Irresistible desserts steal the show at mealtime.

Cakes, pies, cobblers, cookies, brownies and ice cream -- here are your choices among memorable sweets from our magazine through the years, along wiht a few new desserts from the Midwest Living Test Kitchen. We're sure the new recipes also will bring requests for second helpings.

Recipes:

Family Favorite Peach-Pecan Cobbler Sweet swirls of pecan-studded biscuits top sliced peaches for a new twist on a seasonal favorite.

Pumpkin-Praline Layer Cake If you love pumpkin pie, you are really going to enjoy this moist, pecan-filled cake. It showcases pumpkin with flavors reminiscent of pumpkin pie.

Hunka Chocolate Cookies Chocoholics will pounce on these cookies. Just a half-cup of flour goes into this fudgy delight. They are packed with three kinds of chocolate and toasted walnuts.

Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Biggies Here's a new classic we created in our Test Kitchen: a chewy, saucer-size cookie that's sure to satisfy. If you're a chip fan, use them for part or all of the raisins.

Praline-Taffy-Apple Pie An all-time favorite -- apple pie -- just got a whole lot better. Creamy caramels and pecans embellish tart cooking apples for a delicious taste treat. Praline-Taffy-Apple Pie is guaranteed to be the most delicious pie you've ever tasted.

Chunky Cherry-Cobbler Ice Cream Everyone knows how delicious freshly baked fruit cobbler is when it's served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This frozen specialty is a blend of the two: cherry cobbler and ice cream.

Blackberry-Pecan Streusel Pie As the pie bakes, the streusel topping becomes a crunchy sugar-pecan crown.

Marshmallow-Crisp Brownies These layered brownie, marshmallow, and peanut butter cereal squares are definitely a melt-in-your-mouth dessert. They are so easy and so luscious.

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