Chocolate

An outstanding, unique, and easy confection. If you make only one thing at Passover, make this.

For more information about melting chocolate, see Meltdown.

These delicious small pastries are easy to make, and they're sure to disappear quickly.

Marty Rosencranz of River Vale, New Jersey, writes: "Even though I am a professional chef — at the Valley Brook Golf Club in New Jersey — when I cook at home I make dishes that are good but fast. I took two years to perfect the recipe for my chewy chocolate cookies. They're so good that they are now a signature item on the club's menu." Butterscotch chips could easily stand in for the peanut butter chips.

Chocolate-covered raisins turn into fudgy pockets of intense chocolate and chewy raisins in these easy brownies.

For presentation, fill decorative tins and canisters with this delightful confection.

The coconut in this recipe gives a chewiness to these thin cookies.

A sinfully rich dessert that's amazingly easy to prepare.

Here is a delicious interpretation of a campfire classic.

As quick as packaged pudding, but twice as rich and flavorful.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

"These cookies have been baked by my mother, by me, and now by my daughters at Christmastime," writes Suzanne Perry of Columbus, Ohio. "The recipe was given to my mother by a Swedish friend." Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr

Perhaps the ultimate springtime dessert — classic strawberry shortcakes are spruced up with white chocolate mousse.

Perfect for celebrations, the elegant torte has a filling of strawberries and chocolate ganache, which is also used as the frosting.