fraught with calories, memories...
- 7 Pies to Sweeten Your Holidays
Every year, pies and people come together at a Kansas City inn just off Country Club Plaza. It's a delicious start ...
- Our Favorite Fall Cookie Recipes
Whether you make them for an afternoon snack or a weekend tailgating party, these cookies will bring autumn's scent...
- Baking Ideas from Trailside Inns
Enjoy the best snow-country baked goods in the comfort of your home.
- Summertime Sweets
Light and refreshing summer dessert recipes from Midwest Living magazine.
- Best of the Bakeries
Discover some of our favorite sweet treats, like the giant fried cinnamon-nut rolls in Clay Center, Kansas.
- Biscuit Basics
Biscuit-making is an art well worth mastering. And there's really nothing difficult about it.
- Cake Mix Creations
Start these creative confections with a cake mix.
- Readers' Favorite Desserts
Irresistible desserts steal the show at mealtime.
- Best Coffee House Perks
A great cup of coffee is easy to find in the Midwest, thanks to shops ranging from global franchises to boutique dr...
- Pies
A slice of homemade pie is the perfect ending to a glorious meal.
- The Best Appetizers & Desserts
Special starters and decadent treats add sparkle to the season.
- Cookie-Making Party (Serves 4)
Gather a few friends for a fun cookie-making party (and enjoy a few cookies while you are at it).
- Pies on the Plaza
At Thanksgiving, a Kansas City family turns its inn into a destination for dozens of pies. Written by Diana McMill...






